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Mark Roberts
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Director of Research; Writer; English teacher.
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Minute Cryptic - 9 December, 2025
"Maybe professional sweaters unravel the least?" (8)
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December 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 8 December, 2025
"Went inside, texting "thanks xx"" (6)
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December 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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"Dad, did Shakin' Stevens do any other really good songs?"
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 7 December, 2025
"Tease astrologer, half curiously" (5)
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December 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 6 December, 2025
"Witch, removing cauldron lid, gets toad's tail and uncooked chicken out" (8)
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December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reposted by Mark Roberts
paulclinepsy.bsky.social
Interesting experimental research on how attributions around effort differ for males vs females. Essentially, do we automatically presume laziness in boys more than we do for girls?

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Why society offers less sympathy when men fall behind
Society shows less sympathy when men fall behind. New research reveals people blame struggling men more and support fewer policies to help them.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 5 December, 2025
"Clients cast non-speaking character in scene?" (6,1)
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December 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 4 December, 2025
""Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" karaoke practice progressing bit-by-bit" (5)
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December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 3 December, 2025
"False image in which water finally appears!?" (6)
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December 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Latest edition of CGS Research/Read/Reflect, featuring @bradleybusch.bsky.social and @teacherhead.bsky.social:

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December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 2 December, 2025
"Sitting in class, I'm pleading for a piece of cake" (6)
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December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 1 December, 2025
"Neo-liberal produces writing with a lot of feeling?" (7)
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December 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 28 November, 2025
"Log location if returning by sub" (9)
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November 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Minute Cryptic - 27 November, 2025
"Praise for animating Kate Winslet in "Flushed Away"" (5,4)
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November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 25 November, 2025
""Ludicrous!" I interjected. "Ludicrous, ludicrous!"" (10)
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November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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"When teachers turn up the classroom pressure cooker, the research picture suggests that most students will experience more test anxiety, have lower motivation & perform more poorly on tasks as a result." @mrenglishteach.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Do ‘fear appeals’ really motivate students to work harder?
Warning pupils about the consequences of not putting effort into their studies can backfire, writes Mark Roberts, who shares some alternative approaches to motivate classes
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November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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"How can teachers motivate learners effectively - even within a pressurised school environment?" @mrenglishteach.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Do ‘fear appeals’ really motivate students to work harder?
Warning pupils about the consequences of not putting effort into their studies can backfire, writes Mark Roberts, who shares some alternative approaches to motivate classes
www.tes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 24 November, 2025
"Unlocking kindness, insight and humility, starts with reflection!?" (5)
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November 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Attempting to motivate students with warnings like ‘you won’t get a decent job without good GCSEs’ can backfire, says @mrenglishteach.bsky.social – here, he shares some alternative approaches
Do ‘fear appeals’ really motivate students to work harder?
Warning pupils about the consequences of not putting effort into their studies can backfire, writes Mark Roberts, who shares some alternative approaches to motivate classes
www.tes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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The most difficult element of writing to master is structure. Anyone can stumble across a lovely word or a stylistic flourish. But structure requires big picture thinking and the grind of coherence and cohesion. Outsource your writing to AI and that's where I suspect you'll struggle most long-term.
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Minute Cryptic - 20 November, 2025
"Ancestors of polar, grizzly, panda and teddy counted out loud" (9)
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November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The government will need to tackle the causes of disadvantaged boys' low attainment in the early years if it is to meet its new school-readiness targets, an @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report warns
Focus on disadvantaged boys to hit school-ready target, DfE told
Successive governments have failed to tackle entrenched inequalities in early years outcomes for boys from low-income backgrounds, IfG report warns
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November 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Fear appeals. We've all been guilty of them. I recognise I resort to them far too often as a parent. But as @mrenglishteach.bsky.social makes clear in a @tesmagazine.bsky.social piece today, they are not very effective in motivating people to change behaviours...
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Do ‘fear appeals’ really motivate students to work harder?
Warning pupils about the consequences of not putting effort into their studies can backfire, writes Mark Roberts, who shares some alternative approaches to motivate classes
www.tes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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My latest for @tesmagazine.bsky.social looks at what happens when teachers try to motivate students through fear appeals:
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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A new national analysis finds no evidence that boys perform or behave better with male teachers in elementary school. This challenges a widespread belief: hechingerreport.org/proof-points... via @jillbarshay.bsky.social
Do male teachers make a difference? Not as much as some think
A teacher's gender doesn’t matter for young boys, national study shows
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November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM