Star and fire watching with @greeborunner.bsky.social

It's a starry starry night

Churchyard at night

Winter is coming. By train, possibly

I love the shape of silver birches in winter

Changed my first light fitting. I'm an electrician now. #DIY

Firepit ready for winter hot chocolate

I'm enjoying Alchemised. I know it's history as Harry Potter fan fiction but the thing that strikes me most is how much feels drawn from the #DnD Eberron setting. The Silver Flame, Dragon Marked Houses, Sharn and magic-tech is all there. Anyone else read it/reading it?

Wind raging outside. Only adding to the hygge vibes.

“Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all.” Don’t miss @ensermark.bsky.social’s latest Substack post, where he reflects on the unseen work behind thriving schools – it’s the perfect introduction to his & @greeborunner.bsky.social's new book, #HowDoTheyDoIt? buff.ly/QmksPEO 📖: buff.ly/UWFKMC8

Nice post. Interestingly, ISI (for ind. schools) is still playing catch-up - their latest framework has something that looks more like a deep-dive than we've had before. I wonder if that'll go back the other way in a few years as they 'catch up' with Ofsted again!

*** NEW POST *** Deep dives weren't perfect, but when done well they helped triangulate evidence and gave subject leaders real CPD. Without them, inspections risk becoming more fragmented and leaders may feel more pressure to provide the evidence. open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

It's a blustery autumn day

Substack is very much becoming my new favourite place to go... @ensermark.bsky.social features heavily in this! 😂 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

*** NEW POST *** Geography isn’t just about the world as it is—it’s about the world as it could be. 🌍 In the piece: how to build knowledge, procedural skills, hope and future-thinking into our curricula. Read it here open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p... #GeogChat

How to decide on school improvement priorities: Improvement in #schools is a balancing act & every senior leadership team needs to decide what their priorities are. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social set out 3 guiding principles for making these decisions:

*** NEW POST *** Geography isn’t just about the world as it is—it’s about the world as it could be. 🌍 In the piece: how to build knowledge, procedural skills, hope and future-thinking into our curricula. Read it here open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p... #GeogChat

This is a truly wonderful book. Perfect read for a wet and cold winter. It'll warm you.

Helpful and free to all...sharing at it's best!

School improvement is a balancing act & every senior leadership team needs to decide what their priorities are. In their article for @headteacherupdate.bsky.social, @ensermark.bsky.social and @greeborunner.bsky.social set out 3 guiding principles for how we can make those decisions: buff.ly/MmkwSpw

With the new Ofsted toolkit removing deep dives, subject leaders need a new way to consider quality assurance. I’ve shared a practical Subject Leader Self-Audit Tool to help evidence strengths and plan next steps within the 2025 framework. Download it here: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

I wonder if the sectors response would have been different if this was framed as 'national attendance targets to be abolished a replaced with contextual ones' 🤔 As far as I can see, that is really what is happening - which seems an improvement.

Nadja is obsessed with the water fountain.

With the new Ofsted toolkit removing deep dives, subject leaders need a new way to consider quality assurance. I’ve shared a practical Subject Leader Self-Audit Tool to help evidence strengths and plan next steps within the 2025 framework. Download it here: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

Deep dives are out. A broader “shallow paddle” approach is in. That means less subject-level triangulation — and more pressure on leaders to show how every part of the school connects. I’ve written about what this shift means and how to prepare: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

How to decide on school improvement priorities: Improvement in #schools is a balancing act & every senior leadership team needs to decide what their priorities are. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social set out 3 guiding principles for making these decisions:

Deep dives are out. A broader “shallow paddle” approach is in. That means less subject-level triangulation — and more pressure on leaders to show how every part of the school connects. I’ve written about what this shift means and how to prepare: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

This looks BRILLIANT 👏

🧠 How can we help pupils revise effectively at KS4 — not just more, but better? New post on my Substack 👇 ➡️ enserm.substack.com/p/helping-pupils-revise-effectively

🧠 How can we help pupils revise effectively at KS4 — not just more, but better? New post on my Substack 👇 ➡️ enserm.substack.com/p/helping-pupils-revise-effectively

Scrabble on a wet November afternoon. #Hygge time.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT It has been a busy week on the Teaching it Real substack. First up - The Miracle of Schools - why we shouldn't overlook the incredible achievement that occurs each and every day. enserm.substack.com/p/the-miracl...

#HowDoTheyDoIt? by Mark and Zoe Enser is packed full of reflective questions like this one to help you drive school improvement and give your students the brightest future possible. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social Find out more and order yours today at: buff.ly/TEn9ZXR

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT It has been a busy week on the Teaching it Real substack. First up - The Miracle of Schools - why we shouldn't overlook the incredible achievement that occurs each and every day. enserm.substack.com/p/the-miracl...

Coffee with a view in Knaresborough

Assessment can be a tail that wags the curriculum dog. Here’s how @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Curriculum and Assessment Review + the Geography Subject Report suggest we rethink it. A thread from my final post in the series enserm.substack.com/p/reading-th...

Is the new Curriculum & Assessment Review from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social “dumbing down” education — or redefining what rigour means? enserm.substack.com/p/is-the-cur... 🧵 A short thread for school leaders 👇

Tickets on sale for Christmas in Willerby - our first live event and booklaunch. Saturday 13th December in Cotesbach, five minutes from Junction 20 (Lutterworth) on the M1. Tickets £6 christmasinwillerby.eventbrite.co.uk

These are the brilliant questions. Kindness and Scholarship in equilibrium. Purposeful understanding as well as Mechanical ability. Leadership is often tightrope walking.

1. Never tear us apart. INXS 2. Tame Impala. Dracula 3. The Vines. Get free 4. Confide in me. Kylie 5. The greatest view. Silverchair

1. Woman - Wolfmother 2. Since I Left You - Avalanches 3. You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC 4. U Should Not be Doing That - Amyl & the Sniffers 5. I Touch Myself - Divinyls #fridayfive

#FridayFive has a friend from Oz visiting. 1. Into My Arms. Nick Cave. 2. White Wine in the Sun. Tim Minchin. 3. My Kind of Scene. Powederfinger. 4. Torn. Natalie Imbruglia. 5. Mystify. INXS.

How to decide on school improvement priorities: Improvement in #schools is a balancing act & every senior leadership team needs to decide what their priorities are. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social set out 3 guiding principles for making these decisions:

We are very lucky to have Mavis Staples still releasing music. Her new album is breathtaking open.spotify.com/album/07aZwF...

How to decide on school improvement priorities: Improvement in #schools is a balancing act & every senior leadership team needs to decide what their priorities are. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social set out 3 guiding principles for making these decisions buff.ly/KP64uTL #edusky

Let’s reflect! What do you think of this question on #parentalengagement from Mark & Zoe Enser’s new book? You can find plenty more useful reflection points, along with encouraging guidance in #HowDoTheyDoit? – out now: buff.ly/TEn9ZXR @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social

New Midlake album day open.spotify.com/album/0TwNjr... Autumn vibes.

Assessment can be a tail that wags the curriculum dog. Here’s how @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Curriculum and Assessment Review + the Geography Subject Report suggest we rethink it. A thread from my final post in the series enserm.substack.com/p/reading-th...

Is the new Curriculum & Assessment Review from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social “dumbing down” education — or redefining what rigour means? enserm.substack.com/p/is-the-cur... 🧵 A short thread for school leaders 👇

In my latest Substack post I explore how Getting Our Bearings and the CAR align, and what this means for departments preparing for curriculum reform. 🔗 enserm.substack.com/p/reading-the-curriculum-review-as-e18