This is a great piece on how a small, rural Scottish primary school is using AI headteacher @MrStewartPrimary shares loads of useful insight, tips and links. tes.com/magazine/analy… Tes Scotland Tes #artificialintelligence #AI

James McEnaney Lots of young people I teach are already undertaking a form of national service, under considerable pressure, and doing so with love. They're called young carers.

NEW ARTICLE: International trends in the implementation of assessment for learning revisited: Implications for policy and practice in a post-COVID world Louis Volante martha koch Anne Looney
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Former maths teacher Andy Brown has been appointed Mathematics Specialist Adviser to help drive curriculum improvements.

At ParsonsGreenPrimary, Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth and Mr Brown explain how the move will support high quality teaching and learning

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Thanks to School of Education for offering a great seminar around the qualifications and assessment recommendations made by Louise Hayward and her Independent Review Group. It’s clear the audience support the desire to move forward with most, if not all, the recommendations. Now!!

Higher and Further Education Minister Graeme Dey attended Young Engineers and Science Clubs Scotland’s STEM event in Edinburgh.

More than 140 young people and teachers showcased innovation and learning from their early engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Calling all French teachers! Looking for new free materials for S2/S3? Interested in developing global citizenship through language? 'Remembering Empire' is for you! Register for the free online session at 4pm on Tues 11 June University of Stirling SCILT eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Louise Hayward leading the UofG Education Assessment Networks seminar around the work of the IRG of qualifications and assessment School of Education Next up Andrea Bradley, Douglas Hutchison Ken Thomson OBE and myself describing how we all worked collaboratively to produce the IRG report.

Teaching and earning about climate change - 5 key issues for teachers from award-winning research by Miss Campbell Pastoral Care tes.com/magazine/analy… SERA Tes Scotland Tes #climatechange

As this is now out in the mainstream media, we would like to reiterate our statement from earlier this week: our nationwide network of #ParentVolunteers is still here for the thousands of individual parents,
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Two years since the Times Education Commission set a mission for change in our schools, colleges and HE, we're delighted to be reconvening @RSylvesterTime, Commissioners and guests for a very timely anniversary event.

The chair of National Parent Forum of Scotland told Emma Seith today that she is ‘shocked’ its funding is being removed, despite a recent review saying the body has played a ‘critical role’ in involving parents in education. tes.com/magazine/news/… Tes Scotland Tes #parentalengagement

Excellent article on assessment & feedback by Adam Kohlbeck FCMI FCCT in the latest Chartered College of Teaching Impact journal.

Teachers using ‘assessment booklets’ to record students’ misconceptions is a great idea. As is use of small reteaching groups prior to resumption of whole-class teaching.

An alternative to #syntheticphonics and the #SimpleViewofReading . The theory and research of our new approach: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/li…

SLS President Peter Bain calls for more sharing of best practice between state and independent schools in powerful rallying cry at end of SLS mini conference. School Leaders Scotland #bigcommunity #SCISpartnerships

Anyone interested in educational reform and where we can / may go with it may be interested in this seminar. Online and live at the University of Glasgow. Use the qr code to book if you wish.

Andy Creamer Education Scotland and Jackie Smith Dollar Academy proving that collaboration can support and enhance innovation in inter-disciplinary learning. Futures Institute at Dollar Academy “fida” and the collaboration with Grove Academy a great example.

Scottish Languages Bill: what might it look like in schools?

Analysis by Dr Inge Birnie tes.com/magazine/analy… Tes

The evidence from polling is clear: there is no support for tightening of visas on the graduate route. The public understand this. Time to stop the senseless self-harm to our economy and to focus on backing our national assets. #GlobalBritain theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

'Between 5 and 20 years from now there’s a probability of about a half that we'll have to confront the problem of [AI] trying to take over'

Regarded by many as the 'godfather' of AI, Professor Geoffrey Hinton tells #Newsnight the technology presents an existential threat to