'As claims about practices in two flagship London schools are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for' We need mutual schools working together for community & society. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... All Together Better ripplesinlearning.com/all-together...

What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education? | John Harris

As claims about practices in two flagship London academies are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Supporting the academic success of underrecognised higher education students through an immersive block model T Roche, E Wilson, E Goode & J W McKenzie 🔓→ doi.org/10.1080/0729... #HigherEd #BlockModel #StudentSuccess #UnderrepresentedStudents #MinorityStudents #ActiveLearning #ImmersiveLearning

Fantastic to see this paper on educational leadership in higher education led by Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed from our Pedagogy and Education Research Unit published in Higher Education Research and Development www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New Higher Education Research and Development articles released www.tandfonline.com/toc/cher20/0/0

Latest articles from Higher Education Research & Development

Browse the latest articles and research from Higher Education Research & Development

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Please forward this free webinar invite from the UNESCO supported International Teacher Task Force : Friday 29 November 2024 Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession. teachertaskforce.org/events/inclu... @neunion.bsky.social

Ofsted inspections shouldn’t make teachers feel their jobs are at risk. We need a system that supports, not intimidates. #AbolishOfsted #TimeForRadicalReform

As a child I needed free school meals, as mayor, I provide them. And this policy works – here’s the proof | Sadiq Khan

As a child I needed free school meals, as mayor, I provide them. And this policy works – here’s the proof | Sadiq Khan

Critics questioned my landmark policy but a new report backs it, and the big winners are children and their families * Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London Continue reading...

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Invite-free webinar-inclusion- Please forward 29th Nov 2024 @beranews.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @morsecat.bsky.social @theguardian.com @meshguides.bsky.social @collegeofteaching.bsky.social @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social

Brian Hudson (@brianhudson.bsky.social)

Professor of Education; Emeritus Prof, University of Sussex and Guest Prof, Karlstad University, Sweden.

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Please forward this free webinar invite from the UNESCO supported International Teacher Task Force : Friday 29 November 2024 Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession. teachertaskforce.org/events/inclu... @kossnetwork.bsky.social

Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession

In the build-up to Global Disability Summit 2025 to be held on 2-3 April in Germany, the Inclusion and Equity in Teacher Policies and Practices Thematic Group are delighted to invite you to attend thr...

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I’m going- are you?

Fabian Education Policy Group@edufabians.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please forward: House of Commons Tue. Nov. 19: 6-8pm. An opportunity to discuss the foundations of the curriculum. This event will feed into the current Curriculum review in England. The panel is listed below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aims-and-v... @ruthswailes.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social

I'm not going to do the "it's the big news of the day" shtick but - the government did something important today. A new ministerial code, making real positive changes to the system for upholding standards www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/star...

Keir Starmer’s rewrite of the ministerial code is long overdue | Institute for Government

The prime minister has made important first steps on bolstering standards.

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Due to its popularity more tickets have been released for our seminar tomorrow night at the House of Commons on a potential revised curriculum 6.00pm-8.00pm. We have been granted a bigger room. If you were put on a waiting list you will now be able to join.

Fabian Education Policy Group@edufabians.bsky.social · 2y ago

Coming soon: House of Commons Tue 19th Nov. 6.00pm-8.00pm a FEPG seminar with MIck Waters, the UK's foremost expert on curriculum design and an excellent panel. @schoolsweek.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social @secretheadteacher.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social

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Pull Away: RNLI Christmas Single by Police Dog Hogan - PLUS exclusive behind the scenes interview

YouTube video by RNLI

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First post on here as I migrate from Twitter. Spotted starlings topping up their iridescence before Winter descends on my bike ride this morning .

The Weekly Review on podcast & YouTube Topics this week: 🔸Report finds fall in children reading for pleasure tinyurl.com/ycnj3f 🔸The struggle to spot effective teachers tinyurl.com/mtcp4f8p 🎧Podcast > tinyurl.com/4wcmdyxn 📺Video > tinyurl.com/fyvhtbx7

Pupils’ reading enjoyment at lowest level in almost 20 years

Children’s reading is at ‘crisis’ point, the National Literacy Trust warns, after a significant fall in the number of young people who report enjoying reading

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“parents and caregivers face many stressors that can impact their mental health and well-being, which can affect the health and well-being of the children in their care.” t.co/PjupxzpwWc

Brilliant to hear the views of young people at our #CurriculumandAssessment event at @GeorgeSalterAc today

Wonderful to discuss #CurriculumandAssessment at our engagement event at @GeorgeSalterAc today. Thanks to attendees, our hosts, and fellow panel members @jonhutchinson.bsky.social and Jo-Anne Baird, for a great conversation

Thank you to the people who built BlueSky.

Long read: Sector leaders have demanded answers over Ofsted’s role, accountability and capacity in the government’s new improvement drive for specialist teams to broker support for struggling schools

Teachers feel 'disempowered and deprofessionalised by overstipulation and the challenge to cover content' in the curriculum, Professor Becky Francis has said as she outlined emerging themes from her review roadshows so far

Curriculum: Becky Francis reveals ‘emerging themes’ from review

Teachers feel “disempowered and deprofessionalised by overstipulation and the challenge to cover content” in the curriculum, Professor Becky Francis has said

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Preparing for Senior Leadership? Webinar with me, Thurs 16 Jan, 4.30-6.30pm. Organised by GSA but open to any school: gsa.uk.com/event/prepar... - for further information & to register. Please share with anyone who may be interested? Thanks!

Preparing for Senior Leadership - Girls' Schools Association

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Thank you to the 40 professors around the world who shared their pathway to professorship. We created this book to support academics who are passionate about researching & teaching their subject. The choices they make through their career can limit or improve their chances of a professorship.

I just wonder how those with religious beliefs who voted Trump square supporting someone who stirs up hate with the Golden Rule underpinning all religions: treat others as you wish to be treated.

Ok I've stopped howling at the moon long enough to write about how on earth Starmer attempts a relationship with Trump (and sorry yes he does have to) with lessons learned from the last time www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It is galling to see Starmer ingratiate himself with Trump – but it would be horribly negligent if he didn’t | Gaby Hinsliff

The prime minister has a duty to pull any levers he can to ameliorate the president-elect’s global impact, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Hugely powerful speech on the value of education by @leoracruddas.bsky.social at @cstvoice.bsky.social conference 👏

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Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

The government says it wants to mitigate the

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If you want this site to thrive and draw people away from the Bad Place, retweet liberally. There’s no algorithm here, and a lot of the people still using Twitter depend on it to boost their business. If we boost them, they will come.

There's no angle from which this is anything other than terrible.

Nick Pearce@iprnickp.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mature students’ participation in HE, adult education and FE have all gone badly backwards in the last 15 years.