Further evidence that Vic Goddard is a national treasure theguardian.com/education/2019…

Not good news for Restorative Justice- research starting to show major issues with discerning impact. hechingerreport.org/the-promise-of…

I hope the Sunday Times story about the BBC is kite-flying. Destroying the BBC wasn’t in our manifesto and would be cultural vandalism. “Vote Tory and close Radio 2”. Really?

I’m not sure this vendetta against the #BBC is going to end well. No mention of it in our manifesto (where we actually promised to work with BBC to build new partnerships across globe) so I won’t be supporting it. thetimes.co.uk/article/no-10-…

NEW POST More bad news from Scotland and Australia should listen gregashman.wordpress.com/2020/02/22/mor… via Greg Ashman

“We were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier" admits NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, two years after he told them to stay out of sight in the locker room if they wanted to protest about police brutality by taking a knee during the anthem. bbc.com/news/world-us-…

Missed out on our webinar on cognitive load? Good news - we’ve summarised it for you in our weekly blog - and the video is there for you to watch and discuss! Check it out here beboldmaths.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/244/ #beboldmaths #mathscpdchat #mathschat #edutwitter

Sunday funday has arrived - take a look at our most recent blog post from HACFell on Knowledge Organisers in maths #mathschat #mathscpdchat #edutwitter beboldmaths.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/dec…

Schiff: "What we're seeing today is an appalling overture ... from the president saying, 'If you lie for me, if you cover up for me, I will reward you. On the other hand, if you are a rat and you cooperate then like a Mafia boss, I will come after you." nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Trainee teacher applications surge by 65% in England theguardian.com/education/2020…

Using Microsoft Teams with your new students in September? I have created a PPT introducing basic features: know how to access Teams, navigate, complete assignments & more. If you'd like a copy just RT & follow so that I can send you the file! #MIEExpert #EduTwitter #EdTech

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% who enter higher education by age of 19 Privately educated kids 85% Asian state school kids 64% Black state school kids 59% State school kids not on free school meals (fsm) 45% State school kids on fsm 26% White boys on fsm ... 13% bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Josiah Elleston-Burrell had done everything to make his dream of studying architecture a reality. But, suddenly, last summer, he found his fate was no longer in his hands. by Tom Lamont theguardian.com/education/2021…

The splash in the Sunday Times about some private schools experiencing a - shall we say - rapid rise in top exam grades over the last two years does not make for comfortable reading.

Following the events in Ukraine, we have launched an emergency appeal ➡️ bit.ly/UkraineCrisisA… Communities are bearing the brunt of eight long years of conflict. We are very concerned about the recent intensification of fighting in Ukraine over the past few days.

✳ Coming soon ✳ Next week, we'll be releasing a brill maths transition pack, with space for workings & answers for marking. It's got 100 SparxMaths Qs over 12 key maths topics differentiated to support all students preparing to start y7. RT if you want me to send you a copy

So we've finished making a Y11->A-Level transition pack. I did the Qs myself (sooo fun!)-just what students need to get fluent & prepare for the step-up. I've sent a copy to 600+people who asked (hands sore!). If I've missed you let me know by following SparxMaths + RTing this.

Public sector real-term pay rises since 2011. Spot the teachers.

I hope policymakers in these countries are looking closely at what is happening in Scotland. There are better ways of doing curriculum & assessment. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/skills-vs-kn…