In January I'll have been teaching for 10 years. It's definitely never felt quite like this.

This is really all that it comes down to.

Eventful week on UK Teacher Twitter. Seems the culture wars are alive and well in the classroom. Lots of educators really pushing the boundaries of remaining politically impartial. Miss when the most controversial discourse was around using cold-call questioning. Just teach.

🚨 New study on reading aloud (vs reading silently). Findings: → Reading aloud leads to better memory of the text → This makes sense, given 'the production effect' → However, it does *not* improve comprehension... link.springer.com/article/10.375… (🔒)

This is the first September since 2015 that I haven't been at work for INSET. I'm taking Shared Parental Leave for this first half-term after the birth of my daughter.

And just like that, I'm back!

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By far the best CPD I've ever been on. Took so much away from it and entirely changed my approach to not just implementing coaching, but implementation in general. Top class.

Phrases I hear a lot in schools and always challenge: 1. Quality assurance First, aesthetically this term grates on me. It gives me managerial vibes - people wandering round in grey suits with clipboards. Second, my basic position is that you should assume that your teachers

Last week, loads of teachers got in touch to ask me how our school has generated such a positive culture around observations. This is no small question, so in THIS WEEK's EPISODE OF TBFM we've done a deep dive, covering dozens of points crucial to any senior or middle leader

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We're hiring MyEdSpace English mentors for the upcoming academic year! Requirements: -A*/A in English -9/8 in English -University student or gap year A great way to support students of all ages and make some extra money! Interested? Head over to myedspace.co.uk/careers

First September since 2014 I'm not in an INSET. Looking forward to an exciting academic year ahead with MyEdSpace.

Drinking my morning coffee and reading some ephemeral texts to start my day.

The 'ephemeral texts' reference in the Curriculum Review is giving me flashbacks to strange 00s textbooks, with steam-punk graphics, and turn of the century 3D art, and words like 'blog', 'SMS message' and 'the Internet' floating about.