Sonia Thompson’s blogs of the week, 2 May 2022

This week's blogs cover reading, retrieval, assessment and effective professional development

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Digital divide

Digital poverty: Not locked down, but still locked out

The digital divide is just another manifestation of deep-seated inequalities, writes Jane Reed, but it threatens to make gaps...

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Jane Reed
Digital divide

Digital poverty: Can edtech really close disadvantage gaps?

‘Digital maturity’ will remain an exclusive club until everyone is putting the needs of disadvantaged learners first, writes Joe...

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Joe Hallgarten
Inclusion

Tips for creating a neurodiversity-inclusive classroom

Marking the end of autism awareness month, Georgia Fielding and James Grant set out some classroom-friendly tips for neurodiversity-inclusive...

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Georgia Fielding and James Grant
Opinion: Sustainability

Sustainability strategy: High aspirations alone won’t fly

Governors stand ready to put sustainability at the heart of our schools, writes Emma Knights, but they’ll need more...

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Emma Knights
Pupil premium

The pupil premium reforms we need for a post-Covid recovery

An increase in pupil premium funding next year is welcome, writes Russell Hobby, but the policy needs significant improvements...

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Russell Hobby
The Knowledge

What are the common myths (and truths) about CPD?

Jen Barker summarises new US research on what works in CPD and adapts them to the English context -...

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Jen Barker

Review: Support not surveillance by Mary Bousted

Dan Morrow finds a deliberately polemical book full of evidence to contend with - whether you agree with its...

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Melissa Jane’s blogs of the week, 25 April 2022

Four blogs about recognising and managing stress for staff and pupils - and the problems with a system that...

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