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My first blog for the Chartered College of Teaching was published today. I do write about a range of things but this one is close to my heart. chartered.college/news-blogs/o...
Ofsted Provocations - Chartered College of Teaching
There are many times in everyone’s professional life when you consider whether it is time to speak up. Often, the decision is tempered by a desire not to be seen to be over-critical or be viewed as a ...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My first blog for the Chartered College of Teaching was published today. I do write about a range of things but this one is close to my heart. chartered.college/news-blogs/o...
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From @sarahesilverman.bsky.social: Another one for "Learning science findings are complicated by neurodiversity" —
"...redundant information increased cognitive load for non-ADHD participants but decreased cognitive load for ADHD participants."
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"...redundant information increased cognitive load for non-ADHD participants but decreased cognitive load for ADHD participants."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis
This systematic review with narrative synthesis aimed to examine the available evidence on the relationship between neurodiversity and cognitive load …
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May 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
From @sarahesilverman.bsky.social: Another one for "Learning science findings are complicated by neurodiversity" —
"...redundant information increased cognitive load for non-ADHD participants but decreased cognitive load for ADHD participants."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"...redundant information increased cognitive load for non-ADHD participants but decreased cognitive load for ADHD participants."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Too often, I see people talk about a replication as if the first study has established something, and the replication study is a double-check. What people often fail to understand is that we do not do replication studies to *check* a finding, but to *establish* a finding. 1/x
August 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Too often, I see people talk about a replication as if the first study has established something, and the replication study is a double-check. What people often fail to understand is that we do not do replication studies to *check* a finding, but to *establish* a finding. 1/x
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Adrian Gray, former senior HMI and adviser to the recent Education Select Committee on work of Ofsted, is worth following on Linkedin. His latest analysis of L&M grades makes clear the hole Ofsted has dug for itself. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
OFSTED: ASSISTING IN ITS OWN DYING? | Adrian Gray
OFSTED: ASSISTING IN ITS OWN DYING?
Why do we need an inspectorate? Well, the function of the inspectorate should be to protect the interests of children by supporting system improvement through ide...
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June 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Adrian Gray, former senior HMI and adviser to the recent Education Select Committee on work of Ofsted, is worth following on Linkedin. His latest analysis of L&M grades makes clear the hole Ofsted has dug for itself. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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New: Has there really been an exodus of pupils from independent schools? ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/06/has-...
Has there really been an exodus of pupils from independent schools? - FFT Education Datalab
Pupil numbers in independent schools fell between January 2024 and January 2025. But this does not necessarily mean that pupils left.
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June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New: Has there really been an exodus of pupils from independent schools? ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/06/has-...
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I would like to see open-access publishing requirements that don't force researchers to shovel millions in research funds to publishers for gold open access. We can make our research open-access in ways that are completely free.
June 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I would like to see open-access publishing requirements that don't force researchers to shovel millions in research funds to publishers for gold open access. We can make our research open-access in ways that are completely free.
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A recent attempt by psychologists to create 'consensus' on smartphones and social media was a huge failure:
www.newscientist.com/article/2480...
The lesson here is that our field needs to learn how other disciplines actually reach consensus (much more slowly and inclusively!).
www.newscientist.com/article/2480...
The lesson here is that our field needs to learn how other disciplines actually reach consensus (much more slowly and inclusively!).
Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and phones ends in argument
There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement
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May 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
A recent attempt by psychologists to create 'consensus' on smartphones and social media was a huge failure:
www.newscientist.com/article/2480...
The lesson here is that our field needs to learn how other disciplines actually reach consensus (much more slowly and inclusively!).
www.newscientist.com/article/2480...
The lesson here is that our field needs to learn how other disciplines actually reach consensus (much more slowly and inclusively!).
Prominent finding that teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching was associated with most other teacher beliefs, characteristics, and school context factors explored in this Open Access study, highlights the importance of increasing teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Teacher Views of Relationships between their Teaching Practices and Beliefs, the School Context, and Student Achievement - New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies
Teachers hold many beliefs, shaped by their educational knowledge, experiences, and cultural, social, historical, and political environments. These teacher beliefs, together with teacher characteristi...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Prominent finding that teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching was associated with most other teacher beliefs, characteristics, and school context factors explored in this Open Access study, highlights the importance of increasing teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching. link.springer.com/article/10.1...