Professor and Head of the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast @QUBSSESW @QUBelfast
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
Jun 11
📢ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister, Paul Givan, has announced the reintroduction of a professional learning summer school for teachers.
The summer school will be delivered by the Higher Education Institutions on behalf of the Department. The Department will be providing bursaries for up to 1,200 teachers to attend.
For more information, visit: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv…
@StMarys_Belfast @QUBelfast @stranbelfast @UlsterUni
ALT Illustrated graphic with added text "Teacher Professional Learning Summer School for teachers July / August 2026 Courses cover leadership, SEN, Equity and Inclusion, Pedagogical Excellence and Irish Medium Education. Applications now open"
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RT @Taj_Ali1: I don’t want to hear any bullshit about “legitimate concerns” and “working class revolt”
It’s working-class Black and brown…
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An almost perfect illustration of the level of intelligence of these guys.
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
There is no world in which Part Sheehan knows more about robust educational reform than Carl Hendrick & Dan Willingham (to name but two).
These two education experts have lavished praise on the reforms.
Sheehan should simply listen; he might learn something.
"He has his own agenda. His agenda seems to be to drive through as much legislation as possible."
Pat Sheehan says that while he gets on well personally with Education Minister Paul Givan, there are significant political differences between them. Speaking on the podcast, the Sinn FĂ©in MLA said Givan's focus appears to be "to drive through as much legislation as possible" rather than pursuing what he sees as meaningful reform.
#UKPolitics #SinnFĂ©in #PaulGivan
@dmcbfs | @timcairns
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May 31
Total nonsense. Similar legislation applies in the South, Wales, Scotland, England and pretty much all of Europe. The right of children to a good education and safeguarding is what matters here, and inspection is key to this.
May 31
Tomorrow, Paul Givan will attempt to push through a bill that could see teachers face sanctions for taking strike action.
You read that right.
At a time when teachers are under growing pressure, the DUP Education Minister wants to diminish, not strengthen, teachers’ rights.
We will not stand by & accept this.
Sinn FĂ©in will strongly oppose this crusade against teachers & stand up for their right to take industrial action.
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
May 31
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland where it's not already an offence to obstruct a school inspection.
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May 29
Some valuable lessons here - close link between vocational ed & employers & active into-employment policy. But interesting the article entirely forgets to mention that a key part of the Dutch education system is streaming from the start of secondary school theguardian.com/society/2026…
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
May 29
I recently wrote a blogpost arguing that we need to connect trauma-informed practice and learning science principles. Their alignment has been hiding in plain sight for a long time. This has been picked up in a new piece by @EducationHQ_AU
educationhq.com/news/teacher…
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
May 28
On first read this seems like an actually insane approach to reading. Am now a bit terrified that we’re slipping towards a dystopian future where instead of reading amazing books we prompt some LLM chat bot to churn out formulated crap masquerading as literature for us…
May 15
2. Teach Tales
Our reading philosophy at Alpha is simple: kids learn to love reading by reading what they love.
Sure, it’s important for kids to be exposed to classic literature. But being forced to read highbrow literature as a young teen is often the very thing that makes kids hate reading in the first place. Many of them never bother picking up a novel again.
So, we built Teach Tales to solve this problem.
Teach Tales is an AI-powered story-building platform that turns your kid into the author of their own custom adventures.
teachtales.com/
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May 27
Interesting study suggesting that adding retrieval practice to use of worked examples leads to better long-term retention of verb spelling rules among 4th graders but doesn’t lead to better application of the rules. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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May 27
Suggestive that amount/quality of practice may be key to application.
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Looking forward to my cut-price dried papaya and fonio quinoa already đź‘Ť
May 27
🚨 NEW: The Government has published the list of 125 “everyday essentials” that will see lower prices due to planned tariff cuts
Aubergines
Avocados
Baked beans
Bananas (fresh and dried)
Biscuits
Boiled sweets
Bread
Buckwheat
Candied fruit
Chewing gum
Chocolate (bulk and retail)
Chocolate bars
Chocolate drink preparations
Chocolate spreads
Chocolate with fruit, nuts or cereal
Citrus fruits (various)
Cocoa paste
Cocoa powder
Couscous
Crispbread
Crisps
Dried apples
Dried apricots
Dried figs
Dried papaya
Dried peaches/nectarines
Dried pears
Fonio
Fresh figs
Frozen fruits
Garlic
Gherkins
Gingerbread
Green tea
Jams and marmalades
Limes
Liquorice products
Margarine
Marzipan and pastes
Mixed dried fruit
Mixed fats and oils
Mixed fruit and nuts
Mixed nuts
Mixed preserved fruit and nuts
Non-alcoholic beverages
Olive oil (extra virgin)
Olive oil (other)
Olive oil (virgin)
Olives (for oil production)
Olives (fresh/chilled)
Olives (frozen)
Other fresh fruits
Other peppers (capsicum/pimenta)
Pickled peppers
Pizzas and quiches
Plant-based drinks
Plantains (fresh and dried)
Prepared vegetables
Preserved beans
Preserved citrus fruits
Preserved tropical fruit
Preserved vegetables
Processed potatoes
Quinoa
Rusks
Soups and broths
Sugar confectionery
Sugar tablets
Sweet peppers
Throat pastilles
Toasted bread products
Toffees and caramels
Tomato ketchup
Tomato sauces
Vegetable oils
Waffles and wafers
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
May 26
I look forward to working with the consortium of local HEIs in bringing this professional qualification to the system.
May 26
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister Paul Givan has awarded a three-year contract for a professional learning programme to support newly appointed and aspiring school principals.
This will provide a structured, evidence-informed programme focused on the key knowledge and skills required by effective principals.
🔗 For more information: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv…
ALT Illustrated graphic that says - Development of a professional qualification for new and aspiring principals, announced.
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May 26
Great to see this happening, and that collaboratively between the HE providers in NI!
May 26
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister Paul Givan has awarded a three-year contract for a professional learning programme to support newly appointed and aspiring school principals.
This will provide a structured, evidence-informed programme focused on the key knowledge and skills required by effective principals.
🔗 For more information: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv…
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May 20
What has been achieved in one year of TransformEd is really impressive with work across a range of areas from curriculum to teacher professional learning. Particularly good to see an evidence-based approach. NI is on the right track.
education-ni.gov.uk/publicat…
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
De Vlaamse resultaten van de IELS geven een gemengd beeld: echt niet goed voor de cognitieve, goed voor het sociaal-emotionele ontwikkeling van 5jarigen. Voor ontluikende wiskunde en taal scoort VL met 483 ver beneden de benchmark van 500. Voor emotie-herkenning met 530 ver boven
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I think this might be my favourite map of all time.
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As an assessment tool the essay is dead. But HE can’t seem to come to terms with that.
Some people will be graduating university with humanities degrees this summer who have never written an essay themselves. AI has made cheating the best option for a median level university student, says @daisychristo in her keynote at @researchEDGsy
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Daniel Muijs retweeted
Apr 30
This is yet another hugely encouraging development from the current Minister of Education @paulgivan and his team. As a Headteacher in a school which hosts student teachers like most schools do, I have observed that in the past there has sometimes been a noticeable inconsistency of approach across ITE providers, and a seriously worrying lack of knowledge on the part of some trainee teachers regarding key and core aspects of pedagogy, learning and development.
This curriculum framework will address that effectively, and I am really impressed with the learning goals, core knowledge and practice expectations contained therein. Brilliant. This should bring a much more substantive evidence-based approach to the training of teachers which marries robust theoretical knowledge with clear pedagogical practice.
Congraulations to @ProfDanielMuijs and all others involved!!
Apr 30
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister, Paul Givan has today published the first Northern Ireland Curriculum Framework for Initial Teacher Education, which sets out the core knowledge, skills and practices that all beginning teachers should develop.
🔗 Find out more: education-ni.gov.uk/news/fir…
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Apr 30
Great to see this published, and please to have led the work on this.
Apr 30
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister, Paul Givan has today published the first Northern Ireland Curriculum Framework for Initial Teacher Education, which sets out the core knowledge, skills and practices that all beginning teachers should develop.
🔗 Find out more: education-ni.gov.uk/news/fir…
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