What if we flipped the narrative on its head and considered whether direct instruction can actually contribute to cognitive load? What if the answer isn't for us to strip out all the 'extraneous' load but to give children more agency to manage it? 🤷‍♀️

Two three year olds spent 35 minutes repeatedly running back and forth through here, laughing and giggling - a delight to watch! Neil Coleman OPAL Mentor

New research out today for @CSTVoice makes the economic case for more investment in schools. It also says: 'The returns are the highest for programs focussing on (i) early childhood, and (ii) disadvantaged
children'.
cstuk.org.uk/news-publicati…

It's doing my head in to see politicians (including Labour) describe the work that our highly qualified preschool staff do as 'childcare'. No wonder we say that the sector is undervalued - it is!

Save Wandsworth Local Authority Maintained Nursery Schools - Sign the Petition! chng.it/pR9ZMJhC via Change.org UK

Morning..
#IngridSmuling

Until ⁦Department for Education⁩ views pre-school care &education as an investment rather than an expense, nothing will change. Their current (under)funding formula is actively damaging provision; yet another #gaslighting exercise. theguardian.com/education/2024…

We welcome this new report from Fawcett Society looking at the lessons from international comparisons and what is needed to rescue and reform early childhood education in England 👇

The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 #DavidHockney

Had awful week, and another pretty dire one next week as well. I can’t tell you how much I really need a break. I want to go for a swim. Or walk. Or go to a castle. Or bird watch. In the meantime you can’t change these things but you can sign this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6559…

Ian Hislop cheered ''This is specifically not allowed... Mansour has come to Britain & given the Tories a huge amount of money & he immediately gets a knighthood from Rishi Sunak. That seems to me straightforwardly corrupt. Shouldn't they both be in jail?' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Wonderful achievement

We need an #education system aligned with all aspects of healthy child development. There r schools / EY centres proudly doing this but messages from 'above' r hurting our kids. #Play is essential for #mentalhealth . The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood BBC Education Children's Commissioner for England Catherine West MP

Alan Bates is considering Privately Prosecuting the Bosses of the Post Office for Corporate Manslaughter.

RT If you support him, it is the only way there will be justice.

Why does cancer evoke so much talk of conflict?

Ruby was a lover not a fighter. A dyed in the wool pacifist who avoided all forms of conflict.

She was the child in the kindergarten playground trying to broker a peace-deal between friends who had fallen out.

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If you run any institution for young people who are eligible to vote please make sure they register to do so and help them to get the necessary ID. They have a right to decide their future, but the system has more obstacles in their way than it used to.

How many of those “unproductive” elders are caring for spouses, parents, grandchildren? Saving the economy millions as unpaid carers, allowing their children to be “productive”.

If you have a disabled family member at uni or thinking about uni, please read this

Strong parallels with what’s driving the DfE’s proposed changes to SEND policy for schools and colleges

'Excuse me, ma'am, this is just the red I've been looking for.'

#BirdsOnCCTV