This is why I so admire Daisy Christodoulou. While Twitter gets down to fighting, she lifts her head up and notices what's going on. So perfectly put.

What to do with 8mil huh?? Please may I also have glue sticks, green pens, budget for enriching extra curricular experiences and some more teaching assistants #ukedchat #edutwitter #teachersrise

Sat here pondering my next research move on my paper submission for Chartered College of Teaching on the benefits of effective formative assessment within adaptive practice frameworks #SEND #adaptivepractice #edutwitter #teachertwitter #inclusiveeducation

They key takeaway here is that we should view retrieval as a learning event. Retrieval practice is not so much about testing whether someone knows something but rather a core part of actually learning that something, a process which occurs across time and space. When we 'learn'

One of the most frequently jarring things I see from people talking about education is people using the terms 'SEN' and 'low ability' as interchangeable or synonymous phrases. SEN does not mean 'low ability'.

Join us on Wednesday for this joint webinar with WomenEd 10%Braver #DisruptiveWomen as we bring together women who are leaders in the field of education to hear their stories of inclusion, leadership, and equity. ♀️✨ Sign up here:my.chartered.college/event/internat… #IWD2024 #IWD #WomenEd

***ADAPTIVE TEACHING *** This bonus one-pager on ‘Adaptive Teaching’ features ideas and insights from Alex Quigley in his recent blog. I was unable to squeeze this spread in my new book, so here it is as an exclusive download. ‘Teaching One-Pagers’ is available 24 May. 🇬🇧

Buzzing to have been given my first ever published opportunity on inclusive classrooms and adaptive practice 🥳 Chartered College of Teaching #inclusiveeducation #adaptivepractice #educhat #send

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Adaptive teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style. Alex Quigley take on AT offers a fresh take on how we can adapt learning whilst maintaining high expectations for all students. Original blog: alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-teach…

‘Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style’ “It is helpful to have examples of adaptive teaching, but also to present ‘non-examples’ of what it isn’t too.” alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-teach…

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🧵THREAD🧵 After the release of the “Use of teaching assistants in schools” was released in September, I have spent the last few weeks reading, internalising and reflecting on what this research from the Department for Education essentially tells us (with strengths & developments needed)

A PD is given about formative assessment or whatever, and it is assumed that this will magically be embedded in classrooms. Come on. If there is one thing every principal should know about professional learning it's that it doesn't work that way.

“If you get it right for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, you get it right for everyone.” At Ofsted, we’re going to keep saying it until we’re blue in the face. We have put inclusion - children with SEND and disadvantaged children - at the heart of our reforms. 🧵