Marc Rowland

Megan Dixon is fundraising on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support This January, I'm challenging myself to complete 35 minutes of exercise a day to raise money to support people, like myself, who are living with cancer. This will be an enormous challenge for me: I ha...

I have not been well for the past year or so.

Macmillian Cancer Support have been an amazing source of support for me and my family.

So, now I am trying to help them.

socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...

📚 'Disadvantaged' isn’t a label. It’s about real needs and real actions.

Leaders from East London Research School argue for a shared working definition of disadvantage and for turning classroom insight into equitable teaching for all.

Explore the full blog: tinyurl.com/mmumc5fy

#EduSky

This is going to be an extraordinary start to our work in 2026!
Building on the incredible #TransformingAttendanceInCornwall project from 2024, with speakers including @unieducator.bsky.social, @niarichards.bsky.social and @marcrowland73.bsky.social, this hugely beneficial event is FREE to attend.

Something for your 2026 diary!
Building on the incredible work carried out in 2024 on #TransformingAttendanceInCornwall, this hugely beneficial event is FREE to attend.
Booking now open: forms.office.com/e/GjxD8c2Qw1

Great to have Tim Oates' wisdom in the Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...

Hope you are well Alastair.

More high praise for @greeborunner.bsky.social & @ensermark.bsky.social’s new “indispensable companion” from @michaelsgreen.bsky.social!

#HowDoTheyDoIt? is both a celebration of the incredible work happening in schools every day and a guide into what we can all learn from them. 📚: buff.ly/TEn9ZXR

Elon Musk calls for change of UK government at Tommy Robinson rally Elon Musk spoke with Tommy Robinson via a video link to the thousands of people at Saturday’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally

Foreign billionaires don’t get to incite violence against Britain.

We cannot stay silent. 1/5

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.

They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

Do Nows - It's the Little Things! What are the small things that teachers do to make their 'Do Nows' so impactful?

Happy Friday all - here's more from me on 'Do Nows'

shaunallison.substack.com/p/do-nows-it...

Want to find out what's on the education horizon? Our expert policy team will be in your area next term, ready to help you plan effectively for the year ahead at our essential #ASCLAutumnConfs

Our early bird offer closes 5 September - find out more at: ascl.org.uk/alc

We are delighted to announce that @melissapren.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social have been awarded 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 with the Department of Education, University of Oxford. @education.ox.ac.uk

Opportunity to join the Catalyst Programme

YEF are seeking proposals from organisations in Wales who have capacity to help education settings adopt evidence-based strategies to prevent children’s involvement in violence.

rb.gy/vaqw51

Deadline 7th July

Universal provision: The Teacher is the Intervention Phil Stock continues his series on Greenshaw High School’s Graduated Response exploring Stage 0: Universal Provision.

'When every teacher owns the strategy, every pupil benefits.'

Our latest blog by @philstock.bsky.social continues to explore Greenshaw High School's 5 stages of Graduated Response - this time focusing on Stage 0: Universal Provision 👇
researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...

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Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi Why would anyone want a car that’s too big for parking spaces, or that’s a menace to other road users? Arwa Mahdawi has a theory

SUVs increase the odds of killing in a collision. They're high at the front, your children get dragged under then crushed to death. They're also too big for parking spaces. They shld just be treated like vans, subject to lower speed limits, higher parking charges. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An exciting opportunity for at Rose Hill Primary School.

Across RLT schools we have been working to align send provision with teaching and learning - this role is a brilliant example of that work.

Come join us!

Thank you Jo! I will look! Lovely to see you.

@ascl-uk.bsky.social inaugural Addressing Educational Disadvantage Conference is almost fully booked! This is a conference of two halves - policy/pedagogy inc @ofstednews.bsky.social @marcrowland73.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social & from practitioners inc @robcarpenter81.bsky.social. Details on web.

Excellent work on addressing educational disadvantage from Enfield schools, including our own @wilburyprimary.bsky.social - proud of their work and contributions to this publication. Thank you @marcrowland73.bsky.social and Enfield Council!

5 Key Ideas from Primary Reading Simplified First, let’s cut to the chase: this blog is a thinly disguised advert for my new book, Primary Reading Simplified. I devoted a frankly absurd amount of time and energy to writing the book, an…

If you want to know some of the key ideas at the heart of my new book, Primary Reading Simplified, this blog might be of interest:

primarycolour.home.blog/2024/12/22/5...

Rob is wonderful

Hi Nancy! That’s SO nice! Wish we’d been able to say hello!

🌟 Launching tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Thursday 6th March, we're launching a brand-new resource to support early years settings to make the most of their Early Years Pupil Premium funding.

Stay tuned as we prepare to publish the resource.

Two free webinars on Maths (manipulatives and metacognition). Sign up below

We're recruiting! A great opportunity to work in our lovely charity, helping with our events and fundraising efforts, as well as with my diary!

This is a good post and something we have been working on as a school for the last couple of years.

In the latest edition of our Policy Snapshots #podcasts, ASCL Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris summarises the plans and problems around introducing breakfast clubs in every primary school in England.

🎧www.ascl.org.uk/PolicySnapshots

#primary #education #policy