Principal, NPQH,SLE, MCCT, working in secondary education. All views are my own.

Leeds, West Yorkshire
Joined October 2012
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There are amazing prizes to win in the #StepIntoTheNHS careers competition. Pupils’ work could be displayed in your local community in celebraton of the #NHS’ 75th birthday in 2023. Download the free KS2 resources and introduce them to over 350 NHS roles.

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Seen a few requests for ‘checklists’ and marking grids for AQA GCSE English specifications lately. Here are some examples I made a while back - they also include space for students to reflect on and make improvements after receiving feedback. Link: 1drv.ms/b/s!AtCy7f4PVwyPirxX… 🤝
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NEW: 🎄CHRISTMAS SLOW WRITING! 🎄 Download this for Y3, Y4, Y5 or Y6, with more available at zcu.io/LPep ✅ HD Picture Prompt ✅ Story Starter ✅ Vocabulary Corner ✅ Slow Write Criteria
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*NEW* for AQA Lang and Lit: 2023 exam date posters (17 different text posters) like these 👇 Help yourself #teamenglish dropbox.com/sh/5nxc0lvnm5nkm…
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Simple one-pager containing brief, general snippets on essay planning and writing from previous AQA exam reports >> dropbox.com/s/ho7iqvjw013bwd… Designed to help students reflect on their own work and how they typically approach tasks on the GCSE English Literature texts
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Here’s the first in a series of one-page guides produced in partnership with @HeoldduLearning @EAS_ProfLearn, exploring the implementation of The Learning Scientists’ 6 core cognitive strategies. Check out their brilliant resources generously shared here: learningscientists.org/
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Leadership Matters was built by former educator @Andy__Buck, so we understand the challenges faced as an educator. LM is a platform designed to develop your leadership journey, but also give you the tools to combat the challenges you face. Learn more: leadershipmatters.org.uk/abo…
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Behaviour Management in a nutshell
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How we do explicit VOCABULARY instruction at @TrinityAcademyC A thread 🧵🧵🧵 We had some great feedback from our literacy partners at @ThinkReadHQ and so we put in some responsive CPD for our staff and produced this visual as a reminder for them... 1/
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Introduction to Rhetoric booklet >> douglaswise.co.uk/great-spee… ➡️ Shakespeare ➡️ Douglass ➡️ Lincoln ➡️ Pankhurst ➡️ Chamberlain ➡️ Nixon ➡️ Milk ➡️ King ➡️ Ephron ➡️ Obama ➡️ Gillard ➡️ Oh
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If you will be teaching life for soldiers during the First World War you might find this giant knowledge organiser useful. If you would like a copy, please click on the link drive.google.com/drive/folde…
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This political cartoon looks at the relationship between East and West at the start of the Cold War. I’ve provided some questions to help guide the pupils and magnified parts to help them see what is going on. If you’d like a copy, please click the link drive.google.com/file/d/1K6H…
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Katharine Birbalsingh
@Miss_Snuffy22 Oct 2022
A MUST read for anyone who wants to understand the madness of education. Michaela’s top progress 8 score is a tiny piece of the puzzle. Schools that use similar approaches do very well. Why do we continue to reject what works? Why not change your mind? teachingbattleground.wordpre…
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Here is a thread containing all ten of our 'Five Ways' one-pagers. I've included the links to @teacherhead's original blog. You'll also find a PDF of each one-pager; PDF files are better for printing.
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Introduction to Charles Dickens booklet containing the openings from seven novels >> douglaswise.co.uk/introducti… Quick review questions and big questions included
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We are building a fantastic resource pack for attendance leaders. A national crisis requires a national solution - we have started a titanic shift! Changing children’s lives!🙏❤️👇
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