Mark Stow

Headteacher at Hanley Castle High School. All views my own.

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

The UK economy has problems. There's been barely any per capita GDP growth or real income growth in about two decades.

Policymakers would be better off coming up with solutions for this than getting primary schools to make lists of children at risk of being unemployed.

https://t.co/no9MpqsHG8

[Daniel Muijs @ProfDanielMuijs]

In announcing his reforms Andy Burnham said we should learn from Germany and the Netherlands as countries that have ed systems based on parity between academic and vocational education. But to what extent do the claims about those countries hold up? https://t.co/QCm9Jli8Ti

[Jon Hutchinson @jon_hutchinson_]

The country is feeling restless and there’s been a feeling that politicians have been too listless.

The support for Burnham has been driven at least partly because he’ll ‘get stuff done’. And the Milburn report provides a real burning platform. The status quo is not ok.

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[Sarah Donarski @s_donarski]

Beyond the Gemma Collins Gimmick: The Language Splitting Our System

https://t.co/K2Fi8oDJCz

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

It's become common lately to hear people say that rising attainment in English schools has been bought at a terrible cost - that of rising mental health problems.

How true is this? Is it fair to blame Gove-era curriculum & exam reforms for increased anxiety & unhappiness?

I dig into the international data to see what it can tell us...

https://t.co/Qv5s2uXUwS

[Pritesh Raichura @Mr_Raichura]

We must protect face-to-face teaching. Fill in the consultation at the top post of this thread. It’s a long consultation but worth it to prevent this slippery slope from ruining England’s schools’ classrooms. 10//

[Hugh Grant @HackedOffHugh]

Final chance to write to the consultation to try and stop the government taking school exams online. This is the address to write to.

[email protected]

And here’s what I wrote.

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

@Mouhssin_Ismail Madness

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

@MrDavidScales Great idea David. Pragmatically, how do you manage the returning of phones at the end of the day? Do you top and tail the day with time with tutors?

[David Didau @DavidDidau]

It is so easy to be wrong – and to persist in being wrong – when the costs of being wrong are paid by others.”
Thomas Sowell’s line could be the motto of English education. Policy-makers get plaudits; teachers get the blame; children pay the bill.
Link below

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

@MrDavidScales Agreed. The suggestion that it can absorbed through reducing SLT and teaching assistants is not heartening. Increased expectations for enrichment (in Guardian today) and likely SEND provision paint a bleak picture.

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

@lehain Really unhelpful. Also great to receive material changes (detail on optional items) in late October, when in the same guidance it states some suppliers need 12 months to adjust uniform…

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

@richardtutt @richardtutt - would you be willing to share an example of a high quality booklet? Interested in the structure.

[Hanley Castle @HanleyCastle]

We're delighted to share the final newsletter of the school year. Have a look at what we've been up to. https://t.co/LOdswOq65E
Wishing everyone a very happy summer break. See you in September.

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

Incredible stuff - can’t wait for next week!

[Hanley Castle @HanleyCastle]

Chef of the Year 2024 in progress ... amazing cooking from the students. Huge thanks to all the judges, especially Thea from The Plough and Harrow for coming over to judge. https://t.co/6yVhP73Bzc

[Dr Haili Hughes FRSA @HughesHaili]

Incredible morning at @HanleyCastle observing a trainee English teacher and an expert mentor do their magic. Goodness me, it cemented my plan to get back into schools soon. What a joy!

[Sam Sims @DrSamSims]

New research 🧵

1. Mary Kennedy famously outlined the ‘parsing problem’. Teaching is complicated, meaning that teacher educators have always needed to:

[Mark Stow @MstowEd]

@heymrshallahan @TeacherTapp @heymrshallahan would be interesting to see how this varies by subject taught

[Hanley Castle @HanleyCastle]

Great to have everyone back today! Remember the story of Roger Bannister breaking the 4-minute mile for the first time. Don’t be held back this year! https://t.co/K0qy0eSvac

[Niall Alcock @NiallAlcock]

"Does anyone have an attendance policy they can share?"

A question we got asked inside the We Are In Beta community

So we did some research.

What we found was fascinating.

RT this and I'll send you a link to the findings.