Daniel Muijs

Professor and Head of the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast @QUBSSESW @QUBelfast

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@lesleyemerson1 Ok, that’s fair. It is still the case imo that inspections should go ahead for quality assurance purposes.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

Total nonsense. Similar legislation applies in the South, Wales, Scotland, England and pretty much all of Europe. The right of children to a good education and safeguarding is what matters here, and inspection is key to this.

[John Finucane MP @johnfinucane]

Tomorrow, Paul Givan will attempt to push through a bill that could see teachers face sanctions for taking strike action.

You read that right.

At a time when teachers are under growing pressure, the DUP Education Minister wants to diminish, not strengthen, teachers’ rights.

We will not stand by & accept this.

Sinn Féin will strongly oppose this crusade against teachers & stand up for their right to take industrial action.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@MatthewOToole2 Absolutely ridiculous to say this is unacceptable. Similar legislation applies in the South, Wales, Scotland, England and pretty much all of Europe. The right of children to a good education and safeguarding is what matters here. Not posturing about union rights.

[Newton Emerson @NewtonEmerson]

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland where it's not already an offence to obstruct a school inspection.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

Some valuable lessons here - close link between vocational ed & employers & active into-employment policy. But interesting the article entirely forgets to mention that a key part of the Dutch education system is streaming from the start of secondary school https://t.co/eHNOHTdk2N

[Pamela Snow @PCSnow1604]

I recently wrote a blogpost arguing that we need to connect trauma-informed practice and learning science principles. Their alignment has been hiding in plain sight for a long time. This has been picked up in a new piece by @EducationHQ_AU

https://t.co/TLFxj5TOC1

[Natasha Porter OBE @NPorter_]

On first read this seems like an actually insane approach to reading. Am now a bit terrified that we’re slipping towards a dystopian future where instead of reading amazing books we prompt some LLM chat bot to churn out formulated crap masquerading as literature for us…

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@NewtonEmerson Councils need to give up on the idea of development centred on retail & offices. In most towns and cities there is already more retail and office space than current and future needs require. Online retail and home working are not going away. Only way to regenerate is more housing

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@buckingham_j Those evil seats, busy maintaining the classroom as a place where students engage in work! I think we should ban them now!

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

Suggestive that amount/quality of practice may be key to application.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

Interesting study suggesting that adding retrieval practice to use of worked examples leads to better long-term retention of verb spelling rules among 4th graders but doesn’t lead to better application of the rules. https://t.co/xvJYbBL4Lf

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

Looking forward to my cut-price dried papaya and fonio quinoa already 👍

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The Government has published the list of 125 “everyday essentials” that will see lower prices due to planned tariff cuts

Aubergines
Avocados
Baked beans
Bananas (fresh and dried)
Biscuits
Boiled sweets
Bread
Buckwheat
Candied fruit
Chewing gum
Chocolate (bulk and retail)
Chocolate bars
Chocolate drink preparations
Chocolate spreads
Chocolate with fruit, nuts or cereal
Citrus fruits (various)
Cocoa paste
Cocoa powder
Couscous
Crispbread
Crisps
Dried apples
Dried apricots
Dried figs
Dried papaya
Dried peaches/nectarines
Dried pears
Fonio
Fresh figs
Frozen fruits
Garlic
Gherkins
Gingerbread
Green tea
Jams and marmalades
Limes
Liquorice products
Margarine
Marzipan and pastes
Mixed dried fruit
Mixed fats and oils
Mixed fruit and nuts
Mixed nuts
Mixed preserved fruit and nuts
Non-alcoholic beverages
Olive oil (extra virgin)
Olive oil (other)
Olive oil (virgin)
Olives (for oil production)
Olives (fresh/chilled)
Olives (frozen)
Other fresh fruits
Other peppers (capsicum/pimenta)
Pickled peppers
Pizzas and quiches
Plant-based drinks
Plantains (fresh and dried)
Prepared vegetables
Preserved beans
Preserved citrus fruits
Preserved tropical fruit
Preserved vegetables
Processed potatoes
Quinoa
Rusks
Soups and broths
Sugar confectionery
Sugar tablets
Sweet peppers
Throat pastilles
Toasted bread products
Toffees and caramels
Tomato ketchup
Tomato sauces
Vegetable oils
Waffles and wafers

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@greg_ashman Oh dear. Where even to start with criticising this?

[Brendan McKenna @bmckenna58]

I look forward to working with the consortium of local HEIs in bringing this professional qualification to the system.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

Great to see this happening, and that collaboratively between the HE providers in NI!

[Education NI @Education_NI]

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister Paul Givan has awarded a three-year contract for a professional learning programme to support newly appointed and aspiring school principals.

This will provide a structured, evidence-informed programme focused on the key knowledge and skills required by effective principals.

🔗 For more information: https://t.co/e9itYNy0A2

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@C_Hendrick Life’s too short to read all of that, but I recognise the tendency. It’s rooted in a worldview that rather than accepting differences of opinion sees opposing views as evil. They therefore cannot be held in good faith, but must result from nefarious motives and thus conspiracies.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

What has been achieved in one year of TransformEd is really impressive with work across a range of areas from curriculum to teacher professional learning. Particularly good to see an evidence-based approach. NI is on the right track.

https://t.co/7byMDnYxi9

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@Ria1984 In what world is that a reward? 😆

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@CarrickGrammar, a school with strong leadership, and an explicitly knowledge-rich and Science-of-Learning based approach doing particularly well in both GCSE and A-levels.

[CarrickfergusGrammar @CarrickGrammar]

CGS has taken the top spot in NI for GCSE results, with every single pupil achieving 5+ passes at GCSE at A*-C including English and Maths. The top spot was shared amongst 8 schools. CGS is one of only 4 schools to appear in both the top 10 schools at GCSE and A Level.

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

@StuartLock @C_Hendrick Agree. When you read what Alpha write about their own approaches, 'specialty schools' etc., it really does not look like an evidence-based approach.