Julian S Wood

20 years a teacher-I’ve seen many changes, met many challenges & suffered pressures. But I’ve always known it’s not about me-it’s about the children I teach. Today I received this message in a Xmas card-these few words far outweigh the negatives. #getintoteaching

It’s KS2 results day tomorrow. If anyone has any questions about accountability measures, which pupils are included and which ones aren’t, and how things are calculated, please do ask. I’ll be around all day.

Happy Birthday to my fellow birthday Twin Lee! Have a cracker Mr P! @ICT_MrP 🎉🎂

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed absolutely no mercy in the parents race at her son’s sports day…😂😂😂

In today’s education news… Amanda Spielman and Michael Gove have both been awarded peerages – two individuals who, in my opinion, have done more damage to the teaching profession than almost anyone else. Their policies and leadership have played a huge role in creating the

What an absolutely amazing day yesterday hosting ‘The Ultimate Coding Course’ to a sell out audience at The Grand Hotel in Newcastle. Was a honour to present alongside the fantastic Julian S Wood @Ideas_Factory , Carol Allen @caroljallen and Steve Bunce @stevebunce who all blew the audience away with presentations and ideas of the very highest quality. There were also brilliant interactive coding workshops from Andy Husband from @TTSResources (who also donated the incredible Loti-Bot robot to each and every delegate) and Danica Chapman from @2SimpleSoftware who wowed everyone with the great range of tools available on Purple Mash for teaching coding to all pupils. Delegates left brimming with enthusiasm and ideas for developing coding and computational thinking in their own schools. This was the first time since before the pandemic that I have been able to host a large scale event like this and was lovely to see and hear the buzz and excitement in the room throughout the day. A massive thank you to TTS and 2Simple for their incredible sponsorship, without their support thr event would not have been possible. HUGE smile on my face still today after being able to facilitate this great CPD event for North East teachers. Here’s to another similar event in 2025!

Excited to be welcoming a SOLD OUT audience of teachers from around the North East to the Grand Hotel (Gosforth Park, Newcastle) tomorrow for ‘The Ultimate Coding Course’. The course features fabulous keynotes from Julian S Wood @Ideas_Factory , Carol Allen @caroljallen , Steve Bunce @stevebunce and myself, along with interactive coding workshops with @TTSResources and @2SimpleSoftware . Massive thanks to TTS and 2Simple for their sponsorship of this event and for enabling me to facilitate a day of high quality CPD in the North East.

What an impressive piece of interviewing this is from @alexaljoe. To have the poise to speak in two languages simultaneously, remembering the answers and translating for the audience at home, all when live on camera is remarkable.

Just seems appropriate today.

**HEADTEACHERS and SUBJECT LEADERS** ✅Would you like to move away from subject leader files? ✅Would you like working with a system where all subject leader monitoring and evidence is in one place? ✅Would you like to generate subject monitoring reports with one click? @DavidNautilus1 and I are presenting a FREE webinar tomorrow at 10am GMT on how you can do this! Register for FREE using the following link: my.demio.com/ref/uaTCJRH7cN…

**NEW FOR JANUARY 2025** “Children and young people’s enjoyment of writing is at almost its lowest level in a decade.” Clark, Picton and Lant 'June 2020' I am launching a writing project for KS2 classes from January 2025 to June 2025 to tackle the issue of apathy in attitudes to writing. I have spent the last 15 years working on this with 100s of schools leading huge changes in attitudes to writing and as a result, improvements in standards. If you are interested in learning more for your school/class, prices for the 2 term project start from just £395. Learn more and register interest here: clusterblogging.net/blog/2024/11/0…

Richard Gere wants voters in his home state to know that this election is extremely important and it's not too late to get involved. Talk to your friends. Talk to your family. Sign up to phone bank and canvass at go.kamalaharris.com/pa. Pull out all the stops, Pennsylvania.

Wisconsin, your vote will make all the difference in this election. I’m asking you to reach out to your friends, parents, siblings, neighbors, and work with them to make a plan to vote.  Two days – that’s all the time we have left until Election Day. Let’s get this done!

I’m looking for schools to work with from January 2025 on a writing project 15 years in the making! Please see below for more details…

Did you know that you can make an app with NO CODE? Google AppSheet Here I introduce you to creating an app to track students going to the bathroom or office. Took me only a few minutes to make! youtu.be/keCgQ29pHJ0 #GoogleEDU #GoogleAppSheet

BREAKING: Will.i.am just dropped a new track titled "Yes She Can"—and yes, “She” is Kamala Harris. This is the anthem America needs to hear right now.

This video is incredible. Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.

I believe that the vast majority of people in this country are good and generous and honest and fair – and whether they are Democrats or Republicans or independents, they want those values reflected in their politics. That’s what we’ll get with @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz – two leaders who will work every day to make your lives better.

In today’s education news… Ofsted to judge schools attendance for the first time

New: Questions asked about researchED’s governance, following furore about conference in Israel educationuncovered.co.uk/news/172486/qu… A look at the weekend’s controversy, with background on previous reporting about the organisation’s set-up.

The ‘Ultimate Coding Course’ on Wednesday 13th November at The Hilton Hotel (Gateshead Quayside) is now completely SOLD OUT. A waiting list is in operation in the event of any late cancellations and if you would like to be added to this waiting list then please email info@animate2educate.co.uk I am delighted that the course has sold out with over a month to go and it is sure to be a fabulous day. I’ve got to thank @TTSResources and @2SimpleSoftware for their fantastic backing of this course and it has resulted in teachers from around the North East being able to benefit from a day of first-class CPD from Julian Wood @Ideas_Factory , Carol Allen @caroljallen , Steve Bunce @stevebunce and myself at a very affordable price. I look forward to welcoming all delegates who got in quick to book (and maybe some who get in from the waiting list) to The Hilton next month.