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Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all.
Every day, hundreds of pupils arrive and a vast web of teaching, care, safeguarding, meals, SEND support and logistics somehow holds together.
🎓 The miracle of schools 👇
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@Ofstednews Oliver says Ofsted will 'back' schools 'in upholding high standards of behaviour...backing head teachers to enforce rules and routines, because it is neither inclusive nor acceptable to acquiesce to the unacceptable behaviour of one pupil at the expense of the other children'
I can’t believe that tomorrow is the third anniversary of Times Tables Ninja (Key Stage 2) being published!
To celebrate, I’m giving away a copy of the book. To enter, please follow me and like and retweet this tweet.
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In the week of 19-23 May I'm offering FREE 'Much Ado About Numbers' talks for secondary schools (Years 9-12). Note that: 1) This must be a collaboration with English/History teachers 2) If outside M25 I'll request the train fare Contact me via email AT https://t.co/MziFoi13iZ
This is such an important consideration when thinking about how learning happens.
It's not about being a luddite or a technophobe or being wedded to the past, or not embracing change; it's about recognising that handwriting has a markedly different impact on the brain.
Actually the strongest link between school and prison according to the data is not exclusion.
It’s illiteracy.
So synthetic phonics, explicit vocabulary instruction and guided reading might be a better intervention line…
THE SHOCKING state of NHS dentistry in England is today again laid bare
Where is the Governments promised plan to fix it @wesstreeting?
If you are one of the 13 million people now struggling to access NHS dental care RT this jaw dropping report & join me in asking him
I think this maps onto schools, classrooms too. Often the disruptive behaviour is a sign to everyone else: ‘what are you going to do about it?’ If nobody does anything (worse, if the teacher doesn’t) then the disruptor gets a status boost. ‘No one f*cks with me.’ This is, of course, terrifying for other students in the room, who want to avoid the penalty of being the one who calls them out. So, most decline. Which is why it is crucial the adult in the room occupies the role of law giver and adjudicator, not just advocate or counsellor.