Shez Russell

Head of English and former Trust lead Professional. PHD student.

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

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[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

Rewriting Our World is back.

Every Thursday I’ll be publishing new writing about disadvantage, pedagogy, and the ideas at the heart of my doctoral research — including the framework I’ve spent the last few years building: the Prism of Pedagogy.

https://t.co/nyePcjAuVr

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

Excited to share that I’ll be presenting at the IPDA International Conference 2026 in Dublin this June.

My session, Refracted Spaces, explores how two students can sit in the same English classroom yet experience entirely different pedagogical worlds.

#IPDA2026 #Education

[Litdrive UK @LitdriveUK]

🗓️ #LitdriveCPD26 🗓️

Our excellent lineup for #LitdriveCPD26: Sarah Davies is speaking!

Sarah leads a session on how to support dept over breadth through oracy in the English classroom.

🎟️Get your tickets now: https://t.co/EQQKj34gcV

#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish

[Litdrive UK @LitdriveUK]

🗓️ #LitdriveCPD26 🗓️

Our amazing lineup for #LitdriveCPD26: Sherelle Russell is speaking!

Sherelle leads a deep dive into how to scaffold students without hindering the opportunity for intellectual challenge.

🎟️Get your tickets now: https://t.co/EQQKj34gcV
#LitdriveCPD 🐝

[Stuart Pryke @SPryke2]

🚨BOOK GIVEAWAY🚨

I have 2 copies of ‘Teacher Hacks: English’ to give away!

Give this a retweet and @HughesHaili and I will pick 2 winners at random on Friday.

@HLearningPD

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

I’m really pleased to be speaking at #LitdriveCPD26 this July.

I’ll be exploring how scaffolding in English can sometimes limit, rather than extend, students’ thinking — and what we can do about it.

🎟️ https://t.co/tzCPir38g3

@LitdriveUK #EnglishTeaching #CPD

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

@BloomsburyEd 🎉

[Bloomsbury Education @BloomsburyEd]

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉

For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we’re giving away a fantastic SEND & inclusion book bundle - packed with practical ideas, strategies and inspiration for supporting every learner, from early years to secondary 💙

To enter:
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Good luck! 🌟
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[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

@pkainsworth @researchEDBrum 🥳🙌

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When does support becomes a ceiling? It was fascinating to hear @educatingruss research at @researchEDBrum How do you move beyond your teacher anxiety and give them the space to develop their learning? 🧵2/6
https://t.co/fbdJrRevFp

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𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐬! A brilliant day at @researchEDBrum a genuine “holiday for the mind”. Ideas, challenge, warmth and connection all in one place. Grateful to everyone who gave up their Saturday to learn together.
🔗 https://t.co/fbdJrRdXPR

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

@pkainsworth @AmandaWilson910 @MrChrisPassey @AlexJQuigley @daisychristo @stoneman_claire @R_Atton Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a considered reflection. This has really put a smile on my face! 😃

It means a great deal that the session resonated with someone with your experience. I really appreciate you capturing the thinking so thoughtfully.

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

https://t.co/Nblv72HFRJ

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

Slides from today’s session at #ResearchEDBirmingham below.
Attaching a visual summary here.
How we support matters.
Are we building capability — or limiting it?

[researchED Birmingham @researchEDBrum]

@educatingruss ABSOLUTELY SMASHING IT IN HER DEBUT BRUM SESSION ABOUT SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WITHOUT LOWERING EXPECTATIONS #rEDBRUM

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

@MathsWebb Thank you so much! It really means a lot.

If it lingers, then we touched something real. I wanted it to challenge how we interpret hesitation and what we do next.

Really grateful you engaged with it so thoughtfully 😃

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

What a brilliantly thought provoking session by @educatingruss
How often do we consider proxies for attention / inattention?
Do we consciously sharpen our professional noticing often enough?
This session will continue in my head for a long time.

[researchED Birmingham @researchEDBrum]

WHOOOP SHEZ BAB #rEDBRUM

[Shez Russell @educatingruss]

More support isn’t always more progress.

I’ll be exploring how well-intentioned support can unintentionally cap thinking — and how to challenge disadvantaged students without lowering expectations.

Room 203 – Maths corridor

Feel free to Join me 😊😊😊 @researchEDBrum