It seems like attendance is a major focus for schools this year. Of the £2.9bn allocated to pupil premium my impression is that schools will invest more in getting children to show up.

Headlines from the update is that fines should be considered for 10 absent sessions (half days) in any 10 week period. An absent session includes arriving late and the fines have increased from £60 to £80, which doubles if not paid in 21 days. Schools are not allowed a blanket

If your interested in the sweet science of classroom behaviour check out Jen Foster's insta page - a valuable resource for any teacher: instagram.com/goodmorningmsf…

Good luck tomorrow #edutwitter may the odds be ever in your favour.

Immersive virtual reality is more effective than non‐immersive devices for developing real‐world skills in people with intellectual disability #VirtualReality onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ji…

Word on the street is the single word OFSTED rankings are to be replaced by the below: 💯 👏 😬 🫣 💩 #edutwitter #Ofsted

Super excited to attend the researchED national conference on Saturday. Line up looks brilliant! Tom Bennett OBE

Thought this was clickbait - then we had the first day of school for Year 7's. There were several detentions, a student sent to isolation and then a full blown fist fight...should be a fun year. #edutwitter theguardian.com/education/arti…

Today my partner asked her class to show her 👍 or 👎 based on their confidence in SPaG to which a 10 year old child responded 🖕. We've not even finished week 1 🙃

I am very excited to share that the innovative faculty from the Interior Design Degree Program, Andrea Vorstermans-Zado & Dr. Tara O'Neil at Georgian College have borrowed headsets from the library and will be doing spatial design in #virtualreality throughout the semester.

Alarm set for 5am ready for the 3 hour drive in the morning but I know researchED will be more than worth it! #rED24

Excellent talk by Becky Allen on Generative AI and the implications for artisan teaching at 👏 #rED24

Brilliant day researchED. Out of the many speakers we made it to, all were outstanding. Lots of takeaways to share but in the meantime shout out to oliver caviglioli Becky Allen Christine Counsell Pritesh Raichura Jade Pearce Brad Busch Clare Sealy James Radburn Tom Bennett OBE

For any SLT that missed Tom Bennett OBE speaking at The National ResearchEd today, the No.1 takeaway: never go full restorative

Interesting article by Ed Finch that closely aligns with the concerns highlighted by Becky Allen in her talk yesterday. Teachers use planning to gain a deeper understanding of the content, this was the No.1 reason they gave for planning resources according to Teacher Tapp.

Thoroughly enjoyed your talk yesterday Christine Counsell. Great argument around narratives leading to heightened attention improving encoding in LTM. If we put aside the literacy benefits of text, couldn't this principle work as well or even better if the narrative is in a video?

From testing it out, I think this app has got lots of potential. The interactive element to producing the resources helps keep the teacher in the driving seat which is a big concern in the industry. Definitely some teething problems around formatting and design but its only in

Impressive features on the new iPhone. Will GenZ use guided tours when their phones can advise where to go, tells them what they're looking at and answer any question with more accuracy than a professional tour guide?