Not at all- thank you for taking the time to share your ideas. I recently read Initium and found that super helpful too.

Yep- feels like a very coherent approach.

Jonathon Lear really helped to shape our development of assessment in foundation subjects with this aim in mind. His school have done a great job at helping children achieve this.

The liminal curriculum One of the parts of curriculum design that often doesn’t get enough airtime is empty space. If a curriculum design is 100% full, and designed to fill every possible lesson, minute or moment then th…

Thinking a lot recently about how to create more space in our curriculum to genuinely respond to children’s learning and I think this piece by @emmaturner75.bsky.social is a great argument in support of that approach thinkingflexibly.com/2024/11/23/t...

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Are you a headteacher, serving or retired, a deputy or and assistant Head?
Of so, could you comment on this thread and I will put together a head teacher starter pack.
Please Repost for maximum reach.

Hi- yep DHT

Six years ago, literally nobody asked me what my advice would be for new teachers starting in September.

So I told them.

And now, years later, still nobody has asked me.

So here it is again

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#uked #ukteaching #edusky

‼️ Y6 TEACHERS 👇🏼

Am currently updating the SATs one-page answers to include 2024 papers :) save this link for whenever you do your next set! (No more flipping over umpteen pages of those blessed mark schemes!) ✍️

(All 2016-2023 papers in there too)

🔗 tinyurl.com/satsopas

#EduSkyPrimary

SUBTRACT Carmy is a brilliant young chef. Trained in the world’s finest kitchens, he is putting the final touches to a new dish, which he presents to his head chef. The dish is elegant and refined, wi…

SUBTRACT

New post from me, on school leadership and policy.

achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/10/20/s...

The Reading Map - A Primer YouTube video by Christopher Such

Nearly 5,000 views in two weeks for this ~9 minute video introducing teachers to the most important things to know about reading.

Thanks to everyone who has watched and/or shared it.

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The lost art of planning On my travels, I speak to hundreds if not thousands of experienced teachers and school leaders and there’s a common conversation in an, “all roads lead to Rome” way, that always seems to crop up in…

New blog, "The lost art of planning".
thinkingflexibly.com/2024/10/18/t...