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- ‘Who’s Left 2019’: additional (quirky) suggestions December 7, 2019
- The effect of GCSE reforms: How have they affected long-term disadvantaged pupils? – Education Datalab blog December 5, 2019
- The effect of GCSE reforms: Have they widened the disadvantage gap? – Education Datalab blog December 5, 2019
- Who’s Left 2019, part one: The disadvantage gap is bigger than we thought – Education Datalab blog December 5, 2019
- Who’s Left 2019, part three: The government needs to take action – Education Datalab blog December 5, 2019
- Who’s Left 2019, part two: How do you lose 6,700 pupils? – Education Datalab blog December 5, 2019
- Is England’s PISA 2018 data reliable? – Education Datalab blog December 3, 2019
- Nine key findings from PISA 2018 – Education Datalab blog December 3, 2019
- Data, data everywhere… – Education Datalab blog December 3, 2019
- Five things to remember when the PISA 2018 results are released – Education Datalab blog December 2, 2019
- Early schooling and the lifetime risk of increasing antisocial behaviour/conduct problems December 1, 2019
- What do the latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results show? – Education Datalab blog November 29, 2019
- From Guided to Independent Writing — Teachwell November 28, 2019
- When the going gets tough, schools make data – Education Datalab blog November 27, 2019
- The distorting lens of perspective (and why teachers need to be professionally sceptical) – David Didau: The Learning Spy November 26, 2019
- Should England continue participating in PISA? – Education Datalab blog November 26, 2019
- Mathematics Mastery evaluation report – Education Datalab blog November 25, 2019
- Magic Breakfast evaluation report – Education Datalab blog November 25, 2019
- The road to hell – David Didau: The Learning Spy November 24, 2019
- The Baron: Chapter One: Part two: Ofsted Derangement Syndrome… November 23, 2019
- Still standing… November 20, 2019
- Is Canada really an education “superpower”? The evidence is not as clear-cut as you might think – Education Datalab blog November 19, 2019
- What works best for children with SEND works best for all children – David Didau: The Learning Spy November 17, 2019
- Reading catch-up for older students: one-to-one or small groups? November 16, 2019
- Why I have a problem with PiXL November 15, 2019
- Should we bring back contextual value added? – Education Datalab blog November 15, 2019
- Should we eat more fish or more ice cream to boost PISA scores? – Education Datalab blog November 12, 2019
- Are schools ever at fault for exclusions? – David Didau: The Learning Spy November 11, 2019
- What causes exclusion and what does exclusion cause? – David Didau: The Learning Spy November 10, 2019
- Faff vs slick practice – why an experience with Direct Instruction should be the entitlement of every SCITT student November 9, 2019
- Breaking down education spending in England – Education Datalab blog November 8, 2019
- Contextualised attainment at Key Stage 2 – Education Datalab blog November 6, 2019
- Do proposed adjustments to grading in GCSE languages go far enough? – Education Datalab blog November 6, 2019
- Vice Chairs matter November 5, 2019
- Is PISA ‘fundamentally flawed’ because of the scaling methodology used? – Education Datalab blog November 5, 2019
- What should schools teach? – David Didau: The Learning Spy October 29, 2019
- How do GCSE grades relate to PISA scores? – Education Datalab blog October 29, 2019
- FIFA for the GCSE Physics calculation win October 27, 2019
- Never say never again October 27, 2019
- ‘Oh, he’s a hitter. That’s what he likes to do’ October 27, 2019
- The trouble with Shakespeare, or Should everything be easy? – David Didau: The Learning Spy October 26, 2019
- Are all types of reading equal, or are some more equal than others? – Education Datalab blog October 22, 2019
- The EYFS butterfly and the storm in Year Seven October 19, 2019
- Schools Like Yours: Now with 2019 data for secondary schools – Education Datalab blog October 18, 2019
- What do Ofsted reports reveal about the way schools are being inspected under the new framework? – David Didau: The Learning Spy October 17, 2019
- Secondary school league tables 2019: Four things we’ve learnt – Education Datalab blog October 17, 2019
- Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part one: qualification scoring – Education Datalab blog October 15, 2019
- Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part two: taking account of context – Education Datalab blog October 15, 2019
- How do headteachers in England use test data, and does this differ to other countries? – Education Datalab blog October 15, 2019
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
The Ferris Wheel
Originally posted on Filling the pail:
“Right,” said Mr Poynt, briskly calling the class to attention, “now that we have those government tests out of the way I thought it would be good to dial down the stress levels with…
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CPD
I’ve just had a CPD session. To help to clarify my thinking, I am going to write about it: 1. I’ve been thinking about the use of Multiple Choice Questions over the past few months. I think they’re very helpful … Continue reading
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Respect
Originally posted on mathagogy:
‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.’ – George Bernard Shaw ‘Why on earth are you a teacher? I still don’t understand. You could’ve done so many things and you chose to become a teacher.’…
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The short rise and fall of Amanda Spielman | @FlyMyGeekFlag
Sarah Bedwell is an Aussie teaching English and other things in the north west of England. She loves using technology in new ways to engage and excite learning, though she does believe in pedagogy before technology. Sarah is currently the … Continue reading
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John Bald: The new Education Secretary needs to review Ofsted
Sorting out the school inspection system in an early challenge for Justine Greening. Source: John Bald: The new Education Secretary needs to review Ofsted
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To Grit or Not to Grit: That’s the Question
Originally posted on 3-Star learning experiences:
Paul A. Kirschner & Mirjam Neelen Like deliberate practice (see our previous blog), grit is one of those buzzwords used a lot by many but understood by few. Grit – in relation to learning –…
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The case of CASE
Originally posted on Filling the pail:
I am reposting this old websofsubstance piece because of the new EEF results. The original post is from 2013. Please see this post for my current thinking on statistical tests. Hey, you there! Are…
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