Becky Clinton

ITT Primary Curriculum Leader. Primary Maths consultant. NCETM PD Lead. Long time teacher, best job is being a mum!

[𝙈𝙧.𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 🌄🐩🐈‍⬛ @TheStudentLeads]

Completely FREE 🆓 World Book Day activities now live for primary teachers! No catch, just create a free account if you don’t already have one. Help yourselves and please share - https://t.co/mw2DSHq26i

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

When you see what some supermarkets are offering employees for maternity leave then remember what teachers get!

[Kate Jones @KateJones_teach]

🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡

To enter simply repost this post.

🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 6pm UK time.

One random winner will be selected from each platform: X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok.

Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!

[Becky Clinton @beckycmaths]

@howie_hua @Mathisit2025 Just add a zero

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

The new EEF guidance report on metacognition 💡👇

https://t.co/eCCY9hpZEQ

[VNET Education CIC @vnetcic]

@VEXRobotics @CompassMIS @Angliantraining @PromoteYourSch @EdSupportUK @InsightHQ @InVentryLtd @MightyWriter_UK @espoeducation @NorseGroupLtd @Academy21AP @Ed_Job_Finder, NITE, Consortium Trust, Maths - No Problem!, Phoenix Play, Surveyors to Education

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[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

This to me is what being evidence informed means. You can’t realistically keep up with all the latest studies - or the original research - but through good PD and general reading you can build a strong model to guide your thinking. https://t.co/HfWUi3JkOp

[Ria @Ria1984]

Girl wanted the toilet in my maths lesson today, in the middle of me modelling what to do. I asked ‘can you wait 2 mins’ she said no.

So I let her go, and did a few questions with her when she got back and made sure she understood.

It’s not hard 🤷🏻‍♀️

#toilets #schooltoilets

[Claire Lotriet 🌞 #ubuntu @OhLottie]

I am increasingly concerned about this white paper.

You cannot give SENCos more to do without taking something off their already full plates and yet…

[Andrew Whitworth NPQH @Whitworthtin4]

➡️ITT/ECT Professional Development
➡️Short Cycle Assessment
➡️Checking for Understanding
➡️Steps to Success

[Becky Clinton @beckycmaths]

@Michael_S_Green @suttontrust I’m also interested in the next category up: not eligible for PP: homeowners, 1-2 incomes but stuck on the lower threshold, no pay rise, not eligible for housing support because of having a mortgage…. Yet with cost of living increases, rises in child care etc are sunk. No help

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

Rosenshine Principles of Instruction ⚗️DistillED series. Packed with insightful tools and resources… (two editions to go):

1. Daily Review 🗓️https://t.co/SLYmmMTzqN

2. Small Steps 👣https://t.co/Ix7ZT9Z1DI

3. Ask a Large Number of Questions 🗣️https://t.co/Yqa6BWpEsB…

4. Provide Models 🗼https://t.co/uPd8NXWQsj

5. Guide Student Practice 🪜https://t.co/eybs3y3pm1

6. Check for Student Understanding✅
https://t.co/zMLxATtOOb

7. Obtain a High Success Rate 📈
https://t.co/MvbZeJC2Ic

[Becky Clinton @beckycmaths]

@englishspecial @TeacherTapp I said no. But it’s because I completed one last year and my current role doesn’t have the capacity for more

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

***ACTIVE OBSERVATION***

Active observation is one of our core techniques that we use in the classroom to support responsive teaching.

Our teaching assistants also do active observation using the following sheet using the assess, plan, do, review cycle.

@EducEndowFoundn @AlexJQuigley

#TheLongdendaleLegacy

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

CHECK FOR STUDENT UNDERSTANDING! The latest edition of ⚗️ DistillED unpacks Rosenshine’s 6th Principle of Instruction: Check for Student Understanding.

ROSENSHINE: “The more effective teachers frequently checked to see if all the students were learning the new material… In contrast, the less effective teachers simply asked, ‘Are there any questions?”

This post includes a free NEW guide and handy planning resource! Download them here:

https://t.co/zMLxATtOOb

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

This diagram originally from @C_Hendrick and @HughesHaili illustrates explicit instruction as an interactive process — one that actively involves ALL students through continuous checks for understanding. Build in frequent CfU opportunities, vary the strategies and designing a series of high-impact questions! ✅

[Becky Clinton @beckycmaths]

@englishspecial Primary teachers can’t get any bursaries.

[Sophie Bartlett @_MissieBee]

Maths (one page) & grammar (double-sided) knowledge organisers ✨

You can download these for free (colour & b/w versions) from this y6 guide (they’re in the first few pages):

https://t.co/3sStJJOwrd

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

🚨🚨NEW PAPER ON INCLUSIVE TEACHING

...that I've been working (pretty intensely) on for the last few months.

Details below:

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[Becky Clinton @beckycmaths]

@LeeBraganza I was just talking about this today. Those of us with 2 full time working parents had the children in nursery for long hours, up to 5 days a week. ‘Slow start’, ‘transition days’ are more weird to our children as they get excited to start school but don’t get to go for full days