Posts by Sammy Wright
It’s so interesting to see people approaching essentially the same problem from such different perspectives. My own book looked at schools and exams in what I now see is a similar way too - just without having the theoretical framework to properly describe it.
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social i found the Unaccountability Machine fascinating - and wrote about schools, management cybernetics and games.
@add-hawk.bsky.social really enjoyed your book - wrote about it in light of exams and school
“In education, the fear is always of the cost of change. And the risk we run is of never changing because the cost seems too high. “
That was a cracking Halloween costume by my youngest
The latest post in our series "What's in a Word" is out now.
@sammywright.bsky.social examines the phrase 'knowledge-rich' which has a proper meaning, but around which a lot of other more vague and unsubstantiated ideas have accrued... www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
@twinklresources.bsky.social are launching a new podcast series for leaders and teachers, and episode 1 is here! It was great to pick @sammywright.bsky.social's brain on the shape and texture of English schools. www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1hjk03
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wCcj...
School trip to flamingoland
Because society works better when people find fulfilment in life even when their jobs are meaningless and mundane.
Apparently they’re ‘flying’!
Why SEN is complicated… open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...
Best book ever
Apparently they’re ‘flying’!
Woo-hoo! Paperback in shops, and on offer at Waterstones!
Out today - please buy/share/review, and above all read. I’m so proud of this book and the impact it’s had - and still a bit surprised at the places it’s taken me too over the last year.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...