Here's a review of England's curriculum reforms 10 years on #nzpolschoolsweek.co.uk/curriculum-r...

Curriculum reforms - what grade should they get?

Schools Week delves into the curriculum reforms to look at went well, what went wrong, and what we can learn?

I’m looking for a little bit of help. Does anyone have national data for EYFS (GLD, all goals, prime, specific) for years 2022, 2023, 2024. Is this even available? I’m trying to put a headline data doc together but don’t have a decent assessment database in place at our school…yet. Thanks in advance

Wonderful to be visiting Greenwood Academy in Birmingham today as we launch the Curriculum & Assessment Review's Call for Evidence. It’s imperative that we hear perspectives and evidence from as wide a range of people as possible. I look forward to reading the responses! www.gov.uk/government/n...

*NEW POST* Writing a wrong? What’s happened to KS2 writing results pre- and post-pandemic www.insightinform.co.uk/2024/09/23/w...

Writing a wrong? - Insight Inform

In 2016, Becky Allen wrote an excellent article for FFT Education DataLab, which looked at how teacher assessments of writing compared to the results of the reading test at key stage 2. The data showe...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,121,788!

Has anyone written about approaches to appraisal following new government guidance? 🍎🎓

I sometimes get asked about the common issues I see across primary schools and the kind of support I offer as a result. This brief blog explains this stuff. This is my first new blog on Blue Sky so reposts much appreciated. primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/h...

How I Try to Help Schools to Teach Reading More Effectively

Warning: Parts of this blog are going to feel like an advertisement for my consultancy work and books. This is unavoidable as I have written this for those who ask me about the issues relating to read...

A mini holiday to Edinburgh before the start of term. Never been before. It’s a beautiful city ❤️

Six years ago, literally nobody asked me what my advice would be for new teachers starting in September. So I told them. And now, years later, still nobody has asked me. So here it is again 👇🏽 #uked#ukteaching#edusky

Hi UK teachers/schools/librarians! I’ve got ONE signed and dedicated copy of my spooky book to giveaway! No need to follow me - this isn’t Twitter, dahhlings - just share/tag some pals and I’ll choose a winner on 30.8.24! #EduSky#PrimaryEduSky#BookSky#Skybrarians#UKEd#KidLit