Glad this is being raised. Have been surprised with the rush to digital assessments without more discussion of these major barriers, familiar to most schools. Also writing by hand has value educationally & practically. It should not be simply discarded in the stampede to digital

Katie's new account. A must account to follow if you're a history teacher

Great to see these proofs, Colin McCormick and I have been working hard on this for some time 😅. Wonderful to FINALLY start to see it come together 🌟❤️

At the heart of the Direct Instruction model is checking for understanding which is what makes it a highly interactive way of teaching.

It will surprise many to read that DI is the “opposite of the lecture format.”

It's coming... Made up with the layout. Lots of editing to do but hopefully not too long now 🤞📙 Liverpool and Transatlantic Slaver. images are samples

The examples of things professionals used to do in the name of INSPIRING, FUN, ENGAGING lessons is madness.

Read the comments! ⬇️

I’m a fan of promoting oracy but I’d trade any number of reports, elaborate programmes, audits and high profile speech events for just having high quality pair talk feature strongly across every school. Build on that.

Fascinating thread

Interesting and thought-provoking thread.

The foundation for a love of reading is ensuring a kid can read. Schools should make absolutely no apologies for prioritising the development of this capability for as many kids as possible.

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Love this.

Over Easter I've written a wee bit of historical fiction to introduce Y7 to Luther's 1517 protest. Not quite brave enough to share, but realise it's hugely inspired by Mike Hill, the Luther series on The Rest Is History and Alfred Molina in 2003's Luther. Thanks people!

Love this thread from Mike… Engrossing stuff

It’s getting so exciting. Have a read of some of these stories… they genuinely help students understand the places and people of the past

We're beyond excited to share our sample booklet from #ChangingHistoriesKS3 Connected Worlds, c.1000–c.1600 🎉 Take a look: ow.ly/jQzw50Re7hL. With evocative storytelling and beautifully designed pages, this truly breaks the mould of #KS3History textbooks

Schools need to focus more on retaining their staff. Schools are now employing a lot of gimmicky moves to try and recruit, but without a culture of retention, the school just becomes like a bus stop.

Leaders should ensure that
1. behaviour is at least good at all times and predictable
2. Leaders prioritise a sense of belonging for staff and student
3. Teachers are effective and have agency
4. Students and staff succeed.