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# Ruth Swailes

Independent Education Consultant

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [The data didn't say that!](https://ruthswailes.com/the-data-didnt-say-that/) - AI, early years outcomes and the danger of plausible nonsense ! Recently, I was reminded of something that has been troubling me increasingly as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in education. AI can analyse data. It can identify patterns, produce beautiful reports, compare percentages and generate recommendations in seconds. It can make complex information
- [Nappies, Numbers and Potty Panic : Let's Talk About Toilet Training](https://ruthswailes.com/nappies-numbers-and-potty-panic-lets-talk-about-toilet-training/) - Once again, the headlines are telling us that one in four children is starting school without being toilet trained. Once again, there are suggestions that parents aren't doing their job, that children are arriving at school unable to manage basic personal care and that teachers are being left to pick up the pieces. I'm not
- [I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that...](https://ruthswailes.com/i-think-youll-find-its-a-bit-more-complicated-than-that/) - No Simple Answer: Did Project Follow Through Really Prove That Direct Instruction Is Best? There are some pieces of educational research that seem to take on a life of their own. They are quoted, requoted and gradually reduced to a sentence that sounds so convincing that we stop asking what the research actually found. Project
- [Identify NEED not NEET](https://ruthswailes.com/identify-need-not-neet/) - I am a passionate advocate for early identification. Before I was a consultant, I spent 20 years working in schools, 17 years in school leadership and I spent 13 years as a SENCO. I have fought hard for inclusion, challenged local authorities when children were not getting the support they needed, and at times made
- [Movement is not a break from learning: what the updated CMO guidance means for the early years](https://ruthswailes.com/movement-is-not-a-break-from-learning-what-the-updatedcmo-guidance-means-for-the-early-years/) - The recent update of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidance has brought an important message back into focus for those of us working in early childhood: Young children need to move—and they need to move far more than many of our early years environments currently allow. For children aged one to four, the
- [All at Sea: The Hidden Burden of Guidance](https://ruthswailes.com/all-at-sea-the-hidden-burden-of-guidance/) - There was a time when keeping up to date in education meant going to a headteacher briefing once a term and checking the LA newsletter each week. Any updates would be discussed with the relevant staff and changes were made to ensure that we
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