I like the “initial” part of this statement. Tier 1 instruction is such a crucial part of teaching foundational skills.

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Nothing makes more of a difference to a school, in terms of outcomes and happiness of staff and pupils, than sorting behaviour. Leaders who neglect this leave a trail of destruction.

A reminder for myself as I get ready for the new school year ! #SoR #bced #balancedliteracy #@TheSixShifts

Poor proxies for learning From Robert Coe: hubs.la/Q02Lxk5V0

Five Indirect Benefits of Testing - The Effortful Educator theeffortfuleducator.com/2023/12/15/fiv… via Blake Harvard 5. Frequent testing encourages students to study "In numerous studies, where tests or assessments were either more or less sporadic, students were more likely to study when

Ireland is going phone free in its second level schools (roughly age 12-18). No longer allowing fake phone-free (which is where phones are "banned" during class time only, which does not work).

GCSE results out today! I didn’t think such a stat was possible. Super well done to the teachers and pupils at Michaela! 🥳

You teachers out there know just how impossible this is with a comprehensive intake… I can’t believe it!! 🙌🙌

Once again, amazing results from Michaela Free School. Even more amazing to think how much of the last year Katharine Birbalsingh had to spend in court, fighting an attempt to close down the pioneering teaching methods that allowed pupils to achieve such stunning outcomes.

Ask yourselves, the people who relentlessly criticise me, have they done half as much as we do for social mobility? What difference do they make for kids? Should you listen to them, OR maybe consider what I say, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable? #ThinkOutsideOfTheBox ✊🏾

I’ve seen a lot of commentary from people talking about a spike in poor behaviour at school. I think this is slightly misleading. School behaviour has been *far* worse than most of the public imagined for a long, long time, decades at least. It’s just that people are now facing

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Exactly.

Let me introduce you to an absolutely tremendous fellow, Andrew Old. He encouraged my early blogging by sharing my stuff and it’s likely I wouldn’t have kept going without that. He has kept making the case for educational traditionalism and has constantly deflated those with

My latest book is Cognitive Load Theory: A little guide for teachers. It’s available at all good online bookstores. books.google.com.au/books/about/A_…

It would be remiss of me to not mention my other two books: The Truth About Teaching and The Power of Explicit Teaching and Direct Instruction.

We are catapulted back to 2009. All of the great reforms to education made under the Conservatives since 2010 are coming under attack now that Labour are in power. Let’s see if this Labour Party has the moral decency to stand up to pressure.

Our EYFS children have started their Phonics sessions this this week! What a fantastic start! Well done children! ❤️ John Walker, Sounds-Write Rise Multi Academy Trust #flourishandsucceed

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