Dr Julian Grenier CBE

What teachers think about disciplinary literacy It can sometimes feel like primary school and secondary school teachers inhabit different worlds. It is no surprise then that teachers at different phases have diverging views and beliefs given their ...

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‘What teachers think about disciplinary literacy’

“Teachers who experience teaching a young child to read with a phonics programme and early handwriting practice feels a world away from reading dense science texts or writing history essays.”

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What teachers think about disciplinary literacy It can sometimes feel like primary school and secondary school teachers inhabit different worlds. It is no surprise then that teachers at different phases have diverging views and beliefs given their ...

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‘What teachers think about disciplinary literacy’

“As reading and writing success is synonymous with academic success, disciplinary literacy isn't a nice-to-have extra for teachers. Instead, it is fundamental to the success of every student.”

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Are you looking to harness feedback and pupil understanding in the classroom to adapt your teaching?

The new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) ‘Check.Adapt’ tool offers a simple scaffold for reflection.

Find it here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...

Cover of the book ‘John & Paul A Love Story in Songs’ by Ian Leslie. Lennon and McCartney sit together on railings looking at each other.

Just finished ‘John & Paul A Love Story in Songs’ by @ianleslie.bsky.social

I can’t put this well … a profoundly beautiful book that brought back many memories of childhood listening. Memories…but I heard the songs anew.

Finished it, listened to ‘Here Today’ by McCartney, rarely felt so moved.

How can feedback drive successful teacher adaptations?

This new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) resource - ‘Check.Adapt’ - offers a concise, usuable resource to reflect on decisions in the classroom.

Read more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...

‘Do banded books make for poorer readers?’

“There is clearly a disconnect between early reading outcomes and the way progress flattens after early phonics gains - and banded books might be part of the problem.”

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3 frogs in a pond

Close up of a frogs head and eyes

Frogs in Culpepper community garden, Islington. A lovely oasis in a busy part of London.

Nauczyciele dostali zupełnie nowe narzędzie. Ma ułatwić pracę w klasie "Przewodnik po strategiach edukacyjnych" - narzędzie oparte na badaniach naukowych, opisujące sprawdzone strategie nauczania i organizacji pracy dydaktycznej - od czwartku jest dostępne w inte...

Brilliant to see Poland's translated version of the @theeef.bsky.social Toolkit launched today informacje.wp.pl/wiadomosci/n... 👏

children in an early years classroom sharing a book and laughing with an educator

My latest column in TES @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Our early years workforce hasn’t kept pace with rising needs.

I set out practical approaches to improving training, reviewing deployment, and investing to support communication, personal care, and SEND.

#edusky

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Why we need workforce reform in the early years The needs of children starting school now are different than they were a few decades ago. So it’s time for us to make staffing changes, too, suggests Julian Grenier

"Instead of baulking at the cost, let’s see extra spending on staff in the early years as a great long-term investment in our children and all our futures." In @tesmagazine.bsky.social today, @juliangrenier.bsky.social sets out the changes to EYFS workforce that are needed to improve outcomes.

Why we need workforce reform in the early years The needs of children starting school now are different than they were a few decades ago. So it’s time for us to make staffing changes, too, suggests Julian Grenier

@juliangrenier.bsky.social sets out three areas where changing the approach to early years workforce training could make a big difference to the youngest pupils

What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge The renewed Ofsted framework refers to foundational knowledge. What is it, and how can schools demonstrate that they are providing it?

What does Ofsted mean by ‘foundational knowledge’? And how can schools show that they are delivering it? @greeborunner.bsky.social offers some answers

An early years educators reads and talks with 4 young children

The early years are crucial - educational inequality starts early. Vocabulary is at the heart of it.

My latest blog for @theeef.bsky.social - how thoughtful, joyful teaching and modelling of vocabulary can make a lasting difference to children’s outcomes.

#edusky

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Key takeaways from the Tower Hamlets Senior Leadership Conference: don’t wait for curriculum change, focus on fluency and impact, inclusion matters more than ever, and no school improves in isolation. Collaboration is key.
#EducationReform #Ofsted #SEND #Inclusion #CPD

Learning by hand What if the brave new world of AI and assistive technology means that we stop learning by hand? Would we lose any learning it the translating from handwriting screen tapping, or from note-taking by ha...

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‘Learning by hand’

“If exams go fully digital, handwriting instruction could quickly be marginalised, and note-taking by hand be swapped out for a digital device with AI aids by pragmatic teachers and tech-loving students.”

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Early years research evidence in 5 quick reads Welcome to issue 19 of my monthly newsletter, bringing you five key research updates and helping you stay informed. All views are my own.

𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝟱📬

5 quick reads on:
• Screen time at age 2
• Growth in school based early education
• Inclusive leadership
• Diet and activity programme shows no impact
• OECD insights on inclusion

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Today I have managed to finished my MacMillianCancer 35 Minute a Day Exercise Challenge!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I managed to complete all the minutes and raise over £2.5k.

Thank you so much to everyone who sponsored and supported me. It has been hard- but I have enjoyed it hugely.

Huge congratulations. What an amazing sum to raise, too. 👏👏👏

6 strategies to support reading for students with SEND Shared reading is vital for every student to succeed in education. Reading in the classroom helps build knowledge, develop ideas, boost vocabulary, fuel creativity, and so much more. But we know that ...

'6 strategies to support reading for students with SEND'

"Shared reading, done well, may just be one of the most important things that students with special needs do and learn in classrooms, so focusing on doing is effectively is well worth our time."

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Why SEND reform depends on the early years Because the EYFS shapes children’s first learning experiences, it is where the SEND crisis begins - so it needs to be a key focus in fixing the problem, writes Julian Grenier, who offers three ways to...

"The EYFS shapes children’s earliest learning experiences... Despite this, it is still common for children in the early years to receive lower levels of funding and support than older children. We need to reverse that," writes @juliangrenier.bsky.social.

Compared with all other phases in school, EY receives the least amount of funding and support from the DFE/policymakers. Yet excellent EY/KS1 provision sets children up for the rest of their lives.

This is so shortsighted.

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Why SEND reform depends on the early years Because the EYFS shapes children’s first learning experiences, it is where the SEND crisis begins - so it needs to be a key focus in fixing the problem, writes Julian Grenier, who offers three ways to...

In all the talk of early intervention for SEND, there hasn't been the next assumption made that an uptick in funding and structure forEYFS should be a significant part of any reforms.

That's a huge issue if we want to fix the system, says @juliangrenier.bsky.social

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Why SEND reform depends on the early years Because the EYFS shapes children’s first learning experiences, it is where the SEND crisis begins – so it needs to be a key focus in fixing the problem, writes Julian Grenier, who offers three ways to improve practice

If the government wants to fix the SEND crisis, it needs to start by looking at the early years, writes DfE inclusion adviser @juliangrenier.bsky.social, who recommends three ways to improve practice

@juliangrenier.bsky.social (EEF) led a powerful session inclusive practice.

Reflecting on Dr Anne Heavey’s research, how small changes make a big impact on inclusion.

To further improve early years oracy, check out: vist.ly/4pauz

#EarlyYears #Inclusion #SEND #HighQualityInteractions

Megan Dixon is fundraising on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support This January, I'm challenging myself to complete 35 minutes of exercise a day to raise money to support people, like myself, who are living with cancer. This will be an enormous challenge for me: I ha...

I have 6 days left of my MacMillan Cancer 35 Minute a Day Exercise Challenge.

So far I have raised £2.5k -just incredible!

This challenge has helped motivate me to get up and going- especially on difficult days. If you can spare a little, I would be so grateful

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Started reading this in a bookshop and couldn’t put it down. A brilliantly written, skilful mix of memoir and criticism. Urgent yet humorous and humane.

Thank you @clairedederer.bsky.social

Thank you, Julian. I am doing my best to reach my target. I’ve had to take a few days rest, but I hope to finish. 😊

A brilliant performance by Claire Foy and a (to me) terrifying up-front encounter with Mabel the Hawk made this film a brilliant watch. I felt the sadness, power and messiness of grief alongside the savagery of the hawk and the uplift of a wonderful eulogy

@damsoned.bsky.social I hope your January challenge is going well through the grey wet weather. Good luck with the final week.

Adaptive teaching in practice: using feedback to check understanding Practical classroom examples showing how teachers decide what to do next to move learning forward, lesson by lesson.

How can teachers use feedback to adapt teaching and improve learning?
@corinnesettle.bsky.social, @theeef.bsky.social teaching and learning specialist, with a new blog on adaptive teaching.
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