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Exploring teachers teaching reading comprehension: knowledge, behaviours and attitudes There are few measures of teacher professional knowledge of reading comprehension, therefore little is known about the levels of teacher professional knowledge, their motivation and attitudes to te...

It was such a pleasure to be able to share my research (with exciting lack of impact!) with colleagues this afternoon. Thank you, Helen and Julia @jelliclecat.bsky.social for inviting me!

There is a taste of what I have been thinking about here… www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What a shock to hear this. She was such an energetic voice for teaching. Heartbreaking news 💔

And so says anyone managing young people in state schools. Parenting is something you have to learn….from your own competent parents or from state help. Getting a good start is not a given.

Dad caves are popular I hear.

Your house?
THEIR house.

This blog post is really very beautiful because the pragmatics are an expression of deep respect for the smaller humans we are responsible for but aren't better than.

Simon are you the youngster with the long blonde hair? I can’t decide!
Enjoy the ride!

Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!

primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...

I absolutely do have favourite mugs, but I find myself carefully ensuring I drink out of each mug I own in rotation so they don't find out which are the favourites, because I don't want to hurt their feelings.

I am nearly 50 years old. I am aware mugs are not sentient.

And yet.

Recording the #PrimaryFutures podcast has been a huge privilege and it's great to see the episodes coming out. You can hear my conversations with experts on diverse areas of primary education. People coming from really different standpoints from those familiar from twitter. Give it a listen!

Never knew this until today - RESPECT

@shinpad1.bsky.social Irish readers taking a bow…

two muppets are sitting next to each other on a couch in a living room . ALT: two muppets are sitting next to each other on a couch in a living room .

Same old thing x

@aweatherall.bsky.social 👋

Glasnevin cemetery - really good tour but optional. Gravediggers (aka kavanaghs) next door - a must. 7Up available.

I know!

You’re in Dublin?!

Sad you didn’t get to meet them 🥲

AC/DC? Vraiment?

Inspiring the Next Generation of Readers with Mat Tobin Episode · Primary Futures · Mat Tobin, Senior Lecturer in Primary English, discusses the importance of fostering a love for reading and writing in primary education. Mat shares insights from his exper...

The next episode of the #PrimaryFutures podcast is out today. It features my conversation with Mat Tobin of Oxford Brookes University. We talk about books, teaching reading, developing young humans, authentic learning, and much more. It's a cracking listen.
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Exam Nation by Sammy Wright review – testing times A teacher’s view of a schools system in crisis – and how we can fix it

www.theguardian.com/books/articl...

How to break up with your X [FREE TO READ] Four rules for exiting the site formerly known as Twitter

Since a few of you have asked, here's another gift link for the next 300 hits, but if i do any more, @janinegibson.bsky.social might shout at me, or - worse - look over her glasses at me in a really disapproving manner

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bsky.app/profile/dani... is here! Follow for book recommendations, allotment pics and teaching experience @lisa7pettifer.bsky.social already knows all this.

This is good news.

Is it connected to the fact that more students ARE disadvantaged now? Percentages of children who are DA in Sheffield are higher for overall population now - assume that’s relevant in this cohort of students?

@alexjquigley.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social @jpembroke.bsky.social

Not this year 🙃
Might be when real autumn starts.

A niche-interest post!
If your post A-level child is considering the Art Foundation Course at Chesterfield College, I would highly recommend. A stunning course with truly inspiring tutors. A hidden away gem that should be better known.

Fully read that as ‘autism’ 😆
Back to school brain is kicking in…

So what was happening between 46 and 48?

It’s not even my birthday till 2025! So this could be a drawn out affair!!

So, a quick intro to Barrowford School and a small part of what we are about!

Zero Tolerance But Full Inclusion

When I show prospective parents, carers and visitors around our school, I am always really clear with them that we have an unusual (for schools) approach to managing behaviour.

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