MissBracken

AAHT T&L/Head of an innovative Y7 curriculum. Passionate about igniting a culture of excellence through high quality T&L, curriculum reform & collab.

[MissBracken @MissBracken]

This sums up a rather large chunk of my teaching and leadership philosophy. Teaching and modelling respect, fairness, compassion and empathy are as important to me as any other concept. #bekind

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As I start planning resources for the next academic year on exactly this - I’d greatly appreciate a copy!!

[Mike Downes (NPQLTD) @MrDownesteach]

NEW!! A metacognition Teaching and Learning Map summarising the ideas of @EvidenceInEdu @EducEndowFoundn @FunkyPedagogy @teacherhead to make research accessible to busy teachers. Thanks to @evans_madeleine for the original T&L map idea. Please RT if you would like a copy.

[MissBracken @MissBracken]

When you’ve got Christmas lunch at 1pm but need to get the dog walked before it gets dark.

Sequins and wellies it is!!

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@johntomsett @dylanwiliam @michael_merrick @MaryMyatt Couldn’t agree more!

This whole post resonates in terms of our curriculum approach at JHS. Thank you for articulating it so well.

[Henry Sauntson FCCT @HenrySauntson]

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Come & join us! 💜

I’m more than happy to answer any questions regarding all of these posts.

I’m not sure if the application packs mention it, but we have a huge stainless steel @Nespresso machine for unlimited free good coffee all day everyday!

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@DeputyGrocott Create resource booklets for each unit including all handouts and key ppt slides so there’s no need for lots of daily/weekly photocopying. Plus it supports those who work slower, miss lessons or are elsewhere in school like the seclusion unit for example - it’s a game changer!

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A gorgeous location to inhale Responsive Teaching by @HFletcherWood today and then it was straight on to tweaking this scheme based on Chapter 3 whilst my brain was still fizzing.

A great read due to the number of practical takeaways, the application of research and case studies

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@PrincipalProj What have been the three most pivotal moments of your career to date? Good, bad, big, small - what stands out most?

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@Suchmo83 The best investment of my budget this year was whole class sets of books. We only have 32 of each, but have managed to organise a rota that means all Y7 classes access them once a week. I don’t know why I didn’t invest sooner!!

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Lovely to see @AlmaMcGonigle and @NovaPrimAcademy students in the local paper today!!

The stars are definitely aligning towards excellence, so much great stuff being implemented! ✨ 🚀

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@AlmaMcGonigle @astro_timpeake This is fantastic! I can’t wait to see it when I visit next Monday 🚀 ✨

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@iPEteacher @Steplab_co @missrcarter89 @jemmalloney @rs_sewell @Josh_CPD It would be great to link with you regarding this Steve as we’re just about to being out IC journey in September!

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@VallanceTeach @JoYoung_21 how amazing is this thread?!

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@VallanceTeach Thank you for sharing this book recommendation - just purchased to accompany and inform the Aztec lessons within our Global Powers scheme 👍🏻

[MissBracken @MissBracken]

@brumrosie Adidas Gazelles have great arch support, come in hundreds of great colours and are a classic!

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Buying a whole class set books has been the best use of our budget this year.

An hour of class guided reading a week to compliment our Medieval Powers unit is really enhancing our curriculum offer.

The students respond so well to it and it’s an absolute pleasure to deliver.

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@fayeengels @missdcox We’re in Peterborough and always open to visits, video calls or just email exchanges about what we do 👍🏻

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When you’re reading through the 3rd class set of re-drafted work and you come across this beauty🤩

It’s so lovely seeing the progress ALL students have made with their writing this year - the content codes have really helped with this.

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@MadamDortch Get as many teachers of Y7 in to Y6 classrooms to TA as you can after SATs/moderation. Supporting Y6 teachers shows that united front, gives secondary staff an insight into Y6 curriculum and prevents Y7s starting the year thinking they can get away with not retrieving knowledge.