Harry Madgwick

@hmadgwick.bsky.social

Spend most weeks listening to teachers and supporting practical use of educational research. Former English teacher. Often running, cycling & watching the Arsenal. Views mine.

Schools will never be able to ameliorate all social inequalities, but this gives a great window into how a staff body can empower itself in a way that imbues agency into communities that are otherwise marginalised. So many teachers and leaders doing selfless work out there, often with no fanfare.

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 4w ago

‘What was the point of me trying to improve our (horrendous) Sats results when pupils were walking through our doors hungry, scared, tired and sad?’ Head Lottie Bloom shares her experience of turning around a failing school in an area of high deprivation

It's 'Thank a Teacher Day'. To all teachers on bluesky, thank you - your work is transforming young lives and supporting life chances, and you thoroughly deserve our appreciation. We salute you!

Most children in social care have special needs, in many cases conditions that they were born with... Sometimes these needs have contributed to their being in care' When a former HMCI's mask slips... or rather, is hurled into the faces of the undeserving poor! spectator.com/article/ofst...

Ofsted has lost interest in educating children

Most children in social care have special needs, in many cases conditions that they were born with – physical, mental or both.

spectator.com

Wide range definitions given for a key educational term by those working in FE / 16-19 education this week, via the EEF Exchange. Education is littered with abstract nouns that are interpreted in various ways. This causes lots of confusion, and leads to very different behaviours in practice.

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Lots of national education coverage this week, with some weighty, controversial stuff. Always interesting to think about how the experiences of educators have fed into national and local policy changes. 1/6

The cricket figures are crazy! As a kid, my U15 captain also captained England at that age group. But he came from a council estate in our Northern town. The talent is there. Rebalance the investment in these groups and we'll win more!

The Sutton Trust@suttontrust.bsky.social · 9mo ago

⚽ Our national footballers are broadly representative of the nation, as far as education is concerned. Earlier this year, we looked into the education backgrounds of elite athletes in different sports. Here's what we found 👇 elitistbritain.suttontrust.com

Secondary teachers would need a 13% avg salary increase to consider working in the most disadvantaged schools, according to @theeef.bsky.social Raising salaries was also found to be a more effective way of boosting teacher recruitment than other incentives: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Teachers seek 13% more pay to work in the most disadvantaged schools

Increasing salaries is the most effective way to improve teacher recruitment, according to EEF research looking at what schools can offer to attract staff

tes.com

We're pleased to have launched a funding round that will test 'Research Evidence Mobilisation' approaches - methods for supporting leaders to engage with and apply evidence to classroom practice. This blog gives some context around why. Closing date 5th November.

Education Endowment Foundation@theeef.bsky.social · 12mo ago

💭 Who helps school leaders turn research into action? @hmadgwick.bsky.social explores what new survey findings tell us about how teachers and leaders engage with research evidence — and the crucial role of those who help bridge the gap between evidence and practice. Read: https://eef.li/aPFKrF

'Avoid generalisations by diagnosing the specific needs of your pupils — what’s true in one setting may not be in another.' Love this. National education discourse is rife with moral panics about national outcomes (attendance, R&R, belonging), but local needs are identified through proximity.

Education Endowment Foundation@theeef.bsky.social · last yr.

🤝 Tackling disadvantage takes everyone - leaders, teachers, parents & governors. In this guest blog, Stella Jones of @townendresearch.bsky.social shares how they've developed the UNITE framework, to turn equity from policy into practice. Read Stella's blog 👇 ow.ly/Pl0950WWuCR

What happens when a whole city commits to giving every child a better start to life? 🚀 Early Talk for York is transforming early years education—boosting speech & language skills, tackling inequality Full article by CarolineVollans in NurseryWorld - www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...

Early Talk for York: an accessible and effective programme to support communication - Nursery World

An early speech, language and communication programme in York is improving the skills of children in need. Caroline Vollans reports.

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀❓ This blog & video about the ShREC approach by @flissj.bsky.social is one of the most popular resources from @theeef.bsky.social 🔗 Blog educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/... 🔗 Video m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJSf...

The ShREC approach

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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