Steve Butler

Father of 3, Head of Science, A level biology & physics and SLE in Solihull, education enthusiast and a bio geek, MCCT, views my own.

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Grammar schools are always a hot potato. When pressure is applied to OFSTED to grade them through a different lens we lose their purpose. Nobody takes a similar issue with sport academies where we foster talent. Grammars should be an academic equivalent
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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

@10DowningStreet @BirminghamEdu You pay these big bursaries to shortage subjects. We have inappropriate staff come in, coast, cost a lot in training and leave at the end of the year. It fixes nothing. Pay it out over a space of years or find a better long term incentive to keep people in

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

As part of our back to school series, our latest blog is on building good habits ready to get a strong set of first mocks to set the foundation for a successful year

https://t.co/hC29UR1FVj

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Year 12 students have arrived and a lot are already think about the year to come to build their application for medicine and dentistry and get ace the UCAT. We offer our advice and an announcement of our new UCAT mastery provision

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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Come and say hello, our first day out advertising at Touchwood Solihull

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Going into a new school year students always start motivated. It serves for a great time for them to reflect on their priorities and think of what they want from their future, this week our blog helps students think to the future

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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

A week after A level results, off the back of GCSE results we have a blog for students who didn’t do quite as well as they had hoped to share all of the options still open to them. Please share with any students struggling with their post results options

https://t.co/Mrg6KUeYCe

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

@adamboxer1 We had one, liked it, but it had a couple of faults. Locked itself when we got out, which was concerning with the kids in the car. Then the panoramic cover clip broke. Only way to fix was to remove entire glass roof which would break it. Swapped it to smax last year

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

I feel I am having the same conversation a lot recently, often with medic/dentist hopefuls, so we have put together some advice for y12 students who haven’t quite got the predicted grades they hoped for.

https://t.co/oDnteMURBe

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

@adamboxer1 Is the webinar being recorded and made available or rerun at all? I would be interested but am unable to make the time

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Six weeks until exams start, here some advice to students and parents

We also have lots of GCSE & A level maths & sciences mastery session, please share with any students to help them make the most of the Easter break!

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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

With exam season fast approaching, our blog seeks to help students structure their time over the Easter break.

We also have a number of tuition mastery sessions on for students in y10-13 across sciences and maths. Please share with any who may benefit.

https://t.co/kMapZBcdeQ

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

@missdcox They’re all techniques reported by students and teachers to be utilised during revision episodes. I find the conclusions are easily applicable to revision techniques, you may get a couple more specific to revision techniques from their reference list too

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

@missdcox @C_Hendrick @dylanwiliam @effortfuleduktr @EfratFurst @BradleyKBusch And a meta analysis to go further with each method. Both papers are fairly useful

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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

@missdcox @C_Hendrick @dylanwiliam @effortfuleduktr @EfratFurst @BradleyKBusch https://t.co/L0M5bBK58h

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[Ian White @ianwhite21]

THREAD: I think AI is about to have a seismic impact on the classroom. I could be wrong, but here is my guess why and how:

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Build up to exams is really tough for students, there are loads of ways that AI can supplement school and tuition when used well by students. This week is all around reducing stress in students
#ai #AIinEducation

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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

AI won’t replace great teachers—but it can supercharge them. This weeks blog is about ways that our teachers have been making simple use of GenAI
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[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

Students are always asking if they should revise alone or with a friend. Often the answer is alone, but there are opportunities that are missed in this, especially with the potential of AI to support. This weeks blog: https://t.co/757uL419WG

[Steve Butler @SButlerEdu]

AI isn’t used properly by students yet. We as teachers can train them to use it well. A recent meta analysis (in comments) details its positive impact on learning. That’s the theme of our blog this week. #AI #Education #Tutor #BrightPathLearning https://t.co/5oOyaqneUm