Naomi Heathcote

Head of Drama 🎭🏳️‍🌈 | She/They | All opinions are my own

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

It also means I can’t do my in person lectures for my MA but I’m enjoying having time to do some wider reading 😅

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

I broke my ankle at the beginning of October and, as much as teaching is stressful, I can’t wait to get back in the classroom because I’m much more stressed not being there!

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Leaking the guidance about trans students having to be reported to parents being the same day as the strike announcement isn’t a coincidence. Don’t treat it as such and pay attention

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

The kids at my new school don’t care how many years I’ve been teaching for, they just care about how I teach them

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Fundamentally, this is why new teachers have more in-class behaviour problems than more established students. I’m back at the beginning of my relationship journey with students and it’s so apparent that good behaviour management relies on good relationships

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

But sometimes I worry this leaves those quiet, middle of the road students without praise.

I definitely think parent’s evenings are more impactful but we need to strip away some admin so the students can be our focus again

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

If people are using AI to write reports, I think we need to admit either:

A) Reports have a high cost/low outcome
Or
B) Teachers are too overworked to properly reflect on each student’s achievement

The schools I’ve worked in haven’t done reports as consistent contact is better

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Me: *Trying to plan a Commedia scheme*
Genshin Impact stans:

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Spare a thought for all the Year 11s that watched Eurovision yesterday and subsequently will have an extra barrier to focus in the exam tomorrow

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Excited that in September I’ll be starting my Education MA at King’s! It’s a step I’ve been wanting to take for a long time and I finally feel ready 😊

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

It’s school show week and I am very close to having a small cry because of how tired I am. I also had parents evening so my week has been:

10-3 Sunday rehearsal
8pm finish for parent’s evening
9:30pm finish for show yesterday
10pm finish for show tonight

Help

[Flora @FloraSCooper]

Please can people not come to school now in the morning. I have to protect our children, our staff and our community.

Please for the protection of our children and staff.

[Mr H @MrHDoesTeaching]

Welsh teachers have been offered an 11.6% pay increase now

Scotland about to accept their 14.6% increase

England - nothing, about sums our country up right now

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Yesterday’s March was incredible! I’m wiped today but so worth it to feel the solidarity with Doctors, Rail workers, Civil servants and the UCU.

Everyone is doing their bit and we are the majority. Keep being loud

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

So Jack Dorsey has founded a new app… and called it BlueSky

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Really proud and pleased to hear that @Canons_Harrow got a Good in their recent OFSTED inspection! Well done to everyone for pulling it off

[Secret Headteacher @secretHT1]

You usually get what you pay for but right now the government are getting a much better education service than they pay for.

That won’t last forever. If you want world class, it needs paying for.

We can’t provide world class education on current budgets for much longer.

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Anyway, join a union

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

Having worked in both startups and schools, I can tell you from firsthand experience that school leadership culture and startup culture are VERY similar

[Naomi Heathcote @NaomiJadeH]

I have had the pleasure of working in two AMAZINGLY run schools but pressures on the system and erosion of worker’s rights lead to this constantly