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Another excellent report from Rhys Williams﮷, a well-informed journalist who is revealing a major cause of widespread, preventable reading difficulties in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Great to see Geraldine Millar and DyslexiaScience (Gillian Evans, PhD) who keep on keeping on. Things are changing

The ubiquity of screens from computers to interactive whiteboards to phones and ipads and TVs has inevitably raised important questions about their impact on young people's education and wellbeing. The NSW Department of Education will be working with teams of researchers to

Learning Difficulties Australia is a wonderful organisation that has been promoting evidence-based instruction for all children for decades, and especially for those who have learning difficulties. I am delighted to be presenting in the first webinar of their professional

Thrilled to be coming to Australia in May to visit school and run training. You can find out where I’ll be and how to buy tickets here: tombennetttraining.co.uk/australia-2025…

Whether students feel like they belong at school influences their behaviour and achievement. As Peps Mccrea puts it, "The more we feel we belong to a group, the more we invest in its goals and adopt its norms. The less we feel we belong to a group, the less we will be open to

What an honour to have the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of education in Northern Ireland.

Effective inclusive teaching is underpinned by two core ideas cognitive similarity and instructional sensitivity. A powerful and thought provoking evidence snack from Peps snacks.pepsmccrea.com/p/cognitive-si…

A $2.5 million NSW Government Fund will enable experts to undertake research into screen use addiction. education.nsw.gov.au/news/latest-ne…

A couple of weeks left to register for this excellent event in Auckland.

Happy to be presenting to professionals who can and do have such a big impact on children’s learning. Speech pathologists are a valuable resource for schools and families.

“The reading wars are over… NSW and Victoria have really burst out of the blocks on explicit teaching”. We’ll take the kudos but tbf WA schools were early adopters of synthetic phonics instruction and SA was the first to introduce the Yr 1 phonics check. theaustralian.com.au/education/jaso…

Student voice continues to be heard in NSW public schools through the NSW Public Schools Surveys, which replaced 'Tell Them From Me' this year. The department-developed survey is open right now and asks students from Year 3-12 about their experiences that affect learning and

Surely this comprehensive and damning paper is the final nail in Reading Recovery’s coffin.

AERO has published some fascinating research on the length of time it takes EAL/D students to acquire proficiency in English literacy. It depends on a student's starting point, and is influenced by demographic factors, but can take up to 6 years. This sort of sophisticated

A great team of researchers is looking for participants for their study looking at the role of oral language and literacy skills in students' transition to secondary school. It's online and all Year 6 students across Australia are eligible to participate. More information via the

If you use Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) (AERO)'s teaching and learning and implementation resources and read their research reports, please take a few minutes to complete a survey that is being conducted by KPMG. The survey window closes on 21 July. insightssurvey.kpmg.com.au/wix/p322525561…

Delighted to announce new TRAINING DATES in Australia and NEW ZEALAND, Sept 2025. Due to demand last time, I'll be back in Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton and Wellington. Link in next post. Hope to see you there; please share.