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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

and wonderblocks in our EYFS and ks1. But I have never got round to mapping both barefoot and wonderblocks against it! Thank you 🙏

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

@b3ndavi3s.bsky.social @emmagoto.bsky.social Hope you have a great session at the @computingatschool.bsky.social conference tomorrow. So sad I can’t be there! If there is any chance of sharing of slides or resources afterwards I would be extremely grateful! I have a plan for using both barefoot >>>

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This looks great. Have had a look through the website. I am definitely interested in seeing results from those leaders who are further on in their AI journey, perhaps already adopting and written into policy…

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Who’s hiding under the ring for a sneaky entrance? 🤫

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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I'm running a competition to give away a copy of my Science Fix book to my social media followers. All you need to do is follow this account, like and share this post. Competition will close on 21st March and I'll announce the winner shortly after. Good luck! #primaryscience #edusky #uked

I'm running a little competition to give away one copy of my Science Fix book to my social media followers.

All you need to do is follow this account, like and share this post.

The winner will be chosen across all my social channels. Competition will close on 21st March and I'll announce the winner shortly after.

Good luck!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Both things would be amazing. Our school adopting the NCCE curriculum so if you were looking at the other perhaps I can consider what might go in a mapping doc for schools using that curriculum 😊 thank you Emma and enjoy the party!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

If not, something a few of us in schools and yourself @emmagoto.bsky.social could try and make a first draft for?

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I was thinking exactly this - in case it had been thought of like the plan that came out to highlight each @numberblocks.bsky.social episode and content, e.g: www.ncetm.org.uk/media/tncbns...

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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win. I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Been really enjoying this with my children at home… can’t wait to plan to use it in EYFS/KS1 at school! #Wonderblocks is amazing!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Mate. I have the following image in my head on repeat! Keith wood throwing to the back of the line out, dashing round, getting the pop pass and dashing over the line! Because trying to beat England on emotion was our only chance!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Sorry, just recalled Mr Penguin (series) and Rabbit and Bear (series) for year 2. Perfect opportunities for wide ranging accents in reading. Mr Penguin series probably one of my favourites to read as a teacher and parent!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

.. but they realised (as Ireland’s call was played at volume 100) every time the rugby was on where the allegiances had to be. And to be fair, they have stuck with it! ☘️🇮🇪

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Living in London since a v. Young kid in the 80s means I get asked why I don’t support England. Won’t go into that, but my three kids can choose anything in any other sport. There’s spurs, man united, Liverpool fans in football, they follow England and England lionesses in footy (with no problem)..

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Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

✏️PENCILS AT THE READY, TEAM! In this brand new episode of #DrawWithRob we're drawing a cute AEROPLANE character ✈️! So grab some paper and something to draw with and let's do this! Remember to share your pictures using the #DrawWithRob hashtag. GOOD LUCK! youtu.be/P72U3AKmJjE

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#DrawWithRob 170 Aeroplane

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Can’t pick one! Nursery: Dear Zoo, Room on the Broom Reception: peace at last, hungry caterpillar, someone swallowed Stanley Year 1: Traction Man, tadpoles promise, pirates next door Year 2: sir scallywag and the golden underpants, George’s marvellous medicine

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Can’t wait! ☘️ 🇮🇪 this day each year is the most important sporting fixture of the year for me. In any sport. Last year ruined March and some of April for me! @jarlathobrien.bsky.social is it the same for you?

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Except it doesn’t really count as I’m happy to admit it openly. However, I don’t double or triple denim so not sure if it counts at all!

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a black and white photo of the status quo band

Alt: a black and white photo of the status quo band

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

@jillberry102.bsky.social Hi Jill, hope you’re well. Nice to see you on here.

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

And then you have to work out how to say that one! 😅 I hear a different emphasis to the way I say and it confuses me!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Always been a parasaurolophus fan, even though difficult to say! All the armoured ones are cool like ankylosaurus. Stegosaurs are cool but this family is super interesting, kentrosaurus etc

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oliver caviglioli @olicav.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

#UKEd #EduSky If you asked a colleague what constituted cognitive load in professional learning could they answer in ordinary language? Such as: too much, too new, too fast, too transient, only once and, it must be admitted (though Sweller's not there yet) too boring.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It’s doubles day. 6.12.24 How often does this happen? How many times in history has this happened? When will it happen next? What about trebles day? Or squares day? Or…?

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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

By far the most powerful way to increase primary pupils' chances of becoming capable, confident mathematicians is to ensure they can rapidly recall single-digit addition facts (and their related subtraction facts) and multiplication facts up to 10x10 (and related division facts). 🪡⬇️

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This is so critical. This is when I know pupils in my year 1 class are becoming extremely fluent with facts and related facts… “well I know 8 and 3 is 11 so 18 and 3 is the same…plus another 10.” So much of maths is related and a solid base in these + and related - facts is so important!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I look forward to reading this Andrew. We also use this system and have seen improvements in both these areas as well. I also find joy in helping children who are stuck or demonstrate a misconception, right then and there during the lesson! I recall extensive written marking distracting from that.

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Andrew Percival @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

8 years ago we stopped writing comments in pupils' books and moved to whole class feedback. Teacher workload and pupil outcomes improved dramatically as a result. We have never looked back. Very pleased to see our case study in @katejonesteach.bsky.social excellent new book.

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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

One of the things that keeps me going back to Twitter is that I get fairly regular DMs on there asking me for advice about reading. Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason. Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 26/11/2024

Really interesting new study on worked examples which underlines just how easy it is to get things wrong and end up in lethal mutation territory 🧵

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Dr Julian Grenier CBE @juliangrenier.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

What does research evidence say about promoting children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED) in #earlyyears? Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session #edusky buff.ly/3V6UfTr

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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is a really exciting idea. Talking through what we’d do in given scenarios has been the highly of my NPQH so glad we are taking this useful, dialogue form of CPD further. Looking forward to seeing what the first scenario is! #GetReal

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Fliss James @flissj.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Today the children just wanted to chat about everything we saw and did - especially the cows and the “Robot on the bus that tells us where to go.” 💖

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Feedback lessons from TV (via @‌teachertapp) theconversation.com/what-strictl... Having been at writing moderation tonight, I have now shared this great blog with colleagues as a way of bolstering our conversations on how to best give feedback. Great timing @teachertapp.bsky.social

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What Strictly Come Dancing can teach us about how (and how not) to give feedback

Feedback should clarify what good performance is.

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Dr Debra Kidd @debrakidd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Some useful advice here by @teacherhead.bsky.social on how to get good paired talk. I think I'd add 'pair first then square' - i.e. let them go with paired conversation then double up to share. It's less intimidating to share with another pair THEN with whole class. teacherhead.com/2024/04/10/g...

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Getting Pair Talk Right. It’s not that complicated but it’s more than ‘having a chat’. Three golden rules.

I’ve written several blogs about Think Pair Share in the past, because I think it’s such an important teaching routine for teachers to master: However, doing this well isn’t massi…

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

It reminds of the power of modelling. We do it for so many aspects of tasks but for talk tasks it can be forgotten. High quality talk modelled by a confident teacher and LSA pairing is so powerful. It can demonstrate to children exactly what you might like to see when they have their turn!

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Excellent thinking in this blog from Jonathan. Well worth a read.

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Well personally our family doesn’t do anything remotely linked to Christmas until the first Sunday of advent (and even then it’s testing lights and writing letters to Santa only!) But teaching year 1 and learning enough songs/words to sing well in December means starting in November!

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Emma Turner FCCT @emmaturner75.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

My latest writing - a piece for TES on age and stage informed practice.

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

It’s a brilliant article Emma. For me, I’ve always thought we can aim high in ks1, don’t lower standards or think ks1 children can’t rise to these cog sci ‘principles’, but as you so aptly put… consider how to apply these principles for age.

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Chris Chivers @chrischivers.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Encourage different types of storyboards to enhance oral retelling, which, in turn, enhances written stories. chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/blog-thinkin...

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Conor Heaven @conorheaven.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Would love to be on part 2! Thanks Debra, a useful list

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