Just a sensational essay from @samfr.bsky.social on educational inequality and why you can’t actually close the gap. I can think of few more levers that might help but Sam is absolutely right that ranking is a function of educational systems that has consequences.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
If you need a break from the grim news out of Belfast…
I feel like it’s a week for sharing lovely stories so here’s another one.
open.substack.com
I’ve been sorting book data for work this week and it’s sad to see some great books are now out of print or hard to come by.
For this week’s #KidsBooksFriday, what brilliant forgotten gems should we be looking out for in libraries and second hand bookshops?
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Some slightly good news in that children's reading outside school has not continued its seemingly inexorable decline. Need to have a few years of growth before we can be sure it's a real trend though.
literacytrust.org.uk/reading-for-...
I shouldn’t be surprised by this but the scale of misinformation on X is just staggering. Main topic - immigration, of course.
At some point, I swear I am going to write something about why you should teach (mainly) with whole texts so feel free to hit me up with your hot takes.