Clare Hicks

Education Leader | Teacher Coach | 22 yrs in education | Award-winning Apprenticeship Specialist | AI for Educators | KS5 Expert

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

22 yrs in UK education. Award-winning leader, KS5 expert & teacher coach. Practical leadership, AI tips & support to help teachers thrive — not just survive.

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Strong leaders explain the “why” before the “what”.
It’s the difference between compliance and commitment.
When people understand the purpose, they’ll go the extra mile.
#EduLeadership #TeacherLife

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

and provide constructive feedback linked to each criterion, including strengths, areas for improvement, and next steps. Use a professional but supportive tone.

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Need to save time marking?
Ask ChatGPT to turn your success criteria into a marking grid.
Paste in student work.
Get instant feedback suggestions you can adapt.
Workload down. Impact up.
#AIinEducation #WorkloadReduction

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Act as an experienced teacher. Using this success criteria: [paste your criteria], generate a clear and concise marking grid. Then, review this student work: [paste student response]

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

When our apprenticeship programme was ranked in the UK’s Top 50 SMEs (2 years in a row!), it wasn’t luck. It was quality training, strong mentoring, & genuine employer partnerships. #Apprenticeships work when they meet real learner needs & solve industry problems.
#EduLeadership

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

“Act as an experienced KS5 PE teacher. Create 5 engaging lesson starter activities on [insert topic] that are suitable for Year 12 and 13 students. Each should be active, thought-provoking, or discussion-based, designed to hook learners in & connect to the wider lesson objective”

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Teachers: If you’re spending 30 minutes creating lesson starters, ChatGPT can do it in 3.
Prompt: “Create 5 engaging KS5 PE lesson starters on [topic].”
Adapt, tweak, deliver — job done.
#AIinEducation #TeacherTips

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

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[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Tomorrow’s the day 🎓💪
Good luck to all my incredible Year 13 NCFE Sport students!
You’ve worked hard.
You’ve grown in confidence.
You’ve shown what’s possible when you commit.
Whatever the results, I’m proud of the people you’ve become 💙
#ProudMoment #YouDidIt #SkillsMatter

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Tomorrow’s the day 🎓💪
Good luck to all my incredible Year 13 NCFE Sport students!
You’ve worked hard.
You’ve grown in confidence.
You’ve shown what’s possible when you commit.
Whatever the results, I’m proud of the people you’ve become 💙
#ProudMoment #YouDidIt #SkillsMatter

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

@GingerAaron Protect your energy like you protect your lesson time.

Move every day, even if it’s just a walk at lunch.

Find your people who lift you up. And remember, you can’t pour into your students if your own cup is empty.

Prioritise rest, movement, and moments that make you smile!

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Really like this idea. #Teachersof𝕏

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

I have this on the door of my classroom.

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

@LewisHowes The summer holiday! #TeacherLife

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Great one for #PEGeeks

[Cambridge OCR Physical Education @OCR_PhysEd]

Technology in sport.
Womens Rugby World Cup to feature flashing mouthguards to help detect HIA:
https://t.co/w8RrwMAUAY

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

@PearsonBTECAppr Congratulations Amari!

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

Worth a read! #ECT

[Essex and Thames SCITT @ETscitt]

Starting your teacher training course soon? Here's some top tips from our trainee reps who have just finished the course.

#teachertraining #teachingtips #traineeteacher #teaching #studentteacher #pgce #ect #getintoteaching

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

@BaconBoy1989 Well done and good luck with the new year. #ECT

[Clare Hicks @clarehicksPE]

@UoNSoEHistory Good luck to anyone about to start their teaching career! #ECT