Is it possible to abolish primary homework? A view from Norway - Primary Education Network blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/primaryeducati…

The government said it would seek to introduce a revised bill “when Parliamentary time allows” (ie., not before the general election).

Mental Health Act reform: where the government stands - Community Care communitycare.co.uk/2024/03/21/men…

Yesterday saw the publication of two important reports related to the Mental Health Act and children:

1⃣ The Gov. response to pre-legislative scrutiny on the draft MH Bill
2⃣ The CQC report on monitoring the Mental Health Act

So, what do these reports say? A thread 🧵⬇️

Enjoyed presenting to the EYTS trainees today on meeting the needs of all children Sheffield Institute of Education Thanks for having me!

What meaningful communication is there in this slide? Unfortunately, not much at all.

There’s a problem with the assertion that these statements are ‘low evidence misconceptions’ and it’s this. It’s not defined here what ‘behaviour’ means. To a psychologist, behaviour means the…

Latest imposter syndrome dream- on a ‘hotel train’ full of academics, each in their own compartment. After a rather brutal rejection of a recent submission, I was upset but couldn’t get off as the train wouldn’t stop. Relieved to wake up and find this hadn’t happened…(yet?) 🤣

Michael Rosen elegantly destroys OFSTED's use of English: michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/ofsted…

Very difficult to answer when the questions are so biased and leading…PRUs & AP omitted from work places?

I'm looking for a corpus linguistic Research Associate to collaborate on a project about Kazuo Ishiguro's style... full advert here... please RT and share! jobs.ac.uk/job/DGF991/res…

FYI you can get a *free* ebook copy of Helen Kara 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine's Creative Research Methods when you sign to Bristol Uni Press's mailing list by 7th March - nice!

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Lots of interesting webinars and live stream events here for anyone interested in child and adolescent mental health, many of them are free.

Events - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) acamh.org/events/

The Guardian view on Ofsted: the tragedy of Ruth Perry shows up a failed model | Editorial | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This so sad. What an inspiration. #RIPBenjamin

Hello X friends! Still recruiting. Would appreciate a share. Looking for Mums of primary-aged children who receive homework (either BAME or non-British) who are happy to chat about their experiences. Very understanding of busy mums' lives!

An interesting, thought-provoking webinar exploring some of the more difficult aspects of the ‘trauma informed’ journey. Language and definition, systems, organisations and individual practitioners-lots of challenges to think about but definitely infused with hope!

any pedagogy of writing which asks children to follow rigid formulas and templates, to make sure they include random linguistic concepts, and to check their writing against an itemised tick-list of grammatical features, is not creative writing. it is uncreative writing.

In 2019 a group of Bolivian indigenous women aka the “Climbing Cholitas” summitted Mount Aconcagua, Argentina (highest point - Southern Hemisphere) The women had previously worked for years as cooks for mostly rich male mountaineers. They climbed in traditional dress #WomensArt

The webinar held yesterday led by the Lead Behaviour Advisor on “Behaviour in Schools” left many questioning why the “new guidance” failed to offer any new evidence-based practices or real solutions to anything at all really!

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A thread worth reading…

Free helpline resource for education staff…

Staff helpline : Mentally Healthy Schools mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/whole-school-o…