New post today on the UoN primary blog: a collaborative approach to research-informed teaching. See the whole series here: goo.gl/NqIIxf UoN Teacher Training UoN Education

“But really it’s not the way people speak that needs adjusting. It’s the way we as a society listen that has to shift.” Rob Drummond decodes accent prejudice
theguardian.com/global/2023/oc…

‘We need to call out teachers’ CPD which assumes teachers cannot ‘cope’ with complexity or nuance, and that the only effective professional learning is convergent and never divergent.’ Taking a stand against the Pedagogy of Professional Decline leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/carnegie…

‘Teaching in an age of crises: rediscovering the importance of dignity’. My contribution to the United Nations High Level Panel on the teaching profession - an important opportunity to tackle the global crisis in teacher supply. There is no time to waste ei-ie.org/en/item/28021:….

So, if you liked the last article with Jim Hordern, then this one might interest you too: focus on the pedagogy of the CCF. Open access too

Full article: TOWARDS INSTRUMENTAL TRAINABILITY IN ENGLAND? THE ‘OFFICIAL PEDAGOGY’ OF THE CORE CONTENT FRAMEWORK tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🎉Out today!🎉
TEACHER EDUCATION IN CRISIS: THE STATE, THE MARKET AND THE UNIVERSITIES IN ENGLAND
#OA #Freedownload #ITE #EdReform
From:
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Oracy and cultural capital
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Keeping oracy practice authentic
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We're pleased to announce our incredible #OracyOctober lineup of FREE webinars that will take place across the month of October.

Whether you’re a new or experienced practitioner; teacher or governor, there’s something for everyone at #OracyOctober .

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As school terms get underway, there's a timely new post today on the UoN primary blog. Rachel Tunney discusses the features of inclusive classroom environments. See this and the whole series here: goo.gl/NqIIxf UoN Education UoN Teacher Training

Education: The State of the Discipline - A BERA STATEMENT

Drawing on the conclusions of 5 research projects that have taken place over 2 years, BERA has published a statement on the position of education as an academic discipline.

Read full statement: bera.ac.uk/publication/ed…

Great blog on the importance of addressing student teacher preconceptions and learning to see the classroom with new eyes.

'A thoughtful, concentrated and optimistic addition to the stock of
material that takes talk for learning seriously' - Patrick Yarker reviews Rupert Knight's book Classroom Talk in Practice Lawrence Wishart Books: bit.ly/3PSUXlt

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Today Uni of Greenwich have put out a press release headed:

'University stripped of teaching accreditation by Government, despite Ofsted ‘Good’ report and 120 years of experience'

Here is a thread outlining some history and key points.
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gre.ac.uk/about-us/news

My big weekend thread.
There isn’t a university teacher education programme or department in the country that doesn’t claim to be concerned with social justice, so much so that the claim cancels out if you aren’t prepared to be quite a bit more specific about it.

'Teachers looking judiciously to invite more talk in their classrooms and across their schools will find Knight’s book invaluable' - Patrick Yarker reviews Rupert Knight's book Classroom Talk in Practice in Lawrence Wishart Books: bit.ly/3PSUXlt

Great thread: this point about thinking of dialogic episodes and mixed modes of talk within a broad repertoire is fundamental.

There's a new post today on the UoN primary blog. Esther Fulton discusses anti-racism principles for Initial Teacher Education. See the whole series here: goo.gl/NqIIxf UoN Education

Perhaps now is the perfect moment to remind people of a few v important figures in the history of discussions of 'oracy' - learning to talk & talking to learn. Have you heard of Douglas Barnes? His work was so brilliant & has informed the thinking of many of the teachers..1/

An important thread!