Paul Cline

Went through this with my form group. They figured out the wordplay but then were stuck with the definition...

"Who's Helen?"

"You know, Helen of Troy..."

*tumbleweed*

What if... setting by ability was banned in schools? As part of our thought experiment series, David Hatchett argues that banning setting in schools would greatly enhance outcomes for students and the skillsets of teachers

"Arguably, setting only really benefits the teacher. It’s uncomfortable to say that out loud, but we should be prepared to think about it honestly."

A very interesting 'What If' for March from David Hatchett...

www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Why Uta Frith is wrong about girls and autism Don’t dismiss the female presentation in the rethinking of the autistic spectrum, argues Dr Sue Franklin

While Dr Sue Franklin welcomes the challenge to the concept of an autism spectrum by Professor Uta Frith in a recent Tes interview, she argues that the model Frith uses is wrong and that her ideas could be harmful for autistic girls

I still hear this justification re: AI in classrooms: “It’s out there & we can't be left behind.”
Friendly challenge: which happens more often?
1. Schools regretted waiting too long to adopt a technology.
2. Schools regretted adopting a technology before they fully understood how to use it.

See you there!

Except, annoyingly, I think we're speaking at the same time!

1970s Hillman Hunter

How important is #relationship to teacher explanations?

NEW blog post on the anatomy of great #classroom_explanations.

jamesdurran.blog/2026/03/03/e...

Well, with the internet + AI no-one actually needs to *know* anything any more do they?

👍

I created a Minute Cryptic for you to solve:

Spinner with spectacular ten ‘fer removed last batsmen by living in his head… (4, 4)

www.minutecryptic.com/custom/5d51b...

Got it!

But might need you to explain the wordplay fully to me - think I'm 75 % there, can't quite see where the other 2 letters come from or what all of the surface/fodder is doing!

Pleased to have contributed a small part to this (with @mikehobbiss.bsky.social ) but far more proud to have a student I teach have an article published in the 'student corner' section - such a great enrichment opportunity!

Are they??

Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

www.tes.com/magazine/tea... “One thing I would say is that teachers often intuitively know what a child needs, even without a diagnosis. Together with parents, they can work out what the needs are and act on them straight away, rather than waiting for an assessment.”

Very nice.

Exciting new AI project A couple of years ago, Carousel worked with over 50 teachers and researchers to investigate the use of AI in auto-marking student work. That project resulted in the publication of a peer-reviewed pape...

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for teachers to help us with a Top Secret AI project. It will take 35 minutes only, and it should be pretty interesting!

If you teach science, geography, DT, English or psychology (KS5) and can help out click 👇

forms.gle/c1gvLrz7Cfah...

Done. Sounds intriguing!

AI Targets Location Where Female and Male Brains Differ Scientists trained AI to recognize patterns in brain activity that differ between sexes.

Scientists trained AI to recognize patterns in brain activity that differ between sexes. vist.ly/4syrx

Very tricksy! Got it from half the wordplay + definition then had to work backwards to figure out the last part.

Inclusive exclusions?!

That took me a while. First half of the wordplay a bit of a stretch!

open.substack.com/pub/primaryt...

Every Child Achieving and Thriving - It happens in the Curriculum What the new Schools White Paper really means for curriculum

Everyone is talking about the structures in the new schools white paper.

But what if the real story is curriculum?

In my latest piece I argue Every Child Achieving and Thriving is fundamentally a curriculum and pedagogy document, not just a reform plan.

See you there for some cryptic chat! (Hopefully will actually make it this year)

I’ll be there. Probably talking about supporting SEND students in some way.

It’s always a great event. And it’s in the London which is easy for everyone to get to, right?

Opening the closed circle: why being wrong helps us find out what's right Falsifiability, pseudoscience and why "it works for me" is a pedagogical dead end

It’s not good enough to say “it works for me”. How do you know? What are the criteria by which you’d change your mind? If there are none, you have insulated yourself from reality.
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

CogSciSci London 2026 CogSciSci is taking its talents to Hammersmith this year. That’s right – the world’s greatest CogSciSci conference is back for its characteristic mix of Cognitive Science and science ed…

Hey #Edusky
COGSCISCI 2026 is coming back to London!

Join us for a day of talking all about 'Implementing CogSci in the classroom'

(That's sure to spark some online discussion 🤣)

Fri 29/5/26

Call for speakers: cogscisci.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/c...
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What a question @teachertapp My wife & I both work in the same school. Whether or not that’s a romantic relationship - probably best ask her…

Would love to but can't make this one, I'm afraid. Will get there one day, always looks like a great day.

Planning to be at #rEDEastAnglia though!

Ice-scand-ic?

How did I not think of 1?!