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Linguistics and Language Podcasts Looking for podcasts about language and linguistics? Here’s a comprehensive list with descriptions! I’ve also mentioned if shows have transcripts. If there are any I missed, let me know! Linguistics...

I'm doing my annual update to my list of linguistics and language podcasts:
www.superlinguo.com/post/1584480...

If you listen to anything that's not already on the list, please let me know about it! (I wait until something has 5 episode before adding it to the list)

What the new dictionary words tell us about the disturbing state of the world Going by lexicon alone, we might have cause for concern, writes Helen Coffey – the zeitgeist language making waves among Gen Alpha paints a troubling picture of what young people are grappling with

And here's another for P2Q3. The first half is a pretty standard rehash of the stories from last week, but it picks up a bit on the discourses as it moves on.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/s...

You're Dead to Me - The History of Football - BBC Sounds Greg Jenner and his guests discover the history of the beautiful game.

Given #Lionesses winning #Euros2025 @gregjenner.bsky.social 2022 edition of the brilliant "You're Dead to Me" on The History of Football is a fantastically fascinating listen to again episode...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Reading every day matters In Brazil in 2012, the government offered prisoners the chance to read for their lives. Their novel approach saw prisoners granted four days of remission for each book they read and reviewed. Prisone...

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‘Reading every day matters’

“We need to rediscover why reading really matters: before school, during school, and in all corners of adult life.”

alexquigley.co.uk/reading-ever...

What are the most powerful levers of learning we can use in the classroom? Download our free science of learning guide here ⬇️ htalh.com/download-tea...

How to read and why I love reading and I love advice about how to read.

I wrote this about how to read and why.

Books remain the best technology ever invented to understand life and the world. There is no alternative.

Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world.

jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read

Loads more great content on school improvement coming, incl. case studies & blogs showcasing great work. It's all anchored by CST's conceptual model for school improvement. The latest blog is by Matt Middlemore at Kernow Learning and is free to CST members : community.cstuk.org.uk/topics/38104...

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MORE great content on trust-led school improvement: 1. New blog from Humber Education Trust community.cstuk.org.uk/topics/38104... 2. Our final community meeting of the year tomorrow (Thurs) 3:30-4:30pm, profiling excellent work in 3 trusts. And more coming soon...

Session 5 - Sarah Donarski on spiralling assessment!

#rED24

For anyone interested in a book club or study group on our book this term, here are some questions to stimulate discussion. @paulkirschner.bsky.social

YES! Thank you, David, for articulating better than I ever could have some of my thoughts on reading, and being disappointed to hear from a CEO, the comments of the Lift CEO.

Beyond autonomy: Framing decision-making as agency Adam Robbins’ recent(ish) blog, Motivation and Autonomy: Should Teachers Be Given a Choice in Leverage Points?, offers a thoughtful reflection on the role of autonomy in teacher motivation, framed …

An interesting blog by @mrarobbins.bsky.social got me thinking about autonomy and agency. Not sure what others will make of this. @adamboxereducation.bsky.social

#education #teaching #edusky #uked

mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...

Q. Why do distractions consume so much learning time?

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Sam Gibbs - Curriculum / Development Leader for The Greater Manchester Education Trust and Author - Manchester The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Is a concept-led curriculum the ultimate threshold concept for English teachers? This and more with the superb @samgibbs.bsky.social for the podcast. Listen below or wherever you usually stream. open.spotify.com/episode/7dYP...

Excellent post on ‘How to read and why’.

The points about how books are so incredibly dense with information compared to alternatives like a podcast, along with the transitoriness of an audiobook, both struck me.

Dropping kerbs Moving towards making lessons inclusive by design

open.substack.com/pub/matthewe...

If you're a school leader looking to get started with the science of learning, this was written for you ⬇️

I/We/You: Use with caution Adam Boxer recently posted on X: ‘To me, I/We/You is a powerful way to conceptualise teaching specific things. It is NOT a powerful way to structure lessons. It’s a cycle. And you could have …

*NEW BLOG POST* A new post from me and @lambhearttea.bsky.social on I, We, You theeducationalimposters.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/i...

It isn't possible to design a school system where everyone leaves with the skills needed for the workplace because *they're all going to do different jobs*.

Workplace training needs to be done by employers.

Still chipping away at KS3 assessment. Varied multiple choice formats provide a confidence boost for students whilst rigorously assessing knowledge. This builds to a historical skill/second order concept response. Review of knowledge/writing enhancement to finish. #historyteacher

SUMMARY

• The classroom is a distraction-rich environment, the costs of which are often more than we think.
• Eliminating all distractions could improve learning by over 50%.
• Leaders tend to underestimate this effect even more.

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🎓 For more, check out this study on the cost of interruptions:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10...

Distractions consume more learning time than we tend to think.

Here's the lowdown:

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Stevenson's intent

Dickens' intent

Shakespeare's intent

Priestley's intent

NEW BLOG: Making writers sexy and appealing - Part 1 (author's intent)

learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/05/maki...

#engchat #engchatuk

The Oracy Shift

Omar Jennings & Mike Gardner share inspiring perspectives with @creativehigg.bsky.social

They explore the transformative role of oracy in dismantling barriers and addressing inequality.

Available on @myattandco.bsky.social (£/free trial)

films.myattandco.com/programs/the...

Subject Knowledge: Our Greatest Treasure My reasoning for writing this blog is to champion the cause and case of subject knowledge. Some will question why. Some will cite but that’s so obvious isn’t it or shout out but of course subject k…

New Blog

Subject Knowledge - Our Greatest Treasure

samstrickland384843542.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/s...

Misconceptions are springboards for new learning

When we reframe mistakes in this way, it gives us all the chance to learn more deeply.

When our classrooms are characterised by ‘high challenge’ alongside ‘low threat’, it means that:

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KO’s can be found via this link:

formbyhighschool.com/history-4/

It was great to contribute to this discussion.

This booklet is a concise and useful starting point for thinking about improving assessment practices in schools.

Applying systems thinking to school leadership Part 1 A system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets

daviddidau.substack.com/p/applying-s... I’ve only seen David talk formally once & this is what he discussed. It resonates so deeply with me. I think we should all read this substack @didau.bsky.social #edusky #thisisAP