Proud head of an East London Primary | Here to learn and share 💡

London, England
Joined April 2021
🧵 In this thread, I have compiled a list of my top research summaries, articles and resources that have helped shape my teaching. Hope you find this collection as useful as I have! ⤵️
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Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants This action planning template can help schools structure their thinking around reframing the use of TAs, and putting those plans into action. Read / Download here: eef.li/teaching-assistants
At the heart of the Great Teaching Toolkit is our Model for Great Teaching - the things teachers know, do and believe that research has shown to make the biggest difference to student learning.
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Another🧵This time, staff MH and wellbeing: Been talking to schools about mental health and wellbeing. When it comes to staff, no amount of cakes, recognition walls and coffee vans are going to cut it. My experience of the world of work tells me these things matter:
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When it comes to school leadership, I'm a Viviane Robinson super-fan. I've tried to read as much of her research as I can, particularly for my Masters in Educational Leadership. 🔗Here are 9 open-access papers exploring problem solving conversations that I've enjoyed recently.
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Primary leaders! Ideas for inspiring INSETs for someone joining a new school in January please. External speakers, excellent resources or things that have worked well for you and your teams. All ideas gratefully received! #edutwitter @Headteacherchat
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NEW BLOG: I loved teaching maths. Here’s a few thoughts on how to make it accessible and fun for all. secretheadteacher.org/2021/0…
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Very pleased to launch a brand new periodic table of UK Primary educators to follow. From the link, you can access a printable version & an interactive version where you can click on people to be taken to their profiles >> reallyschool.com/2021/03/24/… #FFBWednesday #PrimaryRocks
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New here. Keen to connect with as many people in the fantastic #edutwitter community as possible. Please follow and share. Happy Sunday! @MrTs_NQTs @CensoredHead @tombennett71 @MrWithersAHT @TeacherPaul1978 @KyrstieStubbs @willrich45
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It's nearly impossible to raise standards, expectations, or achievement w/o first raising morale. Morale has to be the priority. It drives success by increasing productivity, engagement, attention to detail, commitment and it helps reduce disengagement and turnover.
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