Vic Allen

Secondary practitioner and lover of all things T&L. Lucky to be a School Partnership Facilitator with the UoY PGCE. Views are all my own.

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

Some fantastic advice for anyone working with EAL students and their families here - thanks for sharing @EALDominicB

[Dominic Brassington EAL (he/his) @EALDominicB]

1. This is an updated and more organised thread on how to support #EAL students and their families, particularly those who are #RefugeesWelcome
If I have missed anything please let me know and I will add to this thread

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

On #WorldEnvironmentDay our PGCE cohort explored sustainability & climate action in schools. Huge thanks to @PGCEgeogUoY and @AGonzalez05 for the thought-provoking presentation. Beginning teachers - go make the difference!🌍📚

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

A fabulous few days on a houseboat in The Dam with our eldest boy - good company and precious time together

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

Gorgeous dog walk in the Wolds today and discovered St Helen’s Well (a natural spring thought to have been used by Romans) with a gorgeous good luck tree with lots of inspiring messages. Another hidden gem just on the doorstep- along with blond ale in The Goodmanham Arms!

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

Calling all UoY school partnership PTs and Mentors! 📢 Don't forget to book your place at the ITTE Regional Mentor Conference in June. Choose one of the two dates. Attendance will provide 6 of the 20 hrs DfE training requirement for ITTE mentors: https://t.co/r7KuPc5rAk

[Paula @PaulaKellyMaths]

Book your free place! Come and join us in July! @YRMathshub #YRMathsHubSummerConference2024

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

@ChurchillsCiga7 I know but I thought it was a lovely part of the journey

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

A very enjoyable 24 hours in Aberdeen #TheGraniteCity

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

Might have to amend my favourite castle list - this place was eerily stunning #DunnottarCastle

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

@DrClaireESmith1 Aw a very tired 🐶 is always a sign of good day 🥰

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

Loved this poem when I first read it, visited today taking my youngest and it really does take on new meaning #sycamoregap

[EmpoweredPoet @EmpoweredPoet]

Poem of the week: Sycamore Gap by Zoe Mitchell https://t.co/Bse3dFO5F1

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

Are you a UoY student wanting advice on applying for teacher training and help with your personal statement? Colleagues from UoY PGCE, careers and Pathfinder Primary will all be available to offer advice on Thurs 12th October, 4-6pm V/N/045 - book your place via the Handshake app

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

Great selection of subject specific AI prompts that might be useful starting points for @PGCEUnivofYork

[Mark Anderson @ICTEvangelist]

The Little Book of #GenerativeAI prompts for teachers

Here it is, a compilation of my recent one-pagers with prompts for different subjects across the curriculum, global in outlook with helpful pointers for UK curricula too.

The book includes prompts for most subjects and additionally has sections on bias, ethics, prompt design, and a section of useful resources from the likes of @OfficeofEdTech @educationgovuk @AlKingsley_Edu @TeacherDevTrust @ISTEofficial @rarthurtweets @asklauraknight @educationweek and more.

I hope you find it useful, I'd love to hear how you get on with it.

https://t.co/OgDFBp27iK

#EdTech #AIinEDU #EduTwitter #Learning #GenAI #TeamEnglish #PrimaryRocks #MathChat #UKEdChat #SLTchat

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT TEACHING? Calling all UoY Students, if you are looking for a great career, then tonight's event is not to be missed! https://t.co/O8xGNBEMuH
@PathfinderTSH @ysis @yorkunisu

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

A great article from our brilliant Geography PGCE Tutor Georgia Ramsay @PGCEgeogUoY alongside @AGonzalez05 - Yet another reason to train with us here at @PGCEUnivofYork #TraintoTeach #PGCE

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

Today we welcomed 3 superb guest speakers who gave useful insights on creating a positive school ethos, working with the most vulnerable children & alternative provision. Thank you for your valuable contributions & suggestions for promoting positive interactions with young people

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

Today was a Whole School Issues day. In UoY sessions we dived deep into some big issues - from Cognitive Science to numeracy and literacy, we explored it all! Trainees also flexed their creative muscles by designing their own perfect KS3 curriculum. #PGCE #EducationMatters

[Vic Allen @TwitVicAllen]

More than a million days of learning lost after record numbers of children are suspended from school | UK News | Sky News https://t.co/xJleZ40Z9o

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

Lots of engagement and productive conversation around today’s behaviour theme. Trainees’ behaviour toolkits are growing and with the support of our expert school colleagues - so will their confidence in the classroom 🍎📚#positiveclimate #relationships #responses #routines #PGCE

[University of York PGCE @PGCEUnivofYork]

A great blogpost from Katie who did her PGCE with us last year #PGCE #alumni #histassoc