researchED National Conference 2025 is GO! 6th September 2025, 9:30-4:00 Parliament Hill School, London Special guest: research legend Paul A. Kirschner #rED25 eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched-n…

Good luck everyone for next week for #SATS. This thread is for cracking books to try next half term to keep #Year6 gripped as readers now the 'heavy' lifting has been done. First up is this sci-fi beauty: thegreatbritishbookworm.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/i-a…

Good. Tom’s work has had an immense positive impact on behaviour in classes and schools across.

Genuinely moved by this. A great read.

"It would serve teachers better to just have solicitors and lawyers rather than have to go through a union" Tarjinder x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

An interesting one. We know spacing and retrieval are powerful, but underused. Often the missing element in applying the science of learning is motivation. This new study shows how a well-designed nudge can make students actually use them by encouraging spaced practice through

A recent article claimed that the Science of Learning and Direct Instruction is "neoliberal dogma that is working to de-skill the teaching profession". This is my response. Link in reply ⬇️

From not being able to run even 10 minutes last August - I’ve now hit 10K three times!! Consistency and practice matters!!

The Writing Framework has just been published, and I'm pleased to have been part of the sector panel to help produce this important document. I'm optimistic that the framework will help leaders to further develop the teaching of writing in their schools gov.uk/government/pub…

Writing is obviously a tool for communication. But it is so much more than that. It is a means of expanding limited working memory and a tool for thinking. AI can write really well - but if you want to develop your own thinking you need to be able to write yourself!

What is the effect of giving children smartphones before the age of 13? It's bad. Strongly associated with poorer mental health and wellbeing. BUT the evidence is largely correlational. What does this mean? 🧵⬇️

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The only way to travel, is on Yorkshire airlines. #YorkshireDay

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Live - Points of View. First to be discussed, the recent blog by Claire Stoneman on Teacher Voice in Education. Panel: Yasmin Omar ⚒️ Tarjinder Cllr Lucy Trimnell 🫖 Rae x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

"I get where Claire Stoneman is coming from, she has ppl coming in to talk about changes being implemented but she wants ppl to come in and implement the change as a teacher" Cllr Lucy Trimnell 🫖 x.com/TTRadioOfficia…

"We never find out when a consultant has failed, maybe on the grapevine, but the consultants still sell! You can get away with selling snake oil in education" Tarjinder x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Now discussing pupils who spent up to half a year in “unpleasant and distressing” isolation rooms losing a High Court battle against a school’s “rigorous” behaviour policy... x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Always a good discussion! Watch this mornings Points of View with Tarjinder Yasmin Omar ⚒️ Cllr Lucy Trimnell 🫖 Rae x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

1. The engagement illusion 2. The expertise illusion 3. The student-centred illusion 4. The transfer illusion 5. The easy-wins illusion 6. The motivation illusion 7. The discovery illusion 8. The uniqueness illusion 9. The performance illusion 10. The innovation illusion