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Mark Quinn
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Associate Professor UCL Institute of Education and Society. Deputy Director ECF. Co-host ECF Staffroom. Ed D candidate. Fiction author at markwrites1968.wordpress.com
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'Votes at 16' is coming, but how prepared are young people?

Next Thursday, join Hattie Andrews @politicsproject.bsky.social, Emma Connolly @uclspeechlab.bsky.social and Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social at this in-person event with @uclspp.bsky.social.

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Votes at 16: Is Citizenship Education up to Scratch?
The UK is lowering the voting age to 16, but how prepared are young people to take part in elections?
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Just returned from a week in Riyadh, working with 50 Saudi teacher trainers for UCL's new school leaders development programme. Powerful learning for us all.
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Charlotte Hacking is great in this lecture.
She also guested, with Dominic Wyse, on our Staffroom podcast on the same topic www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Season 6 opener of my Staffroom podcast with @elainelong.bsky.social

Bringing some sanity to the 'reading wars' we hope.
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
Bringing balance to the 'reading wars' debate | The Staffroom: S06E01
A holistic view of how phonics, writing, reading and language come together to make a child truly literate.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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A must listen for teachers and leaders. @evelynforde1.bsky.social tells us why mattering is so important @markquinn1968.bsky.social
Making sure everyone matters: Evelyn Forde tells 'herstory' | The Staffroom: S05E04
Evelyn Forde shares her lived experience, from not feeling she mattered in school to becoming headteacher of the year.
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Thank you for reading this far! If you're still interested you can hear me talk this all through on IOE's Staffroom podcast with @markquinn1968.bsky.social & @elainelong.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... And papers incoming!
What happens to the ‘could have beens’ who decided not to teach? | ECF Staffroom: S04E05 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Mark and Elaine hear from researcher Emily Macleod, who says that if we want more people to try out teaching, we have to stop thinking of it as a vocation.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Great episode of The Staffroom with Julie Dockrell: literacy and talk with me and @long_enl
"If we don't create opportunities for talk, we build in disadvantage" | The Staffroom: S05E02 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Julie Dockrell talks to us about how oral language is the foundation for all other learning and what the implications of this are for teachers.
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February 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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#EduSky has been listening to our podcast in UK, US, and south east Asia. Teachers everywhere have similar concerns.
February 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...

Great episode of The Staffroom with Julie Dockrell: literacy and talk with me and @long_enl
"If we don't create opportunities for talk, we build in disadvantage" | The Staffroom: S05E02 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Julie Dockrell talks to us about how oral language is the foundation for all other learning and what the implications of this are for teachers.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
markquinn1968.bsky.social
If you are in teaching or teacher ed, this is worth reading. Schools as we know them are often toxic for yp, but they needn't be.
edpolalliance.bsky.social Education Policy Alliance @edpolalliance.bsky.social · Feb 6
Today, to mark #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we publish our landmark report 'Everybody Thriving: Creating a Culture of Wellbeing in Schools'

See here for the full report, press release, and to download our one-page summary: educationpa.org/publications

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February 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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If you want to go beyond simplified conceptions of the learning sciences, this is a must listen @markquinn1968.bsky.social

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"Asking the awkward questions" | The Staffroom: S05E01 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
In this episode, Guy Claxton takes us beyond simplified conceptions of the learning sciences and explains why teachers are sometimes vulnerable to fads and trends.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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For the 9th consecutive year, I have curated my 12 months in reading. Here is my 2024. #amreading #literature #books
#amreading2024
I began doctoral study in October ’23, so much of my reading time was taken up with that. I don’t curate my study reading but, despite this, 4 of my 22 books this year are educational. …
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December 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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There many jobs in 'teaching'. In this ECF Staffroom episode, @elainelong.bsky.social and I quizzed Sally Adams about her route from #EarlyYears teacher to research lead. #Education @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
From the early years school to the research school | ECF Staffroom: S04E06 | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
In this episode, Sally Adams tells us about her new role leading adult learning – and the ways teaching can be a great stepping stone for a host of different careers.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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This is one of our most provocative episodes of ECF Staffroom, dispelling some #EdNeuroSci myths. @elainelong.bsky.social with Dr Rebecca Gordon youtube.com/watch?v=__zw...
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December 14, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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This podcast, co-hosted with @elainelong.bsky.social, has Dr Emily Mac lead discussing why young people - who could have become teachers - didn't
#Teaching #Education
IOE insights: What happens to the ‘could have beens’ who decided not to teach? | ECF Staffroom
Mark and Elaine hear from researcher Emily Macleod, who says that if we want more people to try out teaching, we have to stop thinking of it as a vocation."These trajectories into teaching, they're...
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November 29, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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What happens to the ‘could have beens’? Emily tells us we should really think more about this if we want to improve teacher recruitment. A must listen for anyone wanting to broaden their knowledge of teacher recruitment
December 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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This podcast, co-hosted with @elainelong.bsky.social, has Dr Emily Mac lead discussing why young people - who could have become teachers - didn't
#Teaching #Education
IOE insights: What happens to the ‘could have beens’ who decided not to teach? | ECF Staffroom
Mark and Elaine hear from researcher Emily Macleod, who says that if we want more people to try out teaching, we have to stop thinking of it as a vocation."These trajectories into teaching, they're...
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November 29, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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Well done, Tara GFC London for winning the all-Britain #GAA champs today.
Shout out to brother, Niall, team manager.
November 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Can this be how we want our schools to be?
Teachers at top academy in Hackney ‘screamed at’ and humiliated pupils, say angry parents
Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:06 PM