English teaching uber geek. Passion for cooking, reading & music. AHT - literacy, ECT& T&L. Mum to one incredible child.
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Evaluation by watching lessons is a legitimate leadership task. We all need to demonstrate an understanding of the strengths and areas for development of the school which inform our priorities and what we plan to do about them.
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From the archives: A way of thinking about self evaluation
New this week: Can lesson observations be developmental and evaluative?
And new this month from the #LeadershipHandbook: Sense giving and story telling
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These videos are great - it was a pleasure to involved in them, albeit in a very small way!
Highly recommended for any secondaries looking for research-informed PD on reading, either as a starting point or as a refresher.
👀 Have you seen these NEW @educationgovuk secondary reading videos?
Compiled by @ricketts_lara and rooted in evidence, they form a short CPD training course to build capacity and confidence in secondary school staff to support readers of all levels.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Some renewed attention for this today.
Students need to know 20,000 words when they leave secondary. Beyond the most common 6,000 words, less frequently used words are more likely to be encountered through reading (@ThinkReadTweet)
Here are five ways to weave reading into the curriculum by @teacherhead and me.
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Plenaries are a cracking example of how we just completely misunderstood how teaching should be sequenced
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Hey @Team_English1 - handy lil’ ‘Big Ideas’ poster for ACC. Been working well as a quasi-knowledge organiser in books!
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Delighted that my 💜🌟 colleague @jltrueman has spearheaded the launch of our Reading Challenge @TrinityAcademyL.
Just another strand of our powerful reading culture we have developed.
#ReadersareLeaders #ReadingJourneys
This week I’m very excited to launch a new reading challenge for all year groups at @TrinityAcademyL
Students will embark on a reading ‘journey’ when participating in Odyssey (Y7), Expedition (Y8), Voyage (Y9) and Graduation (Y10) and will read 10 books over the year.
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As part of our school Remembrance activities, I asked staff to send me any of their favourite photograph's that they have of their family members during WWI and WWII. Here are some of the photograph's that have been sent through to me so far. #WeAreSouthShore
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Podcast version of last nights convo on 'Tougher schools, easier schools - myth or reality' now out!
@naylorsnatter and @KayeGeek called in! podbean.com/eas/pb-g3hyc-172…
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Finally got around to reading the working paper on Professional Development and Cognitive Load by @Josh_CPD @ollie_lovell and @ArielleBoguslav with @Steplab_co
Excellent! A must read for PD/T&L Leads. We have such a growing body of research around classroom practice, PD, how to improve it, and what does and doesn’t work! We need to purposefully act on it now.
steplab.co/resources/profess…
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The English Department @WestholmeSchool is expanding. Feel free to contact me for further details. tes.com/jobs/vacancy/teacher… Be grateful if you could share with your English networks @KayeGeek @MsAbigailField
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Teaching GCSE English? This FREE event on 'Macbeth' with @EnglishAston's @meganmansworth and @DrSarahOlive looks excellent. Details below @Team_English1 @LitdriveUK eventbrite.co.uk/e/subject-k…
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National Comic Book Day creates the perfect opportunity to read a comic book, or to be introduced to a previously unexplored literary art form. We have a selection of our wide range of titles on display, thanks you SSA student librarians for picking a great mix. #WeAreSouthShore
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A final farewell to our Roald Dahl and Stranger Things/Five nights at Freddie's displays in order to make space for our upcoming October themes. BHM, National Poetry Day, libraries Week and Harry Potter Book Day. #WeAreSouthShore
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For new teachers starting tomorrow two pieces of advice, get your behaviour right from the start and try to work on questioning to help drive understanding.
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1/2 Now you can download all 5 Reframing behaviour posters from my shared drive. 25 tools for managing positive behaviour in the classroom. Poster number 6 is on its way. If you would like to contribute or chip in with your routine or hack drop me a line #edutwitter
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🧵Thread of some of the most legendary performances in Rock History👇🏻
1. The Beatles performing "Get Back" at their legendary rooftop concert, 1969.
This was their last performance together.
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📚 What does literacy look like in your subject?
Chloe Butlin our literacy specialist, introduces a new resource to support teachers and leaders to use disciplinary literacy.
Read more: ow.ly/Vui850SAuAI
