Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and since I am currently completely failing to write up the talk that I gave at researchED.... here are 3 blogs that all touch on important aspects of that talk.
September 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and since I am currently completely failing to write up the talk that I gave at researchED.... here are 3 blogs that all touch on important aspects of that talk.
Hi #EduSky - it’s another #Sunday3 rather than a #Saturday3 this week because it was a big family day for me yesterday. Lots of great blogs et this week so you are going to get my niche selection of things I found really interesting.
September 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Hi #EduSky - it’s another #Sunday3 rather than a #Saturday3 this week because it was a big family day for me yesterday. Lots of great blogs et this week so you are going to get my niche selection of things I found really interesting.
Anyway, on with the #Saturday3 of 3 very different edu-blogs. First up, it’s a punchy blog from @bennewmark.bsky.social
I love these insights into what teachers are doing in their class and I am going to steal from Ben and Claire “say it to own it!”
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/s...
I love these insights into what teachers are doing in their class and I am going to steal from Ben and Claire “say it to own it!”
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/s...
Stop Making Them Copy
As a young teacher, I used copying as a classroom management technique. And it sort of worked. If I made disruptive pupils copy in silence and was stern with those who weren’t, I was sometimes able…
bennewmark.wordpress.com
September 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, on with the #Saturday3 of 3 very different edu-blogs. First up, it’s a punchy blog from @bennewmark.bsky.social
I love these insights into what teachers are doing in their class and I am going to steal from Ben and Claire “say it to own it!”
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/s...
I love these insights into what teachers are doing in their class and I am going to steal from Ben and Claire “say it to own it!”
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/s...
Hi #EduSky - the big news this week was PISA results but I already shared the most interesting posts and stats (to me) so Instead wanted to respond in my #Saturday3 to this excellent blog by @claireharley.bsky.social because I am not sure that edublogging is in such a dire state as she feels…
New post!
First one and probably last one for a while as this term is crazy!
Where will teachers disagree? The rise and fall of the classroom edublog
First one and probably last one for a while as this term is crazy!
Where will teachers disagree? The rise and fall of the classroom edublog
Where will teachers go to disagree?
The rise and fall of the classroom edublog
open.substack.com
September 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Hi #EduSky - the big news this week was PISA results but I already shared the most interesting posts and stats (to me) so Instead wanted to respond in my #Saturday3 to this excellent blog by @claireharley.bsky.social because I am not sure that edublogging is in such a dire state as she feels…
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and with GCSEs out this week, there is an inevitable focus on the "forgotten third" of students who don't get GCSEs at Grade 4 and above. As all 3 pieces here say, there are no easy answers but I learned a lot from each of them.
August 22, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and with GCSEs out this week, there is an inevitable focus on the "forgotten third" of students who don't get GCSEs at Grade 4 and above. As all 3 pieces here say, there are no easy answers but I learned a lot from each of them.
Hi #EduSky - a day late with my #Saturday3 due to busy family times yesterday. Unusually, I have picked a mainstream newspaper article as one of my first choices. It's a superb piece by Katherine Rundell on the perils of AI for our children and young people.
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Hi #EduSky - a day late with my #Saturday3 due to busy family times yesterday. Unusually, I have picked a mainstream newspaper article as one of my first choices. It's a superb piece by Katherine Rundell on the perils of AI for our children and young people.
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
Hi #EduSky - I think it is my latest ever #Saturday3 following a busy day with my wider family. Hopefully, you can enjoy these over a cup of something on Sunday morning. First up, @dylanpkane.bsky.social on motivation. fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/three-type...
Three Types of Motivation
A framework for how motivation strategies fit together
fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com
August 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Hi #EduSky - I think it is my latest ever #Saturday3 following a busy day with my wider family. Hopefully, you can enjoy these over a cup of something on Sunday morning. First up, @dylanpkane.bsky.social on motivation. fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/three-type...
I reposted the equivalent article on primary books in my #Saturday3 yesterday and I’d really recommend comparing the two lists. In my experience, most of the books on the primary list are read widely by boys and girls but we get here and, suddenly, it’s dominated by books read by girls.
The bestselling books list for teens shows the ‘chasm’ between GCSE texts and ‘what young people actually enjoy reading’ – how do you close the gap? Tes explores
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
August 2, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I reposted the equivalent article on primary books in my #Saturday3 yesterday and I’d really recommend comparing the two lists. In my experience, most of the books on the primary list are read widely by boys and girls but we get here and, suddenly, it’s dominated by books read by girls.
Hi #EduSky - late to my #Saturday3 this week because, well, it's lovely weather where I am and I have enjoyed being out most of the day. The big education story this week is Burnham's proposals for technical education but I don't feel qualified enough to evaluate blogs on that so...
August 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Hi #EduSky - late to my #Saturday3 this week because, well, it's lovely weather where I am and I have enjoyed being out most of the day. The big education story this week is Burnham's proposals for technical education but I don't feel qualified enough to evaluate blogs on that so...
Hi #EduSky - late with my #Saturday3 this week because it turns out that going to see The Odyssey takes a big chunk out of your day. First up, a report on a huge Chinese study on AI and its effects on children which should worry us all.
fortune.com/2026/07/21/g...
fortune.com/2026/07/21/g...
Study finds AI boosted homework scores 18%—then tanked exam results 20% | Fortune
There’s a massive debate over whether Gen Z is the first generation to be less cognitively capable than their parents. A study of 26,800 high school students suggests AI incentives only point in one d...
fortune.com
July 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Hi #EduSky - late with my #Saturday3 this week because it turns out that going to see The Odyssey takes a big chunk out of your day. First up, a report on a huge Chinese study on AI and its effects on children which should worry us all.
fortune.com/2026/07/21/g...
fortune.com/2026/07/21/g...
HI #EduSky - it’s a late #Saturday3 this week as I am still catching up after my holiday! First up, a really interesting article from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social looking at schools as civic enablers and featuring Surrey Square Primary School.
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
How to grow tomorrows
What if schools were not just sites for delivering education, but societies in miniature? Thousands of chances to cultivate a better future
medium.com
July 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
HI #EduSky - it’s a late #Saturday3 this week as I am still catching up after my holiday! First up, a really interesting article from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social looking at schools as civic enablers and featuring Surrey Square Primary School.
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
No #Saturday3 this week because I am on holiday in Croatia and have been walking more than reading so enjoy this unfiltered picture of one of Mljet’s lakes. Just incredible to see close-up.
July 11, 2026 at 5:43 AM
No #Saturday3 this week because I am on holiday in Croatia and have been walking more than reading so enjoy this unfiltered picture of one of Mljet’s lakes. Just incredible to see close-up.
Hi #EduSky - a quick break from packing to do my #Saturday3 this week before heading to the airport later. This week, I found three great blogs, all with provocative / quirky titles. First up, @alexjquigley.bsky.social tells us how to read Moby Dick or does he?
alexquigley.co.uk/how-to-read-...
alexquigley.co.uk/how-to-read-...
How to read Moby Dick in 30 minutes
I have finally discovered how to successfully read a complete classic novel in 30 minutes.
An Oxford University English professor showed me the workflow. Here is exactly what he does.
He does not op...
alexquigley.co.uk
July 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Hi #EduSky - a quick break from packing to do my #Saturday3 this week before heading to the airport later. This week, I found three great blogs, all with provocative / quirky titles. First up, @alexjquigley.bsky.social tells us how to read Moby Dick or does he?
alexquigley.co.uk/how-to-read-...
alexquigley.co.uk/how-to-read-...
Bonus - didn't qualify for #Saturday3 as something published back in 2019 but I also really enjoyed reading this blog on helping your ITT students to end well. I am glad that @victoriacrooks.bsky.social reposted it on Bluesky this week.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2019/06/05/f...
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2019/06/05/f...
Flying the nest: Helping your student to end well
Photo by Arul on Pexels.com One afternoon in June, at the dawn of the National Curriculum, a Year 8 pupil opened her history exercise book to find a handwritten note from her teacher which said: ‘…
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog
June 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Bonus - didn't qualify for #Saturday3 as something published back in 2019 but I also really enjoyed reading this blog on helping your ITT students to end well. I am glad that @victoriacrooks.bsky.social reposted it on Bluesky this week.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2019/06/05/f...
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2019/06/05/f...
Hi #EduSky - a late #Saturday3 this week after my final #chess tournament in Laos. It's been great to play with some of the talented youngsters who are going to play for their country in Singapore later this year as well as a few older players.
3 very different blogs this week!
3 very different blogs this week!
June 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Hi #EduSky - a late #Saturday3 this week after my final #chess tournament in Laos. It's been great to play with some of the talented youngsters who are going to play for their country in Singapore later this year as well as a few older players.
3 very different blogs this week!
3 very different blogs this week!
Hi #EduSky - late to my #Saturday3 today but have chosen some blogs that I didn't fully agree with but nonetheless thought were thought-provoking and deserved reading. First, the rather sobering Last Teacher Stranding from @joelkenyon.bsky.social.
joel120193.substack.com/p/last-teach...
joel120193.substack.com/p/last-teach...
Last Teacher Standing: What Would It Take to Make Me Quit?
Since qualifying in 2017, I reflect on the points I have wanted to leave teaching and what may push me over the edge.
joel120193.substack.com
June 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Hi #EduSky - late to my #Saturday3 today but have chosen some blogs that I didn't fully agree with but nonetheless thought were thought-provoking and deserved reading. First, the rather sobering Last Teacher Stranding from @joelkenyon.bsky.social.
joel120193.substack.com/p/last-teach...
joel120193.substack.com/p/last-teach...
It came in just after I had put this #Saturday3 together but this by @daisychristo.bsky.social is also very much in line with the theme this week! Another fun post on the perils of personalising education...
substack.com/inbox/post/2...
substack.com/inbox/post/2...
Why personalising education based on student interests doesn’t work
You can't learn everything through the medium of Taylor Swift
substack.com
June 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
It came in just after I had put this #Saturday3 together but this by @daisychristo.bsky.social is also very much in line with the theme this week! Another fun post on the perils of personalising education...
substack.com/inbox/post/2...
substack.com/inbox/post/2...
Came in just too late for my #Saturday3 this week but this is great stuff from @jonnelledge.bsky.social.
#EduSky
#EduSky
"The problem is – that isn’t the only thing people have demanded be added to the national curriculum. This happens all the time. What follows is the result of the most cursory Google News search..."
No, We Can’t Just Keep Adding Stuff To What’s Taught In Schools
And even if we could, most of it wouldn't sink in.
jonn.substack.com
June 6, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Came in just too late for my #Saturday3 this week but this is great stuff from @jonnelledge.bsky.social.
#EduSky
#EduSky
By the way, if you use this #Saturday3, don't forget to answer yesterday's Teacher Tapp question about use of social media for work! It will be open until the new question comes out later today.
June 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
By the way, if you use this #Saturday3, don't forget to answer yesterday's Teacher Tapp question about use of social media for work! It will be open until the new question comes out later today.
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and I was spoilt for choice this week! I'll start with something that I have really changed my mind on over the last few years - handwriting. As someone who went through education fairly well despite lousy handwriting, I really downplayed its importance.
June 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and I was spoilt for choice this week! I'll start with something that I have really changed my mind on over the last few years - handwriting. As someone who went through education fairly well despite lousy handwriting, I really downplayed its importance.
Hi #EduSky - late to my #Saturday3 today because I have been playing chess most of the day. First up, this is a great blog from @victoriacrooks.bsky.social on the difficulties of just telling trainees / ECTs to teach from what's on the system.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/05/23/w...
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/05/23/w...
Where Have All the Objectives Gone? Teaching lessons ‘on the system’ and the problem this poses for beginning teacher planning
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Steve is getting increasingly frustrated with Abdul. He feels like he’s running out of options and doesn’t know how else to support him. Abdul’s problem? He doesn’t s…
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog
May 30, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Hi #EduSky - late to my #Saturday3 today because I have been playing chess most of the day. First up, this is a great blog from @victoriacrooks.bsky.social on the difficulties of just telling trainees / ECTs to teach from what's on the system.
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/05/23/w...
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/05/23/w...
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and since many UK teachers are going off on a well-earned break, I have gone for some thought-provoking rather than immediately practical posts that I enjoyed this week. As you will see, it's actually a #Saturday3.5 this week.
May 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Hi #EduSky - it's time for my #Saturday3 and since many UK teachers are going off on a well-earned break, I have gone for some thought-provoking rather than immediately practical posts that I enjoyed this week. As you will see, it's actually a #Saturday3.5 this week.
Hi #Edusky! My #Saturday3 has been a bit delayed by a lot of #Booksky chat today so it's appropriate that I have picked three pieces that all have to do with the role of reading and writing in schools. First up - Robert Pondiscio on the reading of books in schools.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Books Aren’t Disappearing From Schools
A valuable new RAND report complicates the panic over disappearing novels—and suggests the accountability era taught schools to think about reading in the wrong way.
substack.com
May 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Hi #Edusky! My #Saturday3 has been a bit delayed by a lot of #Booksky chat today so it's appropriate that I have picked three pieces that all have to do with the role of reading and writing in schools. First up - Robert Pondiscio on the reading of books in schools.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
#edusky I've listened to so many good things this week age wanted to take inspo from @markgoodrich.bsky.social with a #Saturday3 podcast edition
May 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM
#edusky I've listened to so many good things this week age wanted to take inspo from @markgoodrich.bsky.social with a #Saturday3 podcast edition