Education writer and speaker. CPD resources on Myatt & Co https://www.myattandco.com/ Resources to support the primary curriculum: The Teachers' Collection https://theteacherscollection.com/https://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mqeg46wsk22vWhen Key Stage 3 matters in its own right https://substack.com/@marymyatt/note/p-206552541?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=qr5mh11 Jul 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeg46wsk22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3momsp4mpx22sI've been in schools where reading feels like a gift. And schools where it feels like a fix. The difference? Positioning. When reading is squeezed to the edges, pupils get the message: this is remedial. This is not the real work.19 Jun 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3momsp4mpx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mnoq5a6wp22zA week in with KS3: The Ambitious Years. @samgibbs.bsky.social review: "Every young person has a right to an education that is rich in knowledge, high in challenge and rooted in belonging. That is not a luxury for some children; it is an entitlement for all." https://open.substack.com/pub/marymyatt/p/a-week-in?r=qr5mh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web07 Jun 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoq5a6wp22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mnme47sbi226# A week in It’s been almost a week since 𝘒𝘚3: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 was published, and I wanted to pause and share something of what this week has felt like. I’ve been genuinely moved by the responses coming in. https://open.substack.com/pub/marymyatt/p/a-week-in?r=qr5mh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 Jun 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnme47sbi226https://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mnjuypfc2k2iWhat are pupils being included in? At KS3, the real question isn't just "do they belong?" — it's "what do they belong to?" Rich knowledge? Demanding texts? Or a thinner curriculum because we've decided that's what they can manage? /105 Jun 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjuypfc2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mngzmobugk2g"Every young person has a right to an education that is rich in knowledge, high in challenge and rooted in belonging. That is not a luxury for some children; it is an entitlement for all." @samgibbs.bsky.social on KS3: The Ambitious Years 🙏 amzn.to/4ue27Bk https://amzn.to/4ue27Bk04 Jun 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngzmobugk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mncfwrzm422uThe 5 questions I asked every school while writing 'KS3: The Ambitious Years'. I started with assumptions. Some were wrong. 🧵02 Jun 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncfwrzm422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mn7hugamws2sVery grateful for this generous response from @spryke2.bsky.social If you've been thinking about getting a copy, the paperback is now available here: amzn.eu/d/0eywWJAr KS3 isn’t the bridge. It’s the foundation. Thank you, Stuart.01 Jun 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7hugamws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mn4z5jui6c2sFor colleagues who asked about the paperback: KS3: The Ambitious Years is now available earlier than expected. amzn.eu/d/0eywWJAr The book makes the case that KS3 isn’t the waiting room for GCSE, it’s the foundation. Thank you for all the support around this work. https://amzn.eu/d/0eywWJAr31 May 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4z5jui6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mn2lmot7322b1/ For too long, KS3 has been treated as the bit in between. Not quite primary. Not yet GCSE. A bridge. A waiting room. A place where ambition quietly becomes diluted.30 May 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2lmot7322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mmqkbraa622k1/ If KS3 doesn’t matter, why do we keep paying for it at KS4? Across schools and trusts, we see the same pattern: intervention increases workload rises pressure builds But the root of the issue often sits earlier.26 May 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqkbraa622khttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mmj5cw5yu22rNew post: High expectations, high support on the great work of Charlotte Bunyan and colleagues @theeducakers.bsky.social https://substack.com/@marymyatt/note/p-198806553?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=qr5mh23 May 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmj5cw5yu22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mlva7j5tnk24The DfE white paper is clear: literacy is every teacher's responsibility. Primary leaders, ask yourselves: Is your September INSET truly preparing colleagues to deliver on this?15 May 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlva7j5tnk24https://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mli5aieqqk2bStories do more than engage. They build knowledge, they deepen vocabulary, and they give pupils access to worlds, people, places and ideas they might not otherwise meet. That is why story-rich curriculum work matters.10 May 2026 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli5aieqqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3ml5wcw5rmk2aOn 1 September, we’re hosting a big online curriculum inset day for schools using The Teachers’ Collection. 9.30–3.30. Schools with a subscription can send as many staff as they like. A strong start to a richer, more text-led curriculum. theteacherscollection.com https://theteacherscollection.com/06 May 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5wcw5rmk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mkwliccsdc23Well… 😂03 May 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwliccsdc23https://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mkuoesdogk2cStrong KS3 does not begin in Year 10. It begins in Year 7, when pupils are given serious texts, serious ideas and serious intellectual attention. KS3 isn’t the bridge, it’s the foundation. https://www.myattandco.com/ks3-the-ambitious-years02 May 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuoesdogk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mk7w7yjmpc2uSecondary schools receive data, but they rarely receive information about the curriculum. They know what score a pupil achieved, but they don't know what they've read, written, discussed, or argued. And in the absence of that knowledge, the professional default is to begin again24 Apr 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7w7yjmpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mk4jmaqrak22Who gains most when Key Stage 3 is ambitious, and who loses most when it is not? There's a compelling educational case for an ambitious KS3: it builds the knowledge and habits of mind that make later learning possible, and gives ages 11–14 the seriousness they deserve.22 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4jmaqrak22https://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mjzxcpyx7c2lYear 9 is where ambition goes to die in too many schools . Options are chosen, GCSEs are looming and the curriculum quietly thins out. Teachers know it, pupils feel it. And yet we treat it as inevitable, a structural feature of secondary education, as opposed to a design flaw21 Apr 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzxcpyx7c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mjxchzvvo22fYear 7 pupils don't need easier work, instead they need richer work, with the right support. That's the thinking behind KS3: The Ambitious Years. Ofsted called it 'The Wasted Years'. We're calling it something different. /120 Apr 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxchzvvo22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marymyatt.bsky.social/post/3mjr4zfks3s2lFrom coverage to coherence: https://open.substack.com/pub/marymyatt/p/from-coverage-to-coherence?r=qr5mh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true18 Apr 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:vgcs6ojgs3tmqykyebwtpho4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjr4zfks3s2l