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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Jun 21

Having read that back, it sounds like I don't agree @golemmcgolemface.bsky.social when I was attempting to agree and add to the point. 🤦‍♂️

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Jun 21

I find that neurodiverse and neurodivergent are used interchangeably which can confuse matters enormously.

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · May 4

I wonder if there are more/better questions we could ask about number sense and what age teachers believe the skills should be grasped.

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · May 4

secured).
Unless one moves schools/areas regularly, we're all potentially in a catchment silo in terms of our understanding of overall readiness.

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · May 4

Which, in turn, dictates by when a particular piece of knowledge would need to be secure.
I wonder how many teachers feel the current curriculum allows for the majority to be ready for that and to what extent knowledge is being taught before readiness (i.e. when other dependent aspects are

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · May 4

I wonder if most would use the existing structure/tests to formulate their thoughts.
The NC is laid out in such a way that it builds on prior learning. Of course, this means that gaps in essential number sense (subitising; bonds to 10; bridging 10 etc) impede understanding further down the line.

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · May 4

I thought this was particularly hard going on yr2s! My daughter is in yr 3 and she can only work it out by doing 3x8 and then doubling. I agree with the other commenter who said that the number saying they never need to know it might mean “so long as they can work it out” rather than from memory.

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · May 4

Y2 is not when though and we do need to acknowledge that for some, they may not hold them all in their heads but they still can be good at maths. It's not mutually exclusive.

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · May 4

Unbelievably hard on Y2s! And what a great skill knowing some facts and using them to solve other problems is - being able to apply our learning quickly to other related problems is exactly what we should want.
I can, of course, see that knowing them all is helpful.

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Ashley Booth @mrboothy6.bsky.social · Mar 30

The main way to improve the reading sat would be to take the time element out of it. They can either read and understand it or they can’t. What’s an hour got to do with anything? Let them do it till they’re finished if you want to know if they can read.

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Ed Cousté @mrcouste.bsky.social · Apr 26

I'm also wondering how 2% got to "they don't need to be able to do this".

Is it interpreting the question as saying that *every* child should be able to do it?

Or do they actually not see a need for the majority of students to be able to do this?

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 27

Or perhaps that they don't need to 'know' them if they can get there quickly? I'm not suggesting that this is better but that it works and that there are plenty of people who have achieved good results by getting there quickly.

Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 26

1% of teacher tappers thought that Y2 should know their 6 or 8 times tables. It's only 40 teachers, who presumably have identified themselves as primary-focussed, but still 😬

Teacher Tapp response to question 'By the end of which year should students be able to instantly say that 6x8=48 without having to count up in head or use fingers? YR 0% Y1 0% Y2 1% Y3 19% Y4 66% Y5 6% Y6 3% older than Y6 0% They don't need to be able to do this 2% Not relevant/cannot answer 3% 4015 responses on 25th April 2025

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Prof Sarah Earle @prisciearle.bsky.social · Apr 8

My 'Professorial lecture', a talk for education colleagues, friends, family and anyone else who is interested will be at The Egg theatre in the centre of Bath on Wed 23rd April. I'll be sharing egs of primary school science and impact on practice. All welcome!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/lectures-and...?

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Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social · Apr 8

The brilliant @missdcox.bsky.social was a wise friend to so many people. She was also a great blogger. Remembering her today, I thought I would re-share one of her thought provoking and useful blogs.
missdcoxblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/the-golden-threads-substantive-concepts-in-re/

The Golden Threads: Substantive concepts in RE

If I teach a topic on Hinduism in one term and another on Christianity the next, what connects them? They probably will both include ‘beliefs’ maybe some ‘practices’ and maybe some textual sources.…

missdcoxblog.wordpress.com

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 7

Lots of graffiti etc in Southville + yarn shop & nice cafes

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 7

Park street has art shops selling yarn, history, the last bookshop (also book Haus by Wapping Wharf is good & there's also craft beer there).
There's a new skate park opening in the old Debenhams - not sure when. The old M&S in town is a second chance collective place which may tick some boxes too

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 7

Sugar trail - bristolshoppingquarter.co.uk/wp-content/u...

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 7

You're right so it doesn't matter how old you are. You might get grass stains too so 2 strikes against!

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Heather @iamhthr.bsky.social · Apr 7

Planning a trip to Bristol with the family. Best activities for a 13 and 10 year old while we're there?

Already planned Wake the Tiger and a ghost walk...

an aerial view of a bridge over a river with a city in the background

ALT: an aerial view of a bridge over a river with a city in the background

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 7

Or the sugar trail (will look for the link if you're interested) & pottering around Clifton & going over the suspension bridge is good. View from there or the downs over the city & gorge is worth it. And if you're there, go on the rock slider near the observatory.

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Halfway @halfwayupagain.bsky.social · Apr 7

Depends what you like? Lots of independent eateries at Wapping Wharf; Harbourside walk (goes past mShed museum) is lovely on a sunny day; if you have any history fans with you, you could do the slavery trail (www.discoveringbritain.org/activities/s...);

Discovering Britain - Bright city, dark secrets

A short walk through the city centre to uncover Bristol's link to the slave trade

www.discoveringbritain.org

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David Wearing @dwearing1972.bsky.social · Mar 8

Basketball Court complete

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Caroline Spalding @mrsspalding.bsky.social · Mar 8

It’s great to see the targeted academic interventions put in place for one school for students with EAL, @msjasminemn.bsky.social

#rEDBrum

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Caroline Spalding @mrsspalding.bsky.social · Mar 8

Great to hear @msjasminemn.bsky.social talk about the importance of students with EAL speaking English in school. This chimes with our approach in my previous sch for same reason.

It occurs to me now the equivalent of Language Assistants in MFL.

#rEDBrum

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