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Deputy Headteacher | Teaching & Learning | History teacher | NPQH | Future Leaders cohort 2020 | MA Education BLOG: https://aleaderslibrary.wordpress.com
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A big (and very welcome) announcement from government today on free school meal eligibilty, widening it to all children on families eligible for UC. A quick thread on these changes, and the remaining challenges 🧵 www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

These are the kind of policies I want to see from a Labour government. This directly gives families the help they need and tackles child hunger. But will make a big difference in schools. Improving concentration and behaviour - factors which will have a direct impact on outcomes and life chances.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

This is key to the debate. Knowledge is deeply disciplinary.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Part I of a new series of blogs looking at how we’re putting inclusion at the very heart of our school. This post describes the overall structure. researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

'The inspectorate is caught between the political rock of a manifesto commitment and the psychometric hard place of inspection validity'

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

The science of learning in practice - @carlhendrick.substack.com #ResearchEdBrum

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

“Teachers are curriculum makers…however, policy dev over the last 30 plus yrs have not necessarily resulted in sufficient focus on practice on this critical aspect of teachers’ professionalism” (Impact) Great wrk happening on curriculum, perhaps more needed to consolidate as key aspect of profession

submitted 116 days ago • 0 comments

Great starting point for considering factors in school improvement.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

Really interesting thread on potential negative impact OFSTED framework could have on SLT collaboration 👇👇👇

submitted 129 days ago • 1 comment

Ofsted struggled to offer a fair, reliable and consistent single-word rating during a 2-day inspection, but seems to think it can judge multiple complex areas in the same timeframe, piling more unnecessary pressure on school leaders and their staff. 🔗 bit.ly/3WJrux4

submitted 132 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting read for any school leaders in process on introducing T Levels.

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

Great day at #PiXL Pleasure to share the work we have done on improving outcomes for high prior attainers. Thanks to everyone who attended the session!

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Had discussion this week on the value of History in the curriculum. It is exactly because we are in a period of change that History will be as valuable as ever. Just because we are getting more technologically advanced doesn’t mean STEM is all that matters. And in ‘post-truth’ world it will be key.

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

This is why you don't design curricula around "jobs of the future". We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.

submitted 141 days ago • 92 comments

We have written to the SoS Education in support of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. We have summarised it here in a letter to The Times and the included in an article.

submitted 144 days ago • 1 comment

It’s Wednesday afternoon. So that means staff briefing and our weekly Tips of the Week. This week was all about Brightening the Lines. Some quick and easy tips to implement. 1. Display a countdown timer 2. Narrate timing reminder 3. Use a consistent signal to start. #EduSky

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Been thinking a lot about what makes effective subject teams, from a disciplinary perspective. I.e. What is it that makes an effective Science team different from an effective History team? There is obviously subject knowledge. But I think there is more to it. Curious on thoughts from others!

submitted 146 days ago • 2 comments

Really enjoying this thread! Lots of good ideas and some good honest discussion about what works and what might not. Imo important for bluesky to be somewhere between "oh isn't that a lovely idea" and "you're literally a nazi for doing that in class"

submitted 147 days ago • 1 comment

"Team rituals" are regular activities/practices, eg huddles, team lunches, check-ins, celebrations. New research shows teams with more rituals have more engagement, psychological safety, knowledge & job satisfaction, leading to higher productivity/performance: lnkd.in/eXNNvP-G Art: lnkd.in/e_XmBeg9

submitted 147 days ago • 1 comment

Final countdown to GCSE exams. 🚨🚨🚨 Here are some of the key things we will be doing to support Year 11 this term: 🧵

submitted 148 days ago • 1 comment

The impact of the “PowerPoint-ification” of teaching is even more notable in subjects like history, geography or psychology. Reading actual texts survives in English, but in many other subjects there are plenty who don’t see point in reading when you could stick a few bullets on a slide.

submitted 148 days ago • 2 comments