schoolsweek.co.uk/fury-as-ofst... There are heads around like this - presumably raised in Michael Wilshaw's image - who think that you can just demand and bully success from things by being "tough" or "unapologetic". The damage they cause goes unregistered in the all-powerful data.

A well rested but slightly underprepared teacher is always better than an immaculately prepared but exhausted one' . Free weekly Behaviour Tips, sign up here www.whentheadultschange.com/

Ofsted’s use of the national average when grading schools on achievement could be 'extremely unfair' to those serving disadvantaged communities, leaders have warned https://schoolsweek.co.uk/does-ofsteds-approach-to-achievement-data-add-up/

Great reflections, Sarah. 'Scaffolding, done well, gives all children access to the same ambitious content but varies the route they take to get there.' Emotional scaffolding first. '... same trajectory: contingency, fading, transfer of responsibility...but to emotional skills, not academic ones.'

🚨 FREE reading lists, resources & PDFs for EYFS-KS5 teachers! From posters & challenges to activities & games, these downloads encourage reading for pleasure. Due to hosting costs, they won't be online forever, so grab them now before they’re gone! 👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/fr...

Bringing activism to life through art 👏

Harriet Tubman: Force of Nature is one of the books already chosen for #NewIllustrationOfTheDay that is also in the 2026 Empathy Lab selection of books to make us kinder, which has just been announced. See the full selection on empathylab.uk/rfe/ @whatonearth.bsky.social @empathylabuk.bsky.social

What a fabulous experience for the young musicians! Inspiring a love of classical music by watching highly skilled artists perform #artsmatter #lovestc @marymyatt.bsky.social @royalphilsoc.bsky.social @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social

Equity means planning for our first 20%, not a 'bottom 20%.' Design lessons around pupils with SEND and those who are disadvantaged, and you reduce barriers for everyone. Get it right for those who need the most and learning improves for all. 🐝

On cultivating belonging: “We need to do the work, the inner work, to reflect, to learn & to grow, in order to be able to do the outer work where we show up, stand up & speak out.” And @hannahwilson.bsky.social’s book can certainly support us as we do this. Thank you, Hannah.

New training packages. Dripfeed inclusive behaviour change www.whentheadultschange.com/training

Thank you to all those primary teachers filling this in for us! If you are involved with KS2, we'd love to hear from you! Please share @ruthswailes.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social

Exclusive: The names of 29 more schools that will become lead schools for the government's attendance and behaviour hubs programme have been revealed schoolsweek.co.uk/attendance-a...

*** NEW POST *** Is the curriculum turn turning back again? Is curriculum still a priority in education? @greeborunner.bsky.social takes a look. teachreal.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/s...

Why Teachers Need Recovery, Not More Resilience #EdTech Teacher burnout has reached crisis levels, and proposed solutions often miss the mark. Another professional development session on self-care. Another webinar on stress management. Another reminder …

"THE BIG GREEN BOOKS 500 CLUB" I started this last July. Thanks to you, we've been able to send £500 of books to two schools. We're now close to the next £500 (thanks!). If you're a school and you could do with £500 of books, check this out. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

Deployment and Dialogue: Engaging Teaching Assistants to Improve Practice How leaders can provide meaningful opportunities for TAs to discuss their perspectives, ideas, and concerns. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...

Love the vibrancy in these images. Great work! 👏

Theses strategies from the Bell Foundation are brilliant for supporting English language learners as well as those with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) #DevLangDis www.bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/gr... Thanks to @katestarrslcn.bsky.social for reminding me of these today also

Classics for children including titles by E.B. White, John Masefield, Somadeva, Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen, Jenny Nimmo, Benjamin Zephaniah, Vijaydan Detha, Rosemary Sutcliff, Jacqueline Woodson and Sane Guruji. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/class... #teachersofX #kidlit

Completely missed this excellent blog by @claresealy.bsky.social when it came out. Amazing to me that many primary schools still do formal lesson observations when they are better alternatives. thirdspacelearning.com/blog/why-my-...

New post Reading aloud as intellectual inclusion open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...

Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute

In our latest blog Phil Stock discusses the challenges of identifying the non-academic needs of our pupils and how our new service can help support leaders. Read on & sign-up for next month's webinar to learn more: researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...

Excellent texture too.

Apparently the best Spooks reference in an educational blog! Have a read and see what you think? ⬇️

🚨 Wide gaps in waiting times for a SEND diagnosis by socio-economic background 🚨 Our new research shows that middle-class parents have shorter waiting times for formal SEND diagnoses than working-class parents. More from our work on the SEND system 👇 www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

Important piece from @booktrust.org.uk and @openuni-rfp.bsky.social about the value of book choice for pupils and how to help promote it in the classroom. Do have a read! files.booktrust.org.uk/docs/documen... @teresacremin.bsky.social @richardruddick.bsky.social

Curriculum Conversations: A Reference Pack for Senior Leaders Coming soon marymyatt.substack.com/p/coming-soo...

Great understanding shown. Really like your ideas here for task design. Thanks for sharing.

Fabulous artwork and ideas created after studying inspirational people celebrated as part of #blackhistorymonth

Many insects hibernate over winter, but bumblebees and butterflies may emerge during mild spells and will look for food. So growing nectar-rich, pollinator-friendly plants is especially important in winter and early spring. Ideas: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/bre...

Primary colleagues Yesterday we had a great discussion on The Teachers' Collection about the elements of the new framework that focus on inclusion, curriculum and teaching We want to sure all our pupils have a great curriculum, regardless of their starting points. /1

THREAD 🧵 What if the most important curriculum in teacher education isn’t written down? Not the one in policy or paperwork, but the one built quietly in trust, reflection, and becoming. #Mentoring #ProfessionalIdentity @hugheshaili.bsky.social @rachellofthouse.bsky.social @andysprake.bsky.social

Fabulous and inspiring individuals to study. Great work! @marymyatt.bsky.social @dalmain-art.bsky.social @artukdotorg.bsky.social @iqmaward.bsky.social

theconversation.com/wild-honeybe... This is dreadful news.

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

NEW Small Group Courses for 2026 Great news for teachers with smaller cohorts! We have released new residential A-level fieldwork courses at FSC Rhyd-y-creuau in both geography skills and environmental science. Book here: buff.ly/BmHBpoi

Thorough & practical exploration of the role pictures can play in reading by Prof Tim Shanahan. “Pictures may initially compete with the words in comprehension, but they’re essential for helping kids to gain coherent representations of what they read.” www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/what-ro...

WE HAVE NEWS! We have relaunched our LoveReading4Schools portal which lets #schools fundraise, share wishlists & accept donations so communities can get the right books into children’s hands fast. Make sure your school is signed up today to be in with a chance to win £1000 of books 📚📚

🩵✊ Help track the health of your #river! On the 19th of Sept, two free citizen science activities begin: @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social's Great UK Water Blitz & @theriverstrust.bsky.social's #BigRiverWatch. Fight for a better future for our vital waters together. theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

Curriculum support for new subject leaders in primary If you have colleagues picking up a new responsibility for a curriculum area next term, these lovely conversations with great colleagues are a great starting point. A joy, not a chore! Link to the collection below

Gardening topic books for children in EYFS, KS1 and KS2 nonfiction and fiction titles by Melanie Brown, Kate Petty, Lizzy Stewart, Linda Sarah, Rizanino Reyes, A.M. Howell, i-SPY & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/garde... #teachertwitter

A list of annual children's & YA book festivals and events for schools, teachers and parents to look out for. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #kidlit #ukedchat

With the new academic year approaching, this picturebook assembly overview might be useful to people. The suggested books cover themes around empathy, inclusion and diversity, and are all texts I've used in the classroom. Any shares appreciated. Link here: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

Exciting book post! First look at a hard copy of the book I wrote with Zoe Sills. #eyfs #riskyplay #edusky

Social mobility in Britain is low 👎 The majority of the public feel that this country is unfair and unequal. And our research shows that chances of success are heavily shaped by socio-economic background. But lots can be done to change this ⬇️

New EPI analysis on the DfE's latest pupil absence figures uses school census data to explore the impact across different ages and cohorts - epi.org.uk/publications...

Half of low-income families with no recourse to public funds are falling into destitution 📢 We need urgent policy change so that anyone experiencing hardship in the UK has a place to turn for support. Read our latest briefing: www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty....