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It's autism awareness month.
Can someone with autism join the UK forces?
bit.ly/4bu7B5w
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Using Branching Databases for Classification Keys in Primary - a great way to combine science with computing www.sciencefix.co.uk/2022/11/usin...
#eduskyprimary #uked #primaryscience
On teen mental health, President Macron says that the emotions of teenagers should not be "manipulated by American platforms and Chinese algorithms."
#UkEd #EduSky
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A photo from today's workshop at Lyme Regis Museum. The image shows the hands of a young girl and her dad busy making their own ammonite.
(1) Creating art based on fossils at Lyme Regis Museum is a little bit like doing a project on the Ancient Egyptians, in a tomb, with the pyramids just outside. Today, we worked on the site of Mary Anning's workshop, with many of her actual discoveries in the room next door . . .
#edusky #UKEd
Photo of book
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Intro to Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory. Despite Sweller explaining the Transient Info Effect to be primary (Fröyd's Toolbox Episode 56), I notice its significance is still missing.
Merlin Donald's evolutionary theory would rectify this blind spot.
If you're a practising school governor, researching school governance or just interested in education join us for @belmasoffice.bsky.social Research Interest Group meeting on April 14th - you can sign up here. #UKEdGovs #UKEd Sam Henson from @ngauk.bsky.social will present their latest report.
A small cardboard version of the Charmouth Heritage Centre building on the Dorset coast.
I'm back at one of my favourite haunts next week. 😮
On Wednesday and Thursday I'll be at the Charmouth Heritage Centre, celebrating their 25th birthday by building a special display piece. I've been busy constructing a small model of the centre. 😁👍
www.darrellwakelam.com
#edusky #UKEd
In October, Publisher will be retired. Farewell very old friend.
Microsoft 365 stops supporting Publisher in October.
It tends to be odd leaflets and such that still use Publisher.
#UkEd
Working memory is limited to roughly 5-9 items at a time. Everything about how we plan and sequence science lessons should follow from that. Chunking, retrieval starters, narrated diagrams, these aren't add-ons; they're the core of the job.
www.sciencefix.co.uk/2026/04/cogn...
#uked #cogsci
A guide for teachers on the best way to structure prompts for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more.
youtu.be/jM4xCOCN6vM
#uked #edusky #ai
Me with a group of KS1 kids.
(3) When I say that, they usually smile, like a relieved smile, like a weight's been lifted. It's a simple thing, but often people forget what it's like to be a child, to be confronted by a stranger. Sometimes all you need is a little reassurance. 🙂🙂🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com
#edusky #UKEd
Me with a group of KS1 kids.
(2) I say, "did you feel a bit nervous about working with someone new?" They usually nod. So I tell them, "Don't worry, I do too" "So, let me tell you this, I'm nice." (they laugh) "I want you to do well, I want you to enjoy yourself, and I want to help you to do that." . . .
#edusky #UKEd
Me with a group of primary kids.
(1) When I work with very young kids, there's something I regularly do at the very start. It's something I've done for years, basically because I've found that it works, for me. I go to see the class I'm working with, and I say hello, and I ask if I can tell them something . . .
#edusky #UKEd
Archive photo of renowned museum display creator and taxidermist Leon Pray, with a ‘Terror Bird’
When they asked me what I wanted to do in my ‘careers’ interview at school . . . I wish I’d just pushed this photo across the desk at them. 😆😆😆
* photo of Leon Pray with a ‘Terror Bird’ 😎
www.darrellwakelam.com
#edusky #UKEd
Clean images with Photoroom in three steps: 1. Google Photoroom bg 2. Copy and paste (or upload) your image. 3. Click download and add your clean image to your docs. Image shows a photo of a smiling headteacher with a very busy background. It then shows what the same photo looks like with the background removed.
Sometimes you have the perfect person but not the perfect photo.
It's easy to fix.
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#UKEdGovs #UKEd A really good board meeting with great colleagues at The Winterton Federation last night. Focus on long term & on delivering vision - packed with thoughtful strategic contributions. Clear focus on all our children & families The next 3 year strategic plan coming together #GreatTeam
We’re excited to announce that STEM Learning and The Design and Technology Association are joining forces to launch the Primary D&T Roadshow.
Starting at the National STEM Learning Centre on 23 June, read more about this collaboration in our blog: bit.ly/41vRH45
#primaryeducation #D&T #UKEd
A cardboard ichthyosaur fossil, made at the local fossil festival in 2022, getting some TLC ready for a new display.
I’ve been fixing up an old friend 😁 Children visiting the Fossil Festival made this Ichthyosaur skeleton a few years ago, and I’ve been revamping it ready for display at The West Bay Discovery Centre. Yesterday I was painting it in my garden, as you do. 😎😆
www.darrellwakelam.com
#edusky #UKEd
Need a new line in Excel? Finish your first line and then press Alt and Enter. This is very useful if you add comments into spreadsheets.
Teachers often use Excel for logging text. But Excel is a clever calculator that wasn't invented for text.
Helpfully, Alt and Enter means you can add line breaks into cells.
Very useful.
#UkEd
A selection of photos of some of the artwork created over this terms workshops, including giant insects, cardboard ships, a caterpillar, cardboard sunflowers, historical figures, an electric guitar, an octopus, a talking frog, and a giant birthday cake.
Thanks again to all of the schools, teachers, artists, and friends here online for the help and encouragement this term. Creative work like mine doesn't exist without the oxygen of support, so cheers. 🥂
I'm raising a glass to you all. x 😁
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd
Ancient wisdom or modern pedagogy?
How the Buddha advocated retrieval practice, spacing and interleaving, predating cognitive science.
#education #cog_sci #edusky #uked #Buddhism #Buddha
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2026/03/21/b...
Retrieval Practice: Myths, Mutations & Mistakes by Kate Jones
"This eBook includes examples of potential mutations, myths and mistakes linked to retrieval practice, with advice as to how they can be avoided..."
You can find all of our eBooks on our website buff.ly/hJdD8X1
#EduSky #UKEd
Term 3 roundup: The 2026 White Paper has formalised what AMHIE has said for years—inclusion is a statutory duty, not an optional extra.
Rest up, #EduSky. Big shifts ahead for September.
#EduSkyUK #UKEd #SEND #MentalHealth #Education
primary science cpd for teachers
cpd for teachers - using ai in primary schools
The Easter break is when a lot of school leaders think about what CPD they want in place before the end of the year. If primary science or EdTech is on that list, I have capacity for summer term. Face to Face or online courses available.
www.sciencefix.co.uk/science-cpd/
#uked #eduskyuk
A cardboard collage created by the Year 5/6 pupils from Othery Primary School based on their local church.
The Year 5/6 class from Othery Primary School made this fantastic piece of work yesterday based on their local church, St. Michael's. They made it in separate sections allowing the whole class to take part. 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com
#edusky #UKEd
Hold Windows and press L. This instantly locks your laptop and is quicker than using your mouse.
UK GDPR means unattended devices must be locked.
Simplest way is to hold Windows and press L.
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