A great post from Tom Sherrington on the nature of a knowledge rich curriculum and how it differs from what has come before in many schools and many subjects. teacherhead.com/2018/06/06/wha…

This is a must read - a wonderful summary of the importance of background knowledge in our students understanding of content x.com/doug_lemov/sta…

This is a great read. x.com/daisychristo/s…

Students are asked to defend their thinking in writing before they’ve had time to develop it. I believe more Formative prompts are necessary to help students develop ideas that are worth defending. teachlikeachampion.com/blog/formative…

Are you a coach &/or have you been coached? Join #NewToSLTChat 7:30-8:00pm tonight to join the discussion regarding the use of coaching as a whole school approach to CPD and school improvement

This is a must read. x.com/teacherhead/st…

.Chartered College of Teaching articles available online - open access for those not (yet?) members: impact.chartered.college/category/open-… Please share with anyone who might be interested? Thanks.

Informal #futureleaders #social #reunion 14.9.18 7pm Royal Festival Hall Foyer #noislands RT @SarahM_HT Sebastien Chapleau @HothamHead Emma Williams Dr James Lane Nadine Bernard FCCT Karen Giles FCCT @robynytweet Hannah Hannah Jepson: Engaging for Success @Ambition_SL Meg Drummond @Natface77

The best thing to do in the last week? Maintain standards. Best way to support your students and your colleagues. Dig deep and double down.

We've finished our comparative judgement writing assessments for every primary year group and have some fascinating insights. Here is the gap between Pupil Premium and non Pupil Premium in years 1 - 6 - you can see it is steadily closing over time.