Was a privilege to be invited by @winstonswish.bsky.social to the launch of the new Ask Me: Education campaign and manifesto today in Central London. Find out more and commit to making that difference here: winstonswish.org/askme/

You'll wish you had! Get ready to rethink teaching - Lisa Jane Ash delivers powerful, practical ideas that spark change and leave educators inspired. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window… It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍

A new chapter begins… We’re partnering with Routledge to bring Independent Thinking books to an even wider audience! New editions and exciting new titles are on the way. #Education #Books #Routledge #IndependentThinking #ITLPress

A new chapter begins… We’re partnering with Routledge to bring Independent Thinking books to an even wider audience! New editions and exciting new titles are on the way. #Education #Books #Routledge #IndependentThinking #ITLPress

DANGER: This session may make you rethink SEND, question old routines, and take notes like never before! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

12. Are they practitioners as well as speakers? Ask your speaker whether they would be up for coming in to model the ideas they were sharing with the staff with children? Twelve Things to Look For When Choosing a Great INSET Speaker - new on the blog www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/tw...

12. Are they practitioners as well as speakers? Ask your speaker whether they would be up for coming in to model the ideas they were sharing with the staff with children? Twelve Things to Look For When Choosing a Great INSET Speaker - new on the blog www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/tw...

Hywel Roberts - turning classrooms into creative playgrounds, inspiring teachers, and proving that being ‘bothered’ can change everything. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

So. Farewell Then Gove’s baby, The EBacc. You oversaw A decline in arts education Among our poorest children. You were no Working class hero. So GoBacc to where you came from. With apologies to E.J. Thribb (Progress 8 Grade 7 ½)

Bit depressing really that the end result of a wholescale curriculum review is "we'll have a bit more oracy and loads more tests." Where is the vision and ambition?

So. Farewell Then Gove’s baby, The EBacc. You oversaw A decline in arts education Among our poorest children. You were no Working class hero. So GoBacc to where you came from. With apologies to E.J. Thribb (Progress 8 Grade 7 ½)

Get ready to laugh, learn, and be inspired - Lisa Jane Ash delivers sessions that leave you buzzing with ideas! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Absolute perfection. #Reform

This drop off in school enjoyment in England graph is quite telling, isn't it? It's from the DfE's RISE: Achieving and Thriving Conference - Raising Attainment: Success for Every Child events. Is what happens in your school reflected in this graph or are you bucking the trend? If so, how?

‘Farage said he believed he had "definitely helped" tourism in the area, with "having a high-profile MP helping to put Clacton on the map". But he added: "I'm doing what I can, but there's a limit to what one person can do."’ 🤦 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Challenge everything you thought you knew about teaching - Ian Gilbert will have your staff thinking, questioning, and talking long after the session ends. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Time for a New Era for the English Curriculum? Associate, author and English specialist @martinillingworth.bsky.social thinks so. New on the blog. www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/ti...

Gary Larson dropping Cow Tools in 1982

HANDLE WITH CARE!!! Martin Illingworth - sparking laughter, reflection, and a fresh perspective on teaching. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Catch Nina Jackson in action - expect energy, insight, and a spark that transforms wellbeing in your school! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Handle with care! ⚡ Hywel Roberts - passionate about ‘botheredness,’ master storyteller, and guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and rethink everything about teaching. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Hey @brusselsairport.bsky.social - Having spent over an hour in the non-EU passport queue just now, would you like some feedback?✈️🛬🧳

What a privilege it is to be part of @itlworldwide.bsky.social

Good things come to those who… work with us! 😉

Warning! ⚡ Ian Gilbert - founder of Independent Thinking and renowned for making you rethink everything about education. Proceed with caution… and get him into your school! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Meet Mark Creasy - experienced teacher and independent thinker, transforming schools by helping teachers work smarter, achieve more, and focus on what truly matters. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Her #poetry collection #BloodLines explores her experience of illness with honesty and grace. You can order a copy here: buff.ly/g29Mv0w #AML #Cancer #Poetrysky @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social

Over the past few years, we've shared a Thunk a week on our social media during term time—thanks to a collaboration with @itpressuk.bsky.social and Thunks creator @itlworldwide.bsky.social. (For the uninitiated: Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)

The proof is in the pudding… and the pudding says we make a real difference for trusts! 🍮 See what our partners have to say about working with us: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

If you haven't, you should! Dr Andrew Curran - paediatric neurologist, neurobiologist, and master of the brain in education. Helping teachers see the child behind the behaviour. Get him into your school! Discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Over the past few years, we've shared a Thunk a week on our social media during term time—thanks to a collaboration with @crownhousepub.bsky.social and Thunks creator @itlworldwide.bsky.social. (For the uninitiated: #Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)

Dave McPartlin - a head teacher and leader of authenticity who dares to dream, inspires schools, and transforms communities. Get him into your classrooms! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Stronger together: we partner with trusts to unlock the full potential of every school. Find out more here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

I don't like talking about my job. So I lie to people for the inevitable "so what do you do?" question during small talk. My imaginary job is more interesting than my real job, to the point that I'm thinking of quitting my real job and trying my hand at my imaginary one.

We are here to fill this void. On Monday more than 65 educators joined our online webinar on tackling the far right with anti-racist education. We are following this up with another very soon on building courageous classrooms. All educators welcome. Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...

"She's the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Archbishop of Canterbury, but she's Mrs Mullally to you."

Have you seen this man? Mark Finnis - transforming school cultures, improving behaviour, and building stronger relationships through Restorative Practice. Get him into your school! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers

WHAT YOU FAIL TO SEE MR POPE

Headaches for MATs? 😅 We can’t promise a cup of tea will fix it… but working with us comes close! See how we helped Bath & Wells MAT sort theirs: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

“They laughed when I said I’d become an INSET speaker… they’re not laughing now” The importance of laughter when choosing a keynote speaker New on the blog www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/la...

All royalties donated to UK cancer charities, get your copy at: buff.ly/iY5jc6N @blood-lines.bsky.social and @itlworldwide.bsky.social

Today, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone was told it must repay the government £122m for breaching a contract for medical gowns during the Covid pandemic. Read our special report online on some of the other fat cats who made a mint during covid. ➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/spe...

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

Here’s what Bath & Wells MAT had to say about our biggest collaboration with over 1,000 educators this year, working with them! Learn more: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/ – and see how we can support your schools.

"It’s the ‘thing with feathers’, according to the poet Emily Dickinson." Read an exclusive extract from the new edition of Ian Gilbert's seminal text Essential Motivation the Classroom www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/ho...

Have you seen this man? If you haven’t, you should — Martin Illingworth is shaking up classrooms and helping teachers prepare students for the real world. Get him into your school! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers

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In which I ask where the idea came from that young people’s reading skills and enjoyment will be improved by stuffing a compulsory reading test into Year 8 … www.linkedin.com/posts/geoff-...