🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘The 7 deadly sins of exam revision’ “There is no easy way to make revision sinners into saints, but if we understand the issues & barriers - the 7 sins - we can make small improves that can potentially make a big difference...” alexquigley.co.uk/the-7-deadly-s…

It has come to be widely accepted that withdrawal from lessons, 121 TAs, coloured paper, fidget spinners, dumbing down the curriculum and Nando’s style “differentiation” is somehow “inclusive”. No evidence - some of this actively harmful, and for my money, exclusive.

NEW "...pupils who had between 95-100% attendance in Year 11 were 1.9 times more likely to achieve a Grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE compared to pupils who only attended 90-95% of the time (DfE, 2025)." assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d2cf8f…

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What books should we review next? schoolleaderbooks.com

Worth platforming this again. Do School Exclusions and Attainment Outcomes Disproportionately Impact Minority Ethnic Pupils in England? Solid research strongly suggests not; poverty and SEN status are far more relevant factors. mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/1…

Exclusive: With the Ofsted consultation on inspection changes coming to an end, director of strategy Rory Gribbell explains what the watchdog has learned so far – and how it is considering adapting its proposals tes.com/magazine/analy…

🚨🚨The DfE has today published 3 sets of guidance (for HTs, Mentors & Induction Tutors) related to supporting Early career Teachers. Important that school leaders become familiar with this guidance: gov.uk/government/pub… #TeacherInduction #EarlyCareerTeacher #ECT

The Department for Education have made improvements to training and support for early career teachers from September 2025. Find out more: gov.uk/government/col…

🚨 ESSENTIAL READING if you're employing an Early Career Teacher for September. Department for Education have updated their statutory induction guidance to reflect changes brought about by the introduction of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) from September

The fact this is unfunded is disappointing. So many schools are going to financially struggle. More so if the teacher cost of living rise isn’t funded. schoolsweek.co.uk/school-support…

I’ve put together 13 top exam tips to share with students in the run-up to their GCSE. Practical advice to help them stay focused, reduce stress, and perform at their best. mathswhiteboard.com/downloads/Exam… #mathschat #mathsteacher #mathsresources Jo Morgan Jonathan Hall Amanda Austin

With a ban on single-use vapes coming into force, teenagers are increasingly turning to nicotine pouches. Safeguarding lead Tommy 🙋🏻‍♂️ explains what teachers need to know about the risks tes.com/magazine/teach…

NEW out in paperback this month!🎉 Whether it's medieval artefacts or escaping the Nazis, we've got it covered. Check 'New in Paperback' on our website! buff.ly/7pfB8L2 #newbooks #historybook #paperback #historynerd #newrelease #publicationday #medievalhistory #VEDay #WW2

Technique, personality and values. (Or: why I wouldn't ever do 'all hands up'.) teacherhead.com/2023/04/28/tec… From two years ago.

🚨Do you teach secondary? If so, Department for Education has published details of a short course that has been written regarding supporting reading in secondary. This is definitely worth looking at: gov.uk/government/pub… #reading #secondary #edutwitter

The EEF has published a really interesting blog this month outlining some important principles regarding pupil scaffolding. Link below - worth a read ⏬️ educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/what-goes… #SEND #PupilLearning #Scaffolding #SENDCO #SENCO #edutwitter

The government has confirmed it will cut the length of the postgraduate teaching apprenticeship from 12 to nine months to bring them in line with the school year The changes take effect this August buff.ly/Esmebdf