Well done @Charnwoodcoll on winning Music Academy of the Year 2024! Congratulations to the whole team #InspirationAwards

The two winners of this year’s Volunteer of the Year Award are Anne Butler and Matthew Frost! A big congratulations to @CedarRdPrimar and @Charnwoodcoll. Thank you to your commitment to supporting the young people of your community #InspirationAwards

Well done to Cheryl Watson at Eastfield Academy and Selysia Lewis at Bobby Moore Academy – you have won the Teaching Assistant of the Year award! We’re so proud of you! This award is sponsored by justteachers UK #InspirationAwards

Time for Inspirational Teacher of the Year! Congratulations to both Rachel Chard at Thomas Hinderwell and Rebecca Slinn at Barnes Wallis Academy - two shining examples of the brilliant work that goes on within our Trust. Thank you for all that you do! #InspirationAwards

👀 at this geography curriculum portal! Beautiful — loads of thought and reflection by our geography subject community to get to this point. Brilliantly led by Rob Chambers ! x.com/robgeog/status…

We're on the look out for English teachers, regardless of experience, to take part in a series of small conversations that discuss all things literature, as part of a new project with @JohnCattEd. If this is something you're interested in, click the following link:

It’s LEXONIK DAY Lexonik - literacy at the speed of sound 🥳 for our reading intervention teams across @AcademyCAT1 I am prone to hyperbole (obvs) but it’s NO EXAGGERATION to say we are going to change lives for the better. Beechcliffe School Thackley Carlton Bolling CarltonKeighley Oulton Academy #ExcellenceForAll

Schools closing the PP gap is like asking A&E to fix a leg that was broken 5 years ago.

Far too many women have been on the receiving end of harassment, abuse and violence for far too long. With violence against women and girls declared a ‘National Emergency’, we need our male allies to stand up and call out troubling behaviour when they see it. #JustDont

When it comes to GCSE and A level English, the assessment system is broken. Unreliable marking, opaque and inconsistently applied mark schemes, shambolic moderation & standardisation procedures, unfair appeals processes. Never mind curriculum revamps. it's time to fix this mess.

I have two copies of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading to give away. Simply **retweet this tweet** for your chance to win one of them. I'll pick two winners this Sunday (01/09/24).

This is completely unacceptable. It happens much too often and it's simply not fair. So much rests on these exams and they are not reliable enough to put so much weight on them - either for schools or for individual students. Something must change.

On our way bright (still dark) and early for #rED24! Come hear us (Nichola Leech) speak about HW not once but TWICE! We will answer these burning questions. Session 3 in K14: What *is* the homework conundrum? Session 5 in K14: How do we build a culture of independent study?

This abomination, this GENOCIDE, is supported by Keir Starmer David Lammy BBC News (UK)

The brilliant Raj Chande and Robert Coe complete our line-up, talking about incredibly exciting new research on data analytics and teaching. If you’ve seen the film Moneyball, then this is for you #researchEd2024 #red24

Leading an independent school - why you might want to, and, if you do, how you can prepare (as an aspiring Senior Leader or head): jillberry102.blog/2017/11/19/lea… Please pass on to anyone you know who might be in that category? Thanks!

If you also have access to MASSOLIT our ACC Playlist will work brilliantly alongside this SOW. The Playlist include more than 30 lectures from Prof. John Mullan, Prof. John McRae, Dr Christopher Pittard and Prof. John Bowen! massolit.io/playlists/dick…

The vocabulary barrier in English Literature GCSE has seen researchers call for change in texts. Here is my exploration of the new evidence that even avid readers may struggle to tackle English Literature texts: alexquigley.co.uk/the-rare-vocab…

Schools have a big role to play in directly saving lives here by ensuring pupils & families receive the information they need about the HPV vaccine so they can make an informed choice.