Beejesh Deva

Dir. of Science in a state comp. In it to make a difference.

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

You notice that students are struggling on their Do Nows, so you instruct colleagues that the questions should be made easier.

You can see that students are turning up late to lessons, so you get the bell to go five minutes early.

You notice that classrooms are messy at the end of lessons, so you create a "end of lesson" routine.

You see that a student is not paying attention, so you give them a fidget toy or a timeout pass.

The numbers in your centralised detentions are increasing, so you change the threshold to trigger them.

You notice that teachers aren't developing, so you invest in a tracking system to make sure that lesson observations and drop-ins are happening.

Students aren't performing in terminal exams, so you increase the number of interventions in the run up to them.

Real schools, real scenarios. I've either seen them or had them emailed in to me. In most cases, also real mistakes.

They treat the symptoms of the issue, but they don't treat the causes. They bring the illusion of success, but do not touch the root problems. They are easy, but they don't work.

School improvement is hard. It requires a systematic approach to problem diagnosis, and strategising for long-term solutions. There are no hacks or easy ways out.

[Ian White @ianwhite21]

If you follow the progressive view of education you can't do most of the highest leverage things needed to improve schools, especially in disadvantaged communities:

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Great conversation with Daisy here. Make sure you watch this @daisychristo https://t.co/uRwxOnRFbN

[Teachers Talk Radio @TTRadioOfficial]

Michael Prince joins us once again in the Science Strand next year.

Have you got your free ticket yet? Join us on Saturday 6th March 2027 in Manchester - tickets are FREE for teachers.

Tickets and details here: https://t.co/DEFjY7hIOH

[Teachers Talk Radio @TTRadioOfficial]

Teachers Talk Connect is back for 2027! Manchester, Saturday 6th March.

FREE tickets for all teachers and school leaders
NEW teacher voices sharing expertise directly
SUBJECT strands and THEMATIC strands

Event page including speaker application: https://t.co/DEFjY7hIOH

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

Oracy: as a teacher i really don’t need any more students who don’t have enough knowledge to analyse a situation to be able to voice a poorly informed opinion… theres enough ppl on social media who teach that!

[Teachers Talk Radio @TTRadioOfficial]

Dr David Boyce will be joining us to talk about Making Practicals Matter in the Science classroom. David will be speaking in the Science strand.

Have you got your free ticket yet? Join us on Saturday 6th March 2027 in Manchester - https://t.co/DEFjY7hIOH

[Teachers Talk Radio @TTRadioOfficial]

👉 Announcing - Maria Bateson will be joining us in the Science strand at Connect 2027!

Have you got your free ticket yet? Join us on Saturday 6th March 2027 in Manchester - tickets are FREE for teachers.

Tickets and details here: https://t.co/DEFjY7hIOH

[Teachers Talk Radio @TTRadioOfficial]

Michael Prince joins us once again in the Science Strand next year.

Have you got your free ticket yet? Join us on Saturday 6th March 2027 in Manchester - tickets are FREE for teachers.

Tickets and details here: https://t.co/DEFjY7hIOH

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

@mrJ_JonesPE @TTRadioOfficial Or maybe I am overthinking it and have been burned by several kids who gave me a fistbump and then threw pens across my classroom…then tried to fistbump me on exit😂😂

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

@mrJ_JonesPE @TTRadioOfficial Theres an underlying point which I didnt really make explicit: underthinking behaviour interactions in schools can, will and does lead to further issues with blurred boundaries. At best confused relationships at worst safeguarding problems.

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

@vincenti_verdi @TTRadioOfficial Im not sure it does show caring. Caring is being a great teacher, great mentor and being there for them when they fail/fall. Caring is teaching them respect and boundaries and social norms. A fist bump can be just another virtue signal.

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

@CGVowles @TTRadioOfficial Yeah but mostly because handshakes are fraught with awkwardness between adults, let alone between an adult and a child😖

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

If your school’s behaviour management policy requires you to
a) Be a child psychologist
b) Stop everything to focus constantly on one child out of thirty
c) Be telepathically intuitive and magically persuasive
d) Accept rude or unsafe behaviour
e) Stop and think hard about the exact, complex next step…

Then it’s not a behaviour policy, but a misbehaviour policy, because it creates an environment where misbehaviour is more likely. It’s also a quit-switch for staff who are human beings, not sorcerers.

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

@New_Old_Paul @adamboxer1 Unwise, unknowledgeable or…unconventional??!?😉

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

@New_Old_Paul @adamboxer1 https://t.co/rSPTkipZSF ahem…ahem..i’ll just leave this here @New_Old_Paul @adamboxer1

[Neil Almond-Doherty @Mr_AlmondED]

More and more convinced that the inclusion lead* in your school should just be the teaching and learning lead. Inclusive teaching is just excellent high-quality teaching. That’s 80%+ of your inclusion strategy.

*assuming SENDCO is a different role.

[Beejesh Deva @beejdeva]

Teach parents this and schools will have less problems:
“Research finds children raised with an authoritative approach, combining warmth with clear boundaries, tend to achieve better academic results, have higher self-esteem and stronger social skills.”

https://t.co/lw0E9kvbN2

[Teacher's Manual @UnofficialOA]

5 Subtle Signs a School is Declining

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