John Jackson

Retrieval practice: the ups & downs of my experience For years I've toiled with quiz questions in my biology courses (AKA core questions). I've used quiz questions as starter quizzes, to summarise key points of an explanation, as homework, and for cover...

Time to repost this:

#UKEd #EduSky

This is, obviously, a triumph for UK education policy (national and local), integration and social cohesion.

It tells you everything you need to know about the likes of Robert Jenrick, Matt Goodwin, Neil O'Brien and David Goodhart that they regard this as a dangerous threat to our culture.

This, like the rest of the book, sums up what being in school is like and feels like - in a way nothing else I’ve read about education does. Such enjoyable writing.

The big idea that’s affected how nearly all schools in England are led and run In 1996, Roger Shouse sat down to pen an article for the journal, The Social Psychology of Education. He wanted to examine tensions between two visions of schooling. One stresses social cohesion (i…

Have you ever heard of academic press?

New blog!

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I’ve got two tickets for
@brighteyesband.bsky.social in Leeds tomorrow but can’t make it ☹️ tickets on resale (face value as that’s all see tickets allows) here, seller reference JJ www.seetickets.com/rd/event/bri...

Over the last couple of months I have been watching
- Expertly designed and led PD
- With out-of-field maths teachers 'growing' their identity as mathematician,
- Become even better at teaching students who need maths teachers the most.

So important that these programmes externally evaluated. (1/n)

Principles for maths teaching #4 This is the fourth in a short series of blogs attempting to summarise how I approach teaching maths through a few core principles. Principle 4: Make sure you know what you’re teaching Despite …

If you fancy some Sunday reading while you wait for the rain to pass, take a look at my most recent blog about the importance of subject knowledge in maths teaching and some ideas about how to develop it. showingmyworkingout.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/p...

Don’t understand why @theguardian.com is reporting the increase in FSM eligibility (a pretty universally positive bit of news) as being about taxing dead pensioners, or why it’s only number 2 on my homepage behind some Trump awfulness.

Principles for maths teaching #4 This is the fourth in a short series of blogs attempting to summarise how I approach teaching maths through a few core principles. Principle 4: Make sure you know what you’re teaching Despite being…

I've finally got back to writing about how I think about maths teaching. This time: what I think it means to know the maths you are teaching, and why it's important.
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I'd love any thoughts, especially if you disagree!
#uked #UKMathsChat

Great fun talking about a paper from one of the most important maths education researchers

5 things to know about mental models Why do some teachers instinctively know which student to redirect with a glance and which one needs a quiet word at the door?

Talking about *mental models*? Make sure you know what you mean.

It’s a popular term often used loosely.

They aren’t just bits of knowledge. They’re situation-sensitive tools for thinking.

This post took 2yrs to write!

☕️Grab a coffee and have a read bit.ly/3EXhJWs

GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app School leaders have welcomed the plans for digital exam grades, but said they would need "seamless" support.

Results day in person is so important for signposting those students who haven’t got the results they expected to the right organisations so they don’t miss out on courses/opportunities.

Not convinced this is a good idea.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Stephen is one of the very few national journalists/commentators who cares about and actually understands education.

This nails the exclusions issue, uses the word correctly, and has a Simpsons joke. Thanks @stephenkb.bsky.social

The fact that left wing, right wing, straight, LGBTQ+, gender critical, teachers, non teachers, RSE specialists, non RSE specialists & many groups who generally do not agree, all agree that showing Adolescence in schools is a really bad idea should tell the government something!

Why sometimes the best goal is no goal ... Using cognitive load theory to support maths teaching

Why can no goal sometimes be the best goal?

A blog I wrote for the EEF exploring how, counterintuitively, we can sometimes support pupil attention by being *less* directive:

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"Is it nature or is it nurture?" is a damn good question Some psychologists are confused about this

New post!
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Call for teachers to be able to trade pension benefits for higher salary Research shows ‘significant minority’ of teachers would prioritise salary increases over retirement benefits but union warns they shouldn’t have to choose

'Teachers should not be having to choose between a decent pension & decent pay. It should be obvious that they are entitled to both, & it is crucial for the future of the education system that this is the case.' @pepediiasio.bsky.social cited in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Why not start your week listening to Emma Lindley-Thompson and I talking to @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social about how concreteness fading can improve learning in maths?
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A pleasure to talk to Kieran about part of our 'Expert Edit' again. Download here: tinyurl.com/39cnspa5

The SW investigation might be the most important one they've ever run. It's an incredible piece of work and the results are truly shocking. Everyone should read it.

A screenshot of Google's AI Overview answer to the question "is haggis an animal". It says "Yes, the haggis is a small, furry mammal native to Scotland" and goes on to give the typical "asymmetrical legs" details.

The Scottish have won the AI Wars.

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A 🧵 about helping children you care about to learn maths. And you don't even have to be a mathematician, or even "good" at #maths, to do it. You just have to model resilience and positivity towards what they're doing, and to avoid reinforcing negative tropes.

Here's how:

Also loved learning about the Skinner teaching machine!

This report on AI and tech in maths teaching from @informededucation.com is well-worth a read. Refreshing to see such a wide-ranging, balanced view of the potential and challenges of tech in education, especially around e.g. school capacity.
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A selection of questions from Orlando Gough’s #AlevelMaths text book, published 1987.
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All good here thanks.
Just watched/read the new one - love how the 'when wouldn't you' brings the focus back to the teacher's purpose

Definitely right. But maybe that’s just confirmation bias…

How confusing are Ofsted’s new grades?

Come do our quiz to find out

HT @michaelt1979.bsky.social

Loved reading this - especially the clear link between the strategy - 'what if' questions - and the purpose - helping a teacher mentally simulate the classroom.