Mandelbrot Recommendations, Critical Thinking, SEND and more…

Good Morning,

I don’t know about you but it is freezing here and the prognosis looks like winter is well and truly coming. Still, that’s a perfect excuse to make a hot chocolate and get stuck in to some high-quality education research.

We’re back with another set of papers, blogs and books to pique your interest and, hopefully, support you and your colleagues in your professional development. And, as if this wasn’t enough, the final recommendation has five recommendations of its own! What more can you ask for?!

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I jest, of course. That’s probably enough from me. Hope you enjoy the recommendations…

Common misconceptions of critical thinking - Sharon Bailin, Roland Case, Jerrold R. Coombs and Leroi B. Daniels

SEND and alternative provision improvement plan: right support, right place, right time - Department for Education (England)

Can Professional Environments in Schools Promote Teacher Development? Explaining Heterogeneity in Returns to Teaching Experience - Matthew Kraft and John Papay

Five Free Research Reads On… Retrieval Practice - Alex Quigley

That’s all for this week. Let us know if you enjoyed any of the recommendations - via X, LinkedIn, in the podcast review section or even by replying to this email. However you choose to get in touch, it will be warmly received.

Until next time, thanks for listening.