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  1. Special Needs Jungle
    News, info, resources & informed opinion about Special Educational Needs, disability, children’s physical and mental health, rare disease. Campaigning to #FixSEND. 🇬🇧 More info

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    SEN Resource Bases and Unit Provision in Secondary—what are they and do they count as inclusion?
    New article from Special Needs Jungle: It’s over 14 years since David Cameron pledged to end the bias towards the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools. Now the policy pendulum seems to …
    By Gillian Doherty, 87 words
  2. NHS England » Blogs
    Latest blog posts from NHS England. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Searches for NHS advice on childhood illnesses surge in 2024
    Online searches for NHS advice on common childhood illnesses surged in 2024, according to new figures compiled by NHS England. Five of the ten most visited health conditions on the NHS website last year mostly …
    By jboshell, 66 words
  3. David Didau – Blog
    I have expressed the constraints and irritations of ordinary teachers, detailed the successes and failures of my classroom and synthesised my 15 years of teaching experienced through the lens of education research and cognitive psychology. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Using hinge point questions in English
    This post is an extract from Bringing the English Curriculum to Life. In order to teach responsively, teachers need to be able to quickly identify misconceptions and check students’ understanding. A hinge question is a …
    By David Didau, 61 words
  4. TeacherToolkit - Teacher Blog Articles
    Provides teachers with access to resources that are meaningful for any classroom across the world. By Ross Morrison McGill. 🇬🇧 More info

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    How Mirror Neurons Shape Learning & Student Behaviour
    Reading time: 3 minutesWhat if your brain mirrors what you see others do? This is a good question to ask for those who are interested in student behaviour in schools. Mirror neurons are key to …
    By @TeacherToolkit, 67 words
  5. Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog
    A 'warts and all' view of my teaching career. Hopefully, some of my thoughts will inspire you. Or, they will prevent you from making some of the mistakes I have made in the past. By Xris. 🇬🇧 More info

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    An Inspector Recalls
    In terms of metacognition, cognitive load and cognitive load theory is one of the biggest concerns of any English teacher. We might not dress it up with a fancy term, but we know that how …
    By Xris32, 356 words
  6. Adam Greenfield's Speedbird
    Clean living under difficult circumstances. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Selected publications, 1988-2024
    As part of wrapping up the work I’m doing toward a PhD, I realized the other day that I’d never actually compiled anything like a comprehensive bibliography, and that it’s well past time I fixed …
    By AG, 741 words
  7. Sweeping The Nation
    UK-originating new music-slanted hullabaloo. Est. 2005. By Simon. 🇬🇧 More info

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    20 '25: a score of albums we're looking forward to in the coming twelve months
    Those we know about Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out (10th January) Sophie Jamieson - I still want to share (17th January) Anna B Savage - You & i are Earth (24th January) …
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  8. Breakfast and Travel Updates
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    Day 7: Te Whanganui-a-Tara
    WelcomeYesterday we played a show in the Great Hall of the Dominion Museum in Whanganui a Tara. I returned for the second day to Akin for breakfast, the café with a name that I still …
    By Benjamin Sinclair, 960 words
  9. Eat Sleep Cycle Blog
    Written by those who love to eat, sleep, cycle. From our base in Girona, Catalunya, we ride bikes all over Europe. 🇪🇸 More info

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    REI Adventures Closes – Who Now for Cycling Experiences?
    The recent announcement of REI Adventures closing its doors has left many adventure travel enthusiasts wondering where to turn for their cycling experiences. La entrada REI Adventures Closes – Who Now for Cycling Experiences? se …
    By Louise Laker, 50 words
  10. Freewheeling France
    Cycling in France and velotourisme including bike routes, cycling books and information on French cycling holidays. By Lyn. 🇫🇷 More info

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    2025 Tour de France program and race guide
    The official Tour de France race guide ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to follow the Tour de France. Here is how to find it.
    By Lyn, 37 words
  11. TomsBikeTrip.com
    Veteran advice for cycle tourers & bikepackers. 🇺🇸 More info

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    No Stupid Questions: Any Tips For Staying Motivated On A Longer Tour?
    A reader writes: Have you got any tips for maintaining motivation on a longer tour? I’m just past halfway through a Spain to Ireland tour, and I’ve just been feeling a bit burnt out. Been …
    By Tom, 649 words
  12. Adventuresite.com
    Family focused outdoor adventures. By Summer Ludwig, Bill Ludwig. 🇺🇸 More info

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    Our Top 5 Tips For Night Hiking Success
    Venturing into the wilderness under the stars can be a thrilling experience, offering a unique perspective on nature. However, hiking at night requires careful planning and heightened awareness to ensure safety. Whether you’re an experienced …
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  13. Simon schreibt.
    I'm a VFX Artist & Consultant writing about game art tricks that impressed me. 🇫🇷 More info

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    Being a Tech Art Detective
    This is a talk I gave for the Toulouse Game Dev Master Class. I talk about my methods of discovering cool game art tricks (which I then document on this blog) by asking around, doing …
    By Simon, 157 words
  14. analogue
    By Kevin Dowling. More info

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    Bits & bytes for October 2024
    I do love me some video-games. But one genre I have loved since almost the beginning of my hobbyist career has been racing games. And any keen reader here will note that I almost always …
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  15. Constitutionally Speaking
    By Pierre de Vos. 🇿🇦 More info

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    Court cases against UCT and Maties are emblematic of the ‘Mpofu-fication’ of SA universities
    Even when the legal arguments in such lawfare cases are weak or absurd, the litigation itself can be of value to litigants who seek to utilise the court hearings to air a litany of real …
    By Pierre De Vos, 2,054 words