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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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

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Where will teachers go to disagree?

The rise and fall of the classroom edublog

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"Where do the new teachers go?" is such a great question. It'd be nice to think that the answer is 'to their brilliant T&L lead' who is much better informed than those we might have had leading us 10-15 years ago but I'm not sure!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Bang on. You've articulated a lot that I've been thinking about, especially as I've not blogged for quite some time and barely posted on here for several months too! (I keep thinking about using LinkedIn properly but can bring myself to)

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you DM me (or Mike) an email I can send you something shorter, focused specifically on evaluation which might be helpful

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A rigorous approach using flashcards will take care of (1) & (2) mostly, 3 is the hardest bit. We've written a fair bit about this topic in our book: www.amazon.co.uk/How-Teach-Psychology-evidence-informed-approach/dp/1915261953/r

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How to Teach Psychology: An evidence-informed approach

Buy How to Teach Psychology: An evidence-informed approach by Cline, Paul, Hobbiss, Mike (ISBN: 9781915261953) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@mikehobbiss.bsky.social is more of the AQA expert (I teach Edexcel) but evaluation is the key to exam success. Top 3 tips for that: 1) Learn content - in rigorous detail 2) Learn *studies* as evidence for evaluation for everything. 3) Learn how to contextualise evaluation

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InnerDrive @innerdrive.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

How can we help students take greater ownership of their learning? That's exactly what we explore with Paul Cline in the latest episode of The Science of Learning Podcast. If you haven't listened yet, you can catch it here 👇 linktr.ee/innerdrive_edu

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Anyone occupying middle of the 'ultra running' & 'cognitive psychology' venn diagram might enjoy this!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ultra running meets cognitive psychology - this is the research I'm here for!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In case anyone got a really odd post/reply from me on here, think my account was compromised/hacked - been 'suspended' for 9 days and only just let back! What did I miss?!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We only have time for highlights each night (and are currently catching up after a week away) - but Channel 5 definitely not up to the ITV4 standard!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hey Meatoflow Kindness costs nothing—just a minute to see a child crying silently. Please visit my page and read the pinned post. If you scroll past, you may never forgive yourself. 🙏

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hey Manu94 If it were your child waiting to be noticed, wouldn't you cry? That's all we ask—one glance of compassion. Please visit my page and read the pinned post. You may be their last hope. 🙏

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Edu-conference nerd: Sitting at #EdFest writing notes with my #CogSciSci pen in my #researchED notebook 😂🤪 (I also have more jute bags than I know what to do with!)

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sports Day. Back when I was HoD I had an NQT who was a Y8 form tutor. A Polish girl called Martha moved into her class. Martha was a perfectionist who found peer relationships tricky. She needed everything to be perfect and predictable which is, I think, why she preferred adults.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Yes! (or, at least, I'll be there too!)

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Indeed. My edu-book collection is only dwarfed by my running book collection 😂

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Definitely second this! And another brilliant one if you’ve not come across it:

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Added to my list! If you like a slightly esoteric collection of running facts/tales from across history then I can recommend this too:

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

1. Summer breeze. Isley Brothers 2. Raining revolution. Arrested Development 3. Escape (the pina colada song). Rupert Holmes 4. Zephyr song. Red Hot Chili Peppers 5. Cold beverage. G Love and Special Sauce. #FridayFive wants to keep cool!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I knew you (or someone) would say that! The wordplay/indicator for the middle letter just felt far too contrived. Maybe not one for the hottest day of the year!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Yeah, 'Big Olive' all the way. Less cosa nostra, more kalamata

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hard disagree, love them. (I thought the same about beer for a long time though!)

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

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"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I (partly) blame the unions for giving us the wrong (& unelectable) Miliband therefore providing no meaningful opposition at the GE

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Peter Williams @mathsimpact.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Schools can't win in this heat, because there is no good decision to make, only least worst options.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Yeah, but better than 28 degrees at 8pm!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We’ve had comms this evening about a parents eve tomorrow in which male staff have been explicitly directed to wear trousers. 😡😡 (doesn’t actually affect me but I’m cross on principle!)

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Nationalise all bins / recycling. Same colour bins, for same materials, everywhere. @rlrossi64.bsky.social do I get your vote?

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Great effort, Nick. I'm trying to gather the motivation to get up at 5 tomorrow to do the same!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I'm optimistic that he galvanised voters to come out and comprehensively trounce Reform. I'm less optimistic that, in 1 or 2 years time, when reality hits and political/economic conditions mean not much has been achieved/changed, people won't be just looking for someone new again.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

27 degrees will be on the cool side in the next five days... The article goes on to cite research that behaviour gets worse above 25 degrees.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I guess it's that it allows for there to be multiple, variable 'imagined' representations in our students heads. So them doing 'XYZ' in a particular way allows us to infer - to some degree - where that representation differs from ours, or the one we want them to have, and to respond accordingly?

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Christian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · 20/06/2026

NEW POST: ● Understanding isn't just knowledge (and how we can teach it) → christianmooreanderson.com/understandin...

An image of a person throwing stones at a piece of paper to measure its size, influenced by Gregory Bateson.
We can only throw questions at students and see how many land.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

That does feel a little bit like you've just reinvented behaviourism...?

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Lovely. Not particularly difficult to solve but just have to admire the construction!

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Blackadder S1 also pretty ropey. But I reckon The Wire & The Sopranos first seasons would both still stand up pretty well (though I’ve not gone back & rewatched either)

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ta - I've been waiting to get Skunk Anansie in a selection for some time! Great category, every single other person's list has had me going 'of course, why didn't I think of that'

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Tom Needham @tomneedham.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My second book is out now. If you are interested in curriculum design and how DI ideas can be applied to the everyday classroom, it's well worth a read.

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My first thought. Followed by the second - can I have Leonard Cohen doing the same song or is that against Ben's rules?! (decided to not risk it)

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Changed my mind about 5 times! 1. Jeff Buckley. Hallelujah 2. Adele. Set fire to the rain. 3. Bjork. Play dead. 4. Bruce Springsteen. Born to run 5. Skin (Skunk Anansie). Weak #FridayFive

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Paul Cline @paulclinepsy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I figured out exactly what to do with it but couldn’t get it. Then took a hint which just told me I was right… only got it with a letter & a couple of guesses!

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