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4 years

Hands up if you've used the word 'unprecedented' more than usual this week?

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The wisdom of Sir Tim Brighouse

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For goodness sake - look after your headteacher!!! Too many stories of good people having to tolerate abuse on here, leaving the profession or in poor health. Heads do an incredible and impossible job. Treasure them. Look after them!

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Our CPD library

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First half term of headship done. Lasted longer than the PM. Loving it!

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9 things to think about from @dylanwiliam

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You can pace yourselves - all #rEDDurringtonLoom videos will now stay up until Monday evening. Many thanks for all the messages of support.

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4 years

We have 27 - yes 27 - great presentations for you #rEDDurringtonLoom All available from 10am onwards.

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This from Arsene Wenger seems very relevant for Heads and leaders on Twitter - based on recent events!

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2 years

This, from @marcrowland73

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7 years

Behind the printed numbers today are thousands of stories of hard work, belief, commitment & tenacity from an army of amazing teachers!

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4 years

VERY EXCITING NEWS - #rEDDurringtonLoom is coming your way next Saturday. Some great educators will be recording and sharing video presentations...for FREE Lists of presenters will be announced shortly. Please share.

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Over the past year or so the @DurringResearch team have recorded 30 minute videos on a range of topics. They are all available for FREE, for you to use individually or with your team.

Twilight Webinar Recordings

30 minute Twilight Webinars

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4 years

Here are our 4 posts on @EvidenceInEdu 's #GreatTeaching Review Understanding content: Creating a supportive environment Maximising learning opportunities Activating hard thinking

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3 years

NEW: Why most teacher CPD fails and what we might be able to do about it

Why most teacher CPD fails and what we might be able to do about it

As a Research School we spend a great deal of our time reading, listening and talking about effective teacher development. This blog is an attempt to summarise the brilliant work from a numbe…

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2 years

We’ve been overwhelmed by the response to this summary of @every_lesson produced by @XpatEducator It’s great to hear that teachers and leaders are still finding it useful. Thanks all!

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6 years

5 years ago @atharby wrote this about differentiation. It changed how we thought about differentiation at our school

Differentiating the responsive way

In last week’s post – here – I looked at how we might mark students’ written work strategically, considering not just the feedback we will give them, but also the practicalities of how we expect th…

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3 years

Leaders - before implementing something new....PAUSE....

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3 years

Great to have colleagues back in the room today talking about the main thing!

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4 years

What ‘downtime’? Teachers are working incredibly hard either in school supervising KW children or at home planning online lessons, delivering these lessons and responding to students and assessing the work. And getting to grips with a new way of working! Not helpful!

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3 years

What remote learning has taught us about: Practice

In this, the fifth blog of the series, we will be examining the lessons learned from remote learning with regards to student practice. In comparison to some of the other six principles such as expl…

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5 years

Cognitive Load Theory – what to do

As a sister blog to Andy Tharby’s Cognitive Load Theory post on the Durrington Research School website, this piece will focus on practical applications for classroom teachers. In order to dov…

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2 years

Some personal news. As from September I’m going to be co-headteacher of our brilliant school with @c_woodcock100 - exciting times!

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Sue Marooney MBE retires as head of DHS and continues as CEO of DMAT.

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7 years

Getting off to the best start with a new class

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4 years

Remote teaching - focus on really good explanations. More here

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6 years

NEW: Supporting retrieval practice with Cornell note taking

Supporting Retrieval Practice with Cornell Note Taking

The benefits of retrieval practice i.e. the act of having to retrieve something from your memory (often with the help of a cue), in terms of supporting long term memory, have been well documented. …

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4 years

I know most people know this, but the @OakNational lessons are so good. Such a brilliant resource for these times. Massive thanks to everybody involved.

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4 years

Whole-Class Feedback: Making It Work at a Distance

It is well documented in the world of educational research that feedback is one of the most effective strategies for improving students’ learning in the classroom. However, whilst feedback can be a…

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4 years

In the first lockdown the @DurringResearch team produced this booklet looking at how the @every_lesson principles can be transferred online. Here it is again. We hope it's useful:

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5 years

Cornell note taking is an easy to implement but lesser known strategy to support retrieval practice. More here:

Supporting Retrieval Practice with Cornell Note Taking

The benefits of retrieval practice i.e. the act of having to retrieve something from your memory (often with the help of a cue), in terms of supporting long term memory, have been well documented. …

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6 years

If you haven't seen these 'Research in 100 words' resources from @ChrisMoyse you are missing out!

Research in 100 words

Research in 100 words Simple summaries for busy teachers. In the staff room, by the photocopier, on the back of the toilet door! I hope that you find them useful. NEW RESEARCH SUMMARIES: Common Myt…

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8 years

INSET today - shared and discussed these 9 things every teacher should know according to @dylanwiliam

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5 years

NEW POST: Thinking about curriculum Contains lots of links to blogs by a variety of great people who have shared their thoughts on #curriculum

Thinking About Curriculum

Lots of people are thinking and talking about curriculum at the moment, which is a good thing. Curriculum, teaching and assessment are inextricably linked. When all three are aligned and of the h…

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8 years

Getting that little bit better – supporting teachers with personalised CPD

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7 years

I will be sharing the wisdom of @johntomsett with trainee teachers tomorrow

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6 years

There are thousands of research papers that you could read, but if you just read these, you’ll be sorted!

Reading Library

The following have all influenced our approach to teaching and learning at Durrington and are well worth a read: RESEARCH PAPERS & REVIEWS Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review – Eviden…

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17 days

Have it on good authority that this is going to shape Labour’s education policy

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4 years

Welcome to day 2 of #rEDDurringtonLoom Yesterday we had 6,601 visitors and 22,528 views! Locked down but not locked out! Enjoy today.

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2 years

Right 2022-23 - let’s be having you!

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3 years

The genius of @marcrowland73 - rather than think about 'catch up' let's think about and plan for the 3Rs...

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4 years

CAG - ‘no, can’t trust schools and couldn’t possibly use them’ Mocks - ‘Yup, fine no problem. Let’s use them’ Bonkers.

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7 years

Lovely day at #TLT17 - if you liked our talk here's our ppt:

Growing a culture of great teaching

These are the slides that Andy Tharby and I talked through at the Wellington Festival of Education on Friday. Andy talked about how we used the wisdom of great teachers we had worked with over the …

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5 years

A walk through ‘Making Every Lesson Count’

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6 years

All too often, 'level of challenge' is just referred to in terms of lessons. Challenge should start with the curriculum - curriculum drives what is taught. Seems so obvious but is often overlooked, in terms of looking at it across the whole school #SLTchat

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4 years

Following the announcements today about what we’ve got to get in place by the end of play tomorrow, for January, I’m just going to sit and eat these. Ridiculous!

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7 years

We favour a 'tight but loose' approach to teaching - do these 6 things well, but in a way that suits your context

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3 years

This from @JonnyUttley 👇👇👇

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6 years

Happy No School Sunday #NSS

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7 years

So important - from @HuntingEnglish #TLCONF17

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4 years

#rEDDurringtonLoom is now closed. Huge thanks to all the presenters - we hope you found it useful. Keep an eye out for @researchEdhome , starting on 20th April, for more great video presentations. 3 days. 16,466 visitors. 60,442 visits. 107 countries.

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6 years

Have been putting the finishing touches to a new evidence-informed 'Curriculum, Teaching & Assessment Policy' with @atharby @chris_runeckles & @FH_FranHaynes today

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5 years

Thinking About Teaching

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4 years

Welcome to the last day of #rEDDurringtonLoom Over the weekend we’ve had 11,000 visitors and 40,000 views from 107 countries. In a few weeks @tombennett71 will be posting the videos on the @researchED1 site as a part of an ongoing series. Have another great day of CPD.

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2 years

Yesterday @marcrowland73 talked to our staff about tackling educational disadvantage. Here are some reflections. 'Leveling the Playing Field'

Levelling the Playing Field

Challenging our own presumptions is the key to tackling educational disadvantage

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4 years

Cannot understand why people are having a go at: @OakNational @bbcbitesize @tombennett71 & @researchED1 These are people doing really good stuff, whilst there is really bad stuff going on. They should be applauded!

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3 years

Why most teacher CPD fails and what we might be able to do about it

As a Research School we spend a great deal of our time reading, listening and talking about effective teacher development. This blog is an attempt to summarise the brilliant work from a numbe…

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3 years

Disciplinary Literacy in Maths

The week after next on Saturday 16th October I will be presenting at ResearchEd Surrey for the first time and I’m really looking forward to being back at a face to face conference again. My present…

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5 years

First day of restricted phone use around the building today. So lovely to see all students just talking to each other during break and lunchtime, rather than staring at a screen.

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3 years

Looking for some FREE CPD for yourself, your department or your whole school? Look no further! The @DurringResearch team have produced these 30(ish) minute videos for you to use, on a range of topics.

Twilight Webinar Recordings

30 minute Twilight Webinars

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5 years

Really pleased that so many people have found this useful. It’s a reflection of the brilliant thinking and writing around curriculum, out there in the EduBloggersphere!

Thinking About Curriculum

Lots of people are thinking and talking about curriculum at the moment, which is a good thing. Curriculum, teaching and assessment are inextricably linked. When all three are aligned and of the h…

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What remote learning has taught us about: explanation

Time is not what it was. It seems to stretch and contract in an unusual and confusing manner these days. However, what is plain is that we are fast approaching the rather unwelcome anniversary of w…

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3 years

For me, this from @C_Hendrick & @robin_macp best sums up what it means to be evidence informed

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3 years

Back to basics with the six principles

In 2014 Andy Tharby and I started to think about a model of effective evidence informed teaching that we could share with our teachers here at Durrington. We wanted our teachers to be able to…

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NEW - we've been working on an evidence informed 'Curriculum, Teaching & Assessment Policy'

Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment

This year, the Durrington Research School Team have been working on producing a new ‘Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment Policy’. The aim of this policy is to ensure that through curri…

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5 years

Lay in. Brekkie. Run. Muddy walk in the woods. Lunch in the pub. Cook chicken Chasseur. Sofa. G&T Craft beer. Malbec. #halfterm is marvellous!

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4 years

Morning all - the @DurringResearch team have been thinking about how the 6 @every_lesson principles can be applied to distance teaching. You can download it as a PDF here:

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This is going to be a challenging week for schools. Look after each other. This might help...

Getting started with Google Classroom

The Coronavirus pandemic has made teachers all over the world plan how they will approach distance teaching in the event of school closures. Whilst many teachers have been using Google Classroom f…

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6 years

“Attainment data is lagged data - shows there has been a problem. Possibly more useful is ‘leading indicators’ ie attendance data, behaviour data, homework data. Highlights that a problem might occur” Great stuff from @profbeckyallen #rEDKent

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5 years

NEW - great new post by @atharby continuing our exploration of the 6 principles - ‘Everyday Modelling’

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5 years

This made me chuckle!

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3 years

NEW blog - what have we learnt about tackling educational disadvantage? Some observations from work I've been doing with @marcrowland73 this term

Tackling Educational Disadvantage

What have we learnt this term from working with schools leaders on this stubborn challenge?

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4 years

The key principles of great teaching still apply to distance teaching. The @DurringResearch team have produced ‘Making every distance lesson count’. This explores how the @every_lesson 6 principles transfer to distance teaching. Free here:

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6 years

6 steps to great teaching AKA ‘Making every lesson count’ @every_lesson

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3 years

Disciplinary Literacy in maths – Part 2: Vocabulary and Language

On October 16th I presented at ResearchEd Surrey on Disciplinary Literacy in Maths and since then I have had many teachers get in touch who are also interested in this topic. I will therefore use t…

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8 years

Teaching - keep it simple - do the basics well.... #makingeverylessoncount

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4 years

If you're a Curriculum Leader looking at reviewing your curriculum, these questions might be useful

Curriculum Matters

Here at Durrington, we have been thinking a great deal about how curriculum, teaching and assessment should not be seen as separate entities, but are interwoven and dependent on each other. You ca…

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7 years

Explicit Vocabulary Instruction as a Whole-School Literacy Strategy

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5 years

Planning for next year....

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6 years

NEW: 15 myths about memory and learning This new @DurringResearch post from @atharby is a must read for all teachers!!

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7 years

Every fortnight,subject teams meet & discuss'What are we teaching over the next 2 weeks & how do we teach it well?' That's our CPD #SLTchat

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3 years

NEW: My final piece for this term on the @DurringResearch blog... 'Leaders: Become an expert in your teachers'

Leaders: Become an expert in your teachers

Why we need to make teacher development a high priority and how instructional coaching can support this.

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4 years

NEW Post - how we'll be trying to get the best out of Y11 over the next 57 days

57 Day Plan

Here at Durrington our Y11 students have sat their mocks and had their results and in a number of subjects, teachers have already finished teaching the content of the course. It’s parents ev…

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7 years

Last week I talked to trainee teachers about 59 things to do and/or think about to make them a really good teacher.

59 Things to do and think about to make you a really good teacher

Last week I talked to trainee teachers from the South Downs SCITT about things they should do or think about to become a really good teacher – based on the wisdom of great teachers and resear…

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6 years

Classroom Questioning - a useful review of the evidence around questioning

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4 years

Lockdown CPD

Two weekends ago we hosted #rEDDurringtonLoom. The response to this was phenomenal and suggested that there is a real appetite among teachers for high quality CPD during the lockdown period. Than…

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3 years

Here's some free #CPD - we've put all the @DurringResearch twilight webinars in one place. Help yourself!

Twilight Webinar Recordings

30 minute Twilight Webinars

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3 years

I was 50 last week and got (a) a paddleboard (b) a metal detector (c) 8 Bottles of single malt whisky. Perfect!

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3 years

Recently there have been some super blogs on leadership. I've been collating them here:

Leadership Reading Archive

Leadership Reading Archive ‘Four things that great subject leaders do’ - Nick Hart ‘Expertise, Mental Models & Leadership Knowledge’ - Tom Rees & Jennifer Barker ‘Honest Upward Feedback’ - Joe Kirby...

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2 months

Lots of work has gone into producing these two documents - articulating ‘the way we do things here’. Consistency is our superpower!

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6 years

As INSET days up and down the country get underway, if you’re asked to undertake a new approach to teaching, demand (nicely!) to see the evidence that it is worth your time and effort.

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6 years

NEW @DurringResearch post 'Using cognitive load theory to improve slideshow presentations' @atharby on great form with this post

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6 years

Improving our subject knowledge

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3 years

Remote Responsive Teaching

The diagram above from ‘Making every lesson count’ shows the feedback loop that happens during effective teaching. The teacher gives feedback to students to address any learning…

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3 years

Watching @OakNational lessons is like observing great teachers - it allows you to nick great ideas! Bravo!

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5 years

If you have enjoyed @m_chiles brilliant 'WALK THRU' series of @every_lesson you can access them all in one place here:

A walk through ‘Making Every Lesson Count’

This week Michael Chiles has produced an excellent ‘A walk thru…’ series of documents for each of the six pedagogical principles featured in ‘Making Every Lesson Count’…

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3 years

EXCITING NEWS: This is coming soon....

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5 years

A blog about our 'Curriculum, teaching & assessment' policy

Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment

This year, the Durrington Research School Team have been working on producing a new ‘Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment Policy’. The aim of this policy is to ensure that through curri…

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10 years

Have updated our 'Assessment Without Levels' page - outlining how we're doing it: http://t.co/P5A8V1de2k #AWL

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