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Ian Campton
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Primary Mathematics Education • Initial Teacher Education • Curriculum Design
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unisouthampton.bsky.social
We were delighted to welcome pupil researchers from local primary schools to the University 🙇🏻

They’ve been conducting research projects in their schools to help improve learning outcomes.

Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/ubmejj67wm
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July 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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unisouthampton.bsky.social
Graduation officially kicks off today, and we're so proud to be celebrating with you! 🎓 🫶🏻

This moment marks the end of one incredible chapter and the start of an exciting new journey. Here's to the Class of 2025!

#WeAreUoS
Large blue letters spelling "UoS" are displayed in front of the Guildhall. The sky is bright blue with scattered clouds. A group of six graduates in caps and gowns pose outdoors under a bright, partly cloudy sky. Behind them is a modern building with large glass windows. A group stands smiling outside the Guildhall, under a clear blue sky. In the center, three people in graduation gowns and caps with their family standing next to them. Four individuals in graduation gowns and caps stand in front of the Guildhall, under a blue sky. Colourful flags are visible on either side.
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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unisouthampton.bsky.social
Take a sneak peek at our new Delhi campus 🏫✨

Exciting times! We're getting ready to welcome our first students to our flagship India campus 🎊
University of Southampton Delhi campus' vertical banner along a sidewalk featuring the university's logo. Reception area at the University of Southampton Delhi. An empty lecture hall at University of Southampton Delhi with tiered rows of blue upholstered seats. A spacious, modern cafeteria of University of Southampton Delhi campus featuring rows of square wooden tables with a mix of white, pink, and black chairs.
July 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
iancampton.bsky.social
I highly recommend this. Great CPD for teacher educators.
education.ox.ac.uk Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Jul 4
Are you a teacher educator wanting to further your practice while staying in your current role? 🧑‍🏫

Our part-time MSc in Teacher Education combines flexible online learning with two short Oxford residentials.

Applications for Autumn 2025 are still open - apply now!
🔗 bit.ly/OxTeacherEd
Text: MSc Teacher Education. Develop teaching practice whilst 'on the job'. Gain the knowledge and skills base needed to be an effective teacher educator. Two year part-time coures. Blends online learning with two residentials in Oxford. Apply now: bit.ly/OxfordTeacherEd Picture: Woman talking in a classroom
July 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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markrpriestley.bsky.social
What is a common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Education is about much more than passing school exams
kyt-thatsme.bsky.social DEI Virologist @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social · Jun 17
What is a common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

There are more viruses than any other life form on earth.
mosquitolab.bsky.social Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · Jun 17
What is common knowledge in your field, but. shocks outsiders?

>90% of mosquito species (3700+) do not spread pathogens to humans.
June 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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uoseducation.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that SES have moved up to 9 places to 5th in the Complete University Guide! From the quality of our research to the day to day experiences of our students and the quality of our teaching 🥳

www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
Education Subject League Table 2026
A multidisciplinary subject, Education shows students how to be critical when working to improve the learning experience
www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
iancampton.bsky.social
Is AI the solution to workload issues or is there a need to systematically review what teachers are currently required to do? A more holistic than symptomatic approach?
Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says
For the first time teachers in England are receiving guidelines on how they should and shouldn't use AI.
www.bbc.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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"We won’t be equipping the next generation to get the most out of the new thinking machines if we aren’t teaching them how to think for themselves first."
www.ft.com/content/1369...
There are some things in teaching that AI won’t change
‘Knowledge-rich’ curriculums will still be crucial in a world shaped by the technology
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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tesmagazine.bsky.social
The biggest challenge that maths teachers face is tackling the belief that people are either 'good or bad' at maths, writes this subject lead
How to counteract maths anxiety in GCSE students
Tackling anxiety around maths exams starts with systematically building confidence and revision skills from key stage 3 onwards, writes head of maths Stephen Britton
www.tes.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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htenuk.bsky.social
Pleased to see our @htenuk.bsky.social call for minimum bursary payments for all #ITT students gaining some attention. Equity of access to the profession is important for the health of our education system.

www.tes.com/magazine/new...

#historyteacher #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation
Teacher supply: why 5 subjects face gloomier forecasts
Why are drama, history, RE, PE and Classics having trainee recruitment targets hiked up when overall teacher supply is improving? Tes speaks to experts to find out
www.tes.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Exclusive: The Department for Education has confirmed that it is not including primary schools in its target to hire an additional 6,500 teachers
Primary schools not included in DfE’s 6,500 new teacher target
Government confirms its target will only be based on teachers in secondaries, special schools and colleges
www.tes.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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markrpriestley.bsky.social
This post on my blog is the one that has received the most interest - published in 2019 with around 50,000 views

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Curriculum: concepts and approaches
In my dealings with teachers, school leaders and policy actors, I am often struck by the need for education professionals to develop more nuanced concept maps relating to the curriculum. The follow…
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November 11, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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For those who missed it, there is my latest blogpost on curriculum orientations

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Curriculum orientations
Preface Over the past few months, I have made reference in various presentations to the idea of curriculum orientations – essentially ideologies about what the curriculum is for. There has be…
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November 11, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Here’s a post from my blog - from 2021. Given that curriculum is currently being reviewed in all 4 UK nations, it is timely to consider what a curriculum is, what it does and how it is usefully seen as systemic activity.

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What does it mean to make a curriculum?
Here is my newly published article in the GTCS Teaching Scotland magazine. The original can be accessed at Curriculum should be at the heart of educational practice in schools. And yet, in recent y…
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December 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Here’s a blogpost from 2021 - Remaking curriculum making: how should we support curriculum development?

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Remaking curriculum making: how should we support curriculum development?
Over the past couple of months, I have spoken at several events (research seminars, Education Scotland’s Excellence in Headship programme, etc.) about ideas in our new book (Priestley et al., 2021)…
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December 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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uoseducation.bsky.social
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 SEND & Inclusion Conference with ERPN & @cri-uos.bsky.social

🗓 Thursday 3rd July
🕐 1.00–4.00pm
📍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend – with a light lunch included!

How to sign up:
lnkd.in/dshpHH2G Or via the QR Code

Please do share with colleagues across your networks – we’d love to see you there!
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 SEND & Inclusion Conference with ERPN & @cri-uos.bsky.social 🗓 Thursday 3rd July 🕐 1.00–4.00pm 📍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 to attend – with a light lunch included! How to sign up: https://lnkd.in/dshpHH2G Or via the QR Code Please do share with colleagues across your networks – we’d love to see you there!
May 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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It has been interesting helping some of our Y3 and Y4 pupils look at ways of solving these sorts of problems - this one is taken from a Grade 3 international maths competition.
May 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM