1. There’s a LanguageCert webinar with Harry Waters, Caring through Stories: A story for the climate crisis, at 09:00 UK time on Wednesday 10^th April. More info and registration here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FNpdwWCYRqatC_yjg8v2ew#/registration

Information on other LanguageCert teacher webinars in April here https://www.languagecert.org/en/preparation/webinars/webinars-for-teachers

2. Here’s a short video from Jason Arday of Cambridge University Faculty of Education celebrating Neurodiversity Week, discussing neurodiversity, how research can inform practice and make education more inclusive for everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74okc6ENMuY

3. Two from/with Geoff Mulgan:

i) an article for Medium, The case for a right to truth https://geoffmulgan.medium.com/the-case-for-a-right-to-truth-5c2a9dc2ee74

We live in a world full of lies, distortions and misinformation. Should we have rights to be told the truth? If a government issues a statistic, a report, or a warning to its citizens should any rights guarantee that it’s based on the best available information? Should there be penalties if a government, or a political party, knowingly lies?

ii) in discussion about his new book with Ravi Gurumurthy at NESTA, online and f2f, at 18:00 on Thursday 25^th April, When Science Meets Power https://www.nesta.org.uk/event/when-science-meets-power/

The complex relationship between science and politics is becoming increasingly apparent in our daily politics and everyday lives, from debates on climate change policy to decisions on artificial intelligence. How can they be reconciled so that crucial decisions are both well-informed and legitimate?

4. Three education pieces on a variety of topics from The Guardian:

i) ‘We don’t need air con’: how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/we-dont-need-air-con-how-burkina-faso-builds-schools-that-stay-cool-in-40c-heat

ii) Free lunches, brain breaks and happy teachers: why Estonia has the best schools in Europe https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/27/free-lunches-brain-breaks-and-happy-teachers-why-estonia-has-the-best-schools-in-europe

iii) Tory immigration policies risk over-reliance on Chinese students, ex-universities minister warns https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/mar/31/whitehall-policies-risk-china-reliance-warns-former-universities-minister

5. And, finally and poignantly, Mary Ellen Mark’s photographs of Erin Blackwell (aka Tiny) and her family over 32 years https://maryellenmark.com/books/tiny-streetwise-revisited And here’s a short video with Mary Ellen Mark talking about her work (which includes lots of her photos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w2aaO9WYh4