Laura Rutherford

Head of RS. Head of Teaching and Learnjng. Mostly tweeting about T&L, assessment, staff welfare and cricket #YouBears. Views my own.

[Mastermind @MastermindQuiz]

In the #BlackChair tonight: Kaushik Bhattacharya, Rachel Clapp, Laura Rutherford & John Harden, answering on: The Sherlock Holmes Stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aaron Sorkin's 'The West Wing', & Red Rum. Tune in at 7:30pm on #BBCTwo. #Mastermind

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

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[Mastermind @MastermindQuiz]

In the #BlackChair tonight: Kaushik Bhattacharya, Rachel Clapp, Laura Rutherford & John Harden, answering on: The Sherlock Holmes Stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aaron Sorkin's 'The West Wing', & Red Rum. Tune in at 7:30pm on #BBCTwo. #Mastermind

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Lovely gift from a student: Ducktor of Divinity. He now sits on top of the whiteboard and watches over us

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

@XaymacaLDN @guardianopinion Thank you for writing this. I teach philosophy and ethics and see my students go into great careers, but I also see so many miss out because they think, and are told, that humanities can’t be lucrative

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Great article. I’ve seen students deny themselves happiness and often success because they think (and are told) the only careers worth having are in STEM. Humanities advocates need to make a bigger noise about the skills on offer https://t.co/Gy2fExIuG1

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Guz is one of my favourite comics; very wise as well as very funny. There’d be an assembly in here if the language was less fruity

[Guz Khan 🥶 @GuzKhanOfficial]

The Great Riot of Disinformation…☹️😬

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

This was the massive advantage of doing it online. Yes, there are advantages to in-person appts but there’s the danger that the whole event becomes a social function, which it really shouldn’t be

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

One interesting thing I've learnt today is the number of teachers who think it's ok that parents' evening appointments often run over.

Opinion: this is not ok. You have an allotted slot, going over it inconveniences a lot of other people. Applies to parents and teachers.

I'd rather not see a parent who was late than inconvenience the parents who are on time, and the colleagues they are due to see later.

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

St Laurence’s Church in Rotterdam is fabulous. Almost destroyed in WW2, the restoration is a perfect mix of history and modernity and there are some super multi-faith displays, as well as a connection to Coventry through a cross of nails

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Saw the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb yesterday. Most stolen painting ever. It’s incredibly beautiful, mysterious, inspiring and also more than a bit bonkers #REontour

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

I am going to be all over this like a rash

[Taskmaster Education @TaskmasterEdu]

BREAKING NEWS! This September we are launching #TeamTasking. Every half term @AlexHorne will set a task for groups of children to attempt in large teams. It will be perfect for competing in houses, form groups, across year groups and phases or in sporting or social clubs.

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Have they ever MET an 18 year old?

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

I’ve had a wonderful few days, thank you so much for making me so welcome at Ranney https://t.co/FrE5cb9ChP

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

NYU campus yesterday. Very different vibe than Columbia but the cluster of buildings around Washington Square Park means everything is close at hand; great blend of campus and city. Still not the best weather!

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

A bit of #REontour in the shape of Eldridge St Museum @eldridgestreet on the Lower East Side. This synagogue was falling down in the 90s but the restoration job is stunning and now it’s a beautiful museum

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Not the best weather, but Columbia University has a beautiful campus. St Paul’s Chapel is particularly stunning. What an amazing place to study @Columbia

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

I can’t lie, this is my proudest achievement of recent months

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Very dramatic sky over the Field of Mars this evening @solsch1560

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

@RestIsPolitics @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret Mobile phones are already (largely) banned in schools, but would you support Esther Ghey’s suggestion to make smartphones unavailable to under 16s? At this point is it like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube?

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Still a bit on the fence about in-person parents’ evenings, but one advantage is that we can hand useful resources directly to parents. 100 ways to boost your grade went down particularly well with Y13 parents

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

Thanks @campbellclaret and @RoryStewartUK for tackling my question; on reflection I should have asked whether you think one-word judgements should go. They feel pretty indefensible in the wake of what we’ve learned about Ruth Perry’s awful experience

[Laura Rutherford @LRutherfordRS]

@RestIsPolitics @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret Is it time for a total rethink/rebuild of OFSTED? How would you do it?