Compose Education

Vice Principal secondary, Music and Performing Arts specialist, ITT Co-ordinator, CPD lead, EdLit and Poetry enthusiast

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@marcmaths Perhaps one day I will write a piece amd think more deeply about this to articulate my thinking more clearly... for now it's just a pondering!

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@marcmaths I used '3D' figuratively to describe approaching a lesson holistically and considering it more deeply than a fixed series of events to follow which means the teacher can be more agile to respond to student need/understanding/curiosity. Nothing to do with Euclidean space!

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@marcmaths @tombennett71 My observation is that PPT centric planning and delivery can be reductive and limit this flexibility, encouraging teachers to think in a pre-formed linear way. I'm not sure if I have explained my thinking any more clearly there?

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@marcmaths @tombennett71 I use that term to describe a way of thinking of a lesson conceptually particularly when devising it but also when delivering. When I trained to teach I was taught a way of considering a lesson that was more malleable and responsive...

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@yogawithadriene @YouTube @danskedeac xx

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@miss_mcinerney Where are the pigs in blankets?! I'm assuming this is an absolute given!?

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@LeatherbarrMr @maximjkelly @chrisdysonHT Very similar picture when I visited Denmark. When I asked if they are worried students would leave, they said, 'why would they want to go?' and when asked about unwanted outsiders, they were confused about who would want to come into a school apart from students & their families!

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@bennewmark I've used the whole 'if you grow up to work in a bank etc.' uniform justification to students, then gone into NatWest and those not working from home are in polo shirts, jeans and trainers!

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@Johnfinney8 lots of this reminded me of the drum you bang for music education!

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

"there are some things that are common to all forms of teaching, but I think we’ve reached a stage where the things that make individual subjects different are being swamped by the current orthodoxies"

@BobEaglestone talks to @Helen_Amass

https://t.co/5pI2ENXsZv

[James Manwaring @jpmanwaring]

Many will say this on here this weekend.

Music is central to this weekend and therefore must be central in our schools.

Keep music alive for our young people.

Support music education with more central government funding.

#music #schools #Coronation

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The coronation chair, complete with graffiti from Westminster school boys during the 18th and 19th centuries...a sweet little reminder for us that students have always been mischievous and found ways to make their mark! 😆

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@bennewmark @Doug_Lemov It's bread and butter for music teachers, but you're quite right - full of JOY (sung or spoken 😏). We've started using it in staff CPD too as a way of recalling behaviour curriculum shared vocab. That's definitely a moment for 'know it's cheesy but you love it!'

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Agree the @Andy__Buck books but also sign up to @LshipMatters website as the interactive resources are fantastic

[Clementine Stewart @CStewart_CS]

@Mr_Dteacher @Newheadteacher @Headteacherchat Congratulations!!! Read leadership matters by @Andy__Buck , wholesome leadership from @TomRees_77 and radical Candor from @kimballscott for starters! Get a mentor and embrace all that this new role has to offer as it’s the most amazing job in the world! Good luck ❤️

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@N8Holder Ksink ksink! My favourite onomatopoeic instrument (well, instrument accessory I suppose)

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@rjmlewis @CambsCreate @Coleridge_Edu @United_Music1 @UnitedLearning They're pretty lucky kids too may I say! What fantastic musical energy and leadership from their teacher! Experiences they will never forget 👏👏👏👏

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@ErChilvers This is something I use when I do my vocal training for teachers https://t.co/vN24rGUOJy but I would definitely echo other people saying to seek lessons from a voice coach. We are professional vocalists!

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@Johnfinney8 @MrMountstevens I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you @Johnfinney8 for signposting it

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This has masterfully articulated my issue with Ofsted's overly simplistic 'change in the long term memory' definition of learning. So refreshing to see a history teacher writing about curriculum in a way that makes sense to me as a music specialist, too.👏👏

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@joyofteaching23 @A1EngResources @Team_English1 @Anyarthomas @SPryke2 @af_english123 @amy_smith117 @LitdriveUK @AlegnaBrown 👌😁