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Breaking the cycle: Why inclusive education and early intervention are the keys to justice in schools

Breaking the cycle: Why inclusive education and early intervention are the keys to justice in schools

Breaking the cycle: Why inclusive education and early intervention are the keys to justice in schoolsDr Marion Long
Published on: 26/10/2025

Discover why inclusive education and early intervention are essential for breaking the cycle of inequity in schools. explore how compassion, collaboration and evidence-based support can create lasting educational justice for every child.

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The teacher reset: how our past can help educators recharge today

The teacher reset: how our past can help educators recharge today

The teacher reset: how our past can help educators recharge todayDr Marion Long
Published on: 19/07/2025

Feeling exhausted as the school year wraps up? From Victorian village schools to the neuroscience of social behaviour, this is for you if you've been carrying out tasks that might not even be part of your remit.

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How rhythm shapes early learning: Understanding, language, focus and connection

How rhythm shapes early learning: Understanding, language, focus and connection

How rhythm shapes early learning: Understanding, language, focus and connectionDr Marion Long
Published on: 16/05/2025

A reflection on early development that explores how rhythm forms the foundation for learning — not just in music or movement, but in speech, attention and human connection. From birth, infants build social engagement through rhythmic interaction.

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Working memory and rapid progress: from phonics to comprehension

Working memory and rapid progress: from phonics to comprehension

Working memory and rapid progress: from phonics to comprehensionDr Marion Long
Published on: 19/04/2025

Over the past 12 years, I’ve spent time in schools listening closely to pupils, collecting data, and noticing the quiet patterns that shape progress. This post reveals the trends that emerged over this time.

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How rhythm defines

phonemic awareness

“It’s only an hour that they have with you over the time that you come in over the six weeks and for it to be able to make, for a lot of them, up to a year’s difference in their reading ability is quite amazing really.” Year 3 teacher

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