What happens when every subject assesses the same way? 📚⚖️ Schools strive for consistency, but does enforcing uniformity help or hinder subject progression? We break it down in our latest post: 🔗 100assessment.substack.com/p/what-happe... @head-teach.bsky.social
🎙️A round up of edu-podcasts with some of the most interesting people working to improve schools and nurseries for children 🎙️
This year @emmaturner75.bsky.social have learnt loads by hosting conversations with a brilliant range of voices on @mindthegappodcast.bsky.social
In case you missed any 👇🏽
Looking for some weekend reading on Labour's new schools bill? We've pulled together a round-up of all 39 policies - plus details of when they're due to be implemented
Think of it as an early Xmas present from Schools Week ...
What are you reading this weekend?
I am reading 👇🏽
Edited by @davidbartram.bsky.social
An excellent book for SENCOs, practitioners, school leaders and other stakeholders.
#SEND #SENCO #EduSky #Leadership #GreatExpectations
Recommended reading .
#EduSky #SENDSky #EduBlog #GreatReading
www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
Was hoping the catch the advent posts from @voice21oracy.bsky.social over here on blue sky🤞
I quite like this memory model from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) particularly the distinction between facts, concepts and procedures. A very helpful way to think about how learning happens.
💡 We’ve published 22 major evidence reviews to date, covering digital technology, EAL, arts education, post-16, science and more.
These resources are all available to access on our website here: eef.li/weWFOH
The benefits of being evidence based
In this blog Kate Jones examines the benefits to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom.
Read it here https://buff.ly/4g8xsih
Free download. Retrieval Practice: Primary Guide for parents & carers.
Covers the following ...
What is RP?
What are the benefits?
RP outside of the classroom.
How is RP different from high stakes testing?
Different examples of RP.
Further reading.
www.tes.com/teaching-res...
'In everyday conversation we might talk about something being as ‘easy as one-two-three’. But for young children, learning to count isn’t so easy.'
My blog for @theeef.bsky.social explores 2 ways that we can put research evidence in action to help children's learning.
https://buff.ly/3CMKV13
“I used to use the terms stress and overwhelm interchangeably, but that does not serve us well. The growing field of neurolinguistics is teaching us that language doesn’t just communicate emotion, it shapes how and what we’re feeling.” brenebrown.com/articles/202...
Latest on our Substack - first in a series on designing the perfect assessment system.
We start by going back to first principles - what is the point of assessment?
On Coping
Being a headteacher is the best job in the world. But it is also hard work, not in a physical sense but in terms of the cognitive demands. It requires mental resilience to an extent that you don't appreciate until you're sat in…
thinkcurriculum.wordpress.com/2024/11/23/on-coping/
We don't care if November is too early to drop the C bomb... 💣
Because we've got a Christmas gift for all our users 🎅🎁
6 FREE webinars, led by our PD experts, to support your PD implementation in the New Year! 🚀
Find out more and secure your place: bit.ly/4eT3Lkt
Hello, new BlueSky followers. In April, I was proud to be asked to chair the Oracy Education Commission.
You can read our final report ('We Need to Talk') here: tinyurl.com/yr9pp9af
And there are dozens of podcast conversations exploring #oracy in its many forms: open.spotify.com/show/5UwEJKk...
Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student. teacherhead.com/2024/04/29/r...
Thanks Alex - no easy answers but work clearly needed
