🏴A significant shift in Welsh education policy this week.
After resisting for 20 years, the Welsh government now says systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) should be a key part of teaching children to read & pupils should not be guided to guess words from pictures or context.
I'm doing a half term #giveaway of these two of my books on #behaviour. Like and retweet this post to enter! Winner announced next Sunday (22nd Feb). See the thread for more details and a flash sale this week by my publishers @BloomsburyEd. #freebie
In today’s education news, nearly half of headteachers needed mental health support in the past year. It probably won’t shock anyone working in schools. Leadership can feel relentless, thankless and harder than it’s ever been. This job is starting to feel impossible at times. I
"I stand in front of my players and say, 'I'm going to make lots of mistakes guys, I need your help and you need my help and we're going to make mistakes together'. But we can't learn if you don't make mistakes"
Robbie Savage