David Monis-Weston

AI Lead @ Purposeful Ventures; co-lead @mathshorizons; Founder/former CEO @TeacherDevTrust; former phys./maths teacher, Trustee @TeachingAwards. 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)

[David Monis-Weston @informed_edu]

Now that Thr*ads and Bl*eSky have picked up and given M*sk’s antics and general bots and right wing horror of this platform I’ll mainly be posting on the other platforms, plus Link*dIn, as well as monitoring this place like. Hopefully see you on the other, better side.

[David Monis-Weston @informed_edu]

I spoke with @itvnews @ITVLaurenHall about why registering as an organ donor and telling your family is so important - it saved my life in 2009 from a rare and potentially fatal condition. Such an important story from @NHSBT @NHSOrganDonor

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Pupils can pass GCSE maths without mastering basic numeracy such as decimals, percentages and averages, a report by mathematicians warns

https://t.co/Nw1aeXxExL

[mathshorizons @mathshorizons]

A huge thank you to our brilliant Chair, Professor Lord Tarassenko CBE, to our co-leads Dr Helen Drury and David Monis Weston, and to our fantastic Executive Group. Their experience and insight has been invaluable.

And this is not the end! More Maths Horizons follows....

[mathshorizons @mathshorizons]

You can read the full report here: https://t.co/syMtaydaB8

[mathshorizons @mathshorizons]

We shared our 7 recommendations in the House of Lords in May, and we are delighted to be able to share the full report today.

[mathshorizons @mathshorizons]

Since September 2024, we have heard from hundreds of experts through interviews and consultation feedback, as well as roundtable discussions and school visits, as well as conducting large-scale polling through Public First.

[mathshorizons @mathshorizons]

Today, Maths Horizons publishes our full report about the future of maths curriculum and assessment in England, and features in the Sunday Times here! https://t.co/lHT8HAvAKE

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

🧮' We need to rebalance expectations across key stages, so teachers aren’t forced to reteach what wasn’t properly learned the first time'

@mathshorizons leads - @informed_edu and DrHelenDrury
https://t.co/M5TAxaASY3

[mathshorizons @mathshorizons]

Today, Maths Horizons is delighted to be publishing our report about the future of maths curriculum and assessment in England.
Our launch event at the House of Lords later today will present the following seven recommendations:
(🧵1/7)

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

Every week the @tes team produce essential info, analysis, investigations, guides and opinion pieces aimed at helping schools do what they do best: change the lives of young people.

We curate some of those pieces into a weekly email - here is today's:

https://t.co/Tc76ek6lg5

[David Monis-Weston @informed_edu]

“the greatest risk of this AI technological wave is that we heed the siren calls to remove things from the curriculum if “AI can do it” - this
feels precisely the opposite of the right approach.”

[Tes magazine @tes]

The AI revolution in education will rest on solid teaching of knowledge and adapting to a new way of looking at metacognitive skills, argues David Monis-Weston @informed_edu
https://t.co/nb5afQOsvO

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

➡️ How do we modify education to prepare for a world where more jobs will require fluent use of AI tools?

➡️How do we modify the way we plan and teach to make use of AI tools?

David Monis Weston offers some answers ⬇️

https://t.co/cAGFTuHzEo

[Thinking Matters (Whole School Metacognition) @thinkschoolcom]

A really interesting piece from @informed_edu. In the AI infused world, metacognition is going to become an even more important skill than it already is. Don't miss the boat... #metacognition @thinkschoolcom

[Tes magazine @tes]

The AI revolution in education will rest on solid teaching of knowledge and adapting to a new way of looking at metacognitive skills, argues David Monis-Weston @informed_edu
https://t.co/nb5afQOsvO

[Tes magazine @tes]

Exclusive: The DfE has appointed these 17 expert edtech advisers to look into building evidence on how AI products work in education
https://t.co/tK6GjAnpOq

[David Monis-Weston @informed_edu]

I’m delighted to be on the Expert Steering Group for this #NPQreview - it’s a great group of experts.

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

Exclusive: The government is set to announce a review of national professional qualifications, with sector experts to advise on how to boost SEND, executive leadership and workload reduction skills in courses, Schools Week understands

https://t.co/2wBSvZpp4X

[The Learning Agency @tlearningagency]

In a new report, @informed_edu of Purposeful Ventures highlights that the new #edtech surrounding math learning can be beneficial but its integration into classrooms must be carefully managed. Read more here: https://t.co/FIZHUf2lRW

[Tes magazine @tes]

'Human relationships will continue to play an irreplaceable role in effective education,' says AI expert David Monis-Weston in response to fears about tech replacing teachers
https://t.co/vip5dHJJVX

[David Monis-Weston @informed_edu]

@tonyparkin @InformedEdu Thank you kindly Tony 🙏

[Dr Jill Berry @jillberry102]

"A lot of technology requires students to interact mainly with a screen & to be able to maintain their own focus, confidence & pace. But this neglects so many aspects of real human learning." @informed_edu in @tes: https://t.co/05pBpGpQdw