Josh Thomas

Science teacher. Interests = education, comedy, politics, science, travel.

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@labour_history Alec Douglas-Hume?

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@LeftieStats @YouGov Weirdly, this could end up being very good for labour and conservatives in long run. Seeing how reform run Wales, would show voters in the rest of UK why they could expect from a UK reform government.

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@10DowningStreet @NetflixUK I enjoyed Adolescence and found it thought provoking and powerful. But… 1) in schools, students should be studying 2) it’s not a documentary it is, ultimately, fiction 3) it’s powerful because adults don’t recognise the world teenagers love in (wrong end of telescope)

[Natasha Porter OBE @NPorter_]

Finally, you might be surprised that only 25% have been permanently excused. This is massively higher than in Gen pop, but it’s nowhere near some self reported figures, and nowhere near the % who’ve been frequently absent from school, or who have grown up in poverty.

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@CambPressAssess @ocrexams @FT From my quick glance, this looks like a terrible idea. If nothing else, can we please stop saying getting a 3 or below is a fail!

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

Brilliant! I can’t wait to see what the results will be!

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

And she is completely correct to say so

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Duty calls

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@labourlewis Ban smartphones and social media for all under 16s.

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

It is very concerning!!

In medicine, this would be considered unacceptable.

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

A worrying example of a lack of evidence applied to/in educational settings. There is more to dyslexia than just finding spelling a bit tricky.

[Darren McCaffrey @darrenmccaffrey]

WATCH: This is excellent, sums up #ITVDebate and the frustrations around it incredibly well

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@jeremycorbyn @hzomlot Surly the point of a movement is to go somewhere…

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@kateowbridge Nope. There are much more important priorities for schools including recruitment, behaviour and workload. Curriculum change will take hours and hours of teachers time

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@bphillipsonMP Curriculum change is not necessary. Resolving workload issues, behaviour and recruitment are. A curriculum overhaul will create hours of work for teachers.

[Tim Surma @timsurma]

a series of steps titled "How to Instruct" developed during World War II (War Manpower Commission, 1945). It is very similar to the work of Gagne, Hunter, and Good and Grouws. Is this the birthplace of Rosenshine's principles? ;-)

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@uncledrunky Exams are good.

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@bphillipsonMP The curriculum does not need reform. Tweaks perhaps but not full scale reform. This was take time away from improving culture, behaviour and teaching and learning

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@NickBuckleyMBE @LabourOutOfScot Climate change, it could reasonably be argued, is down to human incompetence

[Josh Thomas @joshrobthomas]

@tc1415 I think you could effectively do it in 15ish