I'm currently putting some vocab lists together for KS3 Science so I'm sharing in case anyone else is doing the same! I've only done Y7 so far- Y8 & 9 tomorrow- the list isn't exhaustive & links specifically to our SOL- red words are polysemous 👍👍
docs.google.com/document/d/1vo…

This, by contrast, is one of the very biggest issues in modern British education today.

The average of a farmer is 70!!!!

Not sure about paper 1 bio. One of those that seems okay but actually requires some quite specific answers in places.

THE TIMES: Truancy up by a fifth on Fridays #TomorrowsPapersToday

A thread on cold-calling, and why research suggests it might be one of the most inclusive means of participation, as well as one of the best for learning 🧵

A whole year of record breaking ocean temperatures.

This warmth has significant effects on ocean ecosystems. A large fraction of the world’s human population rely on protein from the ocean to live. Disruption to life in the ocean does affect us all.

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Assistant Trust-Wide Subject Lead - Science - dretjobs.co.uk/vacancies/vaca…

Rewatching a touch of cloth on sky. A very underrated comedy - UK version of police squad. Charlie brooker brilliance.

AI detection in school is a losing game.

AI detectors have high flaw positives & teacher intuition seems to work even worse: “Here we show in two experimental studies that novice and experienced teachers could not identify texts generated by ChatGPT among student-written texts.”

It’s actually nice enough weather to just relax and do a bit of reading.

All love for Count Binface for proving the utter disgust at fascism. #LondonMayoralElection

Breaking: Ofsted will scrap subject deep dives during ungraded inspections from September, its chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver has announced at #NAHTconf

schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-to-scra…

Just started watching the last of us on sky. Episode three is a piece of cinematic genius. Wife and I are in pieces.

Does anyone actually still say apparatus? Surely it’s just equipment

Why use tier two words on questions that are out of date?
What does Ye think?

This is a fantastic blog and echoes a lot of my thoughts on this subject.

Tell students well done! You’ve got 25% just feels wrong.

*** Adaptive Teaching: What is it anyway? ***

'Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness.'

theconfidentteacher.com/2023/12/adapti…

How is it even a debate. Always jam first.

This morning’s Guardian headline says it all! Investing in teachers and the education of our children should be a no-brainer. It’s an opportunity for huge longterm savings & wealth creation. It’s a policy that pays for itself, not just for a lifetime, but for generations to come.

I’m so happy.