Can anyone point me in the direction of a website where kids can read online for free? Sure I saw something on twitter the other night.

Differentiation is a mess and schools need to have a good think about whether they use it at all, argues Mr Taylor 🧪📚🙋🏻‍♂️ tes.com/magazine/artic…

Government: Today ✅ You can't simply compare provision made by individual countries - locality is a huge factor. ✅ Data doesn't tell you enough - so performance comparisons aren't valid. ✅ You must base your response on expertise and research. School leaders: Forever🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️

"Celebrate independent thinking...encourage it in all children, especially those who think they are doing well at school by simply doing what they’re told." Great article from Independent Thinking ⬇️💜

Spot on

“Kids are there for the school not the other way round” how can we create a more relatable curriculum? The world has moved on and the education has stagnated Martin Illingworth Independent Thinking

Rethink: Caleb Femi says 'creative thinking' is key to students' future - ‘relying on the existing education system may no longer be the best option for future progress.’ ⁦Graham Brown-Martin⁩ ⁦Martin Illingworth⁩ ⁦via Crista⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/world-530…

30 pass Pablo move

Assessment is not a spreadsheet, it’s a conversation. by Graham Brown-Martin link.medium.com/bmnquyOJZ7

Replacing marking with direct feedback in the classroom not only reduces workload for teachers - it improves pupil outcomes too, according to research by the @EdDevTrust for Department for Education tes.com/news/reducing-…

Joe Wicks Joe Wicks may have delivered his last lesson this morning, but there are things that all teachers can learn from his approach, according to this middle leader tes.com/news/joe-wicks…

Men working in primary schools are often victims of damaging stereotypes – it's time to banish these once and for all, writes Men Teach Primary  #EduMTP 🏃🏽‍♂️📈🎙 tes.com/news/four-myth…

It’s encouraging that the UK government has a plan that focuses on obesity and its effects, but it still feels like more of the same. The old school way is ‘move more, eat less, it works’. But does it? Read my thoughts here: bit.ly/39HByNv

Listen to the @Tes international podcast to hear about the Dubai school that did away with homework – and is all the better for it tes.com/news/homework-…

Overrated.

'If I had my way, teachers would be paid more than doctors. I’d make them the highest-paid professionals, the most valued members of society': Jack Reacher Books for education secretary, anyone? tes.com/news/lee-child…

On the loss of teachers with 8-17 years in the profession: "These are the mentors, the tutors, the voices of experience & wisdom, the experts, the unconsciously competent professionals who can deal reliably with an unruly class on a wet Friday afternoon or a demanding parent" 1/3

No wonder Gavin Williamson didn’t want to make a statement: - He hasn’t told us which schools will be open and which ones will be closed - He hasn’t got a Plan B for exams - He hasn’t guaranteed laptops for all who need them - He won’t commit to staff vaccination programme

If you want to survive in a tough profession like teaching, you need to be able to say 'no' to extra work or responsibility, says @teachgratitude1 – and here he shares his tips on how to do it tes.com/news/when-teac…

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