Cannot wait! 🔥👏

NHS 111 is amazing isn’t it.

Want to support independent readers with research-backed strategies? Register for our FREE literacy webinar and join us this coming Thursday 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-of-literacy-independent-readers-tickets-1981090342544?aff=oddtdtcreator

The leap from pre- to post-16 chemistry is a big one. Five teachers from across the nations and Ireland share how you can bridge the gap and help your learners succeed ⬇️ edu.rsc.org/ideas/how-to... #iteachchem

Join us on 4th March for a discussion of Issue 26 of Impact. 🔍 We'll be joined by issue authors to discuss articles covering developing teacher agency, wellbeing and belonging, removing barriers to career progression and leadership, and more. Sign up here: https://chartered.pulse.ly/y5k598o7v2

Happy half term!

Is Farhan Adam (head teacher of the year 2023) on social media somewhere? I heard him talk about 18 months ago and he was brilliant, I’d like to be able to hear pearls of wisdom from him at them moment.

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Friendly February - Day 14: Tell a loved one or friend why they are special to you actionforhappiness.org/friendly-feb... #FriendlyFebruary

The word of the day is "Apricity" - the warmth of the sun on a cold winter’s day ☀️ Enjoy the sunshine forecast today 😎

Is anyone else having ‘Research shows’ fatigue in their student body? My classes yesterday were muttering about ‘if they hear ‘research shows…’ again etc’

Half term! Oh how it is needed. 💃

@missmc.bsky.social very important question and I need someone who knows about cruises… On The Good Ship Murder, there is a murder in each port and Shane Ward and Catherine Tyldesley’s characters never seem to find it odd. But it is odd right? Surely it’s not *that* dangerous to go on a cruise?😂

Yep! 🙋🏼‍♀️

The best piece of advice I was from @AlisonMPeacock . Alison taught me to gently build trust within my staff so that they felt supported, valued, and listened too. The worst was ‘Don’t smile until Christmas!’ ... What has been your best and worst piece of advice?

Do the teachers in your school discuss learning or tasks? Thinking about this at the moment. Having activities that promote formative assessment and develop certain skills is all well and good, but I sometimes think we miss taking about how we navigate the building up of the knowledge for pupils?

Our next Comparative Judgement intro webinar is on Wednesday 25 February at 4pm. We are giving away 30 free AI credits to everyone who attends this webinar! Enough to provide detailed feedback & accurate marks for 30 essays, for any subject. Sign up here. www.nomoremarking.com/events

Really excited in this house about the route of le tour 2027. 👏👏

🌟 Nominations are now open for the Teacher of Physics Awards as part of the #IOPAwards26! The Award honours secondary-level physics teachers who go above and beyond to inspire their students and elevate the profile of physics in schools and colleges. 📅 Closes: 8 March 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Ncy0e1

The ASE Annual Conference 2026 brought together hundreds of science educators, technicians and leaders for an inspiring programme of talks, workshops and exhibitions. We’ve pulled together some highlights in pictures so you can relive the experience 📸 ow.ly/mJOH50XWI6j

@alomshaha.bsky.social @hookean.bsky.social Should we be chucking these out? We haven’t used them for anything in 15 years. Are we missing a trick? Thank you both.

My school will be advertising a maths teacher job vacancy this week. Please get in touch by DM or email if you're interested and want more information. Happy to show potential candidates around. Brilliant team, amazing maths results, happy students. Teaching KS3-5. South London. September start.

Hate that TikTok advert. If only I taught physics through the medium of rap everyone would do well. 😂

Call the Midwife is brilliant TV.

So... I've created a starter pack of UK government organisations currently on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/JHsY1Wz (Currently includes all those listed under ministerial and non-ministerial departments here www.gov.uk/government/o... - let me know any I've missed, or got wrong)

Is it me or is Sister Julienne the best character on TV?

As a community, we have always supported each other. In these difficult times, it's more important than ever to come together & offer our help and support to one another. If you need any assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. Our emails & DMs are open. #strongertogether

Still time for people to nominate fantastic history teachers… Really lovely thing for Historic Royal Palaces to be doing. Good luck with the judging @gemmamh.bsky.social

I think something that people might have forgotten about Twitter from before the awful Musk algorithms is that at first you had to do lots of following and chat to people to find your crowd. It's harder work here because of the lack of algorithms but if you don't try you'll never know. ☺️

Are you considering 'Stepping up to Senior Leadership'? Or do you know someone else who is planning for this? Online training with me on Thurs 15 Jan, 4.30-6.30pm. And it's good value! £110 for @gsauk.bsky.social member schools; £140 for anyone outside GSA. gsa.uk.com/event/steppi... Please share?

First of my #BooksOf2026 and it’s a cracker. Or should I say a ‘Cricker’! @matthewcobb.bsky.social’s biography of Francis Crick is a propulsive and compelling portrait of a complex figure who towered over 20th century biology. Brims with insight. A superlative achievement.

100assessment.substack.com/p/creating-p... About to do our mocks, and it’s a bit of a battle at the moment with Y11 of performance vs mastering targets. I had been thinking about this previously, but not in relation to tests.

Happy new year! Here's some key dates in STEM for January You can see the full list of dates for 2026 here: www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/ #stem #stemeducation #stemcalendar #onthisday

Chepstow to Tintern today. That part of Wales with all the castles and walks is brilliant.

For those ~25% of teachers, January is usually a good time to have a look at TES. There are better schools out there. tes.com/jobs

Happy New Year

Husband always disappointed by who is on the Hootananny 😂. But we need to start the new year with a as good whinge! 😂😂

Imagine you are Steve Barnes coming back to work in January. Amazing!

Why did no one warn me that tonight is rhe third place play off? If you know you know 😂

Excellent blog. My main take on Twitter was always: ‘If this was a pub, would I visit?’ I can put up with disagreement, rowdy evenings, occasional fights. But hard life rule: I don’t frequent hooligan pubs.

Did you catch this year’s @rigb.org Christmas Lectures? 🌠 If not, you can now watch all three lectures on BBC iPlayer. 📺 👉 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

You have until midnight to apply to be the next BBC Director General.

This is hopeful, as long as the 11% are not just the leaders 😂

Congratulations to my husband’s mega boss. Very exciting for the whole trust that he’s recognised.

Excellent suggestion from Laura for using LLMs to make life easier. Another good use: Tell a LLM which cook books you like, what your household’s food quirks are, then ask for a weekly menu plan. Then ask it for a shopping list. Game changer!

Re-reading. I know how to rock the time between Christmas and New Year!

substack.com/@paulkirschn... feeling similarly. But then I am not being altruistic anymore either, even though I am not making money either. 🤔

It was so much fun helping behind the scenes with the demo team again this year for the Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures. Launching tomorrow on BBC 4 and iPlayer 🚀 #ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #Space #DrJoScience

A cool demo most schools can do, with existing kit 🙂 #iTeachPhysics #Science 🧪