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Trying to approach 2025 the way St. Margaret is approaching Beelzebub

Good stuff here.

Well worth following.

Just re-read this. It is the best thing I've read on oracy by far.

Set high expectations by Adam is in his PGCE year and is working on his portfolio of evidence to meet the teachers' standards. His mentor tells him that he does not yet have enough evidence to meet standard 1: Adam isn't quit...

Every year on the first Inset, Chris Fairbairn (my boss) gives the same talk about maintaining high expectations of all students. "High expectations" can't just be a slogan, it actually needs to mean something. Here's a blog with an example:

achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/10/30/s...

Adaptive teaching or reasonable adjustments? “Is adaptive teaching the same thing as ‘reasonable adjustments’?” I get asked this question often when working with teachers and leaders on developing adaptive teaching. It is no surprise, given the...

‘Adaptive teaching or reasonable adjustments’

“There are an array of small, carefully chosen adjustments that can have an impact on pupils that can be classed as reasonable adjustments, but they could just as easily be classed as adaptive teaching approaches…”

alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...

‘Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style’

“It is helpful to have examples of adaptive teaching, but also to present ‘non-examples’ of what it isn’t too.”

alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...

*** '10 questions about oracy' ***

Questions for debate, along with some quick reflections:

alexquigley.co.uk/questions-ab...

A timely reminder that "Jewish" or even "Israeli" does not equal "fan of Netanyahu".

Imagine if during 2019-2022 the world defined all of us by Boris Johnson's values, actions and policies, assuming that we must have all condoned them in some way.

Things always lack definition from a distance.

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A helpful post!

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The three biggest myths in education:

The system requires a third of students to be sacrificed to the GCSE gods.

Knowledge is stickier when you work it out yourself.

Discipline is bad for children.

Fantastic offer!

Fantastic offer!

Alex, you are a God! Thank you!

SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching) When you walk into an inclusive classroom, you can often tell straightaway. It’s in the relationships, the communication, the learning environment. But these things (secure relationships, clear commun...

Hopefully a blogpost that colleagues find useful.

SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching)

sendmatters.co.uk/2024/08/16/s...

@alexjquigley.bsky.social Hi Alex - Are you aware of anything good - a short video ideally - on the dyslexia friendly classroom? I can't see anything g on the EEF channel.

A Systems Approach to Pedagogy Policies Emma Turner recently posted a great thread about things in education (generally from Secondary) that don’t really apply to Primary, especially KS1. She was spot on. Her final tweet summarising it beau...

And I also wrote about how we might view pedagogy policies via a systems approach.

musingsofadr.wordpress.com/2023/11/11/a...

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All good at Springwood :)

@helenstevenson.bsky.social Hello, Helen!

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In case you missed it, the Blue Light Scheme - a discount for key workers - will now be available to teachers. Savings of up to £800 a year, they reckon.

Sign up here: teachers.bluelightcard.co.uk?utm_source=A...

Useful. Thank you :)

Thank you!

Might try that!

Weirdly, he's quite happy to tear up and down the street if he can escape.