Sarah Brown

Assistant Head: Curriculum & T&L. interested in all things primary curriculum and pedagogy. Views are my own

[Ben Rogers 🦄 @BenRogersEdu]

Teaching students how to write better sentences in science (a 3min video): https://t.co/WlLB8ZhO65

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@keith_campion @joharvey21 How can a teacher target their questioning if left to chance. They may as well close their eyes, point and spin until the class shouts stop. (2/2)

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@keith_campion @joharvey21 You’re not. The lolly sticks add nothing just prompts the teacher to say a name. Do they put the stick back? If not the pupil can opt out knowing they won’t get selected again. (1/2)

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@DeputyGrocott Not you, I’ve been using scissors

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

SATs should not make children cry. Fact.

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@JamesBlakeLobb @DeputyGrocott Wanted to say this joke 😂

[Evolution Academy Trust @EvolutionTrust]

Wonderful to see the children and staff @PrimaryElmTree showcasing their amazing #bsl skills again! #onetrust

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@kapowprimary Yes please! We have taken on Kapow for all foundation subjects so any 😀

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

Would really love to talk to other curriculum leads about how they’ve adopted @kapowprimary in their schools.

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@teachingrhythm @Miss_Grimmer That’s positive. It’ll be out soon. We were inspected third week of November and have seen the report, just waiting for it to go ‘live’

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@teachingrhythm @Miss_Grimmer Depends on if the school has contested anything, that can delay things

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@Teacherglitter @HarlanCoben Totally agree! We are now making our way through more of Coben adaptations. Have watched the Stranger, Stay Close and now on to Safe. All on Netflix. Highly recommend!

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@PaulGarvey4 @Ofstednews Further evidence in my opinion that they’re not considering the impact they have on school leaders.

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@PaulGarvey4 @Ofstednews I know a school that got their draft report today at 3:10.
Whatever the outcome of an inspection, to send the report at that time doesn’t show any consideration of the well being of school leaders, it is the end of the day, before the weekend, couldn’t it wait till Monday?!

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@PrimaryCoHead Fingers and toes crossed not!
Ours was on my 20 weeks scan. Thankfully I could postpone (not like a birthday), but it highlights the unsaid pressure of ofsted. Everything just gets put on hold for those three days.

[Tes magazine @tes]

Government-approved inspections of international schools don’t use single-word judgments – so why does Ofsted have to, asks the international director at @WellingtonUK
https://t.co/ASZFLs7xB1
https://t.co/ASZFLs7xB1

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@DeputyGrocott Echinacea, works a treat

[Evolution Academy Trust @EvolutionTrust]

We're getting excited - only two more days until our schools gather @costesseyprima1 for our Trust-wide choir event! Looking forward to seeing and hearing everyone together #onetrust #norfolk #suffolk

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@Headteacherchat My colleague was given a jelly bean car air freshener. I was once given a single coaster, it’s lovely but weird to not come as a pair 😂

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@RogersHistory don’t get me wrong*
We had an inspection this week - can you tell, I’m exhausted 😂

[Sarah Brown @sarahbrownedu]

@RogersHistory I wholeheartedly agree with everything you’ve said, do get me wrong. But whilst there’s the ridiculous system in place then some community of schools need to share to change perception. I absolutely don’t think it’s right though.