“Play is not a luxury – it’s essential for children’s wellbeing, development, and happiness”

What an absolutely fantastic researchED Birmingham! Thank you to Claire Stoneman and her wonderful students for hosting. Loved the sessions from David Goodwin, Thinking Reading, Staffordshire Research School @ John Taylor and Carl Hendrick - lots of food for thought and ideas to take back to BHA - thank you!

Beautiful setting. And the sun even came out (a bit!) 😎

Sound quality of the recording is awful...but the actual event was fantastic 👌🎉👐🏽💪🏽

Strong tifo game at Old Trafford this evening 🔥

Most people fail to burn fat for one reason: They skip the basics. If you want to lose body fat (and keep it off), read this:

headteacher-chat.link/staff-kcsie New Staff Induction Checklist Based on KCSIE 2025

Why do systems in schools fail? bunsenblue.com/2017/07/24/wor… Great thinking on leading & uniting around values by Pritesh Raichura

Gorgeous resources A recurring theme with colleagues recently when we’re talking about the curriculum in their settings goes like this: ‘We’ve worked hard to make sure that the curriculum follow the NC programmes of study. /1

Just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on empathy, inclusion and diversity. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated. The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/rea…

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Thinking about September and being back in school #Inclusion

Adding that 2025 folder just really added to the reality that we are back next week. I keep all my reading lessons in here - they are for Year 6. You are welcome to use them for free. It will just update whenever I add anything. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

What is a knowledge-rich curriculum? In any event not just facts, not just math and reading, and not elitist. It is the strongest lever for equity. And thus ultimately a matter of social justice. 3starlearningexperiences.wordpress.com/2025/09/20/fiv…

"Celebration is as important as correction." This great clip will help you see more ways to build a culture that values fluent oral reading. teachlikeachampion.org/blog/reading-a…

***CODIFYING FEEDBACK*** Thread What are we doing to codify feedback and create opportunities for students to feedforward? All too often feedback doesn’t create opportunities for students to feedforward and allow application to different contexts from across the curriculum.

Responsive teaching: 7 guiding principles arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sites…

Five issues to address with routine classroom practice. teacherhead.com/2025/09/07/fiv… via Tom Sherrington

And the world starts to catch up with the research…except perhaps Wales…

The difference between mental models and cognitive schemas. kirschnered.nl/2025/05/29/sch…