Interesting Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on fertility rates in England & Wales. Trend is falling birth rates across the board in the last decade & from 1.49 children per woman in 2022 from 1.55 in 2021.

York is 1.15! House prices, no house building, cost of living…

ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati….

Very significant change with P8 officially out for a couple of years. Will be interesting to see where the emphasis shifts,

Excited to see our new QJEP Economic and Social Research Council research on children’s books featured in Tes! Thanks to Alex Quigley for summarising the work and discussing its classroom implications. 📚

My latest Tes article on interesting new research that shows the special language of books is richer and more complex than video, such as BBC educational content:

tes.com/magazine/teach…

**NEW** A bonus one-pager on ‘Adaptive Teaching’ featuring ideas and insights from Alex Quigley among others. Unfortunately, I was unable to squeeze this spread in my new book, so here it is as an exclusive download.

🆓 Download jamieleeclark.com/teaching-one-p…

New research compares the vocabulary in books and programmes aimed at young people – and we should heed its findings, says Alex Quigley
tes.com/magazine/teach…

This Thursday we start our Disciplinary literacy twilight series📚

We kick off with a standalone Intro session before subject-specific sessions on Eng lit, Science, History & Maths.

Schools can select one session or come to the series (from £20-£80)👇researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/even…

We so desperately need more studies on university contextual admissions. We know that students who enrol with lower entry grades are as likely to secure degrees. But more evidence is needed to develop best practice on specific indicators for admissions.
officeforstudents.org.uk/media/bf84aeda…

Superb 👌🏼🔥

Oracy. A thread of useful research, podcasts and reading.

researchED Cambridge 20th April schedule is LIVE and it is MIGHTY cem.org/researched Keynotes from Tim Oates and Daisy Christodoulou. Tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/836447796877… #rEDCam

My latest 3Rs Substack newsletter no.37 is live.

Feat. 'Learning Walkthrus' from oliver caviglioli & Tom Sherrington, & new research on Sure Start, 'disciplinary literacy', & procrastination (hat tip to Daniel Muijs for sharing that).

substack.com/home/post/p-14…

*** WEEKEND POST ***

'Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure & Style'

Ideas to ensure pupils finding a task tricky can have timely adaptations to ensure they still pursue the same challenging outcome as their peers.

theconfidentteacher.com/2024/04/adapti…

Happy to see 'Why Learning Fails (And What to Do About It)' is a hot new release chart topper on Amazon!

[Link to pre-order if that is your type of thing: shorturl.at/dfoC3]

Grab your ticket now! TMA The Macclesfield Academy researchED ResearchED Cheshire Kate Jones Alex Quigley

Excellent chalkboard technique by Yves Saint Laurent.

“Imposing school-wide oracy rituals without due regard for what works in specific subjects is an all too familiar way of taking a good idea and ruining it.”
Clare Sealy on the need for conceptual clarity about distinctions & relationships between different types of communication

In just over a month, my new book - 'Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It)' - is published.

Thank you to Kate Jones Caroline Spalding & Professor John Dunlosky for the kind reviews.

You can pre-order here:

shorturl.at/dfoC3

🚨 NEW POST 🚨

'Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure & Style'

'It's important, if we're trying to help teachers move on from differentiation, to be clear how tasks can be adapted whilst retaining the same challenging goal.' Feat. Clare Sealy

theconfidentteacher.com/2024/04/adapti…

Lots of debate recently on the topic of oracy. Without clear definitions and parameters for practice, I'm not sure debate will prove so useful.

I considered a few questions to frame the oracy debate that *may* be helpful...

1. What is the most useful definition for oracy?

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