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This is such an excellent Substack if you want to learn more about how we learn to read. open.substack.com/pub/readwritej…

Despite best intentions and significant investment, England’s SEND system is failing too many students and their families. To fix it, we need to understand why. Mega-thread summary of my presentation at #FestivalOfEducation today: ↓

Teachers can’t teach all the words that students need to know, so we have to be smart about how to select them, and how quickly we teach them. Read more in our blog “Thinking and Reading” wp.me/p4hKgx-84H (5 min read).

Delighted to share the new Student Leadership for IMPACT webpages. SSAT has a rich history of supporting schools in enhancing student leadership. We have now updated that offer in light of recent research. Join us for a free briefing in September. share.google/724j2KAc0CAGGI…

If you'd like a GREAT book on how to teach reading, our guest reviewer Kim Lockhart has an enthusiastic recommendation: ow.ly/fCtk50Wi0u8

🧮 📘 One for all the maths teachers out there! 'Secondary Maths In Action', arguably most important subject in the series 😜, has hit the shelves! 1/4

🎸 New Chalk & Talk episode with Bruno Reddy OBE creator of Times Tables Rock Stars! We cover: ✅ Motivating kids to practice ✅ Building fluency ✅ Variation theory ✅ Lessons from Shanghai ✅ Building math confidence & competence Fun episode w/ lots of practical tips! Link below ⬇️

*FREE WRITING WEBINAR RECORDING* At Stanley Road, we have developed an approach to writing that we believe aligns with many elements included in the DfE's Writing Framework. If you'd like to watch a webinar on this, complete the form at this link... forms.gle/c66cnHyKTdZzuu…

Pupil premium expert panel webinar recording ⁦Department for Education⁩ talk and discussion with colleagues including Phil Stock, Rachel Pritchard and ⁦EEF⁩ youtube.com/watch?v=fTvDkM…

This is a nice insight into the impact that Thinking Reading is having in schools around the country. Recommend for interested school leaders. Drop us a line if you’d like a no-obligation consultation - link in bio.

'Parents and teachers are praising a literacy initiative which has helped secondary school pupils struggling with reading, saying some have made “dramatic improvements” this year.' Thank you to Laura Clayton for this piece in Bailiwick Express Guernsey about Thinking Reading

Full of practical advice in response to questions we get all the time about reading and vocab instruction in the classroom. ⬇️

We're recruiting a ITE Professional Tutor to lead the development of trainee teachers to competence and expertise by the end of their initial training year. The successful candidate will ensure that trainees effectively develop their practice culminating in recommendation of QTS

NEW BLOG: The Seduction of Destruction emaths.co.uk/blog/general-e…

Last newsletter of the year goes out tomorrow - will feature articles by Paul A. Kirschner Claire Stoneman Christine Counsell Adam Robbins (on 🧵and 🦋) - sign up below!

Very excited to announce that I have availability from September to offer CPD, training, coaching & INSET to schools. To find out more & to get in touch, use the link below: bunsenblue.com/training-cpd/

Maureen Hunt Zoe Enser 🐉 KayRay Warwick Mansell You might be relieved to hear that page 37 of the reading framework explicitly advocates giving children independent access to a range of books in the exact way you describe. (And the same section makes it clear that it is not decodable books being discussed here.)

ResearchED 2025 National Conference, 6th Sept, London More names still being added: today, Australian megamind 𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 and the remarkable Mr David Goodwin! Ticket link below #rED25

Looking forward to seeing everyone! Sure to be an amazing day.

FREE CRECHE at researchED National Conference 2025 Inclusion for child-carers matters. As usual we will be running our fully licensed creche at the researchED National Conference. And, as usual, this will be entirely FREE for anyone who needs to use it in order to enable