Since we’re all talking about oracy, here’s another plug for this.

primarytimery.com/2024/03/30/tal…

I’ve just spent a very rock n’ roll eve rewatching Andrew Percival & Jess Rennie’s fabulous webinar on writing 🤩👏🏻

Since moving back to KS1, it’s so apparent how important the foundations are & not rushing into big pieces.

Are there any Y1 plan examples anywhere? 👀🥹

6/13 Andrew Percival thread on handwriting.

That is a SUPER cool analogy...

Jim Heal
#researchEDG

Pretty much every school has some form of tracking system. But why? What are tracking systems for? 🧵

If someone wanted to increase their primary network on here, who would you suggest they follow/connect with?

If you haven't read this yet, you really should.

A behaviour perspective. teacherhead.com/2024/04/02/a-b…

Thoughts on behaviour.

drcastelino.wordpress.com/2024/04/01/tho…

I’ve gained a fair few followers off the back of my adaptive teaching blog. If you haven’t read other blogs I’ve written, here are a few you might find interesting

*NEW POST*

Fluctuating student motivation and what we can do about it.

#EduBlogShare

drcastelino.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/flu…

I’ve already read this six times. And I will probably read it another six. It’s brilliant. Clare is simply one of the best educational writers and thinkers we have. 🙌

New post, this time on school leadership

The problem of conformist bias and prestige bias

birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/the…

Reposting this with an updated title - hoping it gets more views this time! primarytimery.com/2024/03/30/tal…

Some reading for the holidays! A new blog.

Adaptive teaching – the four verbs approach primarytimery.com/2024/03/29/ada…

Haidt’s four foundational suggested reforms for a healthier childhood in the digital age:

1. No smartphones before high school
2. No social media before 16
3. Phone-free schools
4. Far more unsupervised play and childhood independence

HEAR FLIPPING HEAR 👏👏👏

They’ve arrived!

Really proud of this. The product of 3 years work with an amazing team Claire Woozley Amy Rose Daniel Blackburn et al OrmistonAcads

For years teachers have been gaslit on behaviour by the Educational Intelligentsia. We've been told that it's not a big deal, and if it were a big deal it would be our fault for not being engaging enough or relatable enough or we don't understand trauma, or SEND or any host of…