Education consultant, family learning tutor, teacher, writer, bookseller. Seeking more hours in the day.
England, United Kingdom
Joined January 2016
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A young ECT asked me today ‘what are the key indicators of a toxic school?’ Perhaps those of you with far more followers can contribute to the answer. @Strickomaster @BrightLeadChris @bravehead @tombennett71 @RogersHistory @vicgoddard
@johnboyne Just wondering whether anyone worth seeing is planning a slot at the Adelaide Writer Festival 2026?
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Just in case you missed it first time round …
A young ECT asked me today ‘what are the key indicators of a toxic school?’ Perhaps those of you with far more followers can contribute to the answer. @Strickomaster @BrightLeadChris @bravehead @tombennett71 @RogersHistory @vicgoddard
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Helpful for school leaders, particularly those about to complete their NPQ final SAT.
💡 For support with making meaningful, lasting changes to practice in your school or setting, take a look at our updated implementation guidance.
Browse: tinyurl.com/4yxrwpc9
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Supporting and assessing Primary ITT in Slough was one of my favourite roles 👍
It's Teacher Training Tuesday! are you interested in teaching? here's a visual that will help you find your best route into teaching.
If you are keen to train in a Slough school from Sept 2025 with us, then click below🔽
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#TSHBerkshireITEPartnership
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Updating my online phonics classrooms ahead of leading three family learning courses starting next week. Where are the best, FREE, online resources? What’s good about them?
@MonsterPhonics @mckiemastery @PhonicsMum @fun_phonics @LittlePhonicsUK @Play_Phonics @RWW @LittleWandle
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On my ‘to read’ list.
Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful!
mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025…
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Outstanding webinar ‘Brave Leaders in Challenging Times’ from @bestpracticenet with Dave Harris truly inspirational. @bravehead
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What is the argument for those age 66-69 not being eligible for shingles jab, whereas those age 65 are? @NHSuk @NHSEngland @WASPI_Campaign
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Getting in the mood for train travel:
From a Railway Carriage | Robert Louis Stevenson | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=BIyMMIMX…
Primary professionals - what writing scheme (if any) is currently most popular? Why? @HardejJoanna @PieCorbett @janeconsidine @Primary_MissTY6 @MichaelT1979
Is it true that NHS CHC fast track assessments cannot be applied if in a residential care home? @NHS @ageconcern
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Blackbird, Beatles, Blackbiird, Beyoncé, would be a brilliant creative curriculum focus for Y6, if they still cover the civil rights movement.
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anyone fancy going to Nick Sharratt's Drawalong ? norden.farm/events/nick-shar… via @nordenfarm
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I never knew this was an option. Interesting read, particularly as our eldest when to a tiny rural school that was regularly under threat of closure.
Flexischooling! A number of small rural schools have have survived thanks to flexi - see here for an eg of a school that went from 4 kids to 36 huxleyprimary.cheshire.sch.u…