Maths Webb

Mathematics Teacher since 2003.
Been a HoD, Director of Maths, Lead Practitioner.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@adamboxer1 We swapped posts about this on The dreaded Linked In.

Do you have any videos / other examples off using One Note and a tablet?

I know you use a large tablet screen and a stylus, but what else is good practice?

My eyes are rubbish so I'd probably need A4 screen (exculdg border)

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@cjshore it looks like your account has been hacked by the same crooks who recently hacked @Just_Maths account - I've had the same DMs I received for from her account.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@BarryNSmith79 I agree that KS3 needs to improve, but I'm not sure an end of KS3 exam is the best way - it wouldn't work on its own.
We do need to sort KS3 teaching out though, but I think a stronger transition between y6 and 7 would help.
I'm very interested in what Mary Myatt says about this.

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Jo Facer makes this point beautifully in her book. Students who are impulsive, rude and self-centered in school don’t somehow magically transform into the sorts of valued employees who are considerate, collaborative and helpful. And of course almost everything we accomplish in our professional lives will be accomplished in groups serving the needs of some institution. The valorization of rule-less-ness is a lie and a disservice to students.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@adamboxer1 @miss_mcinerney True.
The problem is so much more wider and complex than just SM, even though a ban would likely help.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@RhunapIorwerth
Nid yw gwrthod gwahardd ffonau symudol yn grymuso ysgolion, eithr y mae yn eu rhwystro. Atolwg, siaradwch ag athrawon ac arweinwyr ysgolion.
Diolch yn fawr,
Cymru am Byth.
https://t.co/oevzgw7gBe

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@GeoffNorcott Agree.
I took 8 boys yesterday for my sons birthday.
They all loved it, and I enjoyed an expensive power nap half way through.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@Leshy6DG @katieflintt I thought the same. And I agree, it's a nice station.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@GeoffNorcott Fire stick

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

Moltes gràcies Pep x

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@LBC @PeterHyman21 I've not seen the full clip - just the short from the OP.
Were parents mentioned?
Not sure how making sweeping generalisations about schools is remotely accurate.

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

There is a legitimately difficult tension at the heart of Ofsted as an inspectorate.

A. Schools are public institutions and need objective and impartial oversight. Models involving local or within-profession accountability simply won't work.

B. Some schools are worse than others. Some schools are better than others.

C. If you break schools into four categories of quality (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). It's probably pretty easy to tell the difference between 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 4th. 2nd and 3rd? Not so much. 3rd and 4th? Tricky. This gets even harder if you make the groups smaller. If you have 5 grades, and 7 categories to judge them, telling the difference becomes increasingly difficult. The idea that you can genuinely tell with any kind of scientific accuracy the difference between "expected" and "strong" standard is for the birds.

D. This is because most of the ways we can actually figure out if schools are good or bad start objective, but then get subjective really quickly. This school has a high p8. Ok, but what about its PP cohort? What about its SEND students? How many EAL students does it have? How does it compare to other local schools, or schools with a similar demographic? This school has lots of exclusions. Does that mean they are excluding too easily, or struggling with a tough cohort?

E. These subjective questions are extremely difficult to answer. There isn't a rule book or an algorithm. You have to rely on humans and human judgment. And that's where inconsistency creeps in. Critically, that inconsistency is absolutely inevitable.

F. You then also start commenting on things which have no objective component, and no clear evidence base. We don't really know what good "wellbeing" or "careers education" or "inclusion" or even a "curriculum" looks like. My job is literally to work with teachers at helping them get better, and I would never ever ever think I could fine-grade the quality of teaching in a school with any kind of objectivity. I reckon I have more expertise and experience at doing this than 90% of current inspectors, and still wouldn't touch it.

The point with all these things is that we have some research, and we know what really bad practice looks like, but anything beyond that is just informed opinion. And that's problematic in and of itself, and because of the inconsistency that will creep in.

At the moment, Ofsted are trying to inspect and evaluate things that probably can't be evaluated with high resolution or precision, and will certainly be inconsistent across inspectors. That's going to lead to problems, and Ofsted will get things wrong in a context where the stakes are extraordinarily hight.

(I've put my preferred inspection model in the first comment)

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@C_Hendrick If I was part of this campaign, I'd find the volume and candour of the criticism downright unpleasant. Doesn't mean that she shouldn't reconsider doubling down on it.
Probably the most universally criticised things I have ever seen on Twitter.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@TeacherToolkit @Keir_Starmer @bphillipsonMP But it's production values are cringeworthy.
The music, a cabinet MP 'acting'.
The criticism is so universal - both within and from outside the profession - its very hard for DfE to defend.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@RogersHistory Very few premier league footballers are perfectly humble.
We can forgive Arsenal players for that today.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@JanetsEscapades @C_Hendrick @Education_NI @paulgivan As a parent, this nonsense needs to be deleted.
As a teacher, this nonsense needs to be deleted.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@JanetsEscapades @C_Hendrick @Education_NI @paulgivan If people who don't work in education are the target audience, they've misfired.
Their reputations - and the patience of education professionals - are the collateral damage.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@StuartLock Unifying.
https://t.co/LNGLwXtLNo

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@educationgovuk and @bphillipsonMP have achieved something spectacular here.
They have united left and right, progs and trads, unions bosses and CEOs.
Everyone has the same opinion on this viral style video.
Bravo.

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@educationgovuk and @bphillipsonMP have achieved something spectacular here.
They have united left and right, progs and trads, unions bosses and CEOs.
Everyone has the same opinion on this viral style video.
Bravo.

[Department for Education @educationgovuk]

The GC and Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP chat maths, pi, and what we're doing to make sure there's 'always an opportunity out there for everyone' ✨

Find out more 👇
https://t.co/kH9Gpbv5nA

[Maths Webb @MathsWebb]

@wesstreeting Does your party and your government understand anything about us?
Wasting money on this content when school budgets are stretched and HTs are wondering how they will fund the unfunded payrises for teachers is tactless and clueless.
You need to wise up.