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Alex Standish

@alexstandish9

Senior Lecturer Geography Education

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This Wednesday at UCL. Looking forward to presentions and discussion with speakers from Europe and J Muller from South Africa. Still time to register. onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-an…

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The Paradox of Progressivism in Education While progressive education (like all education) aims to reduce learning gaps and increase equity, it often does the opposite—it unintentionally widens those gaps. kirschnered.nl/2025/04/15/the…

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David Attenborough: 1) ā€œThe plastic in our oceans ought never to have got there in the first place,ā€ 2) ā€œMuch of it perhaps ought not to have even been manufactured at all.ā€ First statement is reasonable, but the second is not Disregards the extraordinary benefits that

David Attenborough: 

1) ā€œThe plastic in our oceans ought never to have got there in the first place,ā€

2) ā€œMuch of it perhaps ought not to have even been manufactured at all.ā€ 

First statement is reasonable, but the second is not

Disregards the extraordinary benefits that
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Thanks you Hope, Richard and Eleanor for your insightful contributions. Having these in person conversations is a path to understanding and progress.

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Thank you Steve for helping to set this up. And, well done for heading a conference for geography teachers to share their practice and ideas.

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Join our protest against the Schools Bill on Sunday 18 May 2pm Whitehall āœŠšŸ¾ Why do school uniforms matter? Why does good behaviour in schools matter? This is the first in a series of videos where I explain what’s wrong with the Schools Bill.

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ā€œgrowth mindset interventions targeted for school-age students, do not have much or any relevant impact in academic achievement. It is therefore not advisable for schools… to [implement]… growth mindset interventions for school-age studentsā€ bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Join us on Sunday 18 May 2pm! Why? The schools bill is now in the Lords. We need amendments! Schools will suffer, behaviour standards will plummet and standards will drop. Here marchforchildren.uk for more info on what we want government to do and not do. Please RT!

Join us on Sunday 18 May 2pm!

Why?

The schools bill is now in the Lords.

We need amendments! 

Schools will suffer, behaviour standards will plummet and standards will drop.

Here marchforchildren.uk for more info on what we want government to do and not do. Please RT!
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🧵Over 200 academics have written to funders UK Research and Innovation and ministers to express concern about plans for the next REF - an exercise which distributes Ā£2 billion of research funds pa to universities. The plans pose serious risks to HE London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom thetimes.com/uk/education/a…

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Ok my mind is blown, and I can't be the only teacher out there. Did you know learning styles is actually an educational myth? Daniel Willingham breaks it down for us in 4 key points šŸ§µšŸ‘‡

Ok my mind is blown, and I can't be the only teacher out there.

Did you know learning styles is actually an educational myth?

Daniel Willingham breaks it down for us in 4 key points šŸ§µšŸ‘‡
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Romania plans an SMR for 2029. Poland has approved 6. Bulgaria is talking about building them - to the US Trade and Development Agency. Czechia has 45 potential sites and is collaborating with Rolls-Royce. Britain? Let's not rush! No-BS roundup from Ruari McCallion

Romania plans an SMR for 2029. Poland has approved 6. Bulgaria is talking about building them - to the US Trade and Development Agency. Czechia has 45 potential sites and is collaborating with Rolls-Royce.

Britain? Let's not rush! No-BS roundup from <a href="/RuariJM/">Ruari McCallion</a>
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PREMIUM: The sea change in the nature of education signified by the introduction of the ā€˜Climate Action and Sustainable Development’ Leaving Certificate subject cannot be overstated, writes JASON OSBORNE: gript.ie/climate-lc-cou…

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ESSENTIAL VIEWING: She's so far right, she's the ONLY leader in the EU to back #Africa. NB when Ukraine broke, top EU leaders flew to Africa to beg for gas. Yet the EU, UN, green NGOs and our very own Socialist Workers Party are still adamant that Africa shouldn't adopt gas.