Matthew Evans
@head-teach.bsky.social
Educationalist, author of Leaders With Substance, co-author of The Next Big Thing in School Improvement, blogger, everything mountains. https://educontrarianblog.com/ https://open.substack.com/pub/100assessment
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New on 100% Assessment Substack: Does Your Test Really Measure Attainment? When summed scores mislead and how IRT helps
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November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New on 100% Assessment Substack: Does Your Test Really Measure Attainment? When summed scores mislead and how IRT helps
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🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
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‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses
Teaching a struggling reader, whether they are seven or seventeen, can be a gut-wrenching experience. It can make the typical tasks of a school day difficult and sap the enjoyment out of learning. It ...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
October 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Constellations of Need
The astronomy and astrology of teaching
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October 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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A great critique of Timimi’s book, Searching for Normal. A long, diagnostic piece which is worth the investment of time.
October 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A great critique of Timimi’s book, Searching for Normal. A long, diagnostic piece which is worth the investment of time.
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Constellations of Need
The astronomy and astrology of teaching
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October 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Very sensible. Indeed it would be mad if the government didn’t do it the way Daisy proposes.
The government are said to be planning a new Year 8 reading test.
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
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Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Does England need a new Year 8 reading test?
And if so, what can we learn from America?
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October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Very sensible. Indeed it would be mad if the government didn’t do it the way Daisy proposes.
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Joel Mokyr won the Nobel prize today
Here is what I think he can teach us about improving schools:
samsims.education/2022/06/08/e...
Here is what I think he can teach us about improving schools:
samsims.education/2022/06/08/e...
Evidence, expertise, and the self-improving school system
(9 minute read) Rob Coe used his 2013 inaugural lecture at Durham to survey the evidence on long-run change in the performance of the English school system. He concluded that standards had not impr…
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October 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Joel Mokyr won the Nobel prize today
Here is what I think he can teach us about improving schools:
samsims.education/2022/06/08/e...
Here is what I think he can teach us about improving schools:
samsims.education/2022/06/08/e...
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🚨 LIBERAL OVERREACH
When applying our values backfires:
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When applying our values backfires:
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October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 LIBERAL OVERREACH
When applying our values backfires:
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When applying our values backfires:
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“The generational gap may best be understood as a difference in what games we think we are playing”
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“The generational gap may best be understood as a difference in what games we think we are playing”
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Want to understand the SEND crisis in England? This is an excellent summary of the policy issues from the @theifs.bsky.social
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
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England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform | Institute for Fiscal Studies
What are the challenges facing the special educational needs system in England, and how can the government could reform the system?
ifs.org.uk
September 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Want to understand the SEND crisis in England? This is an excellent summary of the policy issues from the @theifs.bsky.social
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
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Pre-assessment
Why test students before you teach them?
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September 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Principles of Inclusion
How should we think about additional needs in a mainstream school?
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September 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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New today! open.substack.com/pub/matthewe...
Principles of Inclusion
How should we think about additional needs in a mainstream school?
open.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New today! open.substack.com/pub/matthewe...
New today from 100% Assessment open.substack.com/pub/100asses...
Pre-assessment
Why test students before you teach them?
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September 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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