Thanks @TeachFirst for inviting me to speak this weekend. The contributions were exceptional and the talent in the room was truly exciting. Thanks for your time, and best of luck in the next stages of your career.
'The fact pupils in England have maintained and even improved their scores is down to their hard work over the last few years and the determination and dedication of their teachers in supporting learning through...incredibly difficult circumstances'
https://t.co/1EqF2nCPX3
“While successful culture can look and feel like magic, the truth is that it’s not. Culture is a set of living relationships working toward a shared goal. It’s not something you are. It’s something you do.”
- Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code
Lots of teachers & leaders have reached out to me over the last year, wanting to implement:
✅ 'All hands up' rather than 'hands down' cold calling
✅ High frequency 'checks for listening'
Here is a thread of resources (podcasts & blogs) to help, which I'll keep adding to 🧵 1/
During #BlackHistoryMonth, the theme of 'Saluting Our Sisters' prompted conversations across Ark about the incredible black women who motivate and inspire us.
Joycelyn Thompson, Head of Safeguarding, shared how far child welfare in education has come. https://t.co/mTJxtMs6fh
Persistent absence: ‘Obsessing about attendance’ is not enough. Post-Covid attendance rates signal a deeper malaise that requires more complex solutions than a punitive approach, says Dr @Jeffery_Quaye OBE. Read the full article on @SchoolsWeek : https://t.co/4Y7cjBYwki
🚨 Young people from low-income homes are more likely to become a high earner if they attend university, our research has found.
Our research has shown how universities are vehicles of social mobility.
Efforts to widen access to higher education must be continued.
💼🔎Search Saturday (01/04/23): what roles are you hiring for?
1. RT this
2. Reply below with link and details and
3.I'll send out in the newsletter for you
Hope it helps
@NiallAlcock More information can be found here https://t.co/HhhYiqu5HL
⭐️Vice Principal: Curriculum & Teaching
🎯Head of Year
🧬HOD Science
📚Lead Teacher of Economics
🧪Science Teacher
📈Business Studies Teacher
🌍Geography Teacher
🏅Female PE teacher
📖 2ish English
🇫🇷 French Teacher
Why it's important for SEND & #safeguarding to work together in schools: there are often overlaps between children supported by the SENCO & the DSL. KCSIE '22 made this importance explicit for the 1st time. This article explains why the link is important.
https://t.co/eRrN5t1fKq
We’re recruiting to some exciting roles in the secondary phase at Ark John Keats. DM if you would like to know more ➡️ https://t.co/HhhYiqu5HL
⭐️Vice Principal
🎯Head of Year
🧬HOD Science
📚Lead Teacher of Economics
✏️Teacher roles in Science, Business, Geography and PE
Routines matter.
Consistent implementation of the school's behaviour policy matters.
It means all teachers can teach, free from disruption, regardless of status, improving their wellbeing .
If some staff, or even just one, choose to ignore it, then ECTs+ supply staff will suffer.