Welcome back to those of us returning to work in the education sector, today! If like me, you're feeling excited but nervous, be kind to yourself & reach out to your team for support. #academicyear #teamwork
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Farrah Akhtar
@farrahakhtar.bsky.social
Passionate educationalist. Multilingualist. Library Advocate. Governor at the Star Trust.
Old World Language Families. I had an excellent professor with this on her wall ages ago
Best of luck to all those receiving their results today! #GCSEresults
Best of luck to all those receiving their A Level results today, I can still recall the butterflies. If there's a diversion in your intended route, be sure to enjoy the view as you arrive at your destination. #Alevels #positivevibes
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Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
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✍️ "The first five years of a child’s life are crucial, so food poverty can be particularly damaging during this time." Our Senior Digital Comms Officer, @lewistibbs.bsky.social, discusses the damaging effects of rising levels of child food poverty in the UK ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Today, I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on "How Lexonik Leap & Advance specifically support Eal learners " to colleagues at our partner FE Colleges. It was a fantastic opportunity to share my insights on all things eal. @lexonik.co.uk #eal #literacy #fecolleges
"Tantalize" is named after Tantalus, a Greek mythological figure who was eternally punished with unreachable food & drink. So close, yet so far. #etymology
Absolutely and integral to the Lexonik Leap our phonics based programme used in schools, colleges, alternative provision settings and secure children's units. @lexonikliteracy.bsky.social #edusky #phonics
Kathy Rastle@kathyrastle.bsky.social · last yr."Systematic phonics... is affordable, replicable and deliverable across thousands of state schools.... That matters. In education, if it doesn’t scale, it doesn’t work."
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
How to read and why
I love reading and I love advice about how to read.
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'Gaslighting' comes from the title of a 1938 play and the movies based on that play. The plots of which involve a man attempting to make his wife believe that she is going insane.
How Gamification Boosts Focus in Reading Interventions. Read how Lexonik's programmes engage learners.. www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ga...
How Gamification Boosts Focus in Reading Interventions.
Reading interventions can be a challenge. Not just for struggling readers, but for the educators supporting them.
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This is a long essay - 10,000 words - so do feel free to take your time. This is everything I believe to be true about what knowledge is and it’s relationship to memory and thought. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
You are what you know
Thinking, memory and knowing
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The word ‘tomato’ started out as ‘tomate’ and came from the Nahuatl word ‘tomatl.’ Since the potato had been introduced to the English some decades earlier, the word evolved to mimic the form of ‘potato’—hence the spelling ‘tomato.’
Listening to Dr Valeria Rigobon speak at @ioe.bsky.social event 'Bilingualism Effects on Language Development, Literacy & Identity' 😊 Check out her @theconversation.com article! 👇 Spread the news: "speaking a different language at home will not hold your child back in school!" 🗣💬 #langsky #edusky
Linguistic Discovery@linguisticdiscovery.com · last yr.Speaking a different language at home will not hold your child back at school Linguists Valeria Maria Rigobon and Rauno Parrila explain in this piece for The Conversation: theconversation.com/do-you-speak...
Here are this weeks’ top sector stories 📰 💷 4% teacher pay award announced 📉 1 in 4 pupils begin to disengage with school during year 7, according to study 🧠 DfE expands mental health support for schools, with an investment of £49 million Sign up: key.sc/signupnews #edusky
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Today,waa the conclusion of 1.5 days Flex training with staff at Barton Moss Secure Unit in Salford. Staff are now energised to close the literacy gap. @lexonikliteracy.bsky.social #literacyenrichement #cpd #secureunits
anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses “Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I’ll be watching you” -The Police
'O’clock’ is a contraction of "of the clock." ‘Clock’ comes from the Medieval Latin ‘clocca,’ which meant “bell.” Church towers would ring bells to mark the passing hours. ‘Cloak’ also comes from ‘clocca’ as the garment takes a bell-like shape around the body.
The word 'clue' was originally a variant spelling of 'clew,' meaning “ball of thread or yarn.” Our modern sense of clue, “guide to the solution of a mystery,” grows out of a motif in myth and folklore, the ball of thread that helps in finding one’s way out of a maze.
Great to see this timely report on the future of professional development from @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social www.ambition.org.uk/news/new-rep...
New report on the future of the professional development system
Ambition Institute and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have published a new report today, setting out a vision for a professional development entitlement that empowers teachers and lea...
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Happy #NationalBritishSignLanguageDay! #BSL was first recorded in 1576 at a wedding — but, despite its rich history, the #language wasn’t officially recognised by the UK government until 2003. #langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #linguistics #language #history #archaeology #genetics #DNA #IndoEuropean @BloomsburyBooksUS.bsky.social @BloomsburyBooks.bsky.social @LauraInParis.bsky.social
Proto by Laura Spinney review – how Indo-European languages went global
The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today
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