Matthew Clark

So glad you haven’t fully retired! Your clarity, wisdom and insight are much needed in these uncertain educational times….

There are no silver bullets when it comes to curriculum - but we overlook our pupils’ natural creativity at our peril….

16 must-know edu-research papers from the last 16 weeks:

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Give RE the status, coherence and rigour it needs, by ensuring all teachers of RE, primary & secondary, know what pupils have learned in earlier years and so can use and build on it. Our current system is inequitable. Countless children miss out. @culhamstgabriel.bsky.social @retoday.bsky.social

Change is coming! Time to flourish together 💪

The hills and trails get even more oxygen pumping and even clearer thinking! 😜

What does running do to your brain? Neuroscientists have studied treadmill runners, ultramarathon athletes – and a number of lab animals – to investigate the effects of running on grey matter

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Would’ve loved to have been listening! Maths wisdom right there!

Wasn’t it? 27 years in this education lark and learned so much from hearing about the work at UEL Baby Dev Lab! Wow!!
Do enjoy the guest editor editions!

How much longer do we have to wait?!! I need to get present shopping!! 😜

This blog beautifully explains why generic t&l is v limited (beyond strong routines, behaviour management etc, but they're not teaching). We can't meaningfully judge, analyse improve, train or support teaching without being steeped in subject-specific, curricular shaping of the thing being taught.

My number one reflection since moving to the Peak District at Easter. Every single day, every single person. Friendly and kind 👍

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Really struggling to understand why Kent County Council are trying to “save money” and reduce provision when for nearly a decade the provision for SLCN across the county has been too small to meet need. Government thinking on SEND can’t happen soon enough.

I have lead SRP in Kent, they are a vital resource and Cassie is absolutely right about the role of the panel. It seems that everything is a barrier in Kent, even the consultation co-production groups I volunteered to be part of, have been disbanded. #SEN

This ⬆️ Thanks Stuart - I feel seen