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🧵 "What's the one thing you'd change about your learners?" Over the years I've asked this question to 1000's of teachers and school leaders. The answer is *almost always* a variation on a theme: ‘I wish they were more independent’ ‘I wish they were more resilient’

‘I wish they were more motivated to learn’ But what if we don't need a magic wand? What if it's possible to teach in such a way that students develop these qualities?

Please take a look at this thread if you are an interested #educator. @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and I are running a programme next year that’s all about #implementing #Botheredness. Thanks

Absolutely agree that it is a fantastic book and approach as it has supported so many aspects of my teaching

We're now recruiting our first cohort of teachers and school leaders. Primary, secondary, post-16 - all are welcome. See here for details: www.makingchangestick.co/implementing...

Here's the low-down: ✔️ 4 days in central London - always on a Friday and always followed by a social ✔️ 2 online check-ins to see how people are getting on ✔️ Half in the summer term and half in the autumn term, so it bestrides the summer

So I'm absolutely delighted to have teamed up with Hywel to create a new professional learning programme called 'Implementing Botheredness'. It combines Hywel’s work around the pedagogy of botheredness with the practical tools of implementation and improvement science.

But understanding how to get students really invested in their learning is one thing. Making it happen as a part of routine practice is quite another.

That's why I've been so excited to learn about @hywelroberts.bsky.social work around the pedagogy of #Botheredness. If there's one book I wish I'd had when I started teaching, this is it.

Terrible news.

Want to know how to get your students actually 'bothered' about their learning? Check out these 5 top tips from @hywelroberts.bsky.social to get learners invested in the curriculum. #ListEdPodcast @netsupport.bsky.social @ictevangelist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8x...

Plenty will talk about @beckyfrancis.bsky.social’s 2025 #CurriculumandAssessmentReview — but this episode of #EduTalk sets the standard! 🎧 Rachel McFarlane & @hywelroberts.bsky.social deliver insights, energy, and those unforgettable analogies. Don’t miss it 👉 buff.ly/Dvlj4IH

Thanks for all the orders coming in for personalised signed copies of Do You Believe in Ghosts! 😀👻🙏 I'm looking forward to visiting Pickled Pepper Books in store, and writing the messages in your books so that we can mail them out in time for Christmas! Order by 4th Dec via the link in comments!

A pile of toxic filth has been dumped in the British countryside. This has put me in mind of Nigel Farage This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵

Yep. Just not a turn up sort of guy. More of a sit down with his face in the trough kind of guy.

What a stand up guy! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

On my dog walk I often chat with right wingers. I pretend I am an ex-Reform voter put off by the utter fuck up of our county council. Then they see me as one of their own, don't get defensive and shouty, and start to question their own opinion of Reform. Honey, not vinegar.

This is incredible. Only Hywel Roberts could critique the Curriculum Review, highlight the joys of botheredness, get ready to teach and audition for a Prodigy tribute act all in a video that's just over 2 minutes long. Absolute respect!!!

This is me just responding to the news that #Drama has found a way back into curriculum. For some of us it never left. After making this I went and taught Y2 (Christopher Columbus) +Y5 (The Space Race and Propaganda). Both sessions wrapped in story, Drama, + #Botheredness. @mrjamesob.bsky.social

At Yorkshire Wildlife Park. 😃

I work with headteachers. I find that they don't tend to be particularly kind to themselves when we start out. It takes time for self-kindness to grow, but when it gets established, amazing things start to happen 😊 #headteacherwellbeing #selfkindness #leadershipwellness

Joyful pics! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Boris Johnson today labelled former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic ‘heroic.’ There are many words I could use to describe it, but that certainly is not one of them.

My primary teacher wrote this in my school report in 1981. I was 9😃

Join the movement. Be Bothered. 💻 Visit the new #Botheredness website now: buff.ly/W6pnUS9 @hywelroberts.bsky.social #EducationMatters #TeachingWithHeart #Edusky

Tickets booked for @wearejames.bsky.social and we are buzzing. Spoilt ourselves with hotel n all.

Join the movement. Be Bothered. 💻 Visit the new #Botheredness website now: buff.ly/W6pnUS9 @hywelroberts.bsky.social #EducationMatters #TeachingWithHeart #Edusky

Here we go. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It was ace to share the #Botheredness approaches with Primary #Headteachers from local schools in Blackburn yesterday. Great to meet everyone and especially grateful for the warm welcome to Westholme School. #teaching #leading #joy #edusky

After a couple of years and lots of brews, my website is now live. It’s for all educators. It’s about warming up the cold curriculum. Lots of free content + subs options. Please do share and take a gander. Www.botheredness.co.uk #edusky #education #teaching #learning #joy

Got to my school for the day. Looking forward to sitting with teachers and reviewing curriculum plans whilst weaving in the #Botheredness. It’s the socialisation of academic documents-the cold to the warm. #edusky #teaching

Teaching isn’t just a job - it’s a human art. Botheredness is a movement for educators who care deeply, reflect often and teach with heart. Explore the new site 👉 buff.ly/W6pnUS9 @hywelroberts.bsky.social #Education #TeacherLife #EmotionalIntelligence #Botheredness

Teaching isn’t just a job - it’s a human art. Botheredness is a movement for educators who care deeply, reflect often and teach with heart. Explore the new site 👉 buff.ly/W6pnUS9 @hywelroberts.bsky.social #Education #TeacherLife #EmotionalIntelligence #Botheredness

Poster Art www.theguardian.com/film/gallery...

Hugged a self-described racist jailed for inciting racial hatred at his party conference. Threatened to ‘don khaki’ in the event of Brexit being frustrated. Disseminated the racist lies of an alleged rapist & stayed silent as racists responded by setting fire to buildings full of foreigners.

I am so sorry to hear this. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

This is ace www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Sharing some teacher eduction love with trainees in Leeds

An exciting morning of cross-phase teacher learning for primary and secondary ITE at @leedstrinity.bsky.social organised by the fabulous @aligriff.bsky.social and Jo Hopton. Staring with inspirational botheredness from @hywelroberts.bsky.social

I just wish my students looked at me with such love as they look at @hywelroberts.bsky.social 😂

Watching The Sting

Sweet Brew

Smile A LOT. I legitimately received the advice to not smile before Christmas with my NQT class. Can’t think of worse, legitimate advice I’ve received in my life.

New #educators! All the very best for a great start to your career. Remember, 1. Teach with your authentic accent 2. Know what you’re on about 3. Love the class(es) you have 4. Be a face not a shadow 5. Smile before Christmas Please share! Cheers!

My first novel, Baby's Breath, is published today. Already got over 50 reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ See what the fuss is about 👇 📖 Kindle, paperback and hardback www.amazon.co.uk/Babys-Breath... 📚 Other platforms books2read.com/u/bPO6Ql 🔊 Audiobook next week (hopefully)

A lovely morning with colleagues in Rugby. At the end of my session I was blown away by the feedback and response. At the end there were folks from Rotherham, Sheffield and also from my old comp, which was lovely. There was also a fellow who had done a thesis about JAWS, the best film ever made. 😂😂