Harry Madgwick

The financial precarity should balance out the potential increases in life expectancy nicely.

Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education | The Observer

I wrote for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the special needs problem highlighted by the budget and the big political battle over it coming next year.

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As a HL user, this really made me chuckle. You can definitely tell that their HQ is in Bristol.

Would you rather be that person, or the one who made the edit in the Trump doc?

Agreed... if we can get 3 players currently out by the other side of the international break, we should be able to write this one off and go again.

The defence will also punish themselves for the errors, which is no bad thing.

Teachers seek 13% more pay to work in the most disadvantaged schools Increasing salaries is the most effective way to improve teacher recruitment, according to EEF research looking at what schools can offer to attract staff

Secondary teachers would need a 13% avg salary increase to consider working in the most disadvantaged schools, according to @theeef.bsky.social

Raising salaries was also found to be a more effective way of boosting teacher recruitment than other incentives:

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'If government decision-making at the time had been driven by the best available evidence and not politics, some of the negative impacts on some of our most vulnerable students could have been avoided.'

Read the full quote below.

@catscutt.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social

Enjoyed learning of @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social's journey through pracademia this week, who we've learned so much from already in our work on evidence use at EEF.

My takeaway? Get evidence into policy and practice, but 'look after your people' in the process.

Really interesting opportunity for research teams with MM or qual expertise, to help better understand early years practice ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

We're pleased to have launched a funding round that will test 'Research Evidence Mobilisation' approaches - methods for supporting leaders to engage with and apply evidence to classroom practice.

This blog gives some context around why.

Closing date 5th November.

Estimates suggest Norway has similar proportion of millionaires to population as UK.

Journos also missing the point that wealth taxes aren't just about raising funds, but also disincentivising rampant compounding of wealth / monopolisation that contributes to issues like the housing shortage.

Becky Francis: 5 reflections on the curriculum and assessment review With the curriculum and assessment review due to publish its recommendations ‘very soon’, chair Becky Francis writes exclusively for Tes about what she has learned through the process

Today’s essential read - @beckyfrancis.bsky.social reflects on the curriculum and assessment review ⤵️

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Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually

Come and hear me talk about myself! Amongst other things.

October 22nd, John Snow Lecture Theatre, 5.15-6.15

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'Avoid generalisations by diagnosing the specific needs of your pupils — what’s true in one setting may not be in another.'

Love this.

National education discourse is rife with moral panics about national outcomes (attendance, R&R, belonging), but local needs are identified through proximity.

Who knew beliefs, values, agendas or philosophies might be important to either politics or leadership.

Can't he just crack on with being sensible?

'Both Reed Jobs and Serco have publicly announced plans to bid for the contract.'

Start strong with UNITE: building shared understanding for new staff Ensuring new starters are united in understanding for effective implementation

NEW: Start strong with UNITE
Building shared understanding for new staff

Hope all those teaching their first lessons of the new year had smooth starts today!

We've had a flood of early responses to our first EEF Exchange poll for 25/26.

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Early Talk for York: an accessible and effective programme to support communication - Nursery World An early speech, language and communication programme in York is improving the skills of children in need. Caroline Vollans reports.

What happens when a whole city commits to giving every child a better start to life?

🚀 Early Talk for York is transforming early years education—boosting speech & language skills, tackling inequality

Full article by CarolineVollans in NurseryWorld -

www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...

The ShREC approach The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀❓

This blog & video about the ShREC approach by @flissj.bsky.social is one of the most popular resources from @theeef.bsky.social

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Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m Rise in private special school pupils helped deliver 30 per cent profit boost, company says

The Abu Dhabi-owned private provider of special schools and children’s homes boosted profits by nearly 30 per cent last year to over £44 million amid “strong demand” for places, financial records show

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Respond to our fortnightly EEF Exchange pulse surveys, and get invites to focus groups and interviews by signing up here

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Great points - easy to fall for illusion of invulnerability when the need for change is desperate.

Also wonder whether we underestimate the potential impact on pupil self-efficacy. Being taught in the 'other class' can stay with people for life.

It notes how evaluations often focus on teacher attitudes to implementing practices but pay less attention to the emotional journeys required for learning, adaptation & growth.

Interesting paper looking at the 'fuzzier' side of teacher professional development... their emotional responses.

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A train, two delayed ferries, and 120 miles on the bike... all for 30 seconds of a blurry peloton.

Allez, allez, allez. #TDF2025

Reading every day matters In Brazil in 2012, the government offered prisoners the chance to read for their lives. Their novel approach saw prisoners granted four days of remission for each book they read and reviewed. Prisone...

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'Reading every day matters'

Reading every day builds the brain of a young child.

Reading every day is vital to school success.

Reading every day can help rehabilitate people in prison.

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Interesting paper identifying link between teacher self-efficacy and pupil outcomes.

Unsurprising, but implication is teacher perception of their mastery of teaching strategies is important alongside the actual improvements in practice.

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Have you got the citation for this?

Company matters, and not sure it always needs to be a friend. The best mara & ultra results I've had involved long stretches meeting and chatting with complete strangers.

Guess that it's possible only a small proportion of people think all three things?

The electorate aren't homogeneous. Politically courageous leaders decide who they agree with, not how you can optimally balance off public opinions.