Jen Devaney

Congratulations to @WhatonEarth_Mag winning the NMA 2024 SubscriptionBrand brand of the year! @chrislloydwoep @kashleyenglish Fabulous evening - well deserved 🥇 #readingforpleasure

Want to see a baby make 60 million neural connections? 🧠 Look no further than this fantastic video. As they bide a little time in the car, our hero and his dad engage in this lovely “serve and return” interaction. And it’s hard to tell which of them is loving it more. If you’re a new parent or grandparent, know that these face-to-face, back-and-forth interactions are one of the very best ways to light up your baby’s developing brain. At birth your baby’s brain is home to up to 100 billion neural (nerve) cells - but depends heavily on early experiences and interactions to help create the connections between them that will go on to undergird language and more sophisticated forms of cognition. During the earliest months of life researchers estimate that these neural connections occur at a rate of one million per second - meaning that 60 million or more occur over the course of this beautiful one minute conversation. Talk, talk, talk to your baby. The payoff will be huge. This loving father and son duo was shared to TT by smileybunch.

@HSBC_UK After banking with HSBC for ~ 30 years and having my mortgage with you, I was surprised to recently encounter probably the most rude and unhelpful rep on the phone possible. Also she gave me the completely wrong information! I wasn’t complaining- was about a loan

🚨LOOSHKIN book three, HONK IF YOU SEE IT, is released next week, but I have a few early copies here up for grabs! 💖To be in with a chance of winning a signed, dedicated copy, just share this tweet. Winners picked in the next 24 hrs!

I’m sometimes asked what initially drew me to the field of early childhood education. From now on I’m just going to show people this video. Bottom line: there is no more joyful an experience than being in community with young children. Their enthusiasm, wonderment, and kindness is unmatched. 🎥 via nobaddays2024 on IG.

Seems it is that time of the year again! If you've in Y6 and looking for some advice on the GDS standard, hopefully this blog can help you. I was moderated myself and then moderated in two different London boroughs. morgsedu.wordpress.com/2023/05/18/gre…

Here are copies of the 2016- 2023 maths SATs papers that I have completed badly to show lots of misconceptions and common mistakes. They might be useful over the next few weeks if you're in year 6! Importantly, they are not ALL wrong. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

An invaluable collection of questions and prompts which are designed to tease out structures and concepts at the heart of mathematics. Written by Anne Watson & John Mason. KS3 & KS4 atm.org.uk/shop/questions…

Fourth grade teachers! I've made @openmiddle Depth of Knowledge matrices to show how a single math problem can replace an entire worksheet in fourth grade. Download it now here: robertkaplinsky.com/depth-of-knowl… #MTBoS

Definitely poaching this idea! 😍

I post this every year! Apart from adoring the littlies in the clip🥰it shows how easily fluency can be developed alongside decoding from the earliest stages. Attaining fluency shouldn't be separated from decoding. @HertsEnglish @charliehacking @Edu_Meadows @thelitcoachuk

RSC Macbeth performance in your lesson? Can share link with students to watch at home too! rsc.org.uk/learn/schools-…

I asked, "What are three 'ordinary' things that bring you joy?" The most common answers: #1 Family & Friends #2 Being Outdoors & Nature #3 Coffee & Tea #4 Books #5 Pets It's the simple things in life that bring us the most happiness. Focus on these. The rest is just noise.

I've been talking to lots of people about the enablers of a strong culture of professional development. Having led this for four years, here are my thoughts 👇

#primary #secondary #mathematicsMaths Snacks’ videos contain activities, puzzles & games designed to increase maths understanding, 2 minutes long, they are suitable as classroom starters or discussion. bit.ly/mathssnacks

MATHSBOX - OPEN BOX! To celebrate our big 10 year Birthday, we will be opening Mathsbox up so anyone can explore all that we have to offer! The ‘Open Box’ will be 7-8pm on Monday 18th March Keep an eye out on here for more information…. Please repost to spread the word!

Thanks @jonnybid, we cant wait for this important book to be published soon. You can pre-order your copies here: uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/repr… #ReflectingRealities

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop encouraging kids to read the things they love. There is nothing more important! #literacy (Art: Bill Watterson)

Life isn't a competition. You're not competing against anyone. Life is the art of connecting to your own inner voice and having the courage to let it guide you.

Gorgeous quote x ❤️🧡🩷