Spoke to this lovely lady today and she’s interested in talking to more parents affected by the awful transport situation in Birmingham. Please make contact if you’d like to speak to her. Thank you 😊

In 1968 Finland banned for profit Education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents. It has been in the Top 3 in Education for the last 20 years. There should be no profit in Education or Healthcare.

📢JOB OPPORTUNITY! We are recruiting for a Research Fellow to work on an exciting new project about English/Maths tutoring for post-16 GCSE resits. Closing date 14th August. More details here: jobs.ac.uk/job/DIP183/res… and do get in touch if you'd like to know more🌟

I can hardly believe this BBC News (UK) , this fawning coverage of the opening of Parliament. Not a word about the absurdity of the monarchy.

The 'Cap of Maintenance'. God, it's like something from Harry Potter

This is what we have to resort to. Publicly sharing our kids disabilities. Where is the bloody outrage 😡

More compassionate and inclusive 'behaviour' approaches on the way. An educational psychologist as the new 'behaviour tsar'?! 'By all means have discipline. But there is no need to have cruelty behind it.' Paul Dix Association of Educational Psychologists The Guardian theguardian.com/education/arti…

This blogpost is really worth reading. Gove expanded the issuing of penalties for non-attendance. But there is no reason for a draconian insistence on school attendance: there is no evidence that more attendance = better outcomes. New govt should undo Gove's macho showmanship.

The opportunities and life chances of a child born today are strongly linked to their parents’ socioeconomic background. That's why we fight for social mobility from birth to the workplace so that every young person, no matter their background, has the chance to succeed 🚀

We've been breeding butterflies 🦋. 8 painted ladies released

My book 'How to do your literature review' will be out next month. If you'd like a free e-inspection copy please DM me with your name, email address and institution.

How to do your Literature Review has now been published 😊. You can get a copy with 25% off using the code on the poster below.

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Please listen to the MeidasTouch podcast, which now comes top of the podcast list, ahead of Joe Rogan podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

My webinar 'What is a literature review in the age of AI?' hosted by Sage had 850 registrants for the live participation. The video can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=AKqCbz…

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5th edition of 'How to do your research project' available soon. Tutors can request inspection copies ...

My new article in The Psychologist on psychologists and the election of Trump: bps.org.uk/psychologist/t…