Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all.
Every day, hundreds of pupils stream through the gates and a vast, invisible system whirs into motion: teaching, safeguarding, meals, attendance, support, behaviour, communication, enrichment and care.
A short thread about why schools are miracles:
1. "Yeah, Ben AI might well be awful but it's coming and we can't stop it so we have to find ways it works for us."
No. Actually we don't.
We could quite easily say AI is an age inappropriate and developmentally dangerous technology and schools should lock it out.
Exceptionally pleased to welcome @arithmaticks.bsky.social to the Astrea Team on our shared mission to disrupt disadvantage. Welcome!!!
I am so sorry. This is awful news. Thoughts are with you
Such a brilliant night with Lemn Sissay in Norwich last night. Witty, clever and funny. The poetry was good too!
Great opportunity here for a member of #TeamRE at Astrea Academies with @mrcarnaby.bsky.social.
Having worked with Matt, he values RE and helped me find my confidence as a subject lead. If I wasn't so happy here in Norfolk, I would be tempted!
👀 👀 👀 A vanishingly rare opportunity to be a National Lead for T&L!
✅ Shared approaches informed by TLAC & Cog. sci?
✅ Want to disrupt disadvantage?
✅ Support a vibrant community of leaders?
✅ Lead on the implementation of T&L across 9 schools?
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Want to understand what we're doing, how we're doing it and why we're doing it? Read more here:
carnabymr.home.blog/2024/06/28/t...
👀👀👀 Massive role! We are recruiting a new National Lead for History!
✅ Passionate about a knowledge-rich curriculum?
✅ Want to disrupt disadvantage?
✅ Lead a vibrant history subject community?
✅ Co-design a common curriculum across our secondaries?
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Want to understand what we're doing at Astrea Academy Trust, how we're doing it and why? Read more about that here:
carnabymr.home.blog/2024/06/28/t...
We think RE is vital. It is a critical part of our schools' curriculum and you could play your part in shaping it! Read more about why we think RE is important here:
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🌟🌟🌟 We're recruiting a National Lead for RE!!
✅Passionate about a knowledge-rich curriculum?
✅ Want to disrupt disadvantage?
✅ Lead a vibrant history subject community?
✅ Co-design a common curriculum across our secondaries?
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Want to know what we're doing @astreaacademies, why we're doing it and how? Read more here: carnabymr.home.blog/2024/06/28/t...
🔥🔥🔥 We're recruiting for a National Lead for MFL!
✅Passionate about a knowledge-rich curriculum?
✅ Want to disrupt disadvantage?
✅ Lead a vibrant languages subject community?
✅ Co-design a common curriculum across our secondaries?
We think RE is really important at Astrea Academy Trust. Check out this exciting national role. An opportunity to be part of the design of a trust-wide curriculum, perhaps responding to the Francis review in the process. www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Really enjoyed this by @thewayofkueh.bsky.social. Well worth a read!
A dimension often missed in the discussion around whether children should enjoy lessons is that there are 30 in a class. Not everything appeals to everyone. A lot of top-level education discussions see schooling as individual, but it’s not: it’s collective.
Excellent blog by J A Maxwell on a whole-school approach to flashcard use. A focused approach to a small number of teaching (& study) strategies is likely to be implemented & sustained better because it allows a focus on quality & adaptation.
niprincipal.blogspot.com/p/this-much-...
🫵New data on allegations against teachers🫵
@edaptuk.bsky.social recently carried out some research with our friends @teachertapp.bsky.social to find out what is really going on in schools and whether the problem is as serious as our casework data suggests...a🧵1/8
#ukedchat
Anybody else an Einaudi fan? There’s probably a fine line between enjoyment and obsession.
Christopher Such is one of my heroes. He is extraordinarily generous with his time and expertise and always thinks and communicates with extraordinary clarity.
If you have questions or worries about the teaching of reading - he's the man to ask.
Also, buy his excellent books.
I think we need to move every conversation about what is best for adults quickly onto what is best for kids. Without trying to twist the conclusions of that to what we already think.
We have fully engaged in Christmas mode… tree is up — 4 and 7 year old have decorated it and the muppets is on!
Love a cheese plant! But really love a Christmas cheese plant!!
Congratulations, Adam! How very exciting!