Primary Executive HT. Rural. Coastal. Small.Thinking about Music, Reading, ITT & doing things Another Way. Living on dreams and custard creams.
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In the most basic terms, reading lessons involve a mixture of reading text and responding to it (i.e. discussing text or producing written responses).
And I think that in many (if not most) primary schools the balance between these two things is *way* off.
A thread... 🪡
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To celebrate his book launch (and his introduction to Twitter!), my good friend @Timrowley2020 has kindly given me 10 books as a giveaway.
The books are fantastic for raising awareness of wellbeing within children.
To win one, please follow, like and retweet by 10am on Sunday!
MrsA retweeted
Morning - I'm very happy to have a full class set of the brilliant Glitter Boy by @MrEagletonIan to give away via @ANewChapterBks.
Full class sets transform the reading experience for a class & this book is perfect for sparking rich class discussion.
RT for a chance to win.
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Great blog from courageous @FloraSCooper whose principled stand on Ofsted inspired so many. "What are we doing? This is not education. This is not a system that the world will look at with admiration. Instead, this is a system that is failing us all."
burnbrighter.co.uk/2023/05/1…
MrsA retweeted
Fair Judgement and memorial to Ruth Perry.
gofund.me/0a06c006
MrsA retweeted
I see you have crept out from under the stone where you have been cowering. Can I suggest that you retire - no one is interested in your piffle at all until your discredited, unpleasant and failing organisation sorts itself out.
MrsA retweeted
I don’t want this to lose momentum, this Google form will allow you to anonymously share your Ofsted experiences - forms.gle/AqgFnZH8ibhSvhcF6
It has had over 2.5k responses that you can read here - docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
MrsA retweeted
*NEW POST* A scene from my new play titled Data's Inferno. A headteacher calls the DfE to ask about the primary assessment gateway. sigplus.co.uk/2023/04/datas-…
MrsA retweeted
Ruth Perry’s sister has noted that this is stuck around the 30 thousand mark. There must be 100,000 people on here who think Ofsted should be reviewed. Sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
MrsA retweeted
Curriculum coherence across the key stages:
A look at geography
When we’re considering coherence across the key stages, it’s helpful to know about the content and approaches that are being taught in different phases.
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MrsA retweeted
As I keep getting asked:
This is the petition you need to sign urgently - Julia Waters has just asked if we could get more to please sign. Retweet, send to all social media sites, whatever you can! Thank you!
#ShineOn
#EnoughIsEnough
#ForRuth
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
MrsA retweeted
Keep the #Ofsted conversation going...
We have to keep momentum...@dave_mcpartlin
So many have no idea about the complexities that Ofsted brings - keep talking everyone!
Change is coming!
For #RuthPerry
#RiseLikeAPhoenix
#ShineOn
#BurnBrighter
WHO’S SAFEGUARDING ME?
The case to reform #Ofsted and its impact on head teachers, their schools, their children and the communities they serve put here by three school leaders:
<< Calvin Henry - St Mary’s C of E Primary
<< @WayneNorrie - @GreenwoodAcad
<< @Dave_McPartlin - @FlakeTweet
Great piece by @BranwenJeffreys on @BBCBreakfast
#TimeForChange
#PauseOfsted
#Ofsted #Children #Education #Families #Teachers #HeadTeachers #Schools #ForRuth #RuthPerry #ASCL #NAHT #NEU
MrsA retweeted
It's the Easter holidays (for many), so I have two copies of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading to give away.
Simply **retweet this tweet** for your chance to win a copy.
MrsA retweeted
This simply has to happen. Don’t let this plea slip. If you inspect, over the Easter holidays, please think deeply about what you are doing to your colleagues by inspecting.
School leaders: PLEASE STOP INSPECTING NOW!
Can I be clear again that if you inspect & you work in a school, or Trust, you are part of the problem. @Ofstednews are toxic to schools & believe me, you **WILL NOT** change if from the inside; you are just perpetuating the problem.
School leaders: STOP INSPECTING.
MrsA retweeted
📚NEW BLOG!📚
Packed with top tips on maintaining wellbeing, reading for pleasure, and honing reading skills ahead of the KS2 SATs, this brand new blog from @Kaykaymv_ is sure to give you some ideas to help prepare your Year 6s for SATs week.
Enjoy! hertsforlearning.co.uk/blog/…
ALT In a photograph, children are sitting at tables, concentrating on their writing. Beneath it is a quote from the blog: "As advocates of reading for pleasure, we understand that the Key STage 2 SATs are not the be-all and end-all of our pupils' Year 6 experience. We know that the attitudes our children have towards reading are of far greater importance for their future successes."
MrsA retweeted
🗣️Let's talk about #GreatTeaching.
▶️17 videos describing each of the elements from the Model for Great Teaching.
👥Use them with colleagues to facilitate conversations about teaching and learning.
Free via this link 👇
hubs.la/Q01JPg860
MrsA retweeted
We cannot continue with @Ofstednews in its current form and with its current practice. I ask those school leaders who are Ofsted inspectors to stop. Don’t do any more inspections. It’s not hard. You have it within your hands to be the change that is so desperately needed.
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