The words "erupt", "corrupt", "bankrupt", "interrupt", and "disrupt" all come from a Latin verb meaning "break" etymologynerd.com/1/post/2021/06…

Teaching Ordnance Survey 6 figure grid references? Try these downloadable templates to help with understanding and accuracy: tinyurl.com/sixfiggridrefs 1:25 thou and 1:50 thou available. Please RT. 🌎 #GeographyTeacher

"It's been the greatest privilege of my life to bring you the news." Jon Snow signs off from Channel 4 News for the very last time after presenting the programme for 32 years.

Mapped: 30 Years of Deforestation and Forest Growth, by Country visualcapitalist.com/mapped-30-year…

Good assessment should surprise us - Zoe Enser 🐉 👉 ow.ly/qXS950HupGG

We are looking for inspirational leader to join our school as Head of ICT. We are a forward thinking school where teaching and learning is at the heart of all we do. Should you or someone you know be interested, please visit corneliusvermuyden.com/staff/vacancie…

George Hadley was born on 12 February 1685. A physicist & meteorologist, his theory describes a global circulation pattern now known as the Hadley cell that is responsible for the trade winds. Read about it & its role within global atmospheric circulation bit.ly/2OIAQWI

The ECF framework truly is poor, a straightjacket & no more than a tick box approach that causes a lot of pointless work. I was hopeful at first but have to say ECTs have been truly let down but what is a poorly designed load of tosh.

The Ordnance Survey have just published the guidance I have developed for them 'Designing a coherent geography curriculum for 11-16 year olds - Planning for pupil progress in the use of Ordnance Survey maps' Its a free download from ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/reso… I hope it's useful.

THREAD: ‘Behaviour is slipping’. Everyone on SLT has heard this before. But what should we do? I’ve been lucky to work in some great schools that have improved behaviour significantly. Here’s some of the things I’ve learned about tackling behavioural drift:

This ⬇️ Critical. Head+SLT duty is to OWN behaviour and blame themselves if behaviour and culture is poor, and no one else. They should be servant leaders. Toxic if staff blamed for poor behaviour in the school. Staff accountable for consistent implementation. SLT support this.

Noise pollution is worse than you think: a 10db noise increase (from dishwasher to vacuum) drops productivity by 5%. But YOU DON’T NOTICE: noise hurts your ability to think, not your effort. You work as hard but do worse! And poorer areas have more noise. joshuatdean.com/wp-content/upl…

Hi all, We’re making changes to the On Call System from Monday. It must only be used in extreme cases. You will fill in the On Call Google Form as usual and then you’ll be put in a triage queue, where your case will be assessed by 5 members of SLT who won’t come to help. Thanks x

Retrieval practice is really important for strengthening memories. But what about the way students first *encode* new memories? 🧵

Charlotte Pottinger's Retrieval Practice at Rivers Primary Academy is pure gold- and you can see her students think so as well. Video and notes here: teachlikeachampion.org/blog/how-charl…

Is it true that some students just can’t do math? No, but you probably shouldn’t design instruction so that only a small minority of students can do it! aft.org/sites/default/…

This is clever marketing from Reform because it pulls on an instinctive sense of fairness. An easy argument back is to point out: Newcastle United - 85 goals - 7th in league Aston Villa - 76 goals - 4th in league It is fair and normal to reward wins not goals.

🚨Review of Edu-Research in 2023/24 → 11 standout papers → 5 emerging themes → My finding/sharing process (this is my first crack at a vid—would love any feedback, esp how it could be better next time)

Anyone fancy a thunk to start your lesson tomorrow? Don't worry about which subject you teach - it doesn't really matter* because it's those thinking skills that really count... *actually it does matter images.app.goo.gl/QVdTQ1pfgmT25m…

🌟New blog: The regular habits of a strategic SENDCO. Reposts and comments welcome. #senco #sendco sendmatters.co.uk/2024/12/15/the…