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Trust Director of English and Literacy at Carlton Academy Trust | Author | Speaker | CPD | Mum | Wife | ADHD | Founder: The Literacy Community | #EduSky | #UKTeaching | 🇬🇧 🇰🇳 www.funkypedagogy.com
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Excited to get stuck in to this by @funkypedagogy.bsky.social this weekend

This episode’s guest on The (Un)official Teacher’s Manual Podcast is Assistant Principal and best-selling education author, Jennifer Webb @funkypedagogy.bsky.social Here Jennifer offers 5 tips to motivate reluctant writers: open.spotify.com/episode/5r6p...

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Recorded a while ago, but I really enjoyed talking to Omar about writing 😁

Do you want to develop your KS3 curriculum? I’m running my ‘Crafting Curriculum’ course again in March and April. My courses are always more practical than theoretical, and deal with the reality of working in schools. Join us live or just get the recording: funkypedagogy.com/product/craf...

I felt extremely proud to represent Carlton Academy Trust at the @innerdrive.bsky.social T&L Summit today - it felt good to take a bit of Bradford down to Eton College and share our work with colleagues across the sector. Thanks so much @bradleybusch.bsky.social and team! #EduSky #UKTeaching

@funkypedagogy.bsky.social talking about effective CPD and how using internal expertise is often the best solution to a problem

Amazing session from brilliant @funkypedagogy.bsky.social ! Thanks to everyone who joined us this evening.

Looking forward to delivering the THIRD in our series on Writing and SEND in the English classroom with the incomparable @funkypedagogy.bsky.social this evening! You can still get tickets and access the recordings from the sessions you’ve missed from here- funkypedagogy.com/product/writ...

@funkypedagogy.bsky.social has been inspirational in leading the ambitious reading strategy at Carlton Academy Trust. We are incredibly proud that Lexonik Leap has enabled the Trust's weakest readers to see an average turnaround progress of 25 months in just four months. lexonik.co.uk #EduSky

It’s not too late to sign up for this FREE event with @funkypedagogy.bsky.social on The Writing Cycle 6th Feb 4-5pm. Sign up here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7a6434... @shirley01756.bsky.social @nikkisullivan.bsky.social @jgprofdev.bsky.social

I’d love to chat with some Heads of RE about timetabling and staffing of RE (and PSHE). Comment below or DM if you have 5 mins to spare! Thanks 😊 #rechatuk #UKEd #EduSky

Ah, thanks, CAD. #teacher #EdSky #UKTeaching #UKEd #Poetry 🍎🎓

🌟 We are thrilled to announce the official formation of Senraise – a service designed to empower children and young people by providing holistic, tailored support that ensures they receive the education they deserve. Visit senraise.co.uk @senraise.bsky.social

Characteristically thought provoking blog from @greeborunner.bsky.social 👌

*** NEW POST *** When talking about education, do we just jump to the end? @greeborunner.bsky.social asks that we give the full picture... wp.me/p7mhqT-OC

I’m so excited for this! FREE CPD for anyone who wants to hear about approaches to writing!

Don’t miss out on this FREE CPD event with the amazing @funkypedagogy.bsky.social 6th Feb, 4-5pm events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7a6434... @laurasenior.bsky.social

Reading problems in secondary school create a complex web of consequences for mental health, confidence and self-esteem – as well as limiting academic progress. Read more in our book. Link to our book: (Amazon): ow.ly/lyeX50R2ol9 #EduSky #UKEd

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What’s that you ask for? An assembly? One with an uplifting but focused message for exam groups, challenging the tendency to dwell in dreamland, littered with late 20th century pop references and bookended with Shakespearean exegesis? I have just the thing: james-handscombe.co.uk/ambition/dre...

Does anyone teach GCSE Spanish please? Please RT #UKEd #EduSky #UKTeachers

Listen to the first episode of 'Sitting in the Chair' on Spotify. Find out about the reality of headship from Mark Tilling in Hartlepool - this series is going to be amazing and illuminating. RT welcome! open.spotify.com/episode/2rlP... Sponsored by @innerdrive.bsky.social

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One of my favourite things about Bluesky is how many photos of beautiful home-made Yorkshire puddings I see on my timeline on Sundays. This sort of wholesome joy soothes my soul 🥰

Being sofa bound with a cough this weekend can only mean good things for my resource bank! This and some AIC Act 2 quotation drills coming soon! #edusky #teamenglish #kinglear #eduwales #wjec #alevel #englishlit

Understand your pupils Create genuine relationships Prioritise predictability Be skilled in scaffolding Seek support 5 essential skills for teaching a variety of SEND needs, shared by SENDCo @kirstysimkin.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

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New podcast episode recorded for the Power of Teams audiobook Chapter 13: Cohesion If you want to learn a few things about how to increase your team’s belief, check it out on Monday. Under 20 minutes long! On Apple and Spotify

The secret sauce for professional development…

There are just 4 places left on this. For £5 you can come and join our community of practice to discuss chapter one of "A child-centred EYFS". Don't miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1082182269...

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My neighbour saw me struggling home - one kid on shoulders, the other on a trike I was pushing - and this was the response. Walthamstow. Believe the hype about this place.

Participants needed for short survey - Headteachers/MAT CEOs/Board Chairs (English state edu system) Please help by completing short survey for doctoral research. Focus 'The relationship between Chair and exec leader' #UKEd #UKEdGovs #EduSky #Governance app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lincoln/a-...

#EduSky #UKEd Split Attention. Often cited as the first example of the practical nature of CLT. Yet the solution of integrating text with the image really isn't as simple as asserted. When you consult the experts in visual instructions (as this professor & researcher) you find it…depends.