Let Kids Be Kids - parent led campaign against SATs and high stakes testing. Play Create Move - self directed learning community for children in alt ed.
England, United Kingdom
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“Don’t worry, don’t stress. When you’re done be proud of yourself.” - message of support from Jo for year 6s sitting their #SATs this week.
You are More Than A Score
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It's terrible that teachers face violence. The trouble with the article is that it posits strict discipline as a cure for bad behaviour -sometimes it’s the cause. Boundaries are important, but reverting to simplistic responses is just depressing & wrong. bbc.co.uk/news/education-686…
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"Nowhere says school has to be fun". Wow. As a contribution to a discussion about how some schools seem to suck all the joy out of learning, this comment takes the prize for missing the point while simultaneously revealing there's a problem.
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What is the purpose of #education? Young voices shared their vision with policymakers and other stakeholders at a #BigEdConversation in @MontgomeryFCAT, Blackpool🤝
Thank you @IPPR, @BpoolCouncil, @bphillipsonMP, @Right2Succeed💙
Watch the highlights👇
youtu.be/NApodT3-hS4
Anyone else feel a little bit sad at this? The science behind stopping giggling... amongst all the tweets about joyless schools.
How can you stop giggling from disrupting your lessons? Experts explain the science of laughter and what teachers can do to nip it in the bud
tes.com/magazine/teaching-le…
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"Something in the social contract between schools and home has changed ...": my conversation about bullying and exclusions with @ShelaghFogarty @LBC this afternoon on behalf of @ASCL_UK:
'The curriculum doesn't motivate all young people. It doesn't seem relevant to some of them.'
@RealGeoffBarton tells @ShelaghFogarty that 'we have come out of Covid with a changed social contract between schools, and young people and parents.'
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Article in the @nytimes about the spread of high control behaviour policies in schools in England. Quoting @MrsSDalton75 among others.
The journalist says that American schools have moved away from these policies after concerns were raised, but in England it has gone the other way.
When I post saying that more and more parents tell me about these highly controlling policies, I’m sometimes told that it’s not really on the increase, that I just have a biased sample. It seems that Tom Bennett disagrees with them.
‘Tom Bennett, a government adviser for school behavior, said that sympathetic education ministers had helped this “momentum.”
“There are lots of schools doing this now,” Mr. Bennett said. “And they achieve fantastic results.”’
Fantastic exam results, perhaps. But I’d argue that the other, unmeasured results are more children struggling to attend school and more parents unhappy with what they see. More children in isolation and more concluding that learning isn’t for them. We know that high control environments have psychological side effects.
What works to improve exam results can also hurt.
nytimes.com/2024/03/09/world…
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Calling school leaders!
The SATs: Manifesto for Change calls for:
🔸Substantial reform of primary assessment & accountability
🔸An independent expert, peer-led review
🔸Prioritise children’s learning, wellbeing and achievements
Add your name - tinyurl.com/SATsManifesto
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76% of parents think that there should be NO government tests in primary schools (source: ICAPE)
SATs don't help children or parents.
Join our campaign ➡️ bit.ly/3uTHoY4
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SATs are not a reflection of a child’s capabilities and don't help children or parents.
83% of parents say #SATs don’t measure all that children can do (source: YouGov)
Join our campaign ➡️bit.ly/3uTHoY4
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School leaders!
Join the biggest voices in education.
Add your name to the SATs: Manifesto for Change ➡️tinyurl.com/SATsManifesto
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“In year 6 I think SATs is like a spy, spying on me the entire year” - Jake, year 6 pupil
10- and 11-year-olds should spend year 6 loving to learn, not cramming for government tests.
Join our campaign ➡️ bit.ly/3uTHoY4
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The truth about SATs
SATs are damaging our children’s love of learning. * @teachertapp
It’s time for a change to the system.
Join our campaign 📷 morethanascore.org.uk/signup
LKBK / PCM retweeted
The truth about SATs
SATs aren't until May but already 46% of teachers are feeling under pressure.
10- and 11-year-olds should spend year 6 loving to learn, not cramming for government tests.
It's time to change the system.
Join our campaign ➡️ bit.ly/3uTHoY4
LKBK / PCM retweeted
Breaking headteachers.
Breaking teachers.
Breaking children.
Breaking parents.
Institutional harm on repeat. What is it about education? Oh, I know. Behaviourist zealots, ivory towers, hubris, sanctimony, ideology, arrogance.
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I was very privileged yesterday to join @naomicfisher @teamsquarepeg and @RethinkingJames to discuss The Attendance Crisis. Spoiler alert: I don’t think it’s an attendance crisis, I think it’s an education omnicrisis and the solutions are within our grasp.
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LKBK / PCM retweeted
The truth about SATs
SATs aren't until May but already 46% of teachers are feeling under pressure.
10- and 11-year-olds should spend year 6 loving to learn, not cramming for government tests.
It's time to change the system.
Join our campaign ➡️ bit.ly/3uTHoY4
LKBK / PCM retweeted
71% of teachers have already done SATs practice papers with their year 6 students. * @TeacherTapp
It's time for change.
Join our campaign ➡️bit.ly/3uTHoY4
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The Truth About SATs ⬇️
ONLY 10% of school leaders think #SATs are a good way to measure what children have learnt.
Join our campaign for a better education system for all - morethanascore.org.uk/signup