Jennifer Buckingham
@buckingham_j
Executive Director, Policy and Evidence, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation, NSW Department of Education. Tweets are mine.
Effective inclusive teaching is underpinned by two core ideas cognitive similarity and instructional sensitivity. A powerful and thought provoking evidence snack from @PepsMccrea snacks.pepsmccrea.com/p/cognitive-si…
Need a mood booster today? Read this terrific story by @lucy_carroll about the positive impacts of evidence-based practices including explicit teaching in eight @NSWEducation schools, where students are being given the keys to a high quality of life. Blue Haven, The Entrance,…
Delighted to announce new TRAINING DATES in Australia and NEW ZEALAND, Sept 2025. Due to demand last time, I'll be back in Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton and Wellington. Link in next post. Hope to see you there; please share.
If you use @EdResearchAU (AERO)'s teaching and learning and implementation resources and read their research reports, please take a few minutes to complete a survey that is being conducted by KPMG. The survey window closes on 21 July. insightssurvey.kpmg.com.au/wix/p322525561…
A great team of researchers is looking for participants for their study looking at the role of oral language and literacy skills in students' transition to secondary school. It's online and all Year 6 students across Australia are eligible to participate. More information via the…

AERO has published some fascinating research on the length of time it takes EAL/D students to acquire proficiency in English literacy. It depends on a student's starting point, and is influenced by demographic factors, but can take up to 6 years. This sort of sophisticated…
Surely this comprehensive and damning paper is the final nail in Reading Recovery’s coffin.
New Zealand has finally dumped Reading Recovery because it “ignored the evidence about the science of how … children best learn to read.” This new paper tracks its rise and demise. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Student voice continues to be heard in NSW public schools through the NSW Public Schools Surveys, which replaced 'Tell Them From Me' this year. The department-developed survey is open right now and asks students from Year 3-12 about their experiences that affect learning and…
“The reading wars are over… NSW and Victoria have really burst out of the blocks on explicit teaching”. We’ll take the kudos but tbf WA schools were early adopters of synthetic phonics instruction and SA was the first to introduce the Yr 1 phonics check. theaustralian.com.au/education/jaso…
Happy to be presenting to professionals who can and do have such a big impact on children’s learning. Speech pathologists are a valuable resource for schools and families.
A fabulous opportunity here to hear @buckingham_j on the science of reading in policy and practice. April 7 online and great value! 👇 speech.edu.au/event-details/…
A couple of weeks left to register for this excellent event in Auckland.

A $2.5 million NSW Government Fund will enable experts to undertake research into screen use addiction. education.nsw.gov.au/news/latest-ne…
What an honour to have the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of education in Northern Ireland.
Education Minister @paulgivan has made a further appointment to his newly established International Ministerial Advisory Panel of education experts to advise on the reform of curriculum and assessment in Northern Ireland. @buckingham_j OAM is Executive Director of the Centre for…
Whether students feel like they belong at school influences their behaviour and achievement. As Peps Mccrea puts it, "The more we feel we belong to a group, the more we invest in its goals and adopt its norms. The less we feel we belong to a group, the less we will be open to…
