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This report has, for the first time, got some of this data! Some of this is shocking: 20% of all kids in secure settings come from only SIX SCHOOLS! And 5% come from THE SAME SCHOOL!

This is worth a watch - a fascinating look at how education has (and hasn't) changed over the last 50 years 👀 And yes, I can confirm that we do have a rolling blackboard in our house 🙃

We absolutely need a 'What Works Centre for SEND' that sits between NICE and the EEF. That centre needs a major endowment to run research trials to inform a set of National Standards on what works - and, crucially, what doesn't - to help every child reach their potential.

"If we turn the best teachers into coaches, will their impact on the effectiveness of their colleagues outweigh the loss of the coaches’ own classroom expertise?" schoolsweek.co.uk/is-coaching-re…

If you are a KS2 teacher and interested in AI, we have a three week research project starting after Easter. #ai #ks2 #education #teachers

Control groups: why aren't they properly controlled in reading research!? I often read research with bold claims about how 'Programme X' led to very impressive, significant gains on various tests, only to dig a little deeper and see that the control group was the good old...

Just a reminder that Latin is a great language option for primary schools. It helps deepen knowledge of English and provides a solid grounding for many modern languages at secondary... (Classics for All are brilliant at providing training and support too)

To me, I/We/You is a powerful way to conceptualise teaching specific things. It is NOT a powerful way to structure lessons. It's a cycle. And you could have multiple cycles in any given 55 minute "lesson".

Mr Leyshon Matthew Ryder Because of the control groups involved, a sensible interpretation of the reciprocal reading research is that getting kids to actively engage with text in a small-group provides benefits to comprehension compared to not doing that. >>

Adam Boxer As I keep pointing out, even if teacher-produced curricula are better (which they usually aren't) what matters is whether the time spent producing those materials could have been spent in a way with greater benefits for learners.

This is an excellent read - very revealing anecdote. “Because these plans included a health element, we had to present the idea to officials in the Department of Health. They laughed at us, and the awkwardness of that meeting is seared into my memory.”

Talking about *mental models*? Make sure you know what you mean. It’s a popular term often used loosely. They aren’t just bits of knowledge. They’re situation-sensitive tools for thinking. This post took 2yrs to write! ☕️Grab a coffee and have a read bit.ly/3EXhJWs

This blog is great, not least because it calls for it to be easier for researchers to access the NPD - the sort of policy that 17 people care about; could cause a government headaches in the short term; but leads to better outcomes in the long term

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“Reclaim childhood. Redefine inclusion. Regulate diagnostics. Rethink classrooms. Rebuild specialist provision. Reinforce the public sector: six moves to reform our current education system, not just patch it”: this is excellent from ⁦Matt Hood⁩: schoolsweek.co.uk/how-to-build-a…

Thread: In our response to Ofsted's consultation, we proposed that the way to improve inspections within existing resources was greater use of risk-based inspection, allowing a longer (6-7 year) inspection cycle 1/6

Big news! The EEF has commissioned a trial of WhatWorked Teachers. #Primaryteachers can run trials using our automated platform to test #spelling practices & get instant impact reports. shorturl.at/tn2DO #EEF #TeacherLedResearch #MicroRCTs #Literacy

On the grounds that it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission, I've decided to make available online my foreword to Guy Claxton's "The future of teaching—and the myths that hold it back" (Routledge 2021). It's here: bit.ly/ClaxtonForeword

Carefully and powerfully argued perspective from Dylan Wiliam. Love how it dissolves the ‘sides’ that readily dominate much education debate. Well worth a read.

An impressive piece of work by Lucy Crehan. I particularly like how Lucy highlights the importance of issues like specificity in curriculum frameworks. It’s easy to think that less specificity is somehow preferable: allows for flexibility, teacher autonomy etc 1/4