Steve Hickman

Busy Isn’t Better: Poor Proxies for Learning We’ve all seen it—the silent hum of a classroom filled with students scribbling away, hands flying up to answer questions, or groups enthusiastically building poster presentations. It looks&nb…

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The role of sociology: are sociologists trying to change the world? Is Sociology Merely Descriptive or Prescriptive? This question has long divided sociologists and continues to provoke debate within the discipline today. At its heart, sociology is about understand…

The role of sociology: are sociologists trying to change the world?
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MWBs: My Damascian Conversion. The Gospel According to the Whiteboard: My Damascian Conversion to MWBs It happened quietly, like most pedagogical conversions do. Not with a blazing light or a voice from above, but with a whitebo…

MWBs: My Damascian Conversion.
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Why teacher rest is hard work? I have felt tired this term and academic year, a tiredness that is beyond the normal end of term tired. This has led to a useful exploration of the psychology of rest and some challenging reflectio…

Why teacher rest is hard work?
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(Cold War Steve)

No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy

Despite all the doom-mongering and ululating from the private schools lobby, as well as their Conservative and Reform lackeys, there hasn’t been a massive exodus from private schools. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.

‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.

Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

Labour’s must help disadvantaged children become ‘school ready’ before it’s too late | Editorial With child poverty forecast to rise by 400,000, Keir Starmer’s pledge to improve the life chances of early learners is a matter of the utmost urgency

100% this - child poverty has to be the target. So much else flows from this.

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Fascinating stuff - thanks Russell, lovely to find you on here

Geeky joy
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To Be Pacific Why do you always go off on a tandem, say goodbye without further adieu? It’s time you climbed down from your pedal stool – this is not a phrase you’re going through,   when antidotal evidence suggests you’ve been freewheeling right from the start. Or rather, from the gecko, as you might say. You’re always upsetting the apple tart.   I can’t be asked to correct you these days: it takes two to tangle, I won’t deny it. But when push comes to shovel and all’s set and done, I just want a little piece of quiet,   to curl myself up in the feeble position so I can give my poor ears some rest bite from these sayings which do not pass mustard, the flaws in the ointment you cite.   You’re no escape goat or social leopard; I don’t regard you as a hapless case. But be aware there are reaper cushions when you cut off your nose despite your face.   Brian Bilston

Here’s a new poem called ‘To Be Pacific’.

Adaptive teaching: What is it anyway? “Sir, I don’t know where to start with this Scrooge essay!” “Neither do I…” “How many paragraphs do I need to do again?” “What does redemption mean?” Even the best laid lesson pla...

'Adaptive teaching: What is it anyway?'

"Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness."

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Untangling dyslexia myths and misconceptions Persistent misunderstandings about reading struggles have impeded progress in diagnosis and treatment.

Really interesting article on 'Untangling dyslexia myths and misconceptions'

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Good morning #EduSky, it’s time for another #Edujobs bulletin.

If you’re looking for a new move in education that’s not in the classroom this hour is for you

Great session on Why Learning Fails @alexjquigley.bsky.social
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Great session on the failed state @samfr.bsky.social need to decentralize, allow scrutiny and slow the media cycle #rED24 #researchED

The mandatory train selfie on way to researchED 24.

See you there

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Becky Francis: What the curriculum and assessment review will and won't do Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis explains how she will approach leading the curriculum and assessment review

What the curriculum and assessment review will and won’t do
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Does your study skills curriculum work? Do pupils need to know about ‘working memory’ or ‘procrastination’? Will a ‘study skills curriculum’, or a revision programme, really make a vital difference? Each year it is common to see annual pla...

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'Does your study skills curriculum work?'

"Do pupils need to know about ‘working memory’ or ‘procrastination’? Will a ‘study skills curriculum’, or a revision programme, really make a vital difference?"

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‘Schools can make a difference, but they cannot make all the difference.’

Popped up on Readwise today.

Worth remembering ahead of the start of term analysis of results data.

Really important new study: what learning strategies do successful students use?
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Absolutely, planned to an inch of its life but will probably have forgotten the thread or changed my mind by next week.

Hopefully more productive tomorrow.

While day and planned one lesson … ffs.

Anyone else beginning the long procrastination about school work before actually doing some school work!
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Good morning #EduSky it’s Sunday and time for another edition of the #Edujobs bulletin

An hour of jobs not in the classroom but education related.