Monthly Archives: February 2022

Why ‘disrupting education’ doesn’t work – The Confident Teacher

There are trillions of choices teachers make when they teach. This dizzying complexity makes teaching rewarding, tiring, stressful, and sometimes even thrilling.  Understandably, faced with… Continued here: https://ift.tt/HIZBKfq

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Who should read aloud in class? – The Confident Teacher

There are fewer more important acts in all of education than reading in the classroom. From what is read, to the specifics of when, why, and by whom, the how of reading in the … The post Who should… Continued here: https://ift.tt/UhTrSvN

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How did the attainment gap change during the pandemic? – Education Datalab blog

An update on our work looking at how the attainment gap between disadvantaged primary pupils and their classmates has changed during the course of the pandemic Continued here: https://ift.tt/UEN9gPL

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Do disadvantaged children receive enough financial education in school? – Education Datalab blog

In the final part of this series on financial literacy, we look at financial education in schools. Continued here: https://ift.tt/ane0WOk

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Are there socio-economic differences in how parents interact with their children about money? – Education Datalab blog

In part three of our series on children’s financial literacy, we look at how parents talk to their children about money. Continued here: https://ift.tt/pzFobiy

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What’s the point of more elite sixth forms? – Education Datalab blog

Super-selective sixth forms tend to recruit more students from outside the area in which they are located and don’t tend to recruit that many disadvantaged pupils. Continued here: https://ift.tt/MeIysxE

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The financial skills of children. What can rich kids do that poor kids can’t? – Education Datalab blog

The second post in this series examining children’s financial literacy. This post focuses on the disadvantage gap in financial knowledge and skills. Continued here: https://ift.tt/IUrY54u

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How unequal are children’s financial literacy skills? – Education Datalab blog

In the first of a four part series on financial literacy, we look at socio-economic gaps in children’s financial knowledge Continued here: https://ift.tt/DyoR6Wt

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Marking is murder! – The Confident Teacher

Every so often the issue of marking and feedback emerges and fractious debates kick off. Teachers with marking ingrained as a daily habit, can view it as essential; whereas, many teachers see … The… Continued here: https://ift.tt/xZYh3rW

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Will the Government’s latest attendance initiative work? – Education Datalab blog

The DfE’s latest proposals target schools and Local Authorities. But are they looking in the right place? Continued here: https://ift.tt/YroNjd4

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