After Peter Edmunds 🦄 talk at researchEd I decided to trial live marking in my lessons. REVOLUTIONARY. Am now recommending to all my colleagues. Thank you

All getting a bit real now 😬. London marathon Sunday here we come. Thanks Gemma Albin for collecting my number and race pack.

My PGCE student is going her first assignment on the gender imbalance in STEM. Anyone have any blogs they can send my way for her? TIA x

Best half term ever 👰🏼‍♀️💍🤵🏻‍♂️

If people are struggling with workload, it's almost always an issue of 1. Too much to do 2. Crappy systems Some ideas for solving each 👇👇

I have the best husband - I sent a photo of a dinner I saw on here and within 30 mins he handed me exactly that for dinner. 🥰

7 Myths about retrieval practice. This is based on my recent researchED Durham presentation. Created by the wonderful & talented David Goodwin Retrieval practice is an effective T&L strategy for all learners but it is vulnerable to myths & mutations! 🧠

As of January I will be the Head of Science at my lovely school - beyond happy and excited 🔭🧬🧪🥼👩🏼‍🔬

Anyone got any evidence or research on triple vs combined science for a non-selective school? TIA Chat Physics Chat Chemistry Chat Biology ASE London

I have my head of department handover meeting on Friday. What questions should I be asking? Chat Chemistry Chat Physics Chat Biology ASE London

First day as Head of Science done. New departmental behaviour policy launched and curriculum discussions had with the team ☺️

Got a Christmas card from one of my year 9s today. I was off the last week of term due to a car crash and she didn’t get to give it to me. She kept it in her bag over the holidays and gave it to me today 🥰

These are amazing. Will be sharing with my team

Presented my vision for the science department to the governors today 😬. Terrified but it went well!

The latest teachers strike in England is today. 3 mins on what's happened to teachers' pay since 2012. The average teachers' salary has reduced in real terms - and more so than some other professions. Produced by Michael Cox, Rob England, Robert Cuffe. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Competition Time! Win the classic Unhinged Set in limited edition aluminium. These large prints are ready to hang, one of only 100 of each produced, hand signed and numbered by John! bit.ly/3DRBlah To enter like & retweet this post! Competition closes 21/8/23 2200 BST

Working on diversifying the scientists we teach about in our curriculum to increase representation. Can anyone suggest any scientists that I need to include? Chat Physics Chat Biology Chat Chemistry

I am interviewing for a senior science technician - what questions would you ask in an interview for that role? And what tasks would you get them to do? TIA

HoDs - what would you include in a fortnightly/termly newsletter to your department? Also, what works better fortnightly or termly? TIA!