There's a LOT of online maths stuff out there...in this article for @TeachPrimary I had a think about which work best and why. Lots to consider, including virtual manipulatives, adaptive teaching and gameification v game-based learning. Take a look here: teachwire.net/news/online-ma…

Problem-solving is an essential and complicated maths skill. So how can we ensure all our pupils have a fair crack at it? | via @gareth_metcalfe teachwire.net/news/maths-pro…

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This is the key point. No one is saying oracy is bad.

Primary schools are already using a whole raft of speaking/listening strategies **as tools to teach the curriculum** Oracy being majorly *on* curriculum of stuff we teach is not same thing at all! It’s pretty worrying - *nothing* should have equal status to reading in primary

You can only speak eloquently about things you know well. Honing speaking skills is about as useful as attempting to teach reading comprehension skills: there are a small number of useful strategies, but by far the best way is to teach subject knowledge exceptionally well. 1/

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Absolutely wild.

It is vital for us hold politicians to account for the accuracy of their claims. Especially when that politician is Chair of the Education Select Committee. I really hope politicians generally listen to such feedback & do their duty to pursue the truth, rather than double down.

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