Jessica Highfield

Senior Director of English across a MAT. Previously Assistant Principal (PD/ T&L). Passionate about teacher wellbeing. Book obsessive. Adventurer. Animal lover.

[Amjad Ali @TryThisTeaching]

I’ve generated some visual summaries for you all and collated all the key links in one place.

Here you go- https://t.co/9genl6cdsD

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[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Always love the culture at @Blue_Wollaton 70+ students in on their holidays engaging in a poetry lecture with the wonderful @MissNGunn -it was a pleasure to be part of!

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

#ConnectEDLive Teachmeet is like a little tapas treat for teachers. So many wonderful ideas. Checking for understanding- 'a climbing instructor wouldn't check one harness and assume the rest were fine' great analogy from @MrGoodwin23

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

@DenhamKite @TheNCE_ @dane_carton Hahaha I love that 'I love PDF' made it to the feed.

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

@CNewmanTeach Oh I'm so happy to hear you've got a moving date. What a relief 👏

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Fantastic sessions on leading operational efficiency today and collaborating with other leaders across the country. #ourNCEjourney

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

What an incredible day with @Archway_ALT at our annual Festival of Learning. Blown away by our amazing speakers from across the Trust delivering specialised and targeted CPL to our English subject community. So grateful to all of our incredible speakers 🥰 #ALTEnglishFest

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Best way to finish an 8 week half term when the nights are getting darker? Get up early on the first day off, head to the peaks and run a half marathon 😅 now maybe time for sleep...

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

I always remind myself to live by this. We too often keep the nice thoughts in our heads that would make someone's day if we took the time to say them out loud ☀️

[Dr. Kristen Campbell @MrsKristenPaul]

Today ☀️

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

@greeborunner @s_donarski You too! 😁

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Big thanks to @s_donarski and @greeborunner for hosting. So great to collaborate with others in an amazing role, but one that can sometimes feel lonely! We're only 7 weeks in and it's been a great year for collaboration so far. Excited for what the rest of the year brings 🙌

[Sarah Donarski @s_donarski]

❗️TOMORROW: @greeborunner and I are going to talk about the skills, challenges, and positives of working English across a variety of schools.

The best thing in education is collaborating with others. I cannot wait for this forum, and also thanks to @Claire_Hill_ & @SaysMiss

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

@CNewmanTeach @Blue_Wollaton Once we've sat down to properly map academic writing in English, we should definitely have a meeting with all subject leads to map across all subjects 💪

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Love this! When I was in and out of classrooms at @Blue_Wollaton this week we saw this in English, Geog and History. Students were so confident using as they realised it's not just an 'English strategy'.

[North Landesman @MrLandesman]

I love using "because, but, so" in the classroom.

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Yes to this! Can't believe I paid for years before realising I could get a free teacher account 🤣 as anyone who teaches our English curriculum will know I love a bit of @canva !

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

If you haven’t already, make sure you get yourself signed up as a teacher to @canva for FREE as it is one of the best tech tools available for teachers

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Super excited for this 🙌 massive thanks to the team at @EnglishAston for putting it on 🙂

[Marcello Giovanelli @mmgiovanelli]

Teaching GCSE English? This FREE event on 'Macbeth' with @EnglishAston's @meganmansworth and @DrSarahOlive looks excellent. Details below @Team_English1 @LitdriveUK https://t.co/oXsZ5jsEMj

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

A rare opportunity to work at one of our amazing schools has arisen! BTA is such a unique and exciting school that offers the opportunity to change student lives in the heart of Nottingham city.

[Frances @flaw_fmw]

Hello! My lovely school is hiring. Outstanding student personal development, brilliant CPD provision, and an english department full of excellent teachers.

https://t.co/n3pU93qgd3

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

@DoWise Thanks for sharing. This is brilliant 👏

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Shared book looks have to be my favourite form of picture building. Great to be at @longeatonschool investigating the curriculum journey students are having. The shared discussion afterwards is the BEST when we all go 'I love how you adapted 'x'... now I'm going to try 'y'!

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

@Xris32 Congrats! The support from the uni students is amazing. So many of them with their pots and pans! I don't love the route, but the support made it worth it.

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Image proof!

[Jessica Highfield @MsHighfield]

Joined my @Blue_Wollaton family today to run the Robin Hood Half Marathon for PASIC, supporting children with cancer in the East Midlands. We teach kids about charity and ambition- we've got to live it out 😅. Donate here: https://t.co/2SQD9RW8I6