Chief Executive, Advantage Schools
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Stuart Lock retweeted
Jun 13
There is a lot of excitement at the moment about using AI to personalise learning resources, but I am not convinced.
Yes, it is true many students are interested in Taylor Swift & Lionel Messi more than electricity, algebra or verbs.
That does not mean we can teach electricity, algebra and verbs through the medium of Swift & Messi.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p…
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Stuart Lock retweeted
They kept saying before the 2024 election that they’d bring it forward as they beat the Tories up over delays, so the lateness is both disappointing and hypocritical.
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Jun 9
1/ The DfE's latest attendance package contains some genuinely useful resources, particularly the new heatmap data tool. Better visibility of attendance patterns can help us act earlier and more effectively.
But I'm concerned about the direction of travel.
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Jun 9
20/ Or maybe I'm just grumpy and wrong or need to look at it more generously. Anyway, that's what I think.
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Ps the chair of @advschools was writing something at the same time I was tweeting, and we think remarkably similar things.
x.com/EmathsUK/status/206433…
Jun 9
NEW BLOG: The Birthday Effect
emaths.co.uk/blog/general-ed…
ALT A birthday cupcake with a lit candle sits in an empty classroom beside attendance charts and data, symbolising the contrast between statistically interesting findings and meaningful school improvement.
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Stuart Lock retweeted
Movement from implications and lessons of large amounts of data towards “case studies” is a worry. One person’s anecdote can be quite close to another’s case study.
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Stuart Lock retweeted
This thread is definitely worth a read. I agree with Stuart. School improvement, including attendance, is about getting the basics right consistently. It's not always flashy. Indeed it is rarely flashy. Hunting marginal gains should only kick in once you have the basics nailed.
Jun 9
1/ The DfE's latest attendance package contains some genuinely useful resources, particularly the new heatmap data tool. Better visibility of attendance patterns can help us act earlier and more effectively.
But I'm concerned about the direction of travel.
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Stuart Lock retweeted
The Stockwood Park Academy is recruiting for a Teacher of English.
Closing date: Midday, Mon 15th Jun, 2026. @advschools @Mr_H1978 @uniofbeds @UoB_teaching @UniofHerts @UniofHertsCE
View full details and apply online @mynewterm ⬇️ mynewterm.com/jobs/135338/ED…
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Stuart Lock retweeted
Jun 9
NEW BLOG: The Birthday Effect
emaths.co.uk/blog/general-ed…
ALT A birthday cupcake with a lit candle sits in an empty classroom beside attendance charts and data, symbolising the contrast between statistically interesting findings and meaningful school improvement.
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Jun 9
Last year's teacher pay deal was published on the 22nd May.
This year the Secretary of State (correctly) asked the STRB to bring forward their recommendations so that schools would be better able to plan ahead and "fully reset the timeline in 2026-27".
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The STRB confirmed that they submitted their recommendations on the 27th February.
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Stuart Lock retweeted
Jun 9
This is spectacularly silly.
Disadvantaged students do not need untested AI tutors. They need excellent behaviour, high expectations, explicit instruction, and systematic retrieval.
Not this.
Sir Keir Starmer has announced that AI tutors will be rolled out to 450,000 children on free school meals to close the attainment gap.
Speaking at London Tech Week, the PM also announced the government's new AI jobseeking tool.
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