Olivia
@livteachcreate.bsky.social
Support for Learning Teacher 👩🏻🏫 Recently made the leap from primary to secondary 🏫 Passionate about inclusion and getting it right for learners 🫶Scotland 🏴
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There are now hundreds of inspirational examples of practice on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social website. I've just spent a few minutes reading through a fantastic one about the importance of graphic novels from my former colleague @richardruddick.bsky.social. So many ideas! ourfp.org/eop/graphic-...
Graphic novels get them reading - Reading for Pleasure
ourfp.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
There are now hundreds of inspirational examples of practice on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social website. I've just spent a few minutes reading through a fantastic one about the importance of graphic novels from my former colleague @richardruddick.bsky.social. So many ideas! ourfp.org/eop/graphic-...
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I've written a new blog for @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ahead of the publication of my latest book on adaptive teaching. Hope you find it useful! #EduSky
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching︱Author Sue Cowley talks Adaptive Mindsets
One of the most important aspects in successful teaching is actually about our attitude and our mindset as educators.
www.bloomsbury.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I've written a new blog for @bloomsburyed.bsky.social ahead of the publication of my latest book on adaptive teaching. Hope you find it useful! #EduSky
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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Me: My publisher have asked me to write an eBook for World Book Day, as there is usually little to no Scottish/ND rep.
You guys: and we will make it a bestseller!!
(Very grateful and full of love. Thank you)
You guys: and we will make it a bestseller!!
(Very grateful and full of love. Thank you)
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Me: My publisher have asked me to write an eBook for World Book Day, as there is usually little to no Scottish/ND rep.
You guys: and we will make it a bestseller!!
(Very grateful and full of love. Thank you)
You guys: and we will make it a bestseller!!
(Very grateful and full of love. Thank you)
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Quantitative evidence of the impact of teacher-student relationships on achievement is thin on the ground, so this paper on the positive benefits of "looping" (teaching the same class for more than one year) by matthewakraft.bsky.social and colleagues is important: bit.ly/4bBiBvD
Second Time's the Charm? How Sustained Relationships from Repeat Student-Teacher Matches Build Academic and Behavioral Skills
We examine the dynamic nature of student-teacher match quality by studying the effect of having a teacher for more than one year. Using data from Tennessee and panel methods, we find that having a rep...
bit.ly
March 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Quantitative evidence of the impact of teacher-student relationships on achievement is thin on the ground, so this paper on the positive benefits of "looping" (teaching the same class for more than one year) by matthewakraft.bsky.social and colleagues is important: bit.ly/4bBiBvD
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Excellent day today at #PedagooPerth
Great to meet some new people at our in-person @womenedscotland.bsky.social event 💜
Our next meeting is online on Saturday 15th March at 10am - can’t wait for you to join us
Great to meet some new people at our in-person @womenedscotland.bsky.social event 💜
Our next meeting is online on Saturday 15th March at 10am - can’t wait for you to join us
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February 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Excellent day today at #PedagooPerth
Great to meet some new people at our in-person @womenedscotland.bsky.social event 💜
Our next meeting is online on Saturday 15th March at 10am - can’t wait for you to join us
Great to meet some new people at our in-person @womenedscotland.bsky.social event 💜
Our next meeting is online on Saturday 15th March at 10am - can’t wait for you to join us
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3️⃣ in person events scheduled #ByTeachersForTeachers
🔜Sat 22 Feb for #PedagooPerth at Bertha Park High School hosted by @ccouser.bsky.social @ciaracreative.bsky.social & Kevin Johnston
⬇️Fab workshops for you to choose from
🆓Sign up to attend bit.ly/PedagooPerth
🔜Sat 22 Feb for #PedagooPerth at Bertha Park High School hosted by @ccouser.bsky.social @ciaracreative.bsky.social & Kevin Johnston
⬇️Fab workshops for you to choose from
🆓Sign up to attend bit.ly/PedagooPerth
February 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
3️⃣ in person events scheduled #ByTeachersForTeachers
🔜Sat 22 Feb for #PedagooPerth at Bertha Park High School hosted by @ccouser.bsky.social @ciaracreative.bsky.social & Kevin Johnston
⬇️Fab workshops for you to choose from
🆓Sign up to attend bit.ly/PedagooPerth
🔜Sat 22 Feb for #PedagooPerth at Bertha Park High School hosted by @ccouser.bsky.social @ciaracreative.bsky.social & Kevin Johnston
⬇️Fab workshops for you to choose from
🆓Sign up to attend bit.ly/PedagooPerth
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My latest article for @neunion.bsky.social Educate magazine is about non-fiction. It's often overlooked when talking about reading in the classroom and it shouldn't be. An exciting non-fiction text can engage readers just as well as any other. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My latest article for @neunion.bsky.social Educate magazine is about non-fiction. It's often overlooked when talking about reading in the classroom and it shouldn't be. An exciting non-fiction text can engage readers just as well as any other. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social
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3️⃣weeks from now and #PedagooPerth will be all over!
🎯If you are a curious educator in any sector, then you won’t want to miss this chance to connect with & learn from educators like you! 🔗🆓 bit.ly/PedagooPerth
👀 ⬇️Full workshop listing
🎯If you are a curious educator in any sector, then you won’t want to miss this chance to connect with & learn from educators like you! 🔗🆓 bit.ly/PedagooPerth
👀 ⬇️Full workshop listing
February 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
3️⃣weeks from now and #PedagooPerth will be all over!
🎯If you are a curious educator in any sector, then you won’t want to miss this chance to connect with & learn from educators like you! 🔗🆓 bit.ly/PedagooPerth
👀 ⬇️Full workshop listing
🎯If you are a curious educator in any sector, then you won’t want to miss this chance to connect with & learn from educators like you! 🔗🆓 bit.ly/PedagooPerth
👀 ⬇️Full workshop listing
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My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday.
Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it.
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Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday.
Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it.
>>
Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it.
>>
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#Pedagoo is a sharing space for educators with 35K+ followers across multiple social media platforms
❓Pedagoo? Because pedagogy is messy!
3️⃣in-person events in 🏴 #ByTeachersForTeachers in Spring 2025
🗣️☕️🧁Expect engaging discussions & interesting practice with like-minded folk
🆓🎟️Get involved #IYKYK
❓Pedagoo? Because pedagogy is messy!
3️⃣in-person events in 🏴 #ByTeachersForTeachers in Spring 2025
🗣️☕️🧁Expect engaging discussions & interesting practice with like-minded folk
🆓🎟️Get involved #IYKYK
January 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#Pedagoo is a sharing space for educators with 35K+ followers across multiple social media platforms
❓Pedagoo? Because pedagogy is messy!
3️⃣in-person events in 🏴 #ByTeachersForTeachers in Spring 2025
🗣️☕️🧁Expect engaging discussions & interesting practice with like-minded folk
🆓🎟️Get involved #IYKYK
❓Pedagoo? Because pedagogy is messy!
3️⃣in-person events in 🏴 #ByTeachersForTeachers in Spring 2025
🗣️☕️🧁Expect engaging discussions & interesting practice with like-minded folk
🆓🎟️Get involved #IYKYK
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About 8 years ago, @siobhanleahy50 and I prepared a Quick Reference Guide for Embedding Formative Assessment. It's now out of print, so the copyright has reverted to us, and we are free to share it with anyone who wants it: bit.ly/EFAQRG (pdf).
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December 26, 2024 at 5:24 PM
About 8 years ago, @siobhanleahy50 and I prepared a Quick Reference Guide for Embedding Formative Assessment. It's now out of print, so the copyright has reverted to us, and we are free to share it with anyone who wants it: bit.ly/EFAQRG (pdf).
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The 3Rs - Reading, writing, and research to be interested in #52 is live.
It features a review of the excellent 'Neurotribes', research on mind-wandering and reading, resources for leading reading, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
It features a review of the excellent 'Neurotribes', research on mind-wandering and reading, resources for leading reading, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
November 30, 2024 at 9:38 AM
The 3Rs - Reading, writing, and research to be interested in #52 is live.
It features a review of the excellent 'Neurotribes', research on mind-wandering and reading, resources for leading reading, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
It features a review of the excellent 'Neurotribes', research on mind-wandering and reading, resources for leading reading, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
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'Is comprehension better with digital text?' from Prof Tim Shanahan.
This is a question I get a lot - a nice summary of the evidence here:
www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/is-comp...
This is a question I get a lot - a nice summary of the evidence here:
www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/is-comp...
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
'Is comprehension better with digital text?' from Prof Tim Shanahan.
This is a question I get a lot - a nice summary of the evidence here:
www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/is-comp...
This is a question I get a lot - a nice summary of the evidence here:
www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/is-comp...
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Only one in ten primary teachers & leaders said their training prepared them to meet the social, emotional and mental health needs of pupils. A @tesmagazine.bsky.social investigation into how well prepared the sector feels as the govt strives for a more inclusive system. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
How teacher training could make or break the DfE inclusion plan
The government wants more pupils with SEND to be supported in mainstream schools, but most teachers say their training did not equip them to meet these children's needs
www.tes.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Only one in ten primary teachers & leaders said their training prepared them to meet the social, emotional and mental health needs of pupils. A @tesmagazine.bsky.social investigation into how well prepared the sector feels as the govt strives for a more inclusive system. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
“The result is that young people, and their families, don’t get the help they need and lose vital weeks, months and years of education and development as a result.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
“The result is that young people, and their families, don’t get the help they need and lose vital weeks, months and years of education and development as a result.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
“The result is that young people, and their families, don’t get the help they need and lose vital weeks, months and years of education and development as a result.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
“The result is that young people, and their families, don’t get the help they need and lose vital weeks, months and years of education and development as a result.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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'How schools can crack project-based and interdisciplinary learning' - @emmaseith.bsky.social reports tes.com/magazine/ana... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
How schools can crack project-based learning
Plans for all senior students to undertake a project were recently rejected by the Scottish government, but it name-checked several organisations that had impressed with their interdisciplinary work. ...
tes.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:43 PM
'How schools can crack project-based and interdisciplinary learning' - @emmaseith.bsky.social reports tes.com/magazine/ana... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Looking for amazing teachers who bring innovation and lots of creativity to their practice for my new list. Please tag folk you know who fit the bill 😀💡
@MsAHinkley.Bsky.social
@mr-minchin.bsky.social already on my list 😊
#EduSky
#EduSkyPrimary
@MsAHinkley.Bsky.social
@mr-minchin.bsky.social already on my list 😊
#EduSky
#EduSkyPrimary
November 22, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Looking for amazing teachers who bring innovation and lots of creativity to their practice for my new list. Please tag folk you know who fit the bill 😀💡
@MsAHinkley.Bsky.social
@mr-minchin.bsky.social already on my list 😊
#EduSky
#EduSkyPrimary
@MsAHinkley.Bsky.social
@mr-minchin.bsky.social already on my list 😊
#EduSky
#EduSkyPrimary
We marked #WorldChildrensDay by learning about the #UNCRC Super proud of my learners for how much thought they put into selecting the rights most relevant to them 💎9️⃣ Interestingly, everyone picked article 12 - the right to be listened to and taken seriously #EduSky #ListenToTheFuture
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
We marked #WorldChildrensDay by learning about the #UNCRC Super proud of my learners for how much thought they put into selecting the rights most relevant to them 💎9️⃣ Interestingly, everyone picked article 12 - the right to be listened to and taken seriously #EduSky #ListenToTheFuture
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Our next network meeting is on Sat 7th December. More details and sign up to follow.
November 17, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Our next network meeting is on Sat 7th December. More details and sign up to follow.
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New #StarterPack!
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
November 13, 2024 at 6:07 PM
New #StarterPack!
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
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⏳ If half the class requires tier 2 support, the school doesn't need more tier 2 #intervention strategies or programs. There's a need for more universal design. #LeadInclusion #MTSS #UDLchat #InclusiveEd #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 AM
⏳ If half the class requires tier 2 support, the school doesn't need more tier 2 #intervention strategies or programs. There's a need for more universal design. #LeadInclusion #MTSS #UDLchat #InclusiveEd #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #EduSky
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👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky
November 18, 2024 at 12:34 AM
👥 Students who have #IEPs are not "special education students." They are simply students. They belong to every educator they have. Receiving a service shouldn't impose an identity. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #UDLchat #SpecialEducation #InclusiveEd #MTSS #ATchat #EdChat #EduSky
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"if you’re forced to teach to the test, then the context you have to set (even in an inclusive-values school) will be one that a number of pupils will struggle with"
The causes of the SEND crisis - and 9 steps to fix it
Government policy in two core areas has resulted in the current crisis in SEND. To now ensure every young person is supported, we need to do these nine things, argues Warren Carratt
www.tes.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:30 PM
"if you’re forced to teach to the test, then the context you have to set (even in an inclusive-values school) will be one that a number of pupils will struggle with"