Phil Banks
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Are the belonging league tables coming?
#belonging
#thewhitepaper
#education
#edusky
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Belonging, and the New Government League Tables.
The recent government white paper has brought the language of belonging closer to the centre of educational policy. Yet before we react to headlines or speculation, it is worth pausing to ask a mor…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2026/04/09/belonging-and-the-new-government-league-tables/
about 1 month ago
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Thankyou 🙏🏻
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AI may be the biggest challenge of our time — not simply because of what it can do, but because of what it demands of us.
#belonging
#flourishing
#AI
#edusky
#education
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Human Flourishing in an AI world.
This week I had the privilege of attending the Fully Human, Fully Alive conference hosted by the National Society of Education. It was a day dedicated to exploring the relationship between artifici…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2026/03/20/human-flourishing-in-an-ai-world/
about 2 months ago
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Very excited to bring you a guest blog from Dr Lorena Franco, focused on education, empathy and relationships
thebelongingcollective.blog/2026/01/11/t...
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#teachplus
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The Day George Surprised Me: How Connection Can Transform Learning.
A guest Blog by Dr. Lorena Franco Very excited to bring you a new guest Blog from educator Dr Lorena Franco, Arkansas. Lorena focuses on how individual empathy and connection can transform the lear…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2026/01/11/the-day-george-surprised-me-how-connection-can-transform-learning/
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Read my latest guest blog from Olly on creating a culture where everyone counts.
#belonging
#culture
#edusky
#education
#attendance
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Improving Attendance – more than just a statistic.
A Guest Blog from Olly Jefferies – Headteacher. USJ is a small primary school in the heart of a coastal town. Half of our families are in receipt of the Pupil Premium grant, 54% of pupils are…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/10/12/improving-attendance-more-than-just-a-statistic/
7 months ago
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Itsbetteronabike
7 months ago
"A common misconception is that relational behaviour management means children behave only for teachers they like. While liking helps, RBM pushes further..." Superb stuff from
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Children don’t behave for teachers they like, they behave for teachers they trust, and who trust them.
I have read a number of blogs recently, some by significant educational heavyweights, that equate relational behaviour management to ‘children only behaving for teachers that they like.’ This, over…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/09/16/children-dont-behave-for-teachers-they-like-they-behave-for-teachers-they-trust-and-who-trust-them/
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A short story about a dog.
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The Dog Who Learned Through Love.
A short fable about relational education. A puppy, beaten and neglected, was brought at last to a rescue home. Its body healed, but its heart still trembled at every sound. One day, a man came to a…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/09/10/the-dog-who-learned-through-love/
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Adrift on the seven Cs - help is at hand
@mab-dallah.bsky.social
#belonging
#edusky
#education
#mentalhealth
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Navigating the Seven C's of Belonging
A framework for securing belonging in your school or classroom.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebelongingcollective/p/navigating-the-seven-cs-of-belonging?r=5esshf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
11 months ago
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Howay the lads
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!!! Thank you very much, from all of us at
@nusc.bsky.social
💪🏼🎉 Champion’s League here we come! 🎉🎉
12 months ago
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My new substack explores my latest research on belonging using
@fittocare.bsky.social
Read more here:
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12 months ago
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about 1 year ago
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Cassie Young
about 1 year ago
New Blog: 'Two roles, one mission' In part 1, I explore the models of partnership that exist in schools today, from silos to full integration, and why aligned leadership is the foundation of meaningful inclusion.
moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/04/two-...
#SEND
#Inclusion
#Leadership
#EduSky
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Part one: Two roles, One mission
This blog is the first in a two-part series exploring how SENCos and school leaders can work together to lead truly inclusive schools. In th...
https://moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/04/two-roles-one-mission.html
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Solar eclipse.
about 1 year ago
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Chartered College of Teaching
about 1 year ago
'The Department for Education needs a clear strategy - and I propose it needs a wide range of different tactics to keep teachers in the profession as well as recruiting new ones.' @alisonpeacock.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social.
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#RecruitmentAndRetention
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4 ways Labour can drive teacher recruitment
With the government pledging to recruit 6,500 new teachers, it needs to focus on more flexibility and better representation, argues Dame Alison Peacock
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/how-to-help-labour-hit-thousands-new-teachers-pledge
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Read my new Silver Bullet Blog here:
#belonging
#mentalhealth
#adolescence
#adolescent
#education
#edusky
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Belonging is the Answer – What’s Your Question?
Having interviewed many candidates, for many posts, over many years, when asked for advice on interview technique I have always said, if you are stumped for an answer, the answer is always relation…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/04/05/belonging-is-the-answer-whats-your-question/
about 1 year ago
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See you in September
#belonging
#partnerships
about 1 year ago
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Claire Platt
about 1 year ago
🦸♀️ Are you trying (and failing) to be a 'superhuman leader?' ✔️ Doing your utmost for pupils ✔️ Protecting your colleagues from additional workload ✔️ Attending after school meetings ✔️ Working in the evenings and at the weekend ✔️ Looking after your family I can help.
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Tes magazine
about 1 year ago
Exclusive:
@cstvoice.bsky.social
is seeking a policy review of the government’s RISE advisers programme, warning that it is a 'deeply questionable' use of public money
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CST: RISE teams a 'deeply questionable' use of public money
Briefing seen by Tes shows Confederation of School Trusts is seeking policy review of government's regional improvement team plans
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/cst-rise-teams-are-deeply-questionable-use-public-money
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The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces. Philip Zimbardo
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The Dark Side of Belonging
Helping students to find their sense of belonging is not all about test scores and performance outcomes. It is proven to impact these, as outlined in my previous blog The Belonging Bonus, but this …
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/09/29/the-dark-side-of-belonging/
about 1 year ago
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Really important thread addressing some key issues about what we are really here for. Thank you
@marymyatt.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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Aimée Tinkler
about 1 year ago
Tomorrow, HMI Lee Oswton and Mike Sheridan will join us to talk about what the proposed framework means in small schools. All small school colleagues are welcome. Follow the link below to register.
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Mohamed Abdallah
about 1 year ago
Thank you to
@hannahwilson.bsky.social
and
#DiverseEd
for posting my blog on belonging and mattering. The importance of feeling like you are valued and add value.
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What is this feeling?? 😂🖤🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍
about 1 year ago
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Love this! 💪🏼🖤🤍🖤🤍
@nufctrust.bsky.social
@nufcblogcouk.bsky.social
@perlundahl.bsky.social
@mab-dallah.bsky.social
😂
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about 1 year ago
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Wor Flags
about 1 year ago
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Great to finally meet
@mab-dallah.bsky.social
today! So much connected thought and ambition! ‘When we foster genuine discovery which lead to connections among different groups , we create a tapestry of relationships that weaves us closer together’
www.diverseeducators.co.uk/the-pen-and-...
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The Pen and The Community: What a football cage taught me about community | Diverse Educators
It requires collective risk taking to effect change... It is designed by the community; it is done by the community, and it is sustained by the community.
https://www.diverseeducators.co.uk/the-pen-and-the-community-what-a-football-cage-taught-me-about-community/
about 1 year ago
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Belonging is about more than just education. Belonging can superpower business and organisational success!
#belonging
#business
#management
#drucker
#trust
#success
#communication
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The Business of Belonging
WHAT DID PETER DRUCKER NEVER ACTUALLY SAY? ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast.’ Peter Drucker (possibly, but probably not, more likely Steve Jobs or Jack Welch That is to say, belongi…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/03/09/the-business-of-belonging/
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Other Nebula are available …
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#belonging
#education
#connected
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Belonging as the Key Agent in Social Justice.
Last week, The Times ran a particularly interesting article on student belonging at Edinburgh University. The article, linked here, reports that the university has written to all of their students …
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/11/17/belonging-as-the-key-agent-in-social-justice/
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
"The Beam" Sunset tonight in Glastonbury.
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Had a great day today with educators from Kernow Learning and Roseland Academy Trust talking all things belonging.
#thebelongingcollective
#AsOne
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The Song of Belonging. The power of music to unite and connect. Why I think we should sing more in schools.
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The Song of Belonging.
Ever since I can remember, I have loved music. That’s not unusual, we all have a deep, primal connection with sound and rhythm. It’s in our DNA, our neural systems are wired for sound. …
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/02/22/the-song-of-belonging/
about 1 year ago
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Itsbetteronabike
about 1 year ago
I have a suspicion that I may already have quoted this from
@philbanks.bsky.social
before. But I'm preparing some teaching for my students about belonging, so had the pleasure of reviewing his website
thebelongingcollective.blog
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The Belonging Collective
A blog focused on the research around belonging, connection and relationships in education and their impact on pupil performance and motivation.
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/
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Does Ofsted want to inspect Belonging under its new framework? Find out more in my latest blogpost:
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Belonging and the new Ofsted Framework.
As I am sure you will be aware by now, the UK Ofsted Inspectorate have been working on a new framework for some time now, well possibly not enough time for their own staff to feel that it is well r…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/02/19/belonging-and-the-new-ofsted-framework/
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Really looking forward to working with staff at Kernow Learning for their Inset day.
www.thekernowchallenge.co.uk
about 1 year ago
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Alex Quigley
over 1 year ago
*** NEW POST *** ‘Supporting shy pupils to talk in class’ Teacher relationships & ‘warm calling’ can help, but peer relationships may not be the positive we expect.
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Supporting shy pupils to talk in class
Shy pupils can easily, often unnoticed, slide to the sides of lessons. Supporting such pupils, who are nervous to talk with their peers or in front of the class, can be a tricky business but also vita...
https://alexquigley.co.uk/supporting-shy-pupils-to-talk-in-class/
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Fascinating article in today’s Times about schools allowing more individuality in a bid to increase sense of belonging and improve attendance…
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Rise of the high-flying pupils who keep missing school — The Times and The Sunday Times
At North Halifax Grammar School, the loud clanging school bell has been replaced with a melody better suited to their many neurodivergent students, who are noise-sensitive. Since last year, the unifor...
https://apple.news/AUkyrCWZWTdCwQN48QFs00Q
over 1 year ago
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Primary Knowledge Curriculum
over 1 year ago
There is still time to sign up!
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Andy Wolfe
over 1 year ago
School leaders, please do fill in this important survey which will lead to really influential research from Toby and the team… 👇👇👇
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Sam Gibbs
over 1 year ago
I love this. I needed to read this. Excellent post
@johntomsett.bsky.social
. Today I will wear my expensive perfume!
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The Psychologist
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‘When pupils feel like they belong, they want to stay…’
@sophietales.bsky.social
and Dr Leanne Cort with a teacher and ed psych perspective on challenging decisions in school.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Repost for your chance to win a copy of Sophie's book, 'Creating adversity-aware schools'.
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https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/when-pupils-feel-they-belong-they-want-stay
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Excellent blog here about belonging and thanks for the mention
#NoOutsiders
@philbanks.bsky.social
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Language is the key to Belonging. Read more in my latest blogpost….
@ncb.org.uk
@thereachfoundation.bsky.social
@alisonpeacock.bsky.social
@collegeofteaching.bsky.social
#belonging
#culture
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The Language of Belonging
In my last blog, I talked about using a language of Love over Respect and Tolerance. Since then, I have been reflecting on the language of belonging in a more general sense. In schools, and life, e…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/01/18/the-language-of-belonging/
over 1 year ago
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All ready for the Great Big Small Schools Inset Day!
@collegeofteaching.bsky.social
@alisonpeacock.bsky.social
@aimeetinkler.bsky.social
@jonnygoggs.bsky.social
#GBSSInset
over 1 year ago
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Looking forward to presenting at
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alongside
@aimeetinkler.bsky.social
@alisonpeacock.bsky.social
@andywolfe.bsky.social
@jonnygoggs.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
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Literally the best festive period of football I can remember! 🖤🤍🖤🤍
over 1 year ago
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Read my latest article for Fusion Magazine here:
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over 1 year ago
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How to generate that magical, elusive sense of belonging.
#belonging
#education
#achievement
#schoolimprovement
#edusky
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My Best Bets for Belonging .
As the new term begins, it is vital that we get off on the right foot, making sure that from day one, all of our students, old and new, feel a connection with us that will activate their sense of b…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/08/29/my-best-bets-for-belonging/
over 1 year ago
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What would you say is the most popular school value?
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Why I’m no longer talking about Respect (or Tolerance.)
The value of Respect is one that you will find across cultures, across institutions and across countries. The United Nations identified it as one of the top 10 values shared across cultures and Goc…
https://thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/12/01/why-im-no-longer-talking-about-respect-or-tolerance/
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