Peter Ford

Curriculum manager in HE/FE. Masters in E-Tech and PhD in Ed' Research. Research and development director in a software house prior to education. Views my own.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

A paper on the benefits of testing. In this case more focused on retrieval than assessment

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Paper: https://t.co/8pgOKKGug1

[🇬🇧 TeacherToolkit.co.uk @TeacherToolkit]

This shows occupations in demand.

The report supports the introduction of foundation & shorter #apprenticeships to better align with evolving labour market demands & needs.

Plus, stronger careers guidance pre-19; we need that earlier in school too!

AI only mentioned twice!

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

I'm doing a special offer of 50% off any online training taking place in June and July 2025 (subject to availability). Get in touch via my website quoting SUMMER50 to make a booking. Popular topics include behaviour, adaptive teaching and self-regulation. Please RT. Thank you!

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

Interesting but you can't help feeling that education is far too ideological in its ambitions for assessment. Only 11 % of Oxbridge students are working class. Socio-economic circumstance is the best indicator of success. All educational assessments do is certify that reality.

[Amanda Spielman @amanda_spielman]

1. Assessment myths are swirling again, especially around GCSEs, and especially around GCSE maths. So here’s an attempt to explain some of the issues that often seem to flummox people.

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

Without ambitious policy change, child poverty is projected to increase dramatically over the next decade.

In fact, should the Government continue with existing policy, our projections suggest child
poverty will hit 33 per cent in 2029-30, a level not seen since 1998-99.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@AndyPeacock999 Was Winston Churchill a Socialist or MacMillan or Ted Heath. Just asking for a friend.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@stoneman_claire @Counsell_C AI knows more than we do but it is inherently biased. because knowledge production is biased. Knowledge does not give you agency it is a tool, which you wield. Pitching an argument against AI on the basis of knowledge is like challenging Mike Tyson to a bare knuckle fight.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@michael_merrick The biggest challenge facing education is who will own the AI that replaces teachers...!

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

I would suspect this is an over simplification and more time is needed to assess the impact of increased Capital Gains taxes but it highlights the ongoing challenge of taxing wealth.

[Alex Recouso @recouso]

🇬🇧 The recent capital gains tax increase in the UK was expected to bring additional tax revenue.

Instead, high-net-worth individuals and families are leaving the country, leading to a 10% fall in net capital gains tax revenue.

Welcome to the Laffer curve, suckers.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

More good news. AI is about to eviscerate entry level professional jobs

[Prof Michael Green FCCT @Michael_S_Green]

Really interesting article about the potential impact of AI on jobs in the next 5 years. #ArtificialInteligence
#AI
https://t.co/79f89U97hW

[Tes magazine @tes]

Early career teachers and their mentors have struggled with a 'high and complex' workload, a review of the government’s Early Career Framework has found
https://t.co/so1KAjiqH7

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

More economic analysis on the current state of the UK economy.

[Neil O'Brien @NeilDotObrien]

https://t.co/HjOgHgMouB

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@michael_merrick @JustinG92785123 I think ingenuity, political stability, liberal institutions, technological advancement and an education system that turned out people who offered more than 'it was the empire wot done it' also helped. The economic benefits of empire, as you say, is contested.

[Gavin Rice @gavinantonyrice]

🚨The most important graph in British politics👇

Why are average wages no higher than in 2008?

The argument for capitalism is that gradually everyone becomes better off.

But for 17 years that hasn't been happening.

Why is Britain's economy stuck?🧵

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@StephenVainker They also criticise Bruner and then say: 'However, a recent renewal of appreciation for the role of knowledge in human cognition, building on David Ausubel's (1968) view that people learn new things by building on their own current knowledge', which is pure Vygotsky.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

Ultimately, you can't disagree with the premise that knowledge is an important construct in education but I still find it challenging the way the authors cite other academics many of whom had long and well respected careers.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@Trivium21c It's a bit Thatcherite to talk about economics in terms of house keeping but it depends how pedantic you want to be. You can pay all your bills and create debt...! I thought the more interesting point is that core Tory values, like paying bills, contributed to the problem.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@Trivium21c I presumed you were mocking Conservatives for not pursuing their core value of paying bills. My point is they pursued it to the detriment of growth, which was their contribution to debt largely emergent from the 2008 crisis and Covid but also from Tories pursuit of paying bills

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@MarkavisOrg @Miss_Snuffy Lol it was both a fact and it amused me. I apologise, I have no doubt you are far more eloquent than I.

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@TeacherToolkit Yes all you need is two echo chambers for educational academics to exist in and ruthlessly gatekeep.....!

[Peter Ford @EdSacredProfane]

@MarkavisOrg @Miss_Snuffy I said the same but much more eloquently. Plenty of good theory that underpins good practice but @Miss_Snuffy does not call for a renewal of qualifications rather they are worthless. Accountants don't qualify as good accountants nor lawyers. @Miss_shuffy would have to clarify.