What a journey it's been 📚📖💪🏻
Exciting times ahead with a few new projects to work on and some time to build on ideas for next year.
Change brings opportunity.

As a middle leader, you have torn allegiances, says Jon Hutchinson in Tes’ latest Middles Leadership Essentials. Do you share in the collective responsibility of SLT? Or lobby for your team? The answer to both questions, unfortunately, is yes
tes.com/magazine/leade…

Sunday Reading 📖📚

Highlights: Phone usage is significantly higher among girls than boys (Medietilsynet, 2018)

Post-ban girls’ externally graded exams in maths improved 0.22 SD

Bullying incidents decline by 0.25–0.35 SD 2-4 yrs after ban

Unstructured technology is esp distracting for learning

We’re accepting late applications for some PGCE subjects. This short video by Director Ian Collen tells you all you need to know. Get your application in ASAP! youtube.com/watch?v=8849BB…

New blog: A proposal for saving five million hours per year (one day per teacher) of workload, without harming pupil achievement

samsims.education/2024/04/25/a-p…

2024 Exam tips and ideas TeamEnglish Ireland NI English Teachers Litdrive UK ITT TeamEnglish Teachers Talk English Team English Eng chat #GCSEEnglish #OfMiceandMen #AIC

Some principles for addressing disadvantage. Hope these are helpful for discussion.

I'm really excited to share the latest episode in Flogas The Energy Behind series which takes a look at the people, places and communities in my life that have played such a big part in shaping me as both an athlete and a person!

Hope you all enjoy it! 🙌

Full video

Many students listen to music while they study, claiming that it helps them focus.

But does the research show the opposite...? bit.ly/3vNkvZK

“More deliberate and structured rehearsal of spelling, punctuation, handwriting and sentence construction ‘frees up’ the cognitive load of pupils.”

Derby Research School’s Katie Pattison, explores how best to support pupils to improve their writing skills.

ow.ly/weLe50R9j6r

Middle Leaders helping individuals in their team to be their best: 'In most cases, the approach of clearly identifying a specific issue & providing concrete support such as coaching or co-planning may be enough.' Jon Hutchinson's balanced advice in Tes: tes.com/magazine/leade…

Sunday Reading 📚📖

The reduction/cutting of outside support services for schs means leaders are dealing with more complex needs and problems with less money, space and time to do it effectively. There is always a human cost in schs & often the most vulnerable pupils suffer.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Teachers' eval with actual value.