Good post as always, it’s good to think! 👍

Yep, non negotiables = tick box culture. Non negotiables constrain our amazing teams. We need to trust our teachers. Also I think non negotiables get in the way of excellence.

This rang true to me. I feel I've had more of a learning squiggle than a curve in my life as a teacher, and going against the flow can be exhausting and demoralising.

NEW POST Almost every school I know has a list of Teaching and Learning or curriculum "non-negotiables." But is that a good term to use in schools? Please share if you can 🙏🙏 substack.com/home/post/p-...

NEW EPISODE This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating. Tune in and share here 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/20PH...

Very interesting (and a little sad)….the reason for getting worse was not what I was expecting.

Enjoyed this post and would also add that having really felt as though I was stagnating a couple of years ago, it led to significant dissatisfaction. A new context made all the difference.

NEW EPISODE This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating. Tune in and share here 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/20PH...

NEW POST We talk a lot about getting better at teaching, but perhaps we don't talk enough about getting worse at teaching. open.substack.com/pub/adamboxe...

NEW EPISODE This one was quite hard for me to do, as we talk about antisemitism in England, and the security measures that the Jewish community has to take in schools and synagogues. Tune in and share if you can! open.spotify.com/episode/18IO...

👍👍👍 “Observing others is critically important work, and giving feedback is a privilege”

On a road trip in #Laos this week and there are some looong drives! Starting on the latest They Behave For Me podcast but seeking your #EdusSky recommendations for anything else. @adamboxereducation.bsky.social @amymayforrester.bsky.social

"But observing others is critically important work, and giving feedback is a privilege. We have a professional and ethical duty to take it seriously, and the least we can do for our colleagues is to put in the hard yards to be ready to deliver it." 👏👏👏👏

Excellent blog on being able to observe lessons well. However, Adam may be disappointed to hear that I thought it was not that spicy 🌶️ a take. Pretty much Lemon & Herb on the Nando’s scale.

"But observing others is critically important work, and giving feedback is a privilege. We have a professional and ethical duty to take it seriously, and the least we can do for our colleagues is to put in the hard yards to be ready to deliver it."

NEW EPISODE This one was quite hard for me to do, as we talk about antisemitism in England, and the security measures that the Jewish community has to take in schools and synagogues. Tune in and share if you can! open.spotify.com/episode/18IO...

NEW POST The Radiologist Hope you enjoy it and please share if you can 🙏🙏 substack.com/home/post/p-...

The most read article of the week was ‘School Improvement Starts Here: Behaviour, Attention, Participation, and Memory’ by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social 📚

NEW EPISODE Knowledge organsiers: what are they, and are they worth it? Observations: are they constructive or micro-managerial? Feedback: how should we deliver it? In person or via email? All this and more, tune in and share 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/03UY...

So, my #followFriday this week is @adamboxereducation.bsky.social! Most of you are probably already following him but, if not, you should especially as he has started blogging again. Just the best on practical actionable behaviour tips.

NEW EPISODE Knowledge organsiers: what are they, and are they worth it? Observations: are they constructive or micro-managerial? Feedback: how should we deliver it? In person or via email? All this and more, tune in and share 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/03UY...

Dipping back into this again for a quick read on interleaving. 👍 always useful. @adamboxereducation.bsky.social

Salad Fingers gets a mention this week 😂 my head went there at the same time as @amymayforrester.bsky.social 😂 I almost shouted it out loud when she couldn't think of its name 😂

New episode! With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data! Is behaviour better in primary or secondary? Is behaviour getting better? Should we ban skirts? Are teachers "content" in their jobs? All this and more tune in and share! open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...

An email I got last year following the webinar: [our] trainee came at break today saying (direct quote): "I just delivered an Adam Boxer style lesson with my tricky Y7 class and what a difference!!! I can't believe how such simple changes made such a big difference to the behaviour"

New episode! With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data! Is behaviour better in primary or secondary? Is behaviour getting better? Should we ban skirts? Are teachers "content" in their jobs? All this and more tune in and share! open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...

Fantastic episode. Although I am certainly one of those teachers that disagreed with Becky Allen about clocks! I don't have any digital clocks in my house, have an analogue in almost every room. My phone clock is set to display as analogue. I LOVE analogue clocks.

This was a particularly good episode. Didn’t agree 100% with @profbeckyallen.bsky.social on everything but her views on AI and different subject practices were really stimulating.

100% agrre with this from @adamboxereducation.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/adamboxe...

“Assessment is a learning process, not an event” @profbeckyallen.bsky.social @adamboxereducation.bsky.social @amymayforrester.bsky.social 🍎🎓 open.spotify.com/episode/3Nzb...

As you'd expect, sensible stuff from @adamboxereducation.bsky.social - We focus on attention, participation and long term learning through research-informed practice .... but it all counts for nought if behaviour is not sorted.

I am blogging again!!! Like many others, I've moved over to Substack for a bit of a refresh. First entry is on school improvement - where to start, and what things matter. I'm weirdly a bit nervous about it it's been so long 😭😭 open.substack.com/pub/adamboxe...

In dem Zusammenhang fällt mir der Begriff "Golden Silence" von @adamboxereducation.bsky.social ein: Golden Silence – A Chemical Orthodoxy share.google/7c8ANeFtvjpU...

It is counter-intuitive to many, but the purpose of weighing the pig is to fatten it.

🤣🤣🤣 I was just testing to see if anyone would notice 👀

NEW EPISODE We asked @profbeckyallen.bsky.social what are the three most important things for teachers and leaders to know about assessment. Number 1? That it's all about learning. Tune in and share! open.spotify.com/episode/3Nzb...

An email I got last year following the webinar: [our] trainee came at break today saying (direct quote): "I just delivered an Adam Boxer style lesson with my tricky Y7 class and what a difference!!! I can't believe how such simple changes made such a big difference to the behaviour"

NEW EPISODE No guests this week as we do Question Time! What's the deal with booklets? How do we build resilience in independent practice? How much autonomy is too much autonomy? Are targeted interventions a good idea? Tune in and share 🙏🙏🙏 open.spotify.com/episode/4dcb...

Likely to be a very good use of £12 if you are struggling with behaviour.

🚨BEHAVIOUR WEBINAR IS BACK🚨 Over 100 people came last year, and left with a series of concrete + actionable strategies that make a difference in REAL classrooms This year, it'll be even better as we have lesson footage! Please share if you can 🙏🙏 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/better-beh...

Another cracking episode and looking forward to hearing Adam come back next week to say he has deleted Xitter off his phone and put Bluesky on!

Really interesting episode with Nick Gibb open.spotify.com/episode/1cPe... 🍎🎓 @adamboxereducation.bsky.social @amymayforrester.bsky.social

New episode! This week, @amymayforrester.bsky.social and I are joined by one of education's premier thinkers - @carlhendrick.substack.com. Carl has so many great insights on cognitive science and how it is best communicated. Must listen, tune in and share! open.spotify.com/episode/0JW7...

How can we improve our ‘Do Nows’? open.substack.com/pub/shaunall...

WE ARE BACK Join me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social to welcome the new year with an interview with none other than Nick Gibb! We ask him whether the Conservative reforms really worked and if the Tories neglected the wider child social care support network 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/1cPe...

WE ARE BACK Join me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social to welcome the new year with an interview with none other than Nick Gibb! We ask him whether the Conservative reforms really worked and if the Tories neglected the wider child social care support network 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/1cPe...

🚨 New Blog Post🚨 (inspired by a conversation with @adamboxereducation.bsky.social) Video analysis can supercharge our understanding of great teaching and our own practice. Read my reflections on Yang Lin's paper on video analysis and lesson study 👇🏽 researcherteacher.home.blog/2025/08/03/r...

Oh blimey, I've caved and started a S*bstack! You can find my first post in the link below ⬇️ On the importance of teacher voices: Ultreia

I love this question from our mini-whiteboard training course, because it relates to something that is completely inexplicable, but I see happening a lot, and am guilty of having done myself! Can you spot the issue?