Want to see a baby make 60 million neural connections? 🧠

Look no further than this fantastic video.

As they bide a little time in the car, our hero and his dad engage in this lovely “serve and return” interaction.

And it’s hard to tell which of them is loving it more.

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Summer Term #wellbeing

‘When you’re driven to work too hard you ignore what matters. People sacrifice their playfulness, the joyfulness being driven by unconscious needs to validate your existence…Joy is important…We can always be playing in the Enchanted Forest’

Apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’). If you work with 18 year olds upwards please share. It’s urgent as the deadline is approaching. The government don’t seem to be actively sharing this. So we need to. gov.uk/apply-for-phot…

💕I’m so excited to be heading to Brighton for the UKLA International Conference this year! The last one I attended was in Sheffield - can’t wait! Debbie Thomas Claire Williams Jo Tregenza President Elect UKLA SFHEA FCCT Teresa Cremin Roger McDonald Hannah Baker MoonOnAStick Miss P Sonia 💕

Worried about education hanging onto any single idea as a silver bullet, golden goose etc..

Teaching is complex. If we think one lens alone in which to view this task is enough, we are fooling ourselves.

We need to support teachers to work through multiple lenses, not just one.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an inspirational Headteacher to lead Jewellery Quarter Academy. This is a tremendous opportunity to serve a diverse & vibrant community with wonderful young people.

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Chris Dyson FCCT Jon Biddle Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 Teresa Cremin Miranda McKearney OBE Sonia Mia Librarimum 📕🍉 Richard Ruddick Mathew Tobin Leanne Mahony Bernadette O’Rourke Mrs Eaton MissGroganConway Mrs Zamir Tania Yasmin MissW@GreetPrimary Hodge Hill Primary School KiranS Hope_Street_Blues Jamie Barry Thanks Chris! We'd love to discuss how EmpathyLab might partner with your school. There's a free briefing on Tuesday that might be of interest to you and your network about our schools programme!

You can register at: surveyhero.com/c/3xtnreae

To argue against encouraging children to be able to speak accurately, confidently and with careful thought would be an unusual point to try and make. Oracy is not anti knowledge; it is a vehicle through which taught knowledge can be understood, explored and used.

An exciting opportunity for schools ⭐️⭐️ Celebrate and showcase your #readingforpleasure provision with skilled support⭐️⭐️Briefing 24th April 2-4 pm ukla.org/news/ukla-ou-q…
⭐️⭐️Reach for the 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 Joseph Coelho is laureating!

🚨NEW PODCAST EPISODE🚨

Should oracy play a greater role in primary and secondary education?

Geoff Barton joined us on #insideyoured to discuss the meaning and value of 'oracy' as well as his role as Chair of the new Oracy Education Commission.

🎧edsk.org/inside-your-ed…

Empathy Day is a highlight of our school year and something we always look forward to. You can register now for this year's event (Thursday 6th June). The first 300 schools to sign up will all receive a free empathy-boosting book. Further information here: empathylab.uk/empathy-day

The next in our series of Commission Conversations is live. Hear from Stephen Coleman Leeds Uni Media about the role of oracy education in how young people engage and participate in the democratic process open.spotify.com/episode/4fEMOe… Geoff Barton

This wonderful book by Sonia really makes me eager to read Ron Berger's original work.

Changes we made to teacher recruitment this year:

Significantly more detail in the recruitment pack
School tours offered in advance and after the deadline
Interview questions sent out a week in advance
Lunch with the children (not observed)
Time in the staffroom with the team

If you missed this yesterday, I'm trying to facilitate a network for literacy leaders to share ideas and support each other online (and maybe in person...!). Give TheLiteracyCommunity a follow and fill in this form so that I can add you to the mailing list! forms.gle/KKkkUxujvjqjDK…

Just to say ...
Thanks for all the kind messages about me stepping down as Gen Sec of ASCL. I haven't tried to answer them. As ever, I feel a bit of an imposter. But that doesn't mean that what you've said doesn't matter. It means much, much more than you will ever know. G

Loving the Investigators series at home - a captivating read for all ages! Graphic novels are proven to boost motivation & engagement for diverse learners in the classroom. Plus, who doesn't love a good comic? #graphicnovels

Anyone saying ‘but would you cast MLK/ Mandela/ etc as white?’ is being deliberately obtuse/ ignorant. The power of Shakespeare’s legacy is in its establishing of archetypes & psychological profiles that speak to the human condition; that’s why his work lives on. The problem is

Today, #ReadingLessons makes its way out into the world! It’s about the books we read in school and the complicated relationships we have with them, and about my journey as a reader and teacher.