Thanks again to Grace Hudson for this infographic summary of my book 😁👏🏻

First assembly this morning at Verulam School - so impressed with Year 11 Boys’ engagement. Got to introduce them to my favourite quote too:

I have co-authored an article with Professor Robert Bjork & Dylan Wiliam published with ASCD EL Magazine I would encourage all teachers to read this as we head back to school - Why testing shouldn’t be the first response to last years learning gaps ascd.org/el/articles/wh…

Used Rebecca Heather feedback proforma today and it was incredibly effective. Minimal marking and comments, students successfully identified where and how they needed to improve, and got on with very little supervision. Great lesson to end my Monday with 👍🏻

24-h WARNING! The fantastic Kate Jones will be delivering a free webinar tomorrow at 6pm, based on her new @JohnCattEd book about Formative Assessment. It's online and FREE to attend. Click on the link to grab a ticket! 👉 buff.ly/3gxsUWw

We hope that everyone has had a good start to term. If you need help with RE subject knowledge click the 'knowledge' tab on our website to see our subject knowledge essays. Please share & RT Bright Futures Educational Trust Calderdale & Kirklees Teaching School Hub Central London Teaching School Hub ow.ly/vJ3d30rVWbL

Survived my 1st term as a class teacher & this what I’ve learnt: - My daily to do list will never be done - TA’s are gods - Perfection is not a realistic goal - Children never fail to surprise you - Supportive colleagues/leadership is imperative #EYFS #teachertwitter

🚨 Christmas competition 🎁 🎉 Simply retweet this tweet to be entered to win the full set of my books & I will sign them with a nice message in each book 😁🥰 Winner announced 20.12.21 🎄👏🏻

Experiential RE to round off the Buddhism unit this week. Year 8 pupils took part in a range of activities including meditation/mindful breathing, as well as the the creation and destruction of mandalas. They thoroughly enjoyed it, as did I!

Disadvantaged students are twice as likely to take Religious education A level than their peers, favouring it over most other subjects. So choosing RS can increase their life chances including through access to higher ed ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2022/04/do-dis… Religious Education Council NATRE Religious Education Council