@dm-david.bsky.social
Secondary I Assistant Headteacher I Inner London
Passionate about levelling the playing field
#Runner
Running until it hurts..and then some more
Paris Marathon 2025🇫🇷
Views are my own.
Passionate about levelling the playing field
#Runner
Running until it hurts..and then some more
Paris Marathon 2025🇫🇷
Views are my own.
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Before reading a text, teachers must consider which unfamiliar words to pre-teach. Pre-teaching words supports comprehension and reduces cognitive load during reading.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Before reading a text, teachers must consider which unfamiliar words to pre-teach. Pre-teaching words supports comprehension and reduces cognitive load during reading.
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Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
The Reading Map - A Primer
YouTube video by Christopher Such
youtu.be
September 14, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
Good morning 👋
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
December 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Good morning 👋
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
Seasons Greetings. Gotta love Lidl.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
December 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Seasons Greetings. Gotta love Lidl.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
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NEW: Schools Like Yours – Updated with 2024 data
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
Schools Like Yours - Updated with 2024 data - FFT Education Datalab
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
December 11, 2024 at 5:03 PM
NEW: Schools Like Yours – Updated with 2024 data
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
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*New blog post*
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
Chips on shoulders
I don’t mean a woodchip to knock off someone’s shoulder (apparently the origin of the idiom). I mean a chip from a chippy. And it’s massive. And orange. For those of you not from round these …
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:35 PM
*New blog post*
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
A rare trip to the cinema this arvo at the Barbican to see Conclave.
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
December 8, 2024 at 6:11 PM
A rare trip to the cinema this arvo at the Barbican to see Conclave.
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
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As the deadline for schools to publish their Pupil Premium strategies approaches, our Senior Schools Engagement Manager, @charleyo.bsky.social, has written a blog highlighting strategies that schools may wish to consider and the relevant research to back them up⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Pupil Premium strategies: A guide for teachers - The Sutton Trust
Senior Schools Engagement Manager, Charlotte, highlights Pupil Premium strategies schools may wish to consider.
www.suttontrust.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM
As the deadline for schools to publish their Pupil Premium strategies approaches, our Senior Schools Engagement Manager, @charleyo.bsky.social, has written a blog highlighting strategies that schools may wish to consider and the relevant research to back them up⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Looking for book recommendations on reading instruction, scaffolding reading strategies, or the science of reading. What are your must-reads? 📚 #literacy
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Looking for book recommendations on reading instruction, scaffolding reading strategies, or the science of reading. What are your must-reads? 📚 #literacy
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For effective implementation in schools, we need everyone to be on the same page.
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Uniting around a Bigger Picture
For successful implementation, we can unite around a bigger picture
researchschool.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 4:25 PM
For effective implementation in schools, we need everyone to be on the same page.
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
I have just entered the New Year's Day 10K Race , come and join me! www.atwevents.co.uk/e/new-years-... #NewYear'sDay10KRaceAnd3KFunRun via @ATW #running
New Year's Day 10K Race and 3K Fun Run
Serpentine New Year's Day 10K race (NYD10K) and 3K fun run take place on the traffic-free paths through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The event is organised by Serpentine Running Club volunteers. ...
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December 1, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I have just entered the New Year's Day 10K Race , come and join me! www.atwevents.co.uk/e/new-years-... #NewYear'sDay10KRaceAnd3KFunRun via @ATW #running
This is great:
🚨NEW VID🚨
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
KEY MOMENTS
0:51 → The emerging evidence
2:11 → Interview w Dr Jen Barker & Jon Gilbert
5:40 → The role of codification
9:41 → Alignment vs autonomy
11:06 → Getting started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1B...
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
KEY MOMENTS
0:51 → The emerging evidence
2:11 → Interview w Dr Jen Barker & Jon Gilbert
5:40 → The role of codification
9:41 → Alignment vs autonomy
11:06 → Getting started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1B...
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
YouTube video by Peps Mccrea
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM
This is great:
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Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
researchschool.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Great thread here 👏
🧵 1/ Reading unlocks learning. Yet post-pandemic, more students arrive in secondary school below age-related expectations. Those who struggle often fall further behind, missing out on vital vocabulary and knowledge.
Secondary teachers must actively promote and explicitly teach reading. Here’s how.👇
Secondary teachers must actively promote and explicitly teach reading. Here’s how.👇
November 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Great thread here 👏
An interesting paper here from Rosenshine on scaffolding www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/jou...
www.ascd.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM
An interesting paper here from Rosenshine on scaffolding www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/jou...
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Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
Mark Miller looks for the tangible signs that metacognition is happening
researchschool.org.uk
November 24, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Storm Bert has really been battering LDN this morning. This was near London Fields this morning 🙄 #storm #stormbert
November 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Storm Bert has really been battering LDN this morning. This was near London Fields this morning 🙄 #storm #stormbert
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@kathrynmorgan.bsky.social @scottinghatt.bsky.social
@neilgilbride.bsky.social
ianfrosteducation.com/2024/11/10/t...
@neilgilbride.bsky.social
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To do or not to do
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. Marie Curie We all use to do lists. For food shopping, reminders for our children, holiday packing and of course at w…
ianfrosteducation.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Brilliant blog post here from @dworker.bsky.social about adaptive teaching. It is great to strategies being exemplified here.
11/ if you are interested in more detailed outline of my thought on adaptive teaching, you can check out this blog post: aleaderslibrary.wordpress.com/2024/09/06/t...
The three pillars of Adaptive Teaching
Adaptive Teaching has entered the lexicon of teachers in recent years. Although it has it’s roots in the Teaching Standards setting out the needs for teachers to ‘adapt teaching to resp…
aleaderslibrary.wordpress.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Brilliant blog post here from @dworker.bsky.social about adaptive teaching. It is great to strategies being exemplified here.
Feels like Black Friday has been going on forever this year. Even my barber and the pet store are sending me offers. Has anyone actually snagged a *real* bargain?
November 23, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Feels like Black Friday has been going on forever this year. Even my barber and the pet store are sending me offers. Has anyone actually snagged a *real* bargain?
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My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social article on ‘Has cognitive science really improved teaching and learning?’
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Has cognitive science really improved teaching and learning?
It’s a fixture of classrooms across the land, but what impact has the ubiquity of cognitive science had on young people’s learning? Alex Quigley explores
www.tes.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:12 AM
My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social article on ‘Has cognitive science really improved teaching and learning?’
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Light gym workout done ✅ Great start to Sunday despite a rubbish sleep! Still nursing a running injury (s)—a reminder to listen to your body and slow down when it tells you to. #RecoveryMode
November 17, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Light gym workout done ✅ Great start to Sunday despite a rubbish sleep! Still nursing a running injury (s)—a reminder to listen to your body and slow down when it tells you to. #RecoveryMode