Geoff Barton
@realgeoffbarton
Recovering English teacher, head, and union baron. Chiefly: books, food, Shakespeare, oracy … and gratuitous pics of Suffolk skies with border terrier Molly B.
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Yep: “We must make Headteachering the job that every young teacher dreams of doing” … Southgloshead southgloshead.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/whe…
“You are the future of our nation …”: a characteristically thoughtful, optimistic reflection by Roy Blatchford on the coming year’s education agenda blinks.education/royBlatchfords…
Recap: "Let's talk about 'oracies', not 'oracy'; which aspects might need to be taught explicitly; and why we should think carefully about formally assessing speaking & listening": my conversation with Clare Sealy for the @OracyCommission: buff.ly/4dKBpJm
Our thanks to colleagues @ASCstammering NDCS Disabled Children's Partnership Afasic Ambitious about Autism NAPLIC & Commtap CIC whose expertise was invaluable in informing the paper, and to Geoff Barton and all the commissioners for inviting us to contribute 🙏
Everybody's (still!) talking about #oracy: here are our new 'Speaking Volumes' think-pieces, with thanks to contributors Rupert Knight, Prof Julia Snell, Caroline Wright, Louisa Reeves, Amanda Moorghen and Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation: buff.ly/4cNqrS0
The view from here: honoured to formally open the new Maths & Science building at The Castle School, Thornbury, this afternoon. The ubiquitous Molly B (insta: @mollybsuffolk) inevitably gatecrashes the pic with headteacher (and ASCL Council member), Jessica lobbett. Congrats to all.