It's switch off time for 5 days! Well needed time with my lovely (slightly crazy) children and of course the husband too 😁

Competition - book giveaway!! I just found two extra copies of The Power of Teams and would love to give them away to two people interested in the book. If you’d like to enter for a chance win a copy, please retweet and like this tweet. Closes Thursday 27th Oct! Good luck 🤩

Show day no.2 😍 #shiningstarsschoolofdance #timetoshine #showday

Such a productive afternoon spent thinking about how the EEF PD guidance report can guide our strategic planning as assistant heads, considering whether strategies for professional development include a balance of PD mechanisms #TogetherWeMakeTheDifference

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#MGLConf23 looking forward to an informative day today

Loved having a go at coding these today 😃

A really interesting read.

🚨 New Retrieval Practice in Primary School Study Klaxon 🚨 What is better: Retrieval vs Class Discussion Not the results you may expect… ❌ No difference in terms of memory ✅ Retrieval led to increase in motivation & enjoyment Full paper here (🔐) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🧠Retrieval Practice - Have you considered questions. Thinking about what might increase the chances of learning - Might be useful 🆓Free PDF can be found here. midd.me/aQdY

I hear there is some amazing music to be heard from a brilliant brass band 😄

A fantastic Carol service as always at Manchester Cathedral tonight. My favourite of the year! Such an amazing building.

***QUESTIONING*** Six core components for asking questions in our classrooms ❔❔

Looking forward to watching this with my 4th Heaton Chapel Brownies tomorrow 😃

▪️ Feedback ▪️ Inspired by John Hattie & Grant Wiggins ▪️ Six principles

Function of behaviour, communication and non verbal adaptations training delivered this evening. Thanks for your positive contributions LilyLanePrimarySchool Kate Allely

Bursting with pride listening to staff share examples of colleagues who work tirelessly to support our pupils with SEND. Relationships, routines, kindness and great teaching 💜CLIC-Trust

The 2024 CLIC conference is underway. This year, we are delighted to be joined by Gary Aubin for a day focused on SEND in the mainstream #TogetherWeMakeTheDifference

So interesting hearing Gary Aubin talk about the links between the EEF 5-a-day principles and adaptive teaching, and when we use these to anticipate barriers, mitigate barriers, when assessing, and to make in the moment adaptations #TogetherWeMakeTheDifference