I’m working on a programme for our Y10 & 11 called the 1% Club Based off Atomic Habits (& The Bear) it’s all about continuous improvement & empowering them to be independent, motivated & self regulated learners. This ties in with our work on metacognition & learning behaviours

*NEW post* Do your pupils work hard enough? bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/do-…

Can we codify school improvement? Here’s my thinking - with thanks to Sarah Cottinghatt for coaching me so magnificently, and Josh Goodrich for the inspiration, and Mr.Ho11and for hosting my thoughts 🤩 Would love to know what you think 💭 mrho11and.wixsite.com/educated-think…

🏛️ PILLARS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE 🟢 Understand how learning happens – ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’ by Daniel Willingham 🔵 Establish behaviour and engagement routines – ‘The Classroom Management Handbook’ by Mark Dowley and Oliver Lovell 🟠 Teach explicitly to build

A huge highlight of the year so far speaking with the fantastic Jennifer Webb about all things English and curriculum. Listen via the link below or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2VM5hS…

Developing Great Teaching Lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development. Download your free copy 👇: hubs.la/Q02QL2cb0

We are so excited to welcome Cohort 3 to their Steplab Certificate in Coaching Leadership launch day tomorrow. We're welcoming colleagues from across the globe to explore and collaborate on PD that really works 🚀

Ok. Blooming excited. After months of planning I'm pleased to say we are recruiting for a pilot cohort for a *very cool* new PD course for school leaders. The focus? Building pupils' engagement and sense of belonging. Full info here/DM me for a chat! ambition.org.uk/programmes/bui…

'The sector wastes thousands of precious hours and effectively burns piles of cash year on year' 🐘 Josh Goodrich reveals education's 'shameful secret' buff.ly/4gMr2GS

🧠 Cognitive Load Theory has become increasingly popular in education, with many teachers using its principles in the classroom. But if you're not already familiar with this theory, here's a quick guide on applying its key principles in your classroom ⬇️ innerdrive.co.uk/blog/how-to-us…

English teachers! Browse 100 of our best loved Discovering Literature articles, including expert insights on Macbeth. padlet.com/discovering_li… Explore themes from manhood and 'the milk of human kindness' to the witches and Lady Macbeth.

NEW from me: an in-depth interview w/David Geary, father of the theory of primary and secondary knowledge. "People lose touch with how difficult it is to acquire the really basic elementary types of skills, that you have to start from the beginning." tes.com/magazine/teach…

🥇"First class PD from start to finish" 🚀"An inspirational day" 🪜"Small steps, explicit instruction, time for practice. Exactly what PD should be" Just some of the great feedback from the launch of Cohort 3 Cert in Coaching Leadership yday! So excited for the year ahead 👊

Evaluating comparison WAGOLLs on the individual components has always been useful, breaking down the implicit into explicit granular pieces! 🧩

Reading fluency can be described as the bridge between decoding and comprehension (EEF, 2022). It’s a vital part of students reading AND understanding well. But what could that look like in the classroom? Here’s what we do at TAL for fluency interventions: A thread 🧵

I tried Rachel Cliffe good / best / better paragraph idea this week, and it has been transformational. Thank you so much for the inspiration. I'm going to use this for Q4 next.

‘Advantaged’ & ‘disadvantaged’ are statistical proxies for secure prior knowledge. Focus on the learning & not the label. The labels are proxies intended to point us in that direction, not a full stop. bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/do-…

To build on my last blog, this time I’m talking about the role of leadership for literacy. …inkingliteracy894360755.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/lea… A reflection on some great practice I’ve seen, that would benefit from being emulated in more settings.

✨ BIG HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY!!! ✨ To win ALL of these spooktacular books: 🎃 Like 🎃 RT by 30.10.24 🎃 UK only Big thanks to our wonderful publishing partners for sending so many prizes. We’ll announce the winner on Halloween! Good luck!! 👻

I have 2 year 11 English intervention groups on my timetable this year. I have been having a Literature and a Language focus for each lesson… 5 weeks of lessons and resources uploaded on my Google Drive if anyone wants them 😊 drive.google.com/drive/folders/…