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Neil Young - Old Man (Official Audio) YouTube video by neilyoungchannel

Morning all, have a lovely day.

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Bob Marley - Get Up, Stand Up (Live at Munich, 1980) YouTube video by Bob Marley

Morning all, My morning routine!! Have a great day.

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The Monthly Dispatch - What's New in Learning Science? - March 2026 New studies on retrieval practice, seductive details, engagement myths, reading instruction, and the cognitive costs of modern technology

New studies on retrieval practice, seductive details, engagement myths, reading instruction, and the cognitive costs of modern technology. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

Explaining in the classroom: the importance of relationship I see a lot of explaining happening in classrooms, and I did a lot of explaining as a teacher. It’s a key aspect of instruction, which has been much theorised and written about. For what it’s worth…

NEW blog post: on the anatomy of great #classroom_explanations and the importance of #relationship

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Reading comprehension is not a skill. It’s an outcome of what you know. Strategies plateau. Knowledge compounds.
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A shift in language - The White Paper A shift in language It has taken me a while to digest the contents of the White Paper. I did not want to react to the headlines or rush to j...

“High standards and inclusion are two sides of the same coin.”

After reading the white paper carefully and discussing it during a SENCo forum this week, I’ve written on the shift in language, and what some of this might mean for schools in practice.

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Thanks Aaron. Lets hope this gets a bit of momentum.

Deputy Principal and lead for Teaching and Learning across a MAT(Yr5-13 6000 students)
North east - large 11-18 secondary - fully comprehensive >35% PP, 21% SEND, >30% EAL

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Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face in My Sink YouTube video by Arbor Video

Morning all, another bit of easy going hip hop this morning. This one is a classic.

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Come In YouTube video by 3rd Bass - Topic

Morning all, this one seems to fit the theme. Have great day.

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Responsive Revision - Evidence Based Education As the exam season approaches, older students will likely be receiving (or searching for) helpful revision advice. The quality of advice available varies considerably. In the last decade, teachers…

"As the exam season approaches, older students will likely be receiving (or searching for) helpful revision advice.

Responsive Revision offers a different approach. This is a term I have been sharing with teachers, students and parents..."

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Beyond student voice: Involving students in real-world school research - SecEd How students as co‑researchers in school research partnerships can drive insight, equity and real improvement

What happens when students become co‑researchers in schools, working with #teachers to find solutions to entrenched problems? @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how embedding curiosity & collaboration can change practice & improve outcomes: buff.ly/1miD6Ex #teaching #schools

01 Kingdom Chairs Soup Dragons This Is Our Art YouTube video by Matthew Durell

Morning all, very old school indie. This LP was my first ever cassette. All the best.

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Should probably write this up properly. On what I think is the fundamental flaw in the underpinning principles in the SEND white paper and why I think it makes failure inevitable.

Come On In My Kitchen YouTube video by Robert Johnson - Topic

Morning all, a bit of Mississippi delta blues to kick off with. Jack White cited this as a big influence. All the best

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Put up some limited edition Public Enemy SHE GOT GAME shirts to raise money for these women athletes.

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We’ll done Karl. Richly deserved.

Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick [OFFICIAL VIDEO] YouTube video by Sub Pop

Whoops let's try that again!!

Morning all, I defy anyone who watches this and doesn't want to be in a rock band!! Have a grand day everyone.

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Check. Adapt.

A useful resource for teachers shared by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

"Many misunderstand, so pause and fix.
Some are unsure, so adapt support.
Most understand, so extend and support."

Morning all, I defy anyone who watches this and doesn't want to be in a rock band!! Have a grand day everyone.

Never heard this before. What a great track.

Bullet In the Head YouTube video by Rage Against the Machine - Topic

Morning all, quite a lot of rage in this one

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Inclusive geography teaching after the white paper: from principle to practice What inclusive geography teaching really looks like

In my last Substack piece I looked at the implications of the white paper for curriuclum thinking - today, I turn my attention to what it means for the classroom.

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Fantastic summary, many thanks.

DfE White Paper 26 - Literacy and Oracy overview.

Key implications (that I’ve gauged from my understanding of it)

Hope it’s of use!

The poor state of evidence around what's best for children who find learning harder has meant we've wasted billions already.

We're going to waste billions more on things that don't work.

We should have begun by looking at what practice is effective and investing in that.

Children with special educational needs have been let down again and again. That ends right now | Bridget Phillipson Too many young people go out into the world ill equipped. We’ll change that: we’ll give more rights and support to them and their families, says education secretary Bridget Phillipson

Framing of the white paper is wrong and as a result what's in it isn't going to work. The framing emphasises differences rather than commonalities between children.

What happens when all these billions are spent and neither experiences nor outcomes are better?

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The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection YouTube video by Cory Heskett

Morning all, could be arrogance or vanity with this one!!

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How do we make decisions in the classroom? As teachers, we make so many decisions every day that when you stand back and look at what we are doing, it’s amazing to think that we do so much of this automatically.

How do we make decisions in the classroom?

A thought process to break down the complexitiies of teaching: open.substack.com/pub/claireha...

The impact of drive and ambition on student grades | InnerDrive Is a student's success at school only determined by their intelligence? Or does their ambition to do well matter, too? Fascinating research answered this...

Consider two students with similar abilities.

The one with a stronger drive often achieves higher grades 🏆

This article explains why:
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ambition-student-grades/