Rosalind Scott

Gibb is wrong: PIRLS data doesn't support synthetic phonics; but he should act on childhood hunger - my new blog schoolsweek.co.uk/nick-gibb-is-w…

Thinking of all the #carers who have to drive through the snow to check on the isolated elderly, clothe, medicate and feed them #uksnow

Glad councils are holding business to account. Regulations have come about for many good reasons. Challenge, yes; ignore, no. twitter.com/LGiU_Daily_New…

Children should not be educated on the cheap. twitter.com/tes/status/939…

Recap from yesterday: "All those teachers, teaching assistants and librarians are doing something essential – normalising reading for children for whom it may have been an irrelevant pastime". My @tes blog on reading for pleasure: buff.ly/2ADPWGO

Starting the week with the first Alfie story, out in 1981, Alfie Gets in First. 'Alfie ran on ahead because he wanted to get home first.'

Montessori preschools seem to be more effective—and break the link between executive function and academic success: bit.ly/2yAAbAZ

@UROCKCreative started work today on Connections 2018 play. Lots of playing and so good to be working with group again

Years of scapegoating immigrants, benefit claimants, public sector workers while the rich avoid tax on an industrial scale. #ParadisePapers

My own career changer was the Advanced Skills Teacher route. twitter.com/tes/status/926…

Comedian @russellhoward praises teachers and says they have one of the hardest jobs in the country tes.com/news/school-ne…

So proud of our New UROCK Company @easternangles

Labour MPs have been meeting thousands of parents & education professionals who are demanding the Tories reverse their damaging #SchoolCuts.

@bernardjenkin will write to NEU and to Dept of Education for clarity on the #schoolcuts

Widespread redundancies for TAs & Support Staff says Donna Rowe-Merriman, Unison #schoolcuts @cyclingkev @johnmcdonnellMP @NSSN_AntiCuts

Parents and teachers discussing opposing #schoolcuts with #hackney MP @Meg_HillierMP. #Schoolsjustwannahavefunds

When Head Teachers are lobbying Parliament you know schools at at crisis point #schoolcuts #Schoolsjustwannahavefunds twitter.com/cyclingkev/sta…

#schoolcuts asked what I'd say to Theresa May? "Think of the children" #education is a #HumanRights and we want the best for every child

I set up the #Surestart centres - I could weep: they are closing them now #schoolcuts @johnmcdonnellMP