Mary Myatt
Education writer and speaker.
CPD resources on Myatt & Co myattandco.com
Resources to support the primary curriculum: The Teachers' Collection theteacherscollection.com
- The huge difference in reading outcomes, described by @stevewillshaw.bsky.social in conversation with @lambhearttea.bsky.social and me on the KS3 webinar
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- From power points to proper texts While there’s a place for power points, pupils need more. And if we’re interested in providing them with content that’s more likely to stick, then we have some hefty backup from the research.
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- New post with insights from @lambhearttea.bsky.social Fairlamb on the rationale for teaching about the kingdom of Benin at KS3 as part of The Ambitious Years marymyatt.substack.com/p/key-stage-...
- New post with insights from Alex Fairlamb on the rationale for teaching about the kingdom of Benin at KS3 as part of The Ambitious Years marymyatt.substack.com/p/key-stage-...
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- Key Stage 3 is promising when...
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- Reposted by Mary MyattOn Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis, as well as countless other victims. We honor their lives by rejecting the evils of antisemitism, dehumanization, and authoritarian violence wherever they appear. Never again means never again for anyone.
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- Over 150 colleagues signed up for the KS3 Ambitious Years webinar with @stevewillshaw.bsky.social @lambhearttea.bsky.social & me. Alex, on the difference scholarly, but accessible texts make to learning. I love that she talked about them not being 'gobbetised'! DM for a link to the recording
- Key Stage 3 is not a warm-up. It is foundational. It's where pupils learn how to think, not just what to cover. It's not easy, but we need to focus on depth over pace, on ideas before tasks and in conditions of high challenge and low threat. /1
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- There are 3 ways we can improve provision at Key Stage 3. First, stop treating KS3 as a warm-up for 'serious' work at KS4. When we do that, we lower the intellectual bar, often without realising it. /1
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- New webinar: KS3: The intellectual powerhouse of the secondary school Too often, KS3 is seen as a warm-up for the 'real' work of KS4. But what if it’s actually the engine room of thinking, curiosity, and confidence? /1
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- Reading aloud isn’t what we think it is It's sometimes treated as a warm-up, a way in or something for pupils who might struggle. One of the barriers is because it’s enjoyable, we think it can’t be work, but it is! /1
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- New: KS3 can be the ambitious years. open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
- KS3 doesn’t need to be the 'Wasted Years' It’s got the potential to be the 'Ambitious Years'! Latest post open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
- Over the last few years, we've seen how much difference it makes when senior leaders and subject leaders have meaningful, informed conversations about the curriculum. /1
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