Luke Jones

This is nice

You can believe that schools need a lot more and a lot less technology.

EG Handwriting recognition technology will make screen-free classrooms even more viable.

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Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’

‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’

Physical activity types, variety, and mortality: results from two prospective cohort studies Objective To examine the associations of long term engagement in individual physical activities and physical activity variety with the risk of death.Design Prospective cohort studies.Setting Nurses' H...

Physical activity extends lifespan.

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to act, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

“As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership”
Gordon Brown

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The first events for this year’s free, University-run Chester Festival of Ideas have been announced, from some of the UK’s leading broadcasters sharing insights to spectacular science shows. The award-winning, four-day annual festival is returning in July to #Chester.

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@SimplySportScience

What is #Motivation?

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Sounds matter

Infographic titled “Girls who play sport become women who lead”. It reads: 94% of female executives played sport when they were younger. 3 in 4 say being competitive is an asset to their leadership style. 2 in 3 say that a candidate’s background in sport has can a positive influence on recruitment decisions. 74% say a that background in sport can help accelerate a woman’s career.

The power of sport for our girls.

#SportForAll #Inclusion

Did you know? 96% of teachers want MORE regulation of social media for children. Reported by Teacher Tapp.

87% of teachers disagree that the benefits of social media for under 18s outweigh the downsides.

Not only that, but 96% would want to see the Government introduce tighter regulations for teenagers and social media use 📲

Embracing ‘risky play’ in early years to counter pandemic caution Bangkok Patana School in Thailand explains why post-pandemic concerns led it to install ‘big play’ equipment to encourage more physical play - and how this is going so far

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Exercise improves academic performance in Norwegian college students (open) www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1...

Nearly two thirds of teachers go beyond their educating role to support children in poverty, according to new polling

➡️ Read more: trib.al/sM5X0gm

Two-thirds of teachers support children in poverty every month Teachers cite pupils attending school without breakfast, sleeping on sofas and not having basic equipment as examples of where they needed to step in

Teachers are supplying pupils in poverty with food, clothing and equipment, according to an @neunion.bsky.social poll – with nearly two-thirds providing additional support every month

Let's empower the sports coaches who help boys feel listened to Sports coaches are trusted adults for boys outside of their families, but many lack the support they need to carry out this vital role.

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Which one is more English?

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Nearly three in five parents expect children’s physical activity to drop this winter as stars back new campaign to keep kids active Government launches ‘Let’s Move!’, a new campaign supported by Sport England, to help keep families active together all year round.

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Meaningful mentor development Mentors can be powerful agents of learning, but their mere presence does not guarantee the progress of an Associate Teacher. To be effective, mentors must be prepared for and supported in their rol...

Great to publish this with the Mentor Development Team www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

British.

We need to talk: a reciprocal approach to literacy and physical education This study explores how the reciprocal teaching style can support literacy development in secondary Physical Education (PE), particularly for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Se...

An important article from @drpeluke.bsky.social - please take a look and repost for others www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We need to talk: a reciprocal approach to literacy and physical education This study explores how the reciprocal teaching style can support literacy development in secondary Physical Education (PE), particularly for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Se...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Great to see this published today!

Pupils to benefit from more specialist teachers in classrooms Aspiring teachers can get up to £31,000 tax free through bursaries and scholarships, as the government boosts efforts to attract more great teachers.

The Labour manifesto promised 6500 more teachers across schools in England.

The latest data shows the progress towards that has so far been 2300 additional teachers.

To help further, a new package of funding is announced today with a focus on areas traditionally ignored such as FE and...

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Time spent on social media peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline since. And this is not just the unwinding of a bump in screen time during pandemic lockdowns – what’s going on?

Read the full story here: on.ft.com/3IzaxBL

Evening Mashup

‘Everyone’s watching.’ Examining the reluctance shown by some children to participate in primary physical education and sports day This study, based on the views of 29 primary children (aged 10–11 years) and five school practitioners, explores why some children are reluctant to engage with physical education and sports day. Dr...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Great to get this published - about Meaningful PE in primary schools

2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

'ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”...ChatGPT users got lazier with each subsequent essay, often resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.'
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