"@hywelroberts.bsky.social, what's up buddy?" www.makingchangestick.co/implementing...
Dr James Mannion
@rethinkingjames.bsky.social
Keynote speaker, government advisor and teacher trainer specialising in change management, learner effectiveness, practitioner inquiry and oracy. I spend 80% of my time thinking about education reform, and 20% looking for biscuits.
"I know what you're thinking" A short film about cognitive truancy Ft. @hywelroberts.bsky.social makingchangestick.co/implementing...
I loved this podcast episode, as always, by @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and with kindered spirit @bruceleeedu.bsky.social Extra bonus was hearing my book mentioned several times! drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/the-missin...
The missing science of how we learn - and the “barefoot unschool” that’s already living it
This might be the most important conversation I've had on the podcast – and I don't say that lightly.
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📢 Registrations for IMPLEMENTING ORACY 2027 are now open! 📢 👀 The early bird deadline is this Friday 10th July 🔗 Link in comments oracycambridge.org/implementing...
Lol I just found a video of my band playing our disco anthem about Brexit one year after the referendum I didn't know this existed 😲 youtu.be/zd8rUGeM_qY?...
Trim Tab Jim - Better Together | Music Shack Live Sessions
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Inspired by Andy Burnham’s triple whammy - open up technical / vocational education, devolve power, rewire the country - I published this independent green paper today. The blog contains a summary. I think this would be boss personally. But I’m just like one dude. I’d love to hear your thoughts! 👊
Autonomy isn't anarchy. But somewhere along the way, schools forgot that. New episode with Sophie Smith-Tong on trust, control, and what it really means to give teachers their professional freedom back. Link below
I was pleased to talk with James Mannion and David Cameron (no not that one!) about what we need in #education for all #children to thrive and learn. open.substack.com/pub/drjamesm... @rethinkingjames.bsky.social @labouruk.bsky.social @frederika-r.bsky.social @oxwellresearch.bsky.social
The missing pillars of education: Learning to be, learning to live together
A conversation with Dr Sue Roffey - links to various pod players below
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Enjoyed listening to you on the @rethinkingjames.bsky.social podcast. If we want an alternative to X, we do have to build it!
"We underestimate children and young people. A lot." @drsueroffey.bsky.social on the two missing pillars of education Read / listen / watch all about it: drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/the-missin... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0n...
TRAILER: Learning to be, learning to live together: The missing pillars of education with Sue Roffey
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Hi #EduSky - it was another bumper week from which I have tried to extract a #Saturday3 of interesting educational blogs. Last week, I featured a blog cautioning about PowerPoint and this week, I feature the more radical approach of ditching it! christianmooreanderson.com/pros-of-teac...
The pros of teaching without PowerPoint – Christian Moore Anderson
PowerPoint was a central tool in the community of teachers I was inducted into. Almost everyone I knew used it to develop their lessons (or at least obtain a pr
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Finally got around listening to this podcast featuring @rupertwegerif.bsky.social in conversation with @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and David Cameron and it was every bit as good as I expected.
Mark Goodrich@markgoodrich.bsky.social · 7mo agoI am going to include a bonus late-arriving post this week because this from @rethinkingjames.bsky.social was really in my wheelhouse with its link between dialogic teaching and the problems with our democracy. I look forward to listening to the podcast as well. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
I am going to include a bonus late-arriving post this week because this from @rethinkingjames.bsky.social was really in my wheelhouse with its link between dialogic teaching and the problems with our democracy. I look forward to listening to the podcast as well. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Education as expanding dialogue
Professor Rupert Wegerif on why learning is not teacher-centred or student-centred – it is dialogue-centred
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Most behaviour issues aren’t extreme incidents They’re the small things: calling out, side conversations, drifting off task Often the real issue is psychological investment. When students feel they matter, behaviour shifts 👀 Early bird for Rebooting Behaviour 2026 ends Fri 13 March Link below↓
Me and this fella @hywelroberts.bsky.social are doing a free webinar this afternoon on Implementing Botheredness - 4.30-5.30pm. If you can't join us live, we'll send you a recording afterwards. We've had 186 signups so far, but there's room for 500. We'll stick the kettle on. Or maybe an urn. Link ↓
Most behaviour issues aren’t extreme incidents They’re the small things: calling out, side conversations, drifting off task Often the real issue is psychological investment. When students feel they matter, behaviour shifts 👀 Early bird for Rebooting Behaviour 2026 ends Fri 13 March Link below↓
Curious about #Botheredness? Dr James Mannion and I are are running a FREE Implementing Botheredness webinar on Thursday. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/implementi...
IMPLEMENTING BOTHEREDNESS
A free webinar on how to bring the curriculum to life through stories, stance and pedagogy – and make it routine practice across a school.
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This podcast episode with @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and @rupertwegerif.bsky.social is fantastic. "Education as expanding dialogue" soundcloud.com/rethinking-e... #EduSky #UKEd
Education as expanding dialogue – Rethinking learning with Professor Rupert Wegerif
“It’s not about teacher-centred or student-centred. I would argue it’s dialogue-centred.” In this episode of the Rethinking Education podcast, Dr James Mannion and The Read David Cameron explore these
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IMPLEMENTING BOTHEREDNESS with @hywelroberts.bsky.social FREE webinar this Thu 12 March, 4.30-5.30pm How do we move pupils from ‘can’t be bothered’ to properly stuck in? We’ll explore the pedagogy of botheredness – stories, stance & teaching that cultivates real investment in learning. Sign up ↓
IMPLEMENTING BOTHEREDNESS with @hywelroberts.bsky.social FREE webinar this Thu 12 March, 4.30-5.30pm How do we move pupils from ‘can’t be bothered’ to properly stuck in? We’ll explore the pedagogy of botheredness – stories, stance & teaching that cultivates real investment in learning. Sign up ↓
7 minutes out of every 30 minutes of classroom time are now estimated to be lost to disruption. Why doesn’t tightening behaviour policies solve it? 🧐
FREE WEBINAR today (24 Feb, 4.30–5.30pm GMT) Rethinking School #Behaviour – The two missing pieces Why is behaviour such a stubborn problem? We’ll explore the psychology of mattering + implementation science – and what it takes to fix issues at the root Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/free-webin...
We’re gonna need a bigger Zoom room! We’ve flown past 100 sign-ups for Rethinking behaviour – The two missing pieces — so we’ve upgraded the room. 🗓 Tues 24 Feb 🕟 4.30–5.30pm UK 💻 Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-webin... Can’t join live? We’ll send the recording. See you there!
FREE WEBINAR: Rethinking behaviour – The two missing pieces
Free webinar for school leaders: Rethinking behaviour through mattering and implementation science. Tues 24 Feb.
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"The deportations started - and that set the alarm bells ringing for my grandmother..." An astonishing, profoundly moving and timely conversation to mark #holocaustmemorialday Full episode: www.rethinking-ed.org/holocaust-ed... @crownhousepub.bsky.social @realdavidc.bsky.social
"What's the point of this, Sir?" Hywel Roberts have written a free guide to implementing botheredness. It's about how to get kids really invested in their learning - by design. If you want your students to get properly stuck in, click the link below ↓
"This had me in tears! What an amazing thing to do." An email I received this morning in response to this guest post by Andrew Speight Link below
We spend a lot of time talking about engagement. Much less time talking about investment. This short, free guide explores how schools can move from "what's the point" to kids getting properly stuck in - day in, day out - by design 📘 Implementing botheredness (12-min read) Link in comments below
