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[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

Finally, Direct Instruction will get its due.

I trust Emily’s reporting because she is curious and smart.

The sophisticated instructional theory that underpins DI is too dense, but don’t skip it.

This account will be the place where I do that work. Feel free to join me.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

We've all heard someone say 'school wasn't really for me’.

And we should think about why that is. Our system is set up to reward young people who thrive in academic subjects and exams, but what about those who learn best by getting stuck in and doing things?

Too often they're left behind.

So we’re introducing new vocational GCSEs - proper, nationally recognised qualifications giving young people practical, hands-on learning that they can study alongside Maths, English and Science.

And we’re creating 200,000 more work experience opportunities, so every teenager gets the chance to experience the world of work before they leave school.

A one-size fits all approach simply doesn't work - I want to build an education system that values both academic and technical paths and gives all young people hope that their future will be brighter, whether it starts at university or not.

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Educators often focus on how students learn differently. Much of the theory there (e.g. learning styles) is not supported by evidence. What IS supported by evidence is the overall structure of human cognition- the similarities in how the great majority of us learn. In...

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

Coursework is one of the least fair ways to assess student learning. It massively favours the middle classes.

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

GCSE Grade 3 vs Grade 4: What Really Separates Them in Maths and English https://t.co/TbhgJITcwc via @teacherhead

[lunar_feak @lunar_feak]

@comagirlx It was his 50th birthday!

[spøøky søfi 🇦🇷 @sofhds]

tyler cantando creep no estaba en mi bingo de 2026

[twenty one pilots @twentyonepilots]

thanks @allpointseastuk. you were very kind.

[esphir ≈ @tillitaint]

routines walk and tyler hiding in the toilets and then giggling like that’s normal

[TØP Updates @TOPUPDATERS]

DOWNSTAIRS?????

[TØP Updates @TOPUPDATERS]

"Twenty One Pilots perform 'Robot Voices' live for the first time at All Points East festival with special guest Emi Grace." via @/rocksound on Instagram

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

The thing I hear more than anything when I’m out talking to people is just how expensive everyday life has become.

The weekly shop. The commute to work. A trip into town with the kids. Too many people are doing everything right and still finding there’s not enough left at the end of the month.

That has to change.

My number one priority is giving people some room to breathe on the cost of living. That means taking the big decisions needed to make Britain better off, but it also means fixing the everyday things that quietly take money out of people’s pockets.

We've already announced a £2 cap on bus fares in England and a tax cut on electricity bills. And last week, we announced new rules to stop people being trapped in subscriptions they don’t want and a crackdown on fake discounts that make you think you’re getting a bargain when you’re not.

And there’s much more to come.

Because when someone tells me something is making their life harder or more expensive, I don’t think the answer from government should be to shrug its shoulders and say that’s just how things are.

One of the reasons I’m spending this summer getting out across the country is to hear directly from people about what else needs to change.

The best ideas don’t all come from Westminster. More often than not, they come from the people dealing with these problems every day.

So if you see me out and about, come and tell me what you think.

We won’t fix everything overnight. But wherever my government can make life a little easier, fairer or more affordable, we will.

That’s how we give people room to breathe and start bringing back hope.

[Jack Thompson @TackJompson]

In 4 decades of watching #Neighbours, I've seen people held at gunpoint, taken to remote cabins by serial killers, trapped in bushfires and collapsing buildings, but I've never been more scared for a character's safety than watching Maria Ramsay slice bread. #ClassicNeighbours

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Two weeks ago today, I admitted that politics has not been working for you and that we all need to raise our game.

I meant it.

So here's just some of what we've announced in the first fortnight:

✅ New national drive to end rough sleeping
✅ Tax cut on energy bills
✅ £2 cap on bus fares in England
✅ Record numbers of NCA officers deployed to tackle gangs behind small boat crossings
✅ 20% cut in business rates for thousands of pubs, clubs, and music venues
✅ Number 10 North, driving power out of Westminster and into every postcode across the country
✅ 14-year-olds will have early access to technical education, skills training and connections with employers
✅ Plan to fix our broken social care system
✅ Investment in our nuclear deterrent, supporting 22,000 apprenticeships
✅ Local mayors will get a share of income tax

This is just the start. I know a fortnight does not fix a country.

But I said I would do things differently, and I am.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Let’s stop telling young people there’s only one way to succeed.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

I’m giving thousands of pubs, clubs and music venues a 20% cut in business rates.

I won’t stand by while these cherished local spaces disappear, replaced by boarded-up windows and ‘For Sale’ signs.

They’re the heart of our communities and it’s time we backed them.

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

@teacherhead The idea that we should teach in a way that works for all our students, rather than just those who find learning easy, or are like us, is in my view one of the most profound and challenging insights in teaching.

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Cognitive patience is the idea that the mental willingness to stay with difficult, slow, or initially unrewarding thinking is a critical attribute. Maryanne Wolf writes about it in Reader Come Home, The Reading Brain in a Digital World.

Students who are impulsive, easily distracted, put off by a hard slog are rarely those who accomplish great things and contribute most to the endeavors of their lives. Learning to resist the urge for immediate gratification and instant understanding, and instead having the capacity to allow meaning and understanding to emerge over time over time are important habits of mind.

This is one reason why it’s so important for students to read not just books but great books. A book rewards cognitive patience and a great book rewards it greatly. The payoff is important. It makes the case for bearing the upfront cost.

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Just reading the EEF Inclusive teaching guide - and there's so much overlap with what's included here.
Love the emphasis on universal approaches: "What do we do every day that is especially important for pupils with additional needs?"

[Simon Harris @SimonHarrisMBD]

It’s important to remember that the ‘walk 30 minutes per day’ scheme on the NHS is for England only. In Scotland, it’s 500 miles and then 500 more.