@RealGeoffBarton Geoff Barton
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Ofsted gives a ringing endorsement to the impact of school sports partnerships. A great shame that they were axed: http://bit.ly/jtqflo
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BBC: "Pupils in UK better behaved than international average": looking forward to this news on the front pages. http://bbc.in/jcuhAa
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Literacy: this strikes me as right: "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education". Harold Howe
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For English (and other!) teachers: my TES article this week on 'why talking matters': http://t.co/mlitHuNO
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Geoff Barton's 10.2K followers are from 27 countries and 291 cities. Their majority is interested in Education, Schools, Teaching, Consulting. Check them out by clicking the blue percentages.Audience Demographics
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Last Sunday in Shanghai; last week in Italy; today in Suffolk. Seasonal weather in each. Life feeling grand ...
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Just returning from fascinating visit to Shanghai looking at how and why they perform so well in education. More anon ...
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Our school visitors from Finland are amused at the UK's PISA obsession and how we dutifully compare literacy levels in English with Finnish
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Spot-on: schools which aren't academies or free have become 'invisible': Fiona Millar in provocative mode: bit.ly/ohYRSw
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Geoff Barton shares 24 links a week, mostly from bit.ly, youtu.be, gaw.kr, gu.com, on.wsj.com, zite.to,
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Lovely typo in para 6: "The Dead of St Paul's ..." RT @Telegraph: St Paul's branded 'laughing stock' ...
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Halloween approaches (yawn): yet very much enjoying Simon Singh's exploration of Sally Morgan's psychic powers:
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A healthy dose of scepticism ... RT @informed_edu: Learning Styles: Excuse, misuse or abuse? via @zite
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Brilliant analysis of strength of feeling re: inequality, protests, political posturing, etc by @andrewrawnsley: (Obs)
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26% of Geoff Barton's tweets are replies. This means 15 replies a week, mostly to @TweeterofWit (31) and @Paul_Edmondson (23).
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RT @nicpandolfi: I admire the people #occupying #saintpauls , I also admire the clergy that are now speaking out..... #supportpeacfullpr ...
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RT @Samfr: One of my favourite self-referential sentence: "What do "masochism" and "amnesia" mean? Beats me! I forget!"
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RT @bbceducation: Education spending 'falling fast' http://t.co/80Xtcqm4
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RT @duncanspalding: Britain's already voted to stay in Europe. They kept Nancy and chucked out Rory;-)
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Why history matters: RT @MdeBohun: Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of world when 'Golden Hind' arrived Plymouth today 1580.
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Son 2 just finished reading "The Dead Ways" by @edgechristopher and he says it's brilliant. Bravo, Chris. Keep 'em coming ...
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Just finished reading The Spirit Level: equality not greed makes us happier RT @ST_Newsroom: Meanwhile directors' pay up by 50% in last year
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Thought for the Day: RT @EvanHD: Never go to a restaurant where there are more meal choices than there are tables.
