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Paul Cline

@paulclinepsy.bsky.social

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Psychology teacher, Director of Teaching & Learning, Instructional Coach. MCCT. Blogger (apsychologyteacherwrites.wordpress.com), , runner. "How to teach Psychology - an evidence informed approach" - coming soon!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · Nov 29

Well, this is exciting! @mikehobbiss.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of our book - How to Teach Psychology: An evidence-informed approach

Available for pre-order now!

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915261953/

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David Webb @allaboutpsychology.bsky.social · 6h

Today in Psychology (15th October 1963), Stanley Milgram's infamous article 'Behavioral Study of Obedience' was published in the 'Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology.'

#psychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyMajor #PsychologyFacts

Interview with Gina Perry

Gina Perry. Fascinating interview with Psychologist Gina Perry who has conducted compelling research into Stanley Milgram's infamous obedience experiments.

www.all-about-psychology.com

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 12h

In an exclusive interview, Searching for Normal author Sami Timimi tells @helen-amass.bsky.social why he believes labels for autism, ADHD and other mental health conditions have become commercialised and offer no benefit

Sami Timimi: Why ‘invented’ SEND labels are disabling pupils

Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi

www.tes.com

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Chris Passey @chrispassey.bsky.social · 7h

PRE-ORDER NOW

Succeeding as a Deputy Head by me and @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social is being published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Jan 26.

Contributors include @samgibbs.bsky.social @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social and foreword by @samtwiselton.bsky.social

amzn.eu/d/8ir1F7P

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 2d

Get with the program. It's probably called 'word-surfing' these days 😂

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 3d

🎟️ 'The new NPQs have changed professional development landscape, but their impact is flatlining'

@growing-together.bsky.social lead, Poppy Nobes

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Matthew Evans @head-teach.bsky.social · 4d

open.substack.com/pub/matthewe...

The eye of the storm

What can we reasonably expect of teachers?

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 4d

As a side note - working in the independent sector it becomes an even greater expectation because some parents perceive that this is what they are paying for.

Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 4d

Ben absolutely on point as always.

Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 5d

New post.
Has additional become the point?
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/h...

Has additional become the point?

Saying the SEND system is in crisis is no great reveal; it is proving ruinously expensive while failing to deliver either improved experiences or outcomes. One consequence of its long-term failure …

bennewmark.wordpress.com

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 5d

Saying thank ***** it’s Friday!

1. Say a little prayer. Aretha Franklin
2. God is a DJ. Faithless
3. Praying for time. George Michael
4. Hallelujah. Jeff Buckley
5. Fishing 4 religion. Arrested Development

#FridayFive

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 5d

Examples?

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Becky Allen @profbeckyallen.bsky.social · 6d

New blog post from me: The Promises and Pitfalls of Personalisation.
In this post, I review how Learn Your Way with Google has introduced personalised examples into textbook content.
profbeckyallen.substack.com/p/the-promis...

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, true. Lots of wider institutional issues to address there that might help ensure everyone starts together.

But might also mean thinking carefully about design and sequencing of retrieval so that even late-comers get *some* benefit. And, of course, retrieval shouldn't only be in lessons!

Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 7d

There is a special place in hell for people who create lengthy docs without using page breaks and just hit return lots of times.

Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 7d

We run a psyc trip for y12 to a zoo where one of the seminars focuses a lot on MI. There's this really odd bit where they say "there's no empirical support, but maybe that doesn't matter" (at which point I want to scream to my students "yes it does!")

This will be useful to share with them, thanks!

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 7d

Comfortable Fictions: The Myth of Multiple Intelligences carlhendrick.substack.com/p/comfortabl...

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 7d

Also, probably useful to distinguish retrieval done for the purposes of activating prior knowledge that we need *now* vs more general retrieval for the purpose of consolidating older content, spaced practice etc. The latter may be disconnected from lesson material so makes sense to do at start.

Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 7d

It does (find a place at all points in a lesson).

But it's often easier, when trying to start implementing regular retrieval, to build it onto existing classroom routines, which are often strongest around lesson starts.

That's not the same as saying it should be mandated at the start of lessons!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 8d

😂
No way that's a PE teacher, where's the branded sportswear & whistle?! I'd go Art/Music

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 9d

This was the first one in 3 days I got relatively easily! Probably helped that I did the Times jumbo cryptic beforehand!

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Nikki Sullivan @nikkisullivan.bsky.social · 10d

Our book has been out in the world for half a week - it's been wonderful to have people sending through photos of their copies!

@msybibi.bsky.social, Michael Chiles, Sam Crome, & David Goodwin were kind enough to read the book ahead of publication - here's what they had to say!

amzn.eu/d/0QGpmPE

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, I just couldn’t see the leaves for the trees!

Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 11d

Started out that way. Then crashed on Thursday with a day off ill, then another on Friday looking after sick child (if I’m honest a relief I didn’t have to go back into school!). But I expect we’ll be back at full throttle by 8am Monday!

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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 12d

Do we do what we say we do?

Some thoughts on balancing imperfect people (which we all are!) with systemic actions.

www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/do-we-d...

Do we do what we say we do?

Last year I downloaded a habit tracker app. With so many spinning plates, I thought this would be a useful way of making sure I kept up the habits that I felt were the most important. My other aim was...

www.researchtoclassroom.com

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 11d

Saw him live years ago at Exeter Uni - just brilliant - such a multitalented musician

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Dr David Preece @doctorpreece.bsky.social · 12d

Delighted and grateful that Secondary Geography in Action is now published and on sale with @hachettelearning.bsky.social as part of @teacherhead.bsky.social's "In Action" series.

www.hachettelearning.com/geography/se...

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