Happy National Storytelling Week 🎉
In our latest blog, @missiebee.bsky.social has put together a list of ideas and strategies to keep the magic of storytelling alive in the classroom all year round!
#LbQ #EduSky #EduPrimary
You have an amazing impact on children & young people but working in education can be hard.
That's why I work with time-poor headteachers to stop the firefighting so they can actually get on with the strategic.
Details: https://www.rfr.bz/b234377
#Edusky #EduPrimary
Can't delegate?
Take on too much ->
become overwhelmed ->
have less time for strategic thinking ->
make reactive decisions.
What do you delegate now that you used to do before you became a head?
#EduPrimary #EduSecondary #Headteacherchat #Edusky
New Here? Welcome! 👋
Have you checked out Wayfinder from Learning by Questions yet? 🤔
Wayfinder supports school leaders and subject leads in creating a culture of reflective teaching, responsive planning, and evidence-informed decision-making. ↪️
#LbQ #EduSky #EduPrimary
Man in a straw hat crouching down in undergrowth with a carved wooden life size dinosaur or crocodile head
Book cover of a boy running with two troodons next to him and a T Rex in the background
Planning for UK #WorldBookDay in the UK? For #KS1 or #KS2 dinosaur-themed talks, the Dinoteks author, NS Blackman is a good shout! #EduPrimary - contactanauthor.co.uk/author/167/n...
Veteran's Day music program template.
Autumn themed fall concert program template.
Grand Finale end-of-year chorus concert program template.
You can now find EduDesign Savvy on Etsy! 🎉 www.etsy.com/shop/EduDesi... Check out our customizable event program templates, created to save you time and effort. #edusky #eduprimary #academicsky #musiceducators #band #chorus #choir
Really productive and helpful conversation with teachers this morning around the approach to mixed-age planning. Our particular focus today was rec/1/2 mix - a real challenge!
What are your tips, strategies and thoughts around how to approach mixed-age?
#edusky #educhat #primarychat #eduprimary
If ever you’re wondering about the public perception of teachers, switch off the social media and speak to the families that you serve.
They see the job that you do and they’re the only ones that matter.
#eduprimary #edusky #headteachers #teachers
Friday checklist:
✅ Marking done
✅ LbQ session smashed
✅ Long weekend ahead
You're officially in the zone. 😎
#LbQ #EduSky #EduPrimary
Just started our latest #primarydt project: to design a working lighthouse linked to their #primaryscience circuit focus. The confidence in presentation of design ideas has been influenced by their sketchbook use in art. #primary #eduprimary #designtechnology
Oracy toolkit
'we have created a number of bespoke resources to develop your understanding of an oracy-rich curriculum'
#oracy #guide #blog #headteachers #teachers #eduprimary
my.chartered.college/research-hub...
Some interesting things in the 'Environment' area re self-care.
Easy to overlook these as a #headteacher , but they can make all the difference.
Creating effective and ⏩sustainable⏪ leadership.
#eduprimary #edusky
Equip your pupils and parents with the tools they need to conquer SATs with our free guide that covers:
🎯 What SATs are and why they matter
📖 Simple, effective tips for revising maths, GPS, and reading
💡 Interactive quizzes
🔗 lbq.org/filestore/Guides/LbQ_Sats_Springboard_STB.pdf
#LbQ #EduPrimary
For so many boys that I've worked with 'respect' is the cultural currency.
If the teacher doesn't offer this, it can be hard to move forwards.
#eduprimary #edusky
A week of headteacher recruitment and supporting schools with inspection.
Highly positive. There are some very good, inspirational and positive people out there.
Governors. Teachers. Leaders. Inspectors.
Important to share the good stuff.
#eduprimary #headteacher #edusky
'The next most prominent reason for disliking maths given by students is a lack of enjoyment and/or belief that the subject is boring.'
#blog #maths #eduprimary #headteacher #teacher
researchschool.org.uk/durrington/n...
'We know that our statutory frameworks promote (and in some cases, mandate) a whole-school ownership and that there are moral and practical reasons why we all buy into it. It can remain a slogan, though, unless certain aspects run alongside it.'
#eduprimary #edusky
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/03/02/i...
🌟 YEAR 4 TEACHERS 🌟
Feeling the MTC countdown already? Our blog - perfect to share with new teachers & parents - breaks down the Multiplication Tables Checks.
🧮 What's involved in the MTCs
🧮 Results from last year
🧮 The trickiest times tables based on 1,000s of answers from LbQ
#LbQ #EduPrimary
DfE virtual training sessions aimed at DSLs, Governors & Trustees about the Prevent Duty.
www.gov.uk/guidance/reg... #edusky #eduprimary #headteachers
Tips for a successful book launch. Person on couch on laptop
My February blog post is published. Presales of our new picture book Into the Thicket are coming in April!
authorgailkuhnlein.com/blog/tips-fo...
#kidlit #skybrarian #eduprimary #picturebook
Educators & those interested in connected with educators!
My #EduLib feed picks up posts tagged with #EduSky #UKEd #TeacherSky #Skybrarian #EduPrimary #SchoolLibrarian and related tags:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
A toy safety helmet with a small video camera strapped to the front of it.
The children love wearing this head camera so that I can see what they see in play.
I’ve learnt a lot about my own facial expressions through this! #EduPrimary #EYFS #PupilVoice
'Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: the 15 key policies
Ministers get new powers over academy trusts, special school parents will have to seek approval to home educate, and branded uniform items capped at 3'
schoolsweek.co.uk/childrens-we...
#article #news #guidance #eduprimary
Guidance report - existing research with clear, actionable recommendations.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
#EEF #Behaviour #report #eduprimary
Two weeks left as a Deputy Head Teacher at my wonderful school before becoming a Headteacher at a new and equally amazing Primary. Feeling the full range of emotions.... 🥰😴🥳🥹🫣🤩🧑🎄 #EduPrimary
