How Term Flies

📚 Teacher by day, wanderer by holiday ✈️

Sharing tips to make the most of that famous time off 🎒

📍 England

Est. 30/05/23

[How Term Flies @howtermflies]

@satisfymyspirit @BBCBreaking How much have they sent?

[How Term Flies @howtermflies]

@JENBROOK8 @cierzo1 Are you aware those jobs are done by adults, not children?

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

Four main drivers of parental complaints in my opinion:

1. Covid, and the breakdown of public trust in national infrastructure and institutions.

2. The rise of ChatGPT and the resulting ease of sending substantial technical correspondence.

3. Explosion in demand for increased SEND support (and social and mental health support too, but a bit smaller). Schools simply can't manage this demand, leading to conflict and complaints.

4. The drastic increase in baseline educational levels of parents, and the resultant increased expectations around school professionalism and service.

[How Term Flies @howtermflies]

@edplaysjazz @JoLocke1 Got to say that literally no school tells kids they are broken, this is simply made up

[Tes magazine @tes]

Professor Jessie Ricketts sets out the importance of secondary schools making reading a strategic priority, as she offers three freely available initiatives to help students
https://t.co/joADbMeczn

[Tes magazine @tes]

Teachers often assume that the pay and conditions of their roles are not up for negotiation, but that isn’t the case, says Gráinne Hallahan as she offers advice on discussing salaries
https://t.co/QufkgxAcjU

[Kate Jones @KateJones_teach]

The shift to adaptive teaching: A research-informed guide by Mark Leswell, published in IMPACT magazine (Chartered College of Teaching), 2025.
https://t.co/Z96wT5golF

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

A pencil as the variable resistor in a simple circuit ⚡️
https://t.co/Ex51E5t7Rf

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

📣 NEW! Attention is a prerequisite for learning… In this edition of ⚗️DistillED, I draw on @Doug_Lemov’s work on Habits of Attention, framing attention as a teachable, practised classroom habit. Includes a FREE one-page guide. 👍

https://t.co/rz74fGZNVv

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

How many of you came into teaching thinking it was the perfect job to align with having a family? Same holidays. Home at a sensible time. A career that fitted around family life. Now the biggest group leaving the profession are women aged 30 to 39. That isn’t

[Go Türkiye @GoTurkiye]

Alanya’s best-kept secret? Sapadere Canyon. ⛰️✨
With 400m high walls and 750m of pure nature, it leads to a brilliant waterfall at its heart. A serene retreat for those seeking the wilder side of Antalya. #Antalya

For more, follow:
https://t.co/ge8wdKkNwf

[HeadteacherChat @Headteacherchat]

Ofsted evidence is telling a clear story.
Culture, belonging and consistency aren’t “soft” issues — they show up everywhere inspectors look.

We’ve pulled together the key themes leaders can control, plus the risks to watch.
Inside the HeadteacherChat community.
You don’t have to work this out alone.

👉 Join us and read the full analysis.
https://t.co/D6XsiZ1xmz

[HeadteacherChat @Headteacherchat]

If you want to go deeper this week, we’ve added:
📌 Understanding Ofsted’s new inspection framework for SEND & inclusion
📌 Executive briefing on the 2026 SEND reform + training mandate
Worth a look if you’re planning ahead. #Ofsted #SEND
https://t.co/TKLJyN8Ic1

[Bitter Bichon @bitterbichon]

This is readily apparent to anyone who teaches college students.

I asked students to work a very simple intro problem that I've used for 10 years. For the first time, some students had problems with basic reading comprehension.

I work at a tier 1 research university.

[Kate Jones @KateJones_teach]

Free download to support pupils & parents to develop effective, efficient & evidence-informed study habits. Feel free to share across your community and networks. https://t.co/g1wiwGFpWi

[The Sigma Mindset @thesigmamindset]

The Golden Rule when you're learning a new skill‼️👇

[Tes magazine @tes]

Chemistry curricula in UK schools do not reflect the realities of working in science, Royal Society of Chemistry researchers warn
https://t.co/a5QJLFaeS9

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

Here is a simple oscilloscope sim I made. I thought this might be handy as it is stripped down to essentials and includes the option to turn off the time base in AC or DC mode, which comes up in A-Level questions 🙂
https://t.co/0dwoMOmjiL

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

If you need a Christmas resource for a lesson over the coming weeks, these may be handy. Lots of festive puzzles and some quizzes too. None are mine but gathered over the years. Hope you find them useful 🎅🎄
https://t.co/TLAKjFKa6H

[Tee Beebee @Teebeebee21]

0.8 just so I can take my kid to school once a week here 🙋‍♀️