Joseph Coward

Assistant Principal and History Teacher at @Ark_Pioneer

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

@jonniegrande @PearsonEdexcel @MrsThorne @hannahcusworth @markofthehour Also, some of the @HodderHistory Caribbean History books https://t.co/2Qzn3rRa9r

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

Last day to apply for our History Teacher role https://t.co/CVm0VYtvJj

[Dylan Robinson @Robinson_Dylan_]

Looking for another Geographer to join our fantastic team and school as we head into our 4th year! 🌍 https://t.co/6rqdTNv7hX

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

I know that technically these papers are not 'in order' but the spec is not the curriculum!

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

We're starting a KS4 curriculum project & recruiting:
- Migrants in Britain, c800–present & Notting Hill, c1948–c1970
- Spain & the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555
- Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
- The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home & abroad
@PearsonHistory https://t.co/CVm0VYtvJj

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

History Teacher
KS3 = 3 lessons per week
KS4 = 4 lessons per week
Curriculum designed by @Counsell_C @jonniegrande and others
SLT leads on Curriculum and Teaching & Learning and MAT History Lead all based in the department
Pupils LOVE history
DM if keen https://t.co/CVm0VYtvJj

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

@mrwbw @ReadingShanahan But this doesn't necesarily mean that this is the most efficient / best way for pupils to build knowledge esp. if this is complex. In practice, I find @AlexJQuigley's one-pager helpful to choose 'horses for courses'

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

@mrwbw @ReadingShanahan's work is useful here on the impact of pupil reading supporting fluency and hence comprehension https://t.co/AIosk0ENCp https://t.co/qlumDEosw3

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

@Teach_A_B @nickdennis With older pupils, I think you could develop a really interesting curriculum looking at 'British Values' in a meta way i.e. Assessing the extent to which 'British Values' promote Democracy, Rule of law, Individual liberty, Mutual respect & Tolerance for different faiths.

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

@Teach_A_B @nickdennis I think the key thing is that leaders can explain how the school promotes Democracy, Rule of law, Individual liberty, Mutual respect & Tolerance for different faiths. But this can be framed and sequenced in a variety of ways. This is useful: https://t.co/ns2quzlKGb

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

While it is important teachers understand the purpose behind what works they shouldn’t be left all alone before they do. Teach them the moves. Interesting from @bennewmark https://t.co/SJUv6LHcCG

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

Great @ArkSchools #ArkTalks event on How should we rebuild childhood after the pandemic? Really interesting ideas from @ArkGlobeAcademy alumna Zareen Roy-Macauley @Rachel_deSouza @mssophiaparker & @AnnMroz

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

If we get too distracted by high level solutions we will miss the important detail that keeps things moving forward on the ground. Interesting application of @DufloEsthers's ideas to school contexts from @head_teach https://t.co/KyaT0E5OVn

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

I have just caught up with the inaugural #ArkTalks event with @CollinsKevan @curpring Lucy Heller @ArkSchools @RSylvesterTimes https://t.co/8Snx5uBi6A This is a great series and I am looking forward to the next one!

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

@MsJasmineMN @michaeldoron I would definitely agree that regular paired reading can help normalise reading aloud. @HuntingEnglish has a great summary of Whole Class Reading Approaches here https://t.co/XVEIEpgoXz

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

Some great ideas from @historysuperfan on how History teachers can (and should) reveal the constructed nature of the curriculum.
https://t.co/gb9pvsGrip @histassoc

[Harry Fletcher-Wood @HFletcherWood]

Good workload and bad workload: cool bit of research by @DrSamSims.
He shows that more time on marking and planning correlates positively with stress; but time spent collaborating and on professional development decreases it https://t.co/PPjsMQb2Zu

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

The quality of teachers’ working conditions has a clear, consistent relationship with student attainment and the role of school leaders in fostering these conditions is crucial. Important from @informed_edu @bethanhindley & @mcunners https://t.co/J4gmr0SNkj

[Joseph Coward @joecoward]

If you’re never going to refer back to content you teach later in their KS3 curriculum (or GCSE or A level) why are you teaching it? Excellent on why takeaways matter from https://t.co/XKEPLFVfMI @BearWithOneEar

[Christine Counsell @Counsell_C]

Do look at all this thread by @jonniegrande on the functional interplay of core & hinterland knowledge in history. Hinterland isn't a luxury. In some subjects we can't arrive at much of what we've deemed a core takeaway without 'worldbuilding' to use @michaeldoron's splendid term