Being 'in' classroom teaching should provide a superior salary, better conditions, higher flexibility and excellent levels of autonomy vs jobs 'outside' teaching but 'in' education. The reality is, we are miles off it. I'm unsure where the point is where this has to change, I

Some people say compliance is bad. Try teaching a class of 30 pupils 5 lessons a day who aren’t compliant when you need them to be.

I often hear defenders of Restorative Practices say they are necessary because so many students come from chaotic or trauma-inflicting homes. The reality is that Restorative Practices only create more chaos and inflict greater trauma on those students. The most compassionate

Hi all, You must all sign up to at least 4 Year 11 Easter sessions. It is imperative that our students have the best chances in life and you can do this by giving up two days of your holiday to teach them stuff they’d know if they’d been taught by specialists in KS3. Thanks x

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Great Leadership 💯 ⬇️

If The Labour Party need some teacher votes, a sure fire way to guarantee some would be to ban TikTok “examiners” or “subject experts” who genuinely pose a risk to students’ outcomes by chatting absolute hogwash. I am using my filter a lot here. A big lot.

The skill with which Carl Hendrick translates edu research (whilst simultaneously holding the passion and joy of teaching dear!) is a thing of beauty 👌🏽 Unsurprising there was a global turnout at this excellent webinar! 🌎

So excited to be finalising a two part blog post on the potential mutations and misconceptions of psychological safety that are emerging Your homework is to read my summary of Psych Safety, from 2022! samcrome.com/2022/01/08/thr…

You sit in the back of a taxi. You’re supposed to put on your seat belt, but you forget. But the car doesn’t. It beeps and beeps to remind you. Even if you ignore it, it beeps away until you get fed up and put the belt on to stop it. The beep is both a signal and a deterrent and

📢 NEW: Five things to look out for on GCSE results day Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2025. vist.ly/43pn6

“This isn’t about teacher preference. It’s about pupil entitlement. Every child deserves access to high-quality teaching—not by chance, but by design.” New blog on the debate around teacher autonomy, trust & evidence-informed practice 👇 elliothahn1.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/tea…

Lesson feedback: don't send it, don't give it - co-construct it. Otherwise, it won't be worth it. teacherhead.com/2024/01/28/les…

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33% of GCSEs not graded at level 4 or above. Let’s not kid ourselves. It’s the system not the schools, teachers or kids.

*NEW* for AQA: English Lang & Lit mock exam trackers, using June 2025 boundaries and RAG rating for QLA, for each paper like so 👇 Retweet and help yourself 😊 #teamenglish dropbox.com/scl/fo/f3mf77e…