Nothing changes if nothing changes… I find the way that organisational change is led, negotiated, avoided and ultimately realised to be completely fascinating. In particular, change that moves from chaos to clarity.
It is important to acknowledge the risks and challenges that lay in change… but it is more important to recognise that growth and progress come from change.
Very special to hear Alan Bennett talking about his life and work today. Could listen to him all day long. What a rare talent and complete living legend - made me laugh and cry. Lovely birthday present ❤️
Thinking and the time needed to do so properly, can be undervalued.
Think more before you ‘do’
As we move from the Summer Hols, where most of us have embraced slowness & having time to properly think(never to be undervalued) ~ what reflections or advice would you offer new colleagues & NQTs, on maintaining a sense of slowness, balance and purpose?
I have 89 survey responses, and for some reason this is a deeply unsatisfying number. Don't suppose anyone sat exams as a home educator this year and wants to answer about their experiences?
How well do you think this is acknowledged in education leadership practice, leadership development, accountability and inspection practices? #networkedchat
Is professional learning a priority in your school? What does it look like for you?
#Networkedchat
#edusky
So my new blog that I’ve only posted here and on threads and not on Twitter has just got its 1000th click in well under 24 hours. This is better than the last blog I wrote and posted on Twitter which took months to reach 1000.
It’s the sister blog to the one posted yesterday.
Has anyone listened to this? If so, be great to share your thoughts 💭
#networkedchat
The curse of the wellbeing quick win or wanting a tick box! #networkedchat
Every one of our new children have had Frank and Bert personally delivered to their houses. One of our best grannies has knitted us our own Frank and Bert with their own special bag to keep them safe. Bring on back to school time!
🙌🏻 📚- that’s some serious productivity!
Ok edu-folk of this emerging pilipala (butterfly) landscape. Let’s see a Summer photo with water…
1. Where is it?
2. Why were you there?
3. Will you go again?
👇🏽
Penarth
Dog Walk
Absolutely
@edusky.bsky.social #networkedchat
How well do leaders really do this? Do they think they do it? Do they want to do it? Or, do they do it? #quoteoftheday
Ahead of Back to School - What’s at the top of your to do list? #NetworkEdchat
Recording the #PrimaryFutures podcast has been a huge privilege and it's great to see the episodes coming out. You can hear my conversations with experts on diverse areas of primary education. People coming from really different standpoints from those familiar from twitter. Give it a listen!
If you are interested in developing your understanding of the importance and how to implement an anti-racist curriculum, please join myself, @tygolding.bsky.social and @catrplace.bsky.social for our PL programme. Get in touch for further info 🌟
So they act as a quick reference to overall reading competence, as a check in? Are they done alongside more comprehensive or diagnostic assessments?
Successful unstructured times can be a perennial challenge for many schools. Having looked at OPAL, it looks very promising. What would you say is / was the biggest barrier to it being successful?
For the uninitiated, how have you started using it?
For us - implementing Outdoor Play and Learning OPAL. Significant drop in incidents in unstructured times over each term. Which means less impact on learning time to sort things out. Can see an increase in confidence in their own abilities to solve problems too. #NetworkEdChat
Probably retrieval practice. It was something I'd done without really k owing why and formalising it, but once I understood it more, I could make sure I used it more purposefully. That didn't mean a quiz at the start of each lesson. It is also something rife for some strange mutations, though
