Jake Ellam

Primary school teacher of 10+ years. I have taught in every year group from EYFS - Y6. NPQLTD.
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[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@adamboxer1 Really enjoyed the webinar on Thursday afternoon, where you touched on this. Definitely left me with food for thought. Thanks for putting it on

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

I'm doing a half term #giveaway of these two of my books on #behaviour. Like and retweet this post to enter! Winner announced next Sunday (22nd Feb). See the thread for more details and a flash sale this week by my publishers @BloomsburyEd. #freebie

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@XpatEducator First off, wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy 2026. Love the plays - shared some of your resources with staff in a recent staff meeting. Please could I have a copy of the playbook? Many thanks

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

https://t.co/g3UYXrTlb3

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

I've been reading posts by others on Substack for a while, but I've finally posted my own. Head over to https://t.co/Txw7kdiCgp to have a gander.

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

Latest blog post has just gone live over on my Wordpress. This one is about something which has been a focus of my work in school this week: behaviour and routines for learning. It can be accessed at https://t.co/daIx0rrRj8

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@GaskellEyfs @GaskellPrimary Love it, but I take umbrage at Peppermint Paradise being included on the coffee section 😂

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

That being said, there is definitely merit in what @ollie_lovell said in response, about the positives of using slides. Loved the point about each step of the process of modelling being its own check for understanding and helping reduce cognitive load. Food for thought.

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

Just listening to @ollie_lovell and @mrbartonmaths ERRR Podcast from May 2023 (behind the times, I know!)
Absolutely loved Craig's point about using the same exercise book as the children, and a visualiser for live modeling. Promotes strong class cohesion and reduces CL.

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@DeputyGrocott I'm very glad that I don't have to wear the same jumpers as when I was little 😂

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

Behaviour Management in a nutshell

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@DeputyGrocott Absolute doddle - it's flown by and I could do another 8 weeks.
Jake, aged 36

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@UnofficialOA "If you say '6-7' once more, it will be 6 minutes off break and 7 minutes off your iPad time".
It's amazing how quick it stopped 😂

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@jonnybid Autumn 1 is to school terms, what January is to the calendar year.

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@SoLInTheWild Having just had a quick read through the slides, this looks really useful - really informative with lots to 'take-away' - the way PD should be. Thanks 🙏

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

This evening, I have started playing around with writing a blog. Just some ideas I had about Metacognition, CLT and Retrieval Practice.
https://t.co/lVhtr3ZsYy
Feel free to take a read and offer pointers - happy to hear your critiques!
#education #teaching

[Kate Jones @KateJones_teach]

What does great teaching look like? The Model for Great Teaching is an excellent summary of the Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review (Coe et al, 2020).

1 Understanding the content.
2. Creating a supportive environment.
3. Maximising opportunity to learn.
4. Activating hard thinking.

@EvidenceInEdu
https://t.co/ozIH5SHGzK

[Jake Ellam @EllamTeaches]

@calucas16 @SoLInTheWild Tends to be subject specific vocabulary that you wouldn't come across unless in that topic - eg. Photosynthesis - you wouldn't see it outside of studying plants.