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Mahnaz
@mahnazs.bsky.social
Teacher educator in primary ITE. Primary mathematics, being an anti-prejudiced, anti-racist educator, attachment and trauma -informed practices, philosophy for children…always learning😁
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Are you a trainee or early career teacher applying for your first or next teaching job?

My little guide has lots of practical advice and strategies on job applications, personal statements and even advice on planning the lesson for a job interview.

🔗https://amzn.eu/d/93ZR1FE
February 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Non-specialist teachers of maths play a key role in secondary maths departments🔑

Our latest Ofsted guide highlights their vital contribution and how our SKTM Programme can empower them with the skills and confidence to make a difference in the classroom💪
#Maths #EduSky #UKMathsChat
How to put the Ofsted maths report into practice
Key recommendations from the Ofsted report and suggestions for implementing them in your school
www.ncetm.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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An excellent blog about deregulation and how we can support pupils when they’re experiencing stress
When a student’s brain is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, learning just isn’t possible. 🧠💡

Our latest blog explains how stress impacts the brain, how to spot dysregulation in students, and why giving them space to self-regulate is essential.

#ThisisAP
How To Respond When Stress Blocks Ability To Learn
Learn how stress impacts the brain recognise dysregulation in students and create space for self-regulation to support learning.
bluesquidlearning.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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And the #EthnicityPayGap compounds that.
Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani families are up to 5x more likely to be living in severe poverty for a long time compared to white families in the UK 📢

We've carried out new research to understand what these families experience and why they have this elevated risk 1/6
December 2, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani families are up to 5x more likely to be living in severe poverty for a long time compared to white families in the UK 📢

We've carried out new research to understand what these families experience and why they have this elevated risk 1/6
December 2, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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November - islamophobia awareness month
November 23, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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I spent today in Manchester at a brilliant focus group event centred around Reimagining Teacher Education. It’s the next stage of a British Academy/Leverhulme funded project run by Viv Ellis (Monash) & @iancushing.bsky.social (MMU).
Teacher Education in Crisis
How was the crisis of teacher supply, teaching quality, and the crisis of confidence in initial teacher education (ITE) policy formation in England constructed?…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Benjamin Zephaniah "If you didn't have troublemakers, most women wouldn't have the right to vote, a black person wouldn't be talking to a white person and I'd be back in slavery. We need troublemakers to challenge the establishment. I want to be one of those people."
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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Failures in IPC decision-making have been laid bare for all to see in the COVID Inquiry - but is it too late to change culture?

We are still making the same mistakes.

www.bohs.org/media-resour...
UK COVID-19 Inquiry Evidence shows a leadership culture that cares even less for science than it does for healthcare worker’s lives. - British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
The COVID-19 Airborne Transmission Alliance or CATA came together early in the pandemic to provide scientific evidence which challenge officials’ stated view that the virus was not capable of being sp...
www.bohs.org
November 21, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Mothers are working more than in the past - but are still most impacted by childcare requirements.

On current progress, it would take until the 2220s to reach gender parity and close the gender parenting gap.
November 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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The Runnymede Trust's latest report highlights the rise of Islamophobia in the UK:
📚 1 in 3 Muslim students face abuse.
⚖️ Muslims make up 18% of UK prisons (6% of the UK population).
🏘️ Nearly 500k more live in deprived areas than in 2011.

Read more:
Islamophobia: the intensification of racism against Muslim communities in the UK
Perspectives paper highlighting how Islamophobia is growing in the UK, and its structural nature across British society.
ow.ly
November 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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If you work with primary schools or in ITT; take a look 👇🏼👇🏼
Hearing of more &more primary schools picking up these #KS1 #TasksNotTests atm.org.uk/news/ks1-tas...
Please take a look 👇🏼
KS1 Tasks not Tests
atm.org.uk
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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SUBMIT SESSION PROPOSALS NOW! Do you want the opportunity to speak at our annual conference? Submit your session proposals to be part of 'Future Proofing the Curriculum'. https://buff.ly/3CsEHTI
@ATMMathematics
@NAMA_UK
@NanamicCio
@AmetiteC
November 21, 2024 at 7:00 AM
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Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade www.bbc.com/news/article...
Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade
Mum Jo says Jacob is very caring but sensory issues led to him being excluded for disruptive behaviour.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:19 AM
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#Science teachers say the current curriculum is ‘overloaded’ and in need of urgent reform to better prepare young people for the workplace of tomorrow, according to a new @roysocchem.bsky.social survey
Science teachers call for reform of ‘overloaded’ curriculum
Subject experts call on curriculum review to ensure science learning reflects students' interests in sustainability and climate change
www.tes.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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Just a little nudge that the best way to have your views heard is to submit to the call for evidence.

I massively appreciate that you’re insanely busy and it’s a long survey (you don’t have to respond to every question!).

But this is a big opportunity for positive change…

tinyurl.com/45j92u9p
November 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Maths Ed people on here that I have found…

go.bsky.app/Ngpznzk
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Excellent new service launched in Scotland, for support and advocacy for #racism and racist incidents in schools.

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November 15, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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#amwriting At last getting back onto the writing horse and tackling my next book on being playful around #mathematics, this time activities for those of us with 4s and under.
I’ll keep you posted !
November 14, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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Much of interest here for those of us working mathematically with children under 9 -
Please do feed back on what you’ve found helpful and what you’d like to see!

earlymaths.org
ECMG
Early Childhood Maths Group
earlymaths.org
November 14, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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Trying to be more present here and so wanted to share my work in progress padlet on Diversifying the Mathematics Curriculum. I am also keen to come and lead assemblies for students and PD for teachers (free!) on this subject if anyone is interested!

padlet.com/sarahdenison...
Diversifying the mathematics curriculum
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padlet.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM