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Impotent Knowledge: We may as well teach alchemy and astrology
Science is a practical subject, but we’ve turned it into magic tricks and box ticking
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Are girls being left behind in school?
Closing the gender gap has cost girls over £100 million in lifetime earnings – and that’s just in one subject
Jul 7
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June 2026
If it’s not child-centred, who’s it for?
England built an official pedagogy to fill the knowledge deficit and plug the attainment gap. But it missed the bit about how children learn outside…
Jun 29
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Chris Reid
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What do we talk about when we talk about evidence?
I’ve got a teaching technique to sell. You buying?
Jun 22
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Chris Reid
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Teacher autonomy is not a professional obstacle
Evidence-based teaching is good. Stitching together techniques, removing teacher judgement and forcing everyone to follow the same script isn’t.
Jun 16
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Chris Reid
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The Idiot Who Talked About Discovery Learning at Interview
Time to bring Moderately Guided Instruction in from the cold
Jun 8
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May 2026
The moral case for curiosity in the classroom
England says it has high standards and a knowledge-rich curriculum. So how can you pass GCSE knowing 20%? On standards, attainment and the curiosity…
May 28
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What if I’m the cognitive load?
What are our students thinking about… when we don’t give them a reason to think about our lesson?
May 9
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Chris Reid
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April 2026
I was wrong. Here’s what I’d change about education research
What happens at BERA, stays at BERA. Why the trad/prog fight is weakening the field – and what we can do about it.
Apr 29
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Chris Reid
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What Education Research Is For
Here’s the part Kelsey Piper can’t see
Apr 25
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Chris Reid
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Why don’t students like school? Do we need to ask Gove?
A reply to Daisy Christodoulou’s ‘Do knowledge-rich curriculums cause mental health problems?’
Apr 20
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Chris Reid
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‘Sir, are we bottom set?’
What children really learn in a system built on high-stakes testing
Apr 8
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Chris Reid
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