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👋🏽 I’ll be speaking twice at researchED National today: - Session 4 in K10 - Session 6 in M20 My talk: "Why your PD offer is your school improvement plan, and how to maximise its impact" Does your role involve in CPD, leadership or school improvement? This is for you! #rED24

“Teaching is a contact sport” says Dr Neil Gilbride Dr. Neil Gilbride. researchED #ResearchEdOutOfContext

Nick Pointer on professional development. Totally convinced us all that your PD offer is your school improvement plan...

Cannae wait for the return of ResearchEd Surrey - and my first time speaking! This is going to be a brilliant day… having seen the people lined-up to speak it will also be absolutely rammed full of both high quality thinking and practical tips! See you there 🤓 #rEDSurrey24

Tickets are £33.50. Discounts available for school group tickets. Tickets include: 🙌 Keynote presentation and 6 speaker sessions 🙌 BBQ lunch 🙌 A5 moleskin notebook 🙌 THE BEST PEN 🙌 Unlimited tea & coffee Not included but heavily advised: 🙌 Pub afterwards #rEDSurrey24

Ok. Blooming excited. After months of planning I'm pleased to say we are recruiting for a pilot cohort for a *very cool* new PD course for school leaders. The focus? Building pupils' engagement and sense of belonging. Full info here/DM me for a chat! ambition.org.uk/programmes/bui…

Pupil engagement and belonging in schools – a thread and exciting opportunity... Do you feel like something is missing from your pupils' experience of school? You're not alone. 🧵

I do not recommend getting a smart meter with Octopus Energy - nothing but trouble since installation 😤

Ok - this officially makes the FT weekend a must-buy...!

Big day 🎉 A huge amount of work behind this; huge credit to Steve Farndon for such a comprehensive piece. We believe this shares really powerful insights to inform educators' work supporting pupils' motivation and engagement - let us know what you think and how you're using it!

MPs voted this week to scrap the tax breaks handed to private schools. The money will instead go to supporting the 93% of kids who go to state schools. Yet Reform MPs voted to keep this tax break for the privileged few. Remember that when they pretend to be on your side.

Our next #InspiringSW conference is on 17 May - will you be joining us in Cornwall to learn more about AI in education?

It’s been a couple of years since Natasha Porter OBE , founder of Unlocked Graduates, called to ask why prisoners didn’t have access to Oak’s lessons. A fair challenge, it spurred work with the brilliant digital team at Ministry of Justice to roll out our resources across youth & adult prison estates

"Government should... provide a core backbone of qualifications... and then focus on building a flourishing ecosystem of high-quality PD, from which schools and teachers can choose freely." Bold yet balanced pushes from Marie Hamer 🐝 and Loic Menzies in this really important report!