Happy World Down's Syndrome Day! Get your funky socks on and celebrate the lives of people with Down's syndrome and what they bring to our world. #LotsOfSocks #DownSyndrome

Having fun putting my schools’ missions through Chat GTP to be translated into Gen Z slang…

Having fun putting my schools’ missions through Chat GTP to be translated into Gen Z slang…

Schools Week have devised a quiz! Higher or Lower! Can you spot which statement in the Ofsted framework is for the higher grade?! schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-quiz-...

2/5. I hope this says more about the subjectivity of the criteria and less about my leadership (or literacy)!

Great quote from @dylanwiliam @CharteredColl 'If we direct our energies not on evaluating teachers but on improving them, we are far more likely to improve the quality of education that our pupils receive'

My favourite new substack is Beyond the Frame, from my incredibly talented colleague and friend @sam-fitzpatrick.bsky.social Sam offers genuinely unique perspectives on so many aspects of education and leadership. First up: narrating the story 👇🏽 samfitzpatrick.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

Teachers: I heard that if you haven't yet hoovered the house from top to bottom, and decluttered the useful drawer, they will take away your QTS.

Turn that alarm OFF off people.

I'm getting some pushback on my post about banning smartphones. Lot of it is "this is a moral panic don't ban stuff it'll be fine.' A key thing to understand here though is many young people themselves don't like what phones are doing to them. This is different to rock music or video games etc.

‼️ 🔔 Competition Want to win a copy of my book Is Leadership A Race? Repost this post Winner announced Sunday at 10pm

Quiet by Tom Starkey. stackofmarking.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/q...

"Whether that's true or not ..." 🤔😡🤬

*new* To raise your expectations, clarify them curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/10/14/t...

ResearchEd is back in Norfolk! 🎉

“Infinite” in maths and “definite” in not maths are related in that definite stems from “bounded within limits” (think “defined”) and infinite means unbounded without limits. So now you’ll never spell “definite” incorrectly again. You’re welcome. 😉

Classic gold from @adamboxereducation.bsky.social

Your Sunday read: Golden Silence achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2021/11/07/g...

Turn and Talk is very popular right now, I see it in most lessons I go to. HOWEVER, in 95% of cases I watch it and think "that lesson would have been better without it to be honest" Why? 👇

Putting on the heating is like going to war. Only justifiable once you’ve legitimately exhausted all other options.

Autumn: That 48-hour window between students being so hot they *can't* wear their blaser to being so cold they *have* to wear their puffer jackets.

Today I was about to write a blog about student autonomy and accountability in corridor conversations but was really glad to find I have already written it!! So here it is with a tiny update #EduSky #EduBlogUK adam-robbins.com/2023/04/30/s...

One of the many great points made by @pepsmccrea.bsky.social at #REd24 yesterday was that in the dark days many of us were enthusiastically doing brain gym / VAK / discovery learning but we were unable to identify that it wasn't a good idea. Evaluating whether teaching is effective is hard.

How good is @pepsmccrea.bsky.social? So many things to take away from his presentation today. I hope I can do it justice when I share my reflections with colleagues next week.

Massive thanks to @tombennett71.bsky.social and the team of organisers for delivering #REd24 today, as well as the presenters who have left me inspired and refreshed. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏

Totally agree. @priteshraichura.bsky.social was so inspiring. His superb modelling demonstrated how 100% attention by 100% of pupils 100% of the time is possible.

Love this from @mrarobbins.bsky.social for 2 reasons: Getting an insight into @pepsmccrea.bsky.social's excellent session today and reading about the impact #rED24 can have on practice. Also, Adam's session on prior knowledge was excellent and has lit a fire in my mind to try and do that better!

Reflections on a busy day at #reasearchED24 Feat reflections on a talk by @pepsmccrea.bsky.social and the great work of Ambition Institute. adam-robbins.com/2024/09/07/r...

Hello BlueSky. We’re here. We finally made it. Please give us a follow. We’ll follow you back if you have an Edu profile. #HeadteachersUK #EduSky

Buzzing for this!

This is so spot on for school leaders…

The key to a successful INSET goes beyond the content, as it relies on "what happens tomorrow?" You've introduced your shiny new idea. Ok. How are you going to ensure it is implemented? How are you going to sustain your focus? >

They are keeping everything else the same just not giving an overall grade. So for now the impact is you will need a slightly bigger banner or to use a smaller font

🗑️ Breaking: The government has scrapped single-phrase headline Ofsted grades for schools 'with immediate effect', ahead of a switch to new report cards next September

Here’s wishing all of you a successful return next week. Hope you feel rested. Thankfully, it’s been quiet at Headrest over the summer but if you need to talk, you know where we are. And be sure to please share what we do with any new HT colleagues. 🙏🏼 #HeadteachersUK #EduSky HeadrestUK.co.uk

I took the liberty of making a starter pack for all the speakers at #rED24 so people can follow as many of them and there are two feeds as well. please share go.bsky.app/6C8kW2C

NEW BLOG: Where have all the Headteachers gone? #Edusky #Schools #Headteacher @headteacherchat.bsky.social @teachertapp.bsky.social pls share. southgloshead.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/w...

It's the end of days. Run. Just save yourselves people. news.sky.com/video/school...

Six years ago, literally nobody asked me what my advice would be for new teachers starting in September. So I told them. And now, years later, still nobody has asked me. So here it is again 👇🏽 #uked #ukteaching #edusky

What are people doing for Year 10 targets next year?

Ploughing my way through this and it is interesting and thought provoking. Strong recommend from me.

Sensible article on behaviour in schools from the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/education/ar...

Been on this platform for 1 day and the ratio of interesting conversations to adverts and videos is a breath of fresh air!

Two unrelated facts: 1. My wife has tested positive 2. I have been out drinking How do I know if I have a hangover or Covid???? Either way I think a nice cuppa tea will really help