Could a timely text message to parents help to improve attendance? Lal Chadeesingh from @B_I_Tweets explains why it's a strategy schools should look at tes.com/magazine/analy…

The barriers to school attendance are complex and multifaceted, says Lal Chadeesingh from @B_I_Tweets, but could a text message to parents help? Find out how your school can get involved in a study to improve attendance... tes.com/magazine/analy…

📣 BIT IS #HIRING 📣 We need a Welsh-speaking, South Wales based, Research Assistant to help us implement an intervention aimed at reducing #bullying in schools. If you or anyone you know is fluent in #welshlanguage please apply by October 22 here 👇 buff.ly/46Dc3td

Great opportunity for researchers based in Wales to join BIT and contribute to an EEF study app.beapplied.com/apply/cyzd28sw… Wales Centre for Public Policy

📣 BIT IS HIRING 📣 We're looking for a #grassrootsfacilitator to join the #education team on a study testing #antibullying programs in secondary schools across #Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 If you are passionate about creating safer schools, apply at the link below 👇 buff.ly/47UNPLa

Excited to be recruiting schools to take part in Tips by Text! We’ll be sending parents of Reception children 3 texts a week containing simple and practical activities to do at home with their children. ☎️ Book a call with our friendly team here: buff.ly/3UPUJxX

📣 Sign up for our trial of Tips by Text!   This programme, developed by BIT, delivers a text curriculum to the parents and carers of reception children to help support young children’s development at home.    Find out more: eef.li/6N7C2s

Sign up for the EEF trial of Tips by Text! This programme, developed by The BIT, aims to improve Reception pupils’ #literacy, language, #numeracy and socio-emotional skills by sending parents/carers text messages with simple tips and activities they can do

Sign up for the EEF trial of One Step Ahead! This project, run by The BIT, will explore the impact of maths pre-teaching for KS1 pupils. This study aims to generate robust evidence that teachers can easily incorporate in their practice. Find out more,

📣 Sign up for our trial of Tips by Text!    This programme, developed by The Behavioural Insights Team, delivers a text curriculum to the parents and carers of reception children to help support young children’s development at home.    Find out more: eef.li/6N7C2s

Last week I saw two amazing organisations at work that show the power of community in a young person's life. A few reflections... (1/10)

Avoiding the voltage effect! We partnered with the EEF to scale a neuroscience-based learning game in primary schools, while maintaining its positive impact. 👇 See how we did it: bit.ly/3R0sBFd Dylan Wiliam John A. List

Publishing a new framework for scaling evidence-based programmes in education! See my blog for more info on the project and to access the framework: lnkd.in/efvmfNV4 Dylan Wiliam John A. List Tom Bennett OBE Ravi Gurumurthy Department for Education EEF

📱 Telling parents about the number of school days their child has missed rather than their overall attendance percentage could drive down absence rates, a new study suggests schoolsweek.co.uk/texting-parent…

School attendance: Nudging parents by text about the number of school days their child has missed can yield small improvements in #attendance – but how we frame the message is crucial. Useful trial findings from BIT EEF Youth Endowment Fund: buff.ly/1e0hlpp

Schools could see a reduction in student absence by sending more personalised text messages to parents about their child’s non-attendance, research suggests tes.com/magazine/news/…

School attendance rates can be impacted by the framing of messages to parents, according to new research. A study funded by @EducEndowFound & Youth Endowment Fund showed that personalising messages to parents led to a reduction in school absences. For Tes magazine - tes.com/magazine/news/…

Texting parents number of missed school days can help improve attendance, study shows trib.al/lw2jH3o

📱 Hearing the number of days their child has missed is "more meaningful" than attendance percentages, parents told a new study schoolsweek.co.uk/texting-parent…

🔍 Ofsted should consider introducing an annual version of its education inspection surveys and 'emphasise' in inspector training how to reduce 'the formality' of conversations with pupils and parents, a new report has recommended schoolsweek.co.uk/nudge-unit-cal…