NEW BLOG. I've been thinking a lot recently about Flashcards. Deceptively simple to employ, we need to teach pupils to use them well. Here is what I have learnt as a school leader about Flashcards. niprincipal.blogspot.com/p/this-much-i-…. Shout-outs to InnerDrive and Jo Castelino

No.1 job as a school is to enable children to be literate and numerate: it's the golden ticket for life for every child. To dilute this in order to make lessons more 'fun' with the hope pupils will behave better so there'll be fewer exclusions is bonkers on so many levels....

Fewer children in England report that they enjoy reading, but what can be done to reverse the trend? Tes speaks to researcher Teresa Cremin CBE to find out tes.com/magazine/teach…

💡 Want to know how schools can most effectively promote positive behaviour? Our guidance report is an accessible overview of existing research with clear, actionable recommendations. Available now: eef.li/behaviour

Understanding the impact of low family income and how to address it | Unity Research School ⁦Unity Research School⁩ researchschool.org.uk/unity/news/und…

Thought for the day... "For every extra minute of screen time, the three-year-olds in the study were hearing seven fewer words, speaking five fewer words themselves and engaging in one less conversation.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

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A Headteacher’s Call for a Rethink on SEND and Accountability: A Plea for Change In an open letter to policy makers & educators, Headteacher James Searjeant calls for meaningful change to the curriculum & assessment system in 2025 to make the education system truly inclusive

England cannot be cowards. A cricket boycott of Afghanistan, a country where a woman’s mere existence grows more unbearable by the day, is the only way. Column telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/0…

RIP David Lodge. ‘The Art of Fiction’ remains one of my ‘go-to’ books.

💡 As well as explaining key teaching terminology, “Tes explains” also includes insights around how education research is produced and how to identify reliable evidence. Find out more 👇🏽 ow.ly/La8G50UyeWM

The death of David Lodge feels like the end of an era when Eng Lit was king of the university, people read for pleasure & great books provided the cultural foundation for liberal democracy. That era is gone. The modern Morris Zapp is not teaching literature.

NEW BLOG: We need to talk about SEND… HeadteacherChat Cassie Young Dr Jill Berry Tom Rees Adam Boxer Sonia Teacher Tapp Doug Lemov ⚓️ Dr Vic Carr ⚓️ Tes magazine branwen jeffreys Tom Sherrington Garry Freeman SENDco: SEND & EHCP Consultant Marc Rowland Pls RT southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/we-…

*** NEW POST *** ‘New Year’s resolutions and doing hard things’ 5 realistic approaches to resolutions inspired by Steve Magness’ book ‘Do Hard Things’ alexquigley.co.uk/new-years-reso…

It's here! "Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The knowledge revival" is an open-access book that explains why knowledge needs to be at the heart of the curriculum: bit.ly/41XMBzf

‘In a world awash with digital tools, it's the teacher who provides context, empathy and inspiration; qualities no algorithm can replicate’: giving schools all the tech they could wish for would only reveal its limitations in education, says James Browning tes.com/magazine/leade…

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Why making reading easier may be a bad choice | Tes tes.com/magazine/teach…

Solihull schools urge parents to delay buying children smartphones - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Updates to 2026 AQA English Language exam: ‘The changes will affect current Year 10 students taking exams in summer 2026 and onwards. Current Year 11 and those students resitting exams in November 2025 will not see any changes to the exam papers.’ aqa.org.uk/news/gcse-engl…