Vice Principal (Teaching and Learning)
Chelmsford, Essex
Joined June 2010
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***LITERACY STANDARDS***
Literacy lies at the heart of everything we do.
We know that strong reading, writing, and speaking skills are essential for students to fully engage with our ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum and to succeed in all areas of life. That’s why we prioritise developing high levels of literacy across all subjects.
@MissCole279 has worked hard with our literacy lead to bring our strategy to life throughout school.
@Doug_Lemov @WALKTHRUs_5 @teacherhead @olicav
#TheLongdendaleLegacy
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The whole process! Scaffolded I do, you do for the thesis, what, how and why and then students wrote a what, how, paragraph independently! Some truly excellent responses, well done year 10!
Mrs Reading retweeted
Just found out that rabbits can swim. Also learned their ears go into swim mode when they do. This is important news.
Mrs Reading retweeted
🌟Creative writing: sentence models🌟
Resources in the 🧵
I've been doing lots of sentence work. Last term, I tried to write with students every lesson, just trying to build writing muscles and expose them to lots of models
Inspired by @ChrisYoules His book is fab!
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Mrs Reading retweeted
It doesn't matter if you're 25 or 75, do these 10 exercises for the rest of your life:
Does anyone have a grading and reporting system that they use that they think is effective? Are you in favour of sharing students' target or current grades? Why/why not? Thank you in advance! @PearceMrs @FunkyPedagogy @SaysMiss
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@Team_English1
Inspired by an unknown colleague of a colleague who shared something similar, here is an A3 overview of AIC quote chains. PDF available here - dropbox.com/scl/fi/8dlijsfb2…
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Today I have a 90 min inset on 'lifting the lid on classroom talk'.
It has probably taken me over 20 hours to put together and many drafts.
Here is a little thread on what I'm doing and why. 1/10
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Hi everyone. I know that teaching at the sentence-level is becoming a priority for many of you. Below, I’ve put together a collection of articles on the subject. Any of these could be really useful to read and discuss as part of a staff meeting.
Happy writing!
Does anyone have any ideas/ book recommendations /blogs on how to teach effective note taking for students and teachers? @teacherhead @PearceMrs @Xris32 @Doug_Lemov 🙏📝
Mrs Reading retweeted
If, like me, you enjoy thrillers and crime fiction, here’s a little thread of some that I’ve read and enjoyed this year - in no particular order 😊
I'm leading a T&L research group inspired by @PearceMrs's brilliant book. We have read Rosenshine & The Great Teaching Toolkit. Any suggestions for the next journal to read? 📖👍 Lists welcome!
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***ASSESSMENT***
Key assessment principles 🔓
Purposeful - linked to components and composites of the curriculum
Cumulative - builds on knowledge
Flexible - aligns to the subject
Regular - low stakes and frequent
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Our principles of teaching underpin our commitment to developing great teachers
✅️ Instructional Coaching
✅️ Open door culture
✅️ Research based approach
✅️ Collaborative approach
We would love to share ideas with other schools - get in touch!
#journeytoexcellence
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Can’t remember who created this for me, but this is the lens we use to inform our reading offer in school.
Mrs Reading retweeted
‘Golden 5’ secondary literacy strategy @researchED1 #rED23
A 3 year whole school strategy to create a culture of ‘We are ALL teachers of literacy’ - promoting love of reading and empowering teachers to effectively thread disciplinary literacy into their curric and practice 1/10
