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Without Teach First I might not be in teaching - I didn’t know what I wanted to do, applied expecting to move on after the two years, surprised myself by loving it. What an own goal this would be

Absorbing novels to read on holiday Hello, Welcome to Cultural Capital.

For years I have nurtured and refined this list of books which I have mentally filed as "novels you absolutely can't go wrong with if you take them on holiday".

I've shared it with many friends over the years but this is the first time I've published it:

jmarriott.substack.com/p/absorbing-...

Cueing attention in time… AKA the three benefits of a good check for understanding. This piece follows on from my last blog post: ‘Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue’ Lots of people have written great pieces about checking for understanding (CFU) in the cla…

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Cueing attention in time… AKA the three benefits of a good check for understanding.

hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/c...

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"The redundancy effect may occur when the multiple sources of info. can be understood separately without the need for mental integration. Written or spoken text that simply re-describes a diagram that can be fully understood without the text provides an example." CLT p.141
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Reading every day matters In Brazil in 2012, the government offered prisoners the chance to read for their lives. Their novel approach saw prisoners granted four days of remission for each book they read and reviewed. Prisone...

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'Reading every day matters'

Reading every day builds the brain of a young child.

Reading every day is vital to school success.

Reading every day can help rehabilitate people in prison.

alexquigley.co.uk/reading-ever...

Want to remember more? Mix it up.

Interleaving helps students retain and apply what they learn.

https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/interleaving-and-why-it-works/

Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue This is a blog about some of my favourite research findings in the field of attention. They are remarkable studies for their simplicity, the scale of the effect that they find, and the deep philoso…

NEW BLOG: Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue

hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m...

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Should I be more of a team player? It’s the right thing to do but that doesn’t mean you should

@robertshrimsley.bsky.social having fun as usual but there’s actually a serious point and aome good advice here!

It is 22 years ago today that my best friend, Nick Everton, died. He was 17 years old. Not much time to leave a mark on the world you would think.
But those of us who knew him came away irreversibly altered by even the short time we shared together....
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I’m currently reading Change by Damon Centola. Finding it very interesting!

1. A story. Please read.
Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit.
I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.

Q. Why do distractions consume so much learning time?

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How to read and why I love reading and I love advice about how to read.

I wrote this about how to read and why.

Books remain the best technology ever invented to understand life and the world. There is no alternative.

Every book you read helps you build a richer picture of the entire world.

jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read

SUMMARY

• The classroom is a distraction-rich environment, the costs of which are often more than we think.
• Eliminating all distractions could improve learning by over 50%.
• Leaders tend to underestimate this effect even more.

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Over-optimism can certainly contribute to initiatives rolling out too fast which either lethally mutate or are not sustained, but… without a bit of optimism, a bit of excitement at what is possible, would anything ever change?

Me thinking hard in the front row!

Really enjoyed your keynote Gareth! Important to have a critical lens to avoid lethal mutations. And always love a Star Wars reference.

#CogSciSci What a day. Exploring pedagogy, CPD, curriculum, and meeting some brilliant people!

Why AI hype about personalised learning is (likely) overblown.

A thread:

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Yesterday I contacted the #mentors I work with to suggest some blogs I have written in response to the mentor queries I have received at this time of year. If you work with #ITT beginning teachers in #PGCE #SCITT #TeacherEducation these may be of use.

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Does thinking silently about answers help you learn? Teachers often assume students think along silently when others answer. A new study shows that unless they're actively engaged, they might not be learning much.

NEW POST: A new study shows that silent thinking boosts learning, but only under specific circumstances.
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/does-think...

I think about this poem a lot at the minute

“Teachers are not simply content explaining automatons, they are bridge builders between the known and the unknown, the misunderstood and the deeply connected. Modelling is the bridge that takes children across this cognitive chasm.” Well said!

Have recently begun using hand-drawn slides for our CPD sessions. I find it a more organic way to plan and illustrate what I want to say and I spend less time trying to create diagrams and illustrations.

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Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”

‘Rather than simply asking, 'How can we improve educational outcomes for KS3/KS4/KS5/life?', we should also ask, 'Who or what else is shaping the educational journey?’

Excellent piece on why we should be cautious about assuming one model of learning rules them all.

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Cogscisci Surrey is a month away! Here are the amazing talks we have to offer featuring:
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1/ 🧵 How Do Children Start Learning to Write Before They Start School?

Children often arrive at school with a surprising amount of writerly knowledge.

Let’s explore how early experiences lay the foundation for writing. 🧠✍️

Thread. Tracking down statistics to show RFK misinforms on this as so much else. (And since when do we value your life only if you work?)