Amy Barclay

Lead Practitioner for Hums | MA Leadership Ed & NQPLL | Passionate about bringing the discipline of history to the classroom | TF 2018 | Love Percy Pigs 🐷

[Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt]

The story of subjects

When I talk with colleagues about what they hope for their subjects in terms of the impact on pupil’s learning, there’s sometimes a pause. Then a file gets opened, usually on a laptop and some complicated blurb gets pulled up.

[Huma Yaqub @huma_yaqub]

Such a thoughtful well-being pack for today's parents evening @washwoodheath it's the little things that make a difference

[AMK Curriculum VP St Peters @VPStPeters]

Flexible working for our hard working dedicated teachers 👩🏼‍🏫 truly supports well-being & our recruitment & retention rates @StPetersSch 9 Day Fortnight 🙌🏼 @FlexTeachTalent @solihullobserve @BirminghamEdu @WomeedWM

[Adam Robbins @MrARobbins]

I think it's pretty depressing but important to say:

Most CPD will not stick.

Most schools move on from things too fast and end up back at square one.

The two most important ingredients for teacher improvement are persistence and patience.

[Huma Yaqub @huma_yaqub]

Today's assembly to year 11s was a reminder of our homework expectations. Students were shown examples of retrieval based activities all taken from @KateJones_teach retrieval resource guide

[Sharmin Miah @Sharm1n_Miah]

Bright eyed, bushy tailed and uber excited for the day ahead! @MissTC19 @COREeducate #DACE23

[Secret Headteacher @secretHT1]

This week was a long year.

[Kathryn Morgan @KathrynMorgan_2]

Revisited this excellent piece today.

“If we direct our energies not on evaluating teachers but on improving them, we are far more likely to improve the quality of education that our pupils receive.”

https://t.co/CU7tWttoSR

[Amy Barclay @MrsABarclay]

@MissEmzyBooBoo @MsGHist Trying this in a lesson next week with year 11 📝

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

10 things: Establishing expectations with a new class. https://t.co/yH35NqH4Ht > 15k views if this ..
Thanks for reading :)

[Amy Barclay @MrsABarclay]

@Sharm1n_Miah @kate_stockings Always want to do this but never brave enough 😂🙈 I will look out for feedback 🤞🏻

[Hugh Richards @HughJRichards]

To any teachers (especially middle leaders?) who need to hear this:

*It doesn’t all have to be done in the next two days*

Be really clear about deadlines- and find them out if they aren’t shared when tasks are sent your way…

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

10 things: Establishing expectations with a new class. https://t.co/yH35NqH4Ht

[Huma Yaqub @huma_yaqub]

A good reminder for everyone, particularly not using the first lesson as a gap filler and listening to expectations all lesson. Let's get students engaged and in awe from the very first lesson

[Amy Barclay @MrsABarclay]

@MsGHist @Miss_S_Atwal literally the last discussion we had before we broke up for summer!

[ReadingRocks @_Reading_Rocks_]

Shall we add them to the website so you can buy them?

[Amy Barclay @MrsABarclay]

@lamb_heart_tea @FSDConferences @Miss_S_Atwal This is what i was referring to yesterday!

[Amy Barclay @MrsABarclay]

@Sharm1n_Miah @MissEmzyBooBoo @midweekpurple @huma_yaqub @Miss_S_Atwal @AminaJabbar1 @KelissaWa 🫶🏼

[Sharmin Miah @Sharm1n_Miah]

Ending on a high... getting every single teacher involved in designing @WALKTHRUs_5 Clusters specific to development in their own areas. So refreshing to hear such high quality conversations and the critical perspectives colleagues have developed. @teacherhead @olicav