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@rlrossi64.bsky.social
Pack it up, pack it in; let me begin. Former teacher/school leader/SENDCo currently exploring Schrödinger’s retirement.
ECP (Early Career Pensioner). If you’re climbing to the top of the ladder, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall.
ECP (Early Career Pensioner). If you’re climbing to the top of the ladder, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall.
Are they going to investigate it in the same way The Carter Review investigated it ten years ago? Spoiler : nothing has changed
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Are they going to investigate it in the same way The Carter Review investigated it ten years ago? Spoiler : nothing has changed
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I think we should just set @rlrossi64.bsky.social a retirement project of writing a series of workshops exploring what Quality First Teaching is & how it is good for all but vital for some, based on Cog Sci & Rosenshine. That’s strengthening SEND training.
The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers is to investigate how to strengthen SEND training for teacher trainees – as two-thirds of providers say they feel new teachers are not prepared to deal with rising complex needs
schoolsweek.co.uk/new-research...
schoolsweek.co.uk/new-research...
Research to help 'bridge gap' in SEND teacher training
NASBTT has has announced a plan to ensure trainee teachers are better prepared for increased SEND demands on schools
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November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I think we should just set @rlrossi64.bsky.social a retirement project of writing a series of workshops exploring what Quality First Teaching is & how it is good for all but vital for some, based on Cog Sci & Rosenshine. That’s strengthening SEND training.
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& Rosenshine meaning small (small, small) steps & check for understanding.
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
& Rosenshine meaning small (small, small) steps & check for understanding.
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Seriously, pretty much every time an ECT asks me for support with a class that has a high % of pupils with SEND, I observe & my feedback is: clarity of expectations & instructions (at ALL times), and then Rosenshine.
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Seriously, pretty much every time an ECT asks me for support with a class that has a high % of pupils with SEND, I observe & my feedback is: clarity of expectations & instructions (at ALL times), and then Rosenshine.
Today I have memorised all the modern summer Olympic host cities since 1896. I bet you can’t wait for retirement either.
Today I have memorised all the shipping areas in order. I bet you can’t wait for retirement either.
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today I have memorised all the modern summer Olympic host cities since 1896. I bet you can’t wait for retirement either.
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Genius from @amnestyuk.bsky.social @amnesty.org this.
At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Genius from @amnestyuk.bsky.social @amnesty.org this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Minute Cryptic - 17 November, 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 16 November, 2025
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November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Minute Cryptic - 16 November, 2025
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Retrieval practice is both necessary and insufficient. This week’s essay explores the tension between the zeal of retrievalism and the philosophical worry that recall tells us nothing about truth. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
The limits of retrieval practice
Why retrieval practice strengthens memory, why it cannot explain learning on its own, and why both extremes miss the point
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November 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Retrieval practice is both necessary and insufficient. This week’s essay explores the tension between the zeal of retrievalism and the philosophical worry that recall tells us nothing about truth. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Minute Cryptic - 15 November, 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Minute Cryptic - 15 November, 2025
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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 14 November, 2025
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November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Minute Cryptic - 14 November, 2025
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I reckon easily half of difficult conversations with families about attendance include a parent saying "you only care about your figures".
I'm sure this'll help no end 🙄
Such a massive misunderstanding of the issue.
I'm sure this'll help no end 🙄
Such a massive misunderstanding of the issue.
Every school will get an individual target to improve attendance – and this will be powered by AI, the government has announced
DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff
www.tes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I reckon easily half of difficult conversations with families about attendance include a parent saying "you only care about your figures".
I'm sure this'll help no end 🙄
Such a massive misunderstanding of the issue.
I'm sure this'll help no end 🙄
Such a massive misunderstanding of the issue.
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Things that the AI target would obviously need to consider yet just as obviously won't:
*Number of pupils with major medical needs
*Number of pupils on reduced timetables at the request of local authorities because no proper specialist provision is available
*Number of pupils with major medical needs
*Number of pupils on reduced timetables at the request of local authorities because no proper specialist provision is available
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Things that the AI target would obviously need to consider yet just as obviously won't:
*Number of pupils with major medical needs
*Number of pupils on reduced timetables at the request of local authorities because no proper specialist provision is available
*Number of pupils with major medical needs
*Number of pupils on reduced timetables at the request of local authorities because no proper specialist provision is available
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*Number of pupils where parents have effectively withdrawn them while awaiting appropriate SEND provision but pupil is kept on role for safeguarding reasons
*Number of pupils where doctors hands signed vague letters advising that they need not attend school for a period
*Number of pupils where doctors hands signed vague letters advising that they need not attend school for a period
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
*Number of pupils where parents have effectively withdrawn them while awaiting appropriate SEND provision but pupil is kept on role for safeguarding reasons
*Number of pupils where doctors hands signed vague letters advising that they need not attend school for a period
*Number of pupils where doctors hands signed vague letters advising that they need not attend school for a period
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I wonder if *anyone* at the DfE gave any thought to how this balances with the desire for schools to be more inclusive overall, because there are some clear contradictions to weigh here
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I wonder if *anyone* at the DfE gave any thought to how this balances with the desire for schools to be more inclusive overall, because there are some clear contradictions to weigh here
Minute Cryptic - 13 November, 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Today I have memorised all the shipping areas in order. I bet you can’t wait for retirement either.
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today I have memorised all the shipping areas in order. I bet you can’t wait for retirement either.
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Minute Cryptic - 12 November, 2025
"Rouse ancestors holding one of these?" (6)
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Minute Cryptic - 12 November, 2025
"Rouse ancestors holding one of these?" (6)
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November 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 12 November, 2025
"Rouse ancestors holding one of these?" (6)
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Minute Cryptic - 12 November, 2025
"Rouse ancestors holding one of these?" (6)
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It’s whether you put your carrots in a tureen to serve them, or whether you dish them up straight from the saucepan.
Could someone explain to me what is meant when a British person refers to "the middle class" ? Like, in the US, as I hear it, it basically just means a person who makes a certain amount of money, not too far below and not wildly above the median. Seems like a complex concept when UK writers use it?
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s whether you put your carrots in a tureen to serve them, or whether you dish them up straight from the saucepan.
Minute Cryptic - 11 November, 2025
"See outspoken farmers pouring heart out. They live off the land?" (9)
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"See outspoken farmers pouring heart out. They live off the land?" (9)
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November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Minute Cryptic - 11 November, 2025
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After our 7th failed round of IVF, I decided that I didn't want kids. Didn't want to upset my wife so kept my mouth shut and paid another round expecting it to fail. Daughters just turned one and is the absolute love of my life. Thank god I'm a conflict avoider
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
After our 7th failed round of IVF, I decided that I didn't want kids. Didn't want to upset my wife so kept my mouth shut and paid another round expecting it to fail. Daughters just turned one and is the absolute love of my life. Thank god I'm a conflict avoider
Minute Cryptic - 10 November, 2025
"Black sheep beginning to moo if it's confused" (6)
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"Black sheep beginning to moo if it's confused" (6)
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November 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Minute Cryptic - 10 November, 2025
"Black sheep beginning to moo if it's confused" (6)
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Sniffing fabric conditioners in the supermarket before I buy
What do you like now that 16 year old you would hate you for?
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sniffing fabric conditioners in the supermarket before I buy