Laura Witney

Assistant headteacher with a love for maths and making a difference to all students.
Teaching Leaders Fellow 2015

[Greg Thornton @MrThorntonTeach]

I’m working on a programme for our Y10 & 11 called the 1% Club

Based off Atomic Habits (& The Bear) it’s all about continuous improvement & empowering them to be independent, motivated & self regulated learners.

This ties in with our work on metacognition & learning behaviours

[Laura Witney @HolbyL]

@vicgoddard Definitely gives me hope as a resident of Clacton!

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@TTRadioOfficial 5.30am
6.40am
4.30pm
9pm

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@DeputyGrocott Chicken and chorizo risotto for us!

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@MrsSpalding @AViewaskew They definitely make it all worth it! Mine are 13 and 5. Both currently say they want to be teachers when they grow up!

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

£40 worth of chocolate anyone? It’s day 9 of #Eduadvent and it’s another fab giveaway! @ReadSolutionsUK have kindly donated some delicious Hotel Chocolat chocolates! To enter just REPOST & LIKE this tweet & the winner will be randomly selected later this evening! Good Luck!

[Laura Witney @HolbyL]

@HMRCcustomers Hi, how can I contact someone at HMRC outside of office hours please? I need to speak to a person as the online chat isn't helping with my particular issue and I can't wait on hold for 40mins to an hour during the work day. Happy to email someone but can't find who

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@LearningMaths I remember going to see it when I was at university in Exeter. Nobody believes me either when I talk about it!

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@JennyHillParker This is the one I use https://t.co/O4hG4qt7LU

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@missradders Oh so me too!

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@ellieapeake Followed!

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@Dempseymaths I saw the same in some of our scripts too! Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was harsh!

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@missgeog92 I also find that when it comes to getting help with symptoms of PCOS I've not been listened to unless I wanted to get pregnant. Finally have a health care professional listening to me but its been 14 years since I was diagnosed!

[Laura Witney @HolbyL]

@mrsouthernmaths I'd be happy to try and help although will admit I'm not always the expert!

[Elliot Deady @elliotdeady]

Some lovely GCSE results day stories here from pupils at Philip Morant School - including Star who was excluded from her previous school, and two siblings who settled in Colchester after being forced to leave their home in Afghanistan

https://t.co/jvrnZwlY9Z

[Laura Witney @HolbyL]

@HeroicMrT I've got them hanging up on my office wall to cheer me up when it gets to those pinch points during the year!

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@HecticTeacher I really like the first one and can't thank you enough for having these freely available!

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I have major decision fatigue today/this week. Does anyone else know what I mean?

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@MrMorleyMaths This is great! I hope you don't mind if I use it!

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Does anyone have any students take the Persian GCSE and know anyone who can do the speaking element for us at all?