A quick 🧵on standardisation vs moderation - some thoughts for Heads of Department / those who have responsibility for assessment. Let’s talk about the purpose of each, and ways to carry them out successfully. But let’s also be brief, because ya know, time is limited! 1/-

I'm so exhausted. Am I dying or is this just what it feels like when you have a toddler in your FORTIES?

New blog... Education and the fallout from COVID – the canary in the mine? A very different one. The current state of education (from my perspective). It's not news for those that work in schools but pulls together everything that we're dealing with. missdcoxblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/edu…

Politicians haven’t got a clue about education… pass it on.

Bridget Phillipson MP Bridget Phillipson has been appointed Secretary of State for Education Department for Education.

This booklet is nearly done - I will share for free on the website though not sure how many people teach Journey's End 😊

Teaching AQA English Language Paper 2 ❓❓tes.com/resource-detai… ⭐️WHOLE SOW⭐️ ❤️sentences structures 💛Self assessment sheets for each question 💜Current non-fiction texts 🩷All writing forms addressed 💙Structure strips 💚Range of debate statements 🧡Embedded videos

Pearson The grade statistics for English Language 2.0 are wild. How is this possibly ‘fair and comparable’ between awarding bodies? Boundaries up by 8-14 marks on last year… 80% kids didn’t pass… this doesn’t compare to any other board Ofqual #GCSEResults2024 #teamenglish

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.

There should be at least one Friday a month that is a “read in bed all day” day, where you don’t have to go to work, and you get to just eat snacks in bed with a good book.

READING: The radical change we need in secondary schools, and how we are plotting our course @AcademyCAT1 A (long) thread 🧵 👇

More than a million views! This emotionally honest performance by Cait O'Ryan getting this recognition is so well deserved. 🫶Thanks to #spitnights for letting everyone know what I've always known - how incredibly intelligent and talented Caitlin is. 🙌

SO EXCITED to say that the immensely talented Amjad Ali and I & joining forces to deliver our new course on Writing and SEND! Want to support your SEND students to build their skills and resilience, and flourish in the English classroom? We’ve got you 👇1/

“Women teachers say: ‘You want me to put children first, but not my children.’” Bridget Phillipson pushes home working & more flexibility in bid to stem flood of teachers including thousands of mums in their 30s out of the profession. theguardian.com/education/2024…

*NEW post* Becoming Better People. Do your pupils become more polite, more hard working & more responsible each year they progress through school? bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/12/23/bec…

Starting the new year as I mean to go on by getting myself SUPER organised has meant that I can share the big folder of every resource I have ever shared on here all in one go. I will pin it to my profile so it never goes missing! Happy New Year to all! drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

What career puts you into 40,000 of debt to learn about the job instead of how to do it and then dumps you into the work environment with the expectation you figure out how to do it by experimenting on clients? Teaching.

This year, be the teacher who… 1. Says no without guilt. 2. Sets boundaries without apology. 3. Speaks up without second guessing. 4. Leads with clarity. 5. Chooses presence over perfection—every time. #Room212

We continue to bemoan 1/3 students graded below 4 in Eng Lang when a. grade boundaries are set for that approx proportion b. Eng Lang GCSE is a poor exam that doesn't test competence in use of lang in a meaningful way c. marking is erratic, so the results aren't even reliable.

The longer I've worked in education, the more apparent it's become: simple, consistent routines, applied with love, regular recognition & praise for getting it right &, when necessary, predictable consequences for not following the rules, has the greatest positive impact overall.