@dm-david.bsky.social
Secondary I Assistant Headteacher I Inner London
Passionate about levelling the playing field
#Runner
Running until it hurts..and then some more
Paris Marathon 2025🇫🇷 Edinburgh 🏴2026
Views are my own.
Passionate about levelling the playing field
#Runner
Running until it hurts..and then some more
Paris Marathon 2025🇫🇷 Edinburgh 🏴2026
Views are my own.
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2026 reading thread:
A brilliant blog from the North London Alliance Research School about harnessing emerging technologies without losing the power of text #literacy share.google/d1237Rkva5UR...
Harnessing Emerging Technologies Without Losing the Power of Text
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February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
A brilliant blog from the North London Alliance Research School about harnessing emerging technologies without losing the power of text #literacy share.google/d1237Rkva5UR...
2026 reading thread:
February 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
2026 reading thread:
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Discover the EEF’s Improving Secondary Science guidance
7 evidence-based recommendations to strengthen science teaching at KS3 & KS4. Practical strategies for addressing misconceptions, vocabulary, memory, feedback & more:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
7 evidence-based recommendations to strengthen science teaching at KS3 & KS4. Practical strategies for addressing misconceptions, vocabulary, memory, feedback & more:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
Improving Secondary Science
Seven recommendations for improving science in secondary schools
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Discover the EEF’s Improving Secondary Science guidance
7 evidence-based recommendations to strengthen science teaching at KS3 & KS4. Practical strategies for addressing misconceptions, vocabulary, memory, feedback & more:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
7 evidence-based recommendations to strengthen science teaching at KS3 & KS4. Practical strategies for addressing misconceptions, vocabulary, memory, feedback & more:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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🚨 Just 8 of the top 50 constituencies providing the best opportunities for disadvantaged young people are outside of London.
The North East and North West are overrepresented in the lowest ranked areas.
See how different areas rank for opportunity ⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The North East and North West are overrepresented in the lowest ranked areas.
See how different areas rank for opportunity ⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The Opportunity Index - The Sutton Trust
An unprecedented insight into the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England.
www.suttontrust.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🚨 Just 8 of the top 50 constituencies providing the best opportunities for disadvantaged young people are outside of London.
The North East and North West are overrepresented in the lowest ranked areas.
See how different areas rank for opportunity ⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The North East and North West are overrepresented in the lowest ranked areas.
See how different areas rank for opportunity ⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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✍️ "The Sutton Trust’s Opportunity Index confirms what many in coastal education have witnessed for years."
More on the challenges facing coastal communities and what can be done to support young people from these areas 👇
More on the challenges facing coastal communities and what can be done to support young people from these areas 👇
Mind the Coastal Gap: Why Opportunity Still Ebbs on the Kent Coast - The Sutton Trust
Careers leader, Katy Tibbles, explores how coastal disadvantage shapes young people’s pathways and impacts their future.
www.suttontrust.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
✍️ "The Sutton Trust’s Opportunity Index confirms what many in coastal education have witnessed for years."
More on the challenges facing coastal communities and what can be done to support young people from these areas 👇
More on the challenges facing coastal communities and what can be done to support young people from these areas 👇
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434,000 users access the @theeef.bsky.social Teaching and Learning and Early Years Toolkits each year.
How can they make the most of it?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
How can they make the most of it?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Making the most of the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit
Getting beyond the surface of the Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit
researchschool.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
434,000 users access the @theeef.bsky.social Teaching and Learning and Early Years Toolkits each year.
How can they make the most of it?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
How can they make the most of it?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Before reading a text, teachers must consider which unfamiliar words to pre-teach. Pre-teaching words supports comprehension and reduces cognitive load during reading.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Before reading a text, teachers must consider which unfamiliar words to pre-teach. Pre-teaching words supports comprehension and reduces cognitive load during reading.
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Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
The Reading Map - A Primer
YouTube video by Christopher Such
youtu.be
September 14, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
Good morning 👋
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
December 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Good morning 👋
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
Christmas Day 🎄Parkrun in #London 📍
Took this one easy ish but getting out there was good . #christmasrun
Great way to start the day @parkrun
Seasons Greetings. Gotta love Lidl.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
December 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Seasons Greetings. Gotta love Lidl.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
These are GREAT post run/workout and taste insane.
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NEW: Schools Like Yours – Updated with 2024 data
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
Schools Like Yours - Updated with 2024 data - FFT Education Datalab
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
December 11, 2024 at 5:03 PM
NEW: Schools Like Yours – Updated with 2024 data
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/12/scho...
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*New blog post*
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
Chips on shoulders
I don’t mean a woodchip to knock off someone’s shoulder (apparently the origin of the idiom). I mean a chip from a chippy. And it’s massive. And orange. For those of you not from round these …
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:35 PM
*New blog post*
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
A different one this time.
Chips on shoulders
birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/c...
A rare trip to the cinema this arvo at the Barbican to see Conclave.
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
December 8, 2024 at 6:11 PM
A rare trip to the cinema this arvo at the Barbican to see Conclave.
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
Brilliant movie, super tense with a great script!
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As the deadline for schools to publish their Pupil Premium strategies approaches, our Senior Schools Engagement Manager, @charleyo.bsky.social, has written a blog highlighting strategies that schools may wish to consider and the relevant research to back them up⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Pupil Premium strategies: A guide for teachers - The Sutton Trust
Senior Schools Engagement Manager, Charlotte, highlights Pupil Premium strategies schools may wish to consider.
www.suttontrust.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM
As the deadline for schools to publish their Pupil Premium strategies approaches, our Senior Schools Engagement Manager, @charleyo.bsky.social, has written a blog highlighting strategies that schools may wish to consider and the relevant research to back them up⬇️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Looking for book recommendations on reading instruction, scaffolding reading strategies, or the science of reading. What are your must-reads? 📚 #literacy
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Looking for book recommendations on reading instruction, scaffolding reading strategies, or the science of reading. What are your must-reads? 📚 #literacy
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For effective implementation in schools, we need everyone to be on the same page.
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Uniting around a Bigger Picture
For successful implementation, we can unite around a bigger picture
researchschool.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 4:25 PM
For effective implementation in schools, we need everyone to be on the same page.
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Unite views and values
Unite around concepts and principles
Unite around the evidence
Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
I have just entered the New Year's Day 10K Race , come and join me! www.atwevents.co.uk/e/new-years-... #NewYear'sDay10KRaceAnd3KFunRun via @ATW #running
New Year's Day 10K Race and 3K Fun Run
Serpentine New Year's Day 10K race (NYD10K) and 3K fun run take place on the traffic-free paths through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The event is organised by Serpentine Running Club volunteers. ...
www.atwevents.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I have just entered the New Year's Day 10K Race , come and join me! www.atwevents.co.uk/e/new-years-... #NewYear'sDay10KRaceAnd3KFunRun via @ATW #running
This is great:
🚨NEW VID🚨
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
KEY MOMENTS
0:51 → The emerging evidence
2:11 → Interview w Dr Jen Barker & Jon Gilbert
5:40 → The role of codification
9:41 → Alignment vs autonomy
11:06 → Getting started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1B...
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
KEY MOMENTS
0:51 → The emerging evidence
2:11 → Interview w Dr Jen Barker & Jon Gilbert
5:40 → The role of codification
9:41 → Alignment vs autonomy
11:06 → Getting started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1B...
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
YouTube video by Peps Mccrea
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM
This is great:
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Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
researchschool.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Bringing Implementation to Life: Starting with Enablers
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
You might have heard of a pre-mortem.
In this blog, we propose an alternative.
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Great thread here 👏
🧵 1/ Reading unlocks learning. Yet post-pandemic, more students arrive in secondary school below age-related expectations. Those who struggle often fall further behind, missing out on vital vocabulary and knowledge.
Secondary teachers must actively promote and explicitly teach reading. Here’s how.👇
Secondary teachers must actively promote and explicitly teach reading. Here’s how.👇
November 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Great thread here 👏
An interesting paper here from Rosenshine on scaffolding www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/jou...
www.ascd.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM
An interesting paper here from Rosenshine on scaffolding www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/jou...
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Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
Mark Miller looks for the tangible signs that metacognition is happening
researchschool.org.uk
November 24, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’?
researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...