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Despite best intentions and significant investment, England’s SEND system is failing too many students and their families. To fix it, we need to understand why. Mega-thread summary of my presentation at #FestivalOfEducation today: ↓

Inspired by @educationswuk, here is a poster summarising proactive and reactive approaches to adaptive teaching.

Congratulations to Horizon International School Dubai who achieved NACE Challenge Award accreditation last week! An amazing achievement by everyone at the school... @HISDubai Find out more about the NACE Challenge Development Programme on our website: lght.ly/6mmk4gg

I finally got around to reading @ClareSealy's ADAPTIVE TEACHING – THE FOUR VERBS APPROACH. It is an absolute must-read: primarytimery.com/2024/03/29/ada… Here is a poster of my learning takeaways, but set some time aside and delve into this carefully crafted blog. drive.google.com/file/d/1y4l_T2…

I am delighted to share the second poster that @Bruce_NextLevel and I have collaborated on. It’s a summary of key messages from the Pedagogical Principles chapter from Bruce’s The Teaching Delusion 2. You can download an HQ PDF version here nextleveleducational.com/wp-content/upl…

“Children have to read, read, read, and be read to lots and lots.” 🙌🏼

I enjoyed working with Bruce to summarise ten educational myths from his superb book, The Teaching Delusion 2. HQ PDF can be found here: nextleveleducational.com/resources/

What you already know determines what you are able to learn - key research from Ausubel should guide the way in which you design your curriculum. Contact us for specialist Curriculum for Wales design professional learning enquiries@impact.wales

Really looking forward to learning from some huge voices at researchED Dubai. I’ll be talking about commencing cogsci journeys, calibrating course along the way and what this looks like in our classrooms. Final few tickets are available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched-d…

Are you listening to a song & reading? ✋🚫 STOP! You're making things hard for yourself. Read our sketchnote to understand why multitasking is a myth for certain types of tasks. Find out how we support schools to use research to improve impact.wales

Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning.

Horizon International School believes in people over paper. By putting culture & ethos at the centre of quality education, it is now rated Very Good. Our DG Dr Abdulla Al Karam visited to congratulate the team & learn more about what drives them to be #BetterAndBetter @HISDubai

Short thread on one of the most critical concepts in planning for learning: Reverse design (aka backwards planning) ↓

📢Secondary KS3️⃣ Parents - come and join our Let's Connect session on Wednesday 13th September 2023 in the Auditorium from 5PM to discuss and listen to how we teach, what we teach, how we assess, monitor and report as part of your child's learning journey. See you there! 😁

To our incredible students who have showcased consistent growth and progress throughout their GCSE journey – this one's dedicated to you! 🌟 🎓 Congratulations, our students with exceptional value added across subjects in Y11! Your progress is a beacon of inspiration. 🚀🌍

To our brilliant minds who have soared to the top of the GCSE mountain – this one's for you! 🌟 Your dedication, intellect, and unwavering focus have propelled you to remarkable heights. 🎓 Congratulations, our highest attainers of Y11! The world is yours for the taking. 🚀🌍

Huge congratulations to our Y11 students who received their fantastic GCSE results today with 100% of students receiving 5+ grades including English and Maths 9-4. All the best and welcome students joining our P16 provision where we have a 100% pass rate at A Level! ☝🏼

We are thrilled to be shortlisted for the esteemed title of Best School for Children of Determination in the UAE. This achievement recognises the unwavering efforts of our HIS community in fostering an inclusive environment for all @CognitaSchools @HISDubai #cognitaway #inclusion