Louise Ford

Assistant Principal: teaching, learning & staff dev | Ambition Institute Teacher Education Fellows Cohort 4 | MCCT | BA/Hons | PGCE | MEd

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

This is exciting! I’ve been absent from X for a hot minute, but so far the feed is being good to me.

[Brad Busch @BradleyKBusch]

🚨🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨🚨

Introducing InnerTapp. An exciting new partnership (or as @miss_mcinerney calls it ‘collab’) with us @Inner_Drive and @TeacherTapp.

InnerTapp: What Teachers Know, What Studies Show

https://t.co/c7Yh3z3fby

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

This is one of the great graphics of education policy, and is worthy of deep study.

Phones are a scourge, and if you're running a school that allows them *in any way* you are increasing the chances of disruption massively.

Control the controllables.

@TeacherTapp

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

Delighted to have @teacherhead and @johntomsett at @llobacademy today for #thebigclassroom

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

Another successful trip for Lord Lawson students!
#history #politics #alevels #Parliament
https://t.co/UELHre4gLM

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

Lord Lawson of Beamish are hosting one of the 5 Big Classroom events - the only one in the north east of England!
Tickets available through the walk thrus page.

[Walkthrus @WALKTHRUs_5]

Our very first @WALKTHRUs_5 Big Classroom event takes place next month, hosted by the wonderful St Michael’s Primary School in Enfield on 25.04.25.

Join us for a day of interactive teacher PD, exploring core WalkThru techniques — modelled, deconstructed and rehearsed live in the room. 🙌

Member tickets just £80 when booking through the Members’ Area. Open to all!

Visit https://t.co/l5eGF3ebvQ… to find out more or to book your place.

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

Excellent thread, as always.

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

If you could get a school to be as close to perfect, what would it look like?

Important question, complex answer. But it always starts with leadership.

They have to be everything, everywhere, all at once.

READ ON

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[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

@llobacademy 6th form centre - follow the link or the QR code for more information!

https://t.co/D6TqUIzTPv

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

Long Govid may be the best pun I’ve ever heard. Will use regularly.

[Dr Haili Hughes FRSA @HughesHaili]

My husband called this era of education 'Long Govid' this morning and it's set me up for the day.

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

The @EducEndowFoundn has today released an accessible, new ‘Using Research Evidence: A concise Guide’.

If you work in schools, or support schools & educators with professional learning & similar, this resource should offer handy insights.

https://t.co/OuroKtfzXX

[Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy @llobacademy]

From the first day of term to the last, the small moments in a school day make a real difference to your child. #AttendanceCounts

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Excellent article from @DTWillingham on teaching reading comprehension, and in particular, why teaching reading comprehension strategies is useful, but not enough: https://t.co/MimNIM1ATV

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

Truly top tier 😂

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

The idea that "the students who are now suddenly persistently absent are at home with parents and tutors exploring their true selves and becoming actualised human beings outside the regiment, antiquated and oppressive schools system" is top banter.

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

The amount of whataboutery in response to this is bizarre. The advice clearly aims to help all students over time…it’s not about punishment for not having a pen, it’s about helping them see they can be independent & resourceful.

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

If a student doesn’t have a pen, don’t ‘just give them a pen’.

Instead you could:

-Give them a pen and take note. If it happens again, follow up with a consequence
-Give them a purple pen so it’s easy to show parents days equipment isn’t right
-Teach them how to locate a pen
-Teach them how to pack properly for the day
-Privately, ask if there are any reasons why they aren’t ready
-Record any equipment issues, daily
-Teach them why being organised matters.
-Teach them to bring three pens a day.

Don’t ’just give them a pen.’ You are not Stationery Santa. Don’t teach them to be helpless. Show them you care by teaching them to be independent.

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

I’ve woefully neglected my edu-Twitter. I’ve deleted all my other social media apps & it’s led me to find joy in threads like this with sensible, thought provoking ideas about pedagogy. Think I’ll first develop the habit of making better use of my twitter account!

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

Incredible to me that people are taking issue with this

I observed 300 lessons last year. 200 so far this year. Did not see a single teacher doing this.

[Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy @llobacademy]

How cool, give it a go!

[Rachel Foster @RachelFosterOE]

please retweet or use in your school communities 🥰 #kindness

[Evo Hannan - UK Design Challenge #D4SDGsUK25 @EvoHannan]

Brilliant and highly engaging presentation by Andrew Strachan @EsfMat that left us ‘shaken, not stirred’ with ways to reimagine the use of data in our schools! @MATPartNet #MATPN #Nottingham.

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

That’s my man. Somehow managing to weave 007 into a presentation about data. ❤️

[Lisa Phee FCCT @LisaPheeFCCT]

Who knew you needed this presentation at 5pm?
Thanks Andrew @EsfMat for clearly reminding us about data as an agent for change.
#007 #stirred

[Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy @llobacademy]

Come and join us at the sixth form open evening on Thursday 7th December

[Louise Ford @MsFordTeaches]

@NooPuddles B12 injections. Once a month. Takes about 3 months to make a difference. And diet and exercise - which, as a mother of 3, I know isn’t easy 😩 xx