GCSE Jeopardy and the Difficulty with Second Chances If we were to design an assessment system focused on maximising learning, we wouldn’t create a Key Stage 3 "No Man’s Land" followed by the high-stakes pressure of GCSE jeopardy. Yet, this is precisely...

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Best bit: We need leaders in our schools who are able to exercise professional agency in their roles and their own development, who can make brave decisions which best serve their own contexts. And who, in turn, invest in future leaders who will do the same.

A must read.

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Spot on, this is.

I made a starter pack for those fleeing #EduTwitter and joining #EduSky which should let you find a bunch of good people.

go.bsky.app/HQHD4R1

14 years today = dinner on this 😍😊

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Peak summer holiday vibes = realising that the smallest person’s giant bubble maker is really good fun and makes for some pretty cool photos… kept me entertained for ages! 🤣

I’ll add that one to my next shopping list 😊 I’m a marketer’s dream when it comes to celebrity rosé… love the Kylie pink Prosecco… 😋

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Many (all?) of the ResearchEd Home (2020) talks were shared on YouTube. I compiled some of them into a playlist to rewatch later.

If you're interested in learning, memory, motivation and more... check it out here:
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Exceptionally generous share from @msjasminemn.bsky.social for EAL and literacy teaching

1. Language 'bands' and indicators at the stage of language development
2. Strategies that staff can do for each 'band'

Also, huge congratulations on your new role, Jasmine! 🥂

Always up for a wine club! Currently sampling the Gary Barlow rose… v easy to drink… 😊

Learning To Let Go Education is full of disagreements and dichotomies. From how we manage behaviour, to the topics we teach and in what order, to how we explain a complex idea, if you gathered 30 different teachers into...

Let's hope Bluesky is the place where we learn to let go of some of the past divisions and begin to learn about each other's positions a bit more

***old blog***
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I don’t want to go back to the bad place so if you’re part of the edu-exodus & looking for people to follow, I’m going to start a little thread of some familiar faces from edutwitter already posting here.

Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼

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