Spotting spurious claims in education

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Inoculate yourself against pseudoscience

Brain gyms and dominant hemispheres were once popular but have a shakey evidence base. Nick Rose summarises a report he co-wrote for Teach First which explains some of the ways teachers can identify similar cases.

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