Mr Jamie Evans

Over-excited teacher, leader & school improvement consultant.

@Talk4Writing trainer

[Pie Corbett @PieCorbett]

Well this moved me - my young poet friend getting his degree - congratulations old friend.

[#WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ writingrocks.bsky.social @WritingRocks_17]

In order to get quality proof-reading from your pupils, they first need to feel they’ve written something worth editing.

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@Suchmo83 Interesting. I certainly agree on the mileage front: my research & others shows that reading mileage correlates strongly with high outcomes. With the 1:1 side of things, would I be right in concluding that you're talking particularly about the word reading side of things?

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@mandyjwilding @Talk4Writing @PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW Yes I get that - I think I have a mildly different opinion of my own kids vs educational views 😆

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

Oh dear - Twitter has got even more political than normal for a minute.

Let's refocus on more important things. Isabelle (age 5) has started a diary about our caravan holiday.

Today's entry: "Aaaa it's morning"
(With apostrophe 🤣)

@Talk4Writing @PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@mandyjwilding @Talk4Writing @PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW Do you ever sort of wish it could just stay like that?

"Sum uver groan ups" 😆

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@matthewmoor3 @Talk4Writing Certainly - do you want to ping me an email: [email protected]

Julia has also written a book called Talk for Writing in the Secondary School that you might be interested in - it's available in the shop on the website

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

Why does shared writing matter?

Shared writing on the flip chart has always been a core component of @Talk4Writing. When we write with the children, we can think about language, writerly tools, transcriptional processes and more.

Perhaps far more importantly...

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@SarahJP26 @PieCorbett @Talk4Writing I dont disagree - but when it's this wrong? Data at my school will change by 10-15% based on the marking reviews. That's huge in a high stakes system

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@Suchmo83 Yes sorry, number 2 - just wondered whether there was any data on the effect of 1:1 reading accelerating progress significantly. I've run a tight 1:1 programme for years but progress is more moderate than I'd like so I'm trying to unpick a little

[Nick Hillman @nickhillman]

Now Bridget has gone, I can state clearly that I’ve spent the last two years wrestling with the @TheNFER a large charity that evaluates government policy (among other tasks) for its lack of political impartiality. 1/8

[Pie Corbett @PieCorbett]

@MrJ_Evans @DebbieBowers18 @Talk4Writing @JamieThomasTFW I feel like the Victor Meldrew of education. ‘I don’t believe it!’ Constant outsourcing doesn’t work. You need a well funded professional body for curriculum and assessment. You could call it QCA…

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@matthewmoor3 @Talk4Writing Hi - yes indeed. Julia Strong who is Deputy Director of @Talk4Writing is from a secondary background originally and we've worked with many over the years. I'm currently working with a full Secondary SEN school

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

'Tis an omen!

A magpie keeps wandering into the library corridor at @SandgateTfW 🤭

Must know it's in a @Talk4Writing Centre

@PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW

[Sophie Bartlett @_MissieBee]

Rant cont.

It costs schools to appeal, but schs are not privy to the specialist marker guidance

So schools will pay in good faith, challenging reasonable answers, usually not knowing there’s a secret additional list of acceptable/unacceptable answers they’re not allowed to see

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@peinkoffer Isn't it just!

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@DebbieBowers18 @Talk4Writing @PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW Unreal isn't it! @PieCorbett said it well - we're held to such a high standard but this doesn't feel reciprocated

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

🔊 "We're expected in schools to sort ourselves & be on point...and yet, we have disasters like this" 🔊

Have a listen to Pie's thoughts on the recent SATs marking fiasco in this teaser from our upcoming episode with... a special guest.

@Talk4Writing @PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@mr_stheteacher @Talk4Writing @PieCorbett @JamieThomasTFW Agreed - data at my school might change by 10-15% based on the reviews. Shocking

[Mr Jamie Evans @MrJ_Evans]

@_MissieBee I had a lot of this one - so frustrating. Perfectly valid answers to give it the other say around

[Sophie Bartlett @_MissieBee]

Pics shared w/ permission. These chn are boundary, and it has been advised by markers (who get specialist guidance) not to appeal as they won’t get the mark

Q2: see “incorrect” answer & mark scheme.

No point appealing bc apparently “pile” doesn’t necessarily mean “large amount”