David Monis-Weston
@informededucation.com
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AI Lead @ PurposefulVentures.org; Co-lead of MathsHorizons.uk; Formerly Founder/CEO TeacherDevTrust.org; former physics/maths teacher, Trustee teachingawardstrust.com. 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him, cis) http://www.informededucation.com/about/
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We didn't write the Sunday Times article. That was by a journalist who saw our report and had some additional quotes from members of our team. So the language in that article is not ours.
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It does indeed. In our report that we wrote we are clear that it is "as little as 14% of the marks". Either way, it is genuinely problematic to say that a standard pass is possible even if the range is between 14% and say 20%. It doesn't show a broad range of competency across fundamental maths.
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Thank you again to our brilliant Chair, Professor Lord Tarassenko CBE, to our co-leads Dr Helen Drury and David Monis Weston, and to all of our fantastic Executive Group. Their experience and insight has been truly invaluable.

And this is not the end! More from Maths Horizons will be coming...
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We shared our 7 recommendations in the House of Lords in May, and we are delighted to be able to share the full report today.
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Since September 2024, we have heard from hundreds of experts through interviews and consultation feedback, as well as roundtable discussions and school visits, as well as conducting large-scale polling through Public First.
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We’re very happy to listen to critiques and alternative viewpoints of any of our suggestions or analyses, of course. You can read the report here: www.mathshorizons.uk/reports
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Good morning. Our report says that England’s system is in the best position yet. We’re not suggesting that the Grade 4 standard is too easy but that it’s currently possible to reach it with too few questions which is an exam design issue. We don’t suggest anywhere that all teachers should use AI.
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Interested in hearing what David Monis-Weston had to say on AI 🤖 and teacher development in his recent lecture?
Watch the introduction below, then visit https://tdtrust.org/cpd-hub/ and create a free account to view the whole thing.
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Wow Sue, your allotment looks amazing! What an amazing achievement. My husband and I had one for five years and I don’t think it ever looked as tidy as yours!
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The recording of the 2025 David Monis-Weston Lecture is now live on our website! Read Gareth Conyard's introduction to the event below, then create a free account to watch the full lecture

The next stage of professional development for schools
Gareth Conyard reflects on the last 10 years of teacher development, being informed by research evidence, and how to move forward
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With schools operating in a difficult environment for recruitment and retention, it is so important to do appraisals well. This article from Kathryn Morgan and our CEO, Gareth Conyard, explores a better way forward.

Why it’s time to scrap punitive teacher appraisals
As the sector moves on from performance-related pay, schools need performance management systems that focus more on meaningful professional growth than on compliance and control 
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What a great post for science teachers to use.
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Excellent video on whether retinol is a scam — there are only few low quality RCTs, why would one still believe in it? — and it’s so good, talking about various incentives and the role of mechanistic knowledge. I’ll have to think about how to fit this into teaching!>
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Does retinol in skincare even work?
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Today, Maths Horizons is delighted to be publishing our report about the future of maths curriculum and assessment in England.
Our launch event at the House of Lords later today will present the following seven recommendations:
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This means everything to me. I’m only alive today due the miracles of medical science and my donor’s (and donor’s family) unbelievable generosity to donate a liver to me in 2009 to cure a rare disease. #WorldLiverDay organdonation.nhs.uk
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Luke, this looks fascinating! Was this prompted by the book The Unaccountability Machine? If not, it’s a very thought provoking read.
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🧑‍💻 EdTech Experts needed!

A leading platform is compiling a list of education innovations originating/established in the UK to celebrate their inventors with historical markers.

Could you contribute? Full credit will be given.
Please reply if you can help!

#histech #research
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The education sector is being urged to 'get involved' as the government launches a call for evidence as part of its national professional qualification (NPQ) framework review
DfE calls for evidence to aid NPQ review
The DfE is asking for 'recent, relevant and high-quality research' as it reviews its suite of NPQs
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And it obscures the real scandal - which is the totally inadequate child services support for kids post exclusion, the disaster of CAMHS, and the shocking lack of AP places (and in many places AP quality). Schools have a right to exclude - but excluded kids still have a right to an education.
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“the greatest risk of this AI technological wave is that we heed the siren calls to remove things from the curriculum if “AI can do it” - this feels precisely the opposite of the right approach.”