"Our results reveal that whenever handwriting movements are included as a learning strategy, more of the brain gets stimulated, resulting in the formation of more complex neural network connectivity...typewriting do[es] not activate...networks the same way that handwriting does."

I was last here over 20 years ago. Things have moved on quite a bit since then 🤓

I’ll be applying this in my maths classroom on Monday

Genuinely enjoying my time Bett Global also reflecting on the fact that a friend works in an outstanding school that still takes paper registers and has no interactive boards.

1/ Thinking about recent tweets about marking. My take: whether the kids are using MWBs, booklet, exercise books... check for understanding (are they thinking?) and check their work regularly. Checking their work isn't the same as marking. But do check their work.

From 5 judgement areas to 11. A 4 point grading system to 5. The point is that an inspection team struggles to effectively judge a school in 2 days. I don't really understand how the proposed changes to Ofsted actually help schools and school leaders?

COMPUTING SPECIALIST TEACHER RECRUITMENT: We are #recruiting a #computing specialist teacher to our wonderful school in #Wembley. Details on our website: elsley.brent.sch.uk/vacancies #Brent #teachingjobs #educhat

Happy Valentines ❤️Mumin Humayun

Top 3 things received from students this week 1: this pointy stick 2: a rose and box of chocs 3: 84 reply slips for half term intervention

Tried to connect with a new colleague this week because she went to the school I trained at. Realised she would’ve been 3yo when I was there🙈👵🏾 Mumin Humayun

"Feedback turns experience into learning." But it's hard to get good feedback on our teaching, says Robert Coe. Evidence Based Education's Great Teaching Toolkit can help us with this. #HaveringHTConf2025 Havering Academy of Leadership evidencebased.education/a-model-for-gr…

The EBacc has narrowed the curriculum and is taking time away from the arts. The government’s curriculum and assessment review is a historic opportunity to reverse this decline for good. #theartsandmindscampaign The National Education Union is proud to have signed a letter alongside hundreds of

🚨 Really important research published today regarding the link between pupil attendance & attainment in Key Stages 2 and 4. Highly recommend reading. The findings are very concerning. gov.uk/government/pub… #schoolleadership #attendance #pupilabsence #pupilachievement

We need to be prepared to be surprised! ‘Simply reading challenging novels aloud, and at a fast pace in each lesson, repositioned ‘poorer’ readers as ‘good’ readers, giving them a more engaged, uninterrupted reading experience over a sustained period.’ Who, in education,

A dozen teacher training providers that were deliberately crowbarred out of their status to make room for pop up new providers are now poised to re-enter the market. No-one in the sector was under any illusion about what was actually happening. schoolsweek.co.uk/12-teacher-tra…

Stood with a guitar on gate duty this morning. Never underestimate the power of a prop

Love love love this!!💃🏾

The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

theguardian.com/society/2025/j… Or maybe I do just have a “difficult back”

I passed my NPQH!!