Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now. Roy T. Bennett #happiness #motivation #Inspiration #quote #quotes #Life #RoyTBennett

It's on the gate into the children's playground in Middleton by Youlgreave, Derbyshire.

Starting next week I'll be co-hosting the Knowledge Matters Campaign podcast w Dylan Wiliam & Natalie Wexler, pursuing topics on how the science of learning can better guide literacy instruction. I'm VERY excited 📅 New episodes drop here: knowledgematterscampaign.org/podcast/ pic.x.com/sODTikxgYy

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆? In the recent report from the Centre for Young Lives, children described wanting to play outside more. And yet, they have been caught in a trap consisting of spending more time of screens,

A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, survey suggests #bbcqt bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 In 2002, psychologist Steven Pinker noted that in our rush to analyse parenting, we overlooked something obvious: Children shape each other. Peers, not just adults are powerful

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲—y𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 You see both the challenges and the potential of technology for children's learning. In terms of mitigating potential harms, you're not

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 (𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. It’s late. You’re marking. One by one, you detect a pattern emerging. There's a certain flatness, perhaps a fog in working

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 It’s late. You’re alone with data sheets, tracking reading levels, attendance and behaviour. But behind every number is a child who might feel different, isolated, or overlooked. ⠀ The research is clear: children with

Big news! 2026 has officially been announced as the National Year of Reading by Bridget Phillipson. We’re proud to join Department for Education to lead this national campaign to get the UK reading again. #NationalYearOfReading2026 nationalyearofreading.org.uk

You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. Roy T. Bennett #motivation #Inspiration #Life #RoyTBennett

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 '𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁'? Research on digital technology use in preschool children is just emerging. Yet, technology evolves so rapidly that research can’t keep up

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴… In a classroom where routines are only beginning to take root, a six-year-old is permanently excluded, long before they’ve had the chance to establish basic skills.

Today's the day ! It's launch day for the #BigButterflyCount . . . Get out between now and 10th August for 15 minutes and count the butterflies you see & help the great citizen science of Butterfly Conservation 🦋 ! Get involved at bigbutterflycount.org

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - You’re drawing on a well-established practice. In many classrooms, Opportunities to Respond (OTR) has become a go-to strategy: ask a question every ten seconds,

".Oak National Academy has released 80 free lessons to support teaching on online safety & misogyny for pupils aged 5-16. Oak will also develop additional lesson materials, to be available this autumn, to help schools deliver other areas covered by the new RSHE guidance." Tes magazine 1/2

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 - You begin to see the classroom differently. It's no longer a place of simple instruction, but has become a finely tuned environment where rhythm,

The issue isn’t the length of the summer holiday, which is one of the shortest in the world. The issue is a lack of investment in clubs, activities, camps & things for kids to do. Schools aren’t a babysitting service & our core purpose risks being severely undermined.

Always make time to take your kids to libraries & bookshops. Always let them browse freely. These are places of magic & wonder - the places where we find the books that make us readers, and stay with us forever. These places change our lives! #literacy