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Well said Neil Leitch from @eyalliance.bsky.social on highlighting the issues around funding and places in EYFS settings on BBC Breakfast this morning. This issue needs more of a discussion urgently.

Fabulous piece. Fabulous leader. Education is the richer for @morsecat.bsky.social being here

“At the heart of the educational process, lies the child”

How should England's curriculum & assessment review respond to AI? Why we have to go backwards to go forward

If it's a difficult topic which really needs thinking about, you can rely on @daisychristo.bsky.social to do that. Great blog. (The irony is that I might be outsourcing my thinking here in a similar way to students using AI).

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I don’t find many Maths picturebooks, so glad this one is so good.

“ZERO. The Number That Almost Wasn’t” by @sarahalbee.bsky.social and #ChrisHsu is a brilliant accessible romp through the history of Zero. Traversing the globe it explore how it didn’t and then did come to be…#PicturebookPage

Have just made a couple of tweaks to my list of picturebooks that could be used in assemblies. They all link to key dates and events, and promote diversity, inclusion and empathy. Please feel free to download and adapt. The link can be found here: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

I want to develop some training for primary colleagues around high-leverage challenge across the curriculum that deepens understanding: Inch wide-mile deep type stuff. Throw some amazing CPD, reading and research at me that I MUST incorporate. #educators
#challengeinprimary #greaterdepth

Ofsted open to ‘another consultation’ on inspection reforms Watchdog’s national director also insists report card proposals do not ‘throw the baby out with bath water’

All well & good saying Ofsted have a lot of research from 2018/19 but schools/society now very different places. The challenges come thick & fast & pressure is relentless, wish they'd just pull the lever & make accountability process what it could & should be. Lower the stakes!!!
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Following this 👇 closely!

Thanks for writing!

Stuck in the Mud: The New Ofsted Era There’s a new Sheriff in town—and any excuse-making, low-standard varmint better brace themselves. This isn’t just a shift; it’s a full-blown reckoning.  If you thought the o…

Good blog post by @oldprimaryhead.bsky.social with some thoughts on the new “report card”. Stuck in the Mud: The New Ofsted Era  oldprimaryhead.com/2025/02/04/s...

Ofsted school report cards: The 11 key proposals From 'exemplary' to ditched deep dives: what you need to know about Ofsted's big inspection shake-up

New OFSTED report card info here:

schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-schoo...

Why kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

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Like this idea 👍📚

5 minutes until #PrimaryRocks. Here are tonight's questions

Welcome to #PrimaryRocks. I'm @gazneedle your host. Tonight's Qs in a moment but 1st

Thank you for sharing - some really nice books in there. Very helpful, thanks 🙏

All of the above, as well as important religious festivals throughout the year.

You can see my autumn and spring assembly plan on my school website here:

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Thank you @smithsmm.bsky.social - lots of books to look at over the weekend. There are worse weekend jobs 😄

Interesting read, thank you for sharing 👍 I can see how this will become quite addictive to do! 😄

#StorytimeAssembly hi The idea for Storytime assembly came about when I was looking for a way to give staff a bit of extra-time every week. I’ve always been passionate about the importance of story and children b…

Wrote this a while ago, probably should update and add some new books smithsmm.wordpress.com/2020/02/29/s...

A year's worth of picturebook assembly suggestions that have a focus on diversity, equality, inclusion and empathy. Hopefully it's of use, even to just dip into occasionally. The link is here: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r... #edusky

This is just the thing I’ve been looking for 🙏 many thanks

Fab, thank you very much. Trying to get a storytelling assembly set up in my new school and searching for inspiration. Thank you 🙏

What books do people find good to lead whole school assemblies? Books with a moral message? Books that tackle issues? Books that promote values? Any/all thoughts appreciated. @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social @smithsmm.bsky.social (not sure who else to reach out to on here yet!)

Few days away for NY in the Yorkshire Dales 🐶🥾🍻🎉

Strongly recommended

Another decent book - a heavy read but very very good

Good for…
- how to build and manage teams
- the importance of diverse teams
- how to collaborate
- delegation (and why it’s important!)
… and other stuff!

I’m a big fan 👍