@PoliticoForYou Seems to me that Truss is a valuable voice to listen to. Just do the exact opposite of what she recommends. Guaranteed success.
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Rob Jones
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Rob Jones
@RobJonesEdu
SIP, DfE, Ofsted etc. Promoter of music ed. Real ale lover, cook, twitcher, swimmer, vaccinator and general bon viveur innit. He/him
York, England Katılım Şubat 2009
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Liz Truss predicts the pound will continue to fall just hours before the pound begins to rise following Rachel Reeves budget.
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📢 🥰 We’re so pleased more than 100 of our new year 7s were able to join us for day 1 of summer school! #summerfun #newyear7 #transition
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@MrBarrago @missdcox That’s one of the two things I was thinking. The other is that it would take me LESS THAN A MINUTE to work it out. I’m calling bullshit.
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@missdcox If true, that’s a really sad reflection on the values teachers are giving students and the impact Ofsted has on the profession
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I heard a brilliant story about a school today....
The school had the call from Ofsted.
One teacher told their class that when the inspector visits that when the teacher asks the class a question, those that DON'T know the answer to the question should put up their hands....
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@DrRLofthouse All the time. Differentiation, AfL, formative assessment, metacognition… they mean different things to different schools. It’s tribal behaviour. Jargon is used to ‘belong’ in the club of the cognoscenti. It’s also used to exclude outsiders.
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How often does edu-jargon get in the way of teaching, feedback, professional development, support for colleagues at every stage of the profession. It seems jargon has proliferated at the same time as the profession is being brought to its knees.
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@giallo_punk @Miss_Snuffy They’ve existed at least since I was at school in 1982, although they were called ‘summer balls’ in those days. Also, it were all fields round here etc.
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@Miss_Snuffy When did Proms become a UK thing? Never had them when I was a kid, I just remember them from US horror films. True of Halloween too.
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With some of Michaela teachers at the Year 11 Prom tonight! 🥰
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Whatever you think of the Tories, Miriam Cates is brilliant. 👏
Decent, honest and listens to real people.
Miriam Cates@miriam_cates
It’s not an ‘excuse’ to be realistic about last 14 years - financial crash, Brexit, pandemic, war. Of course Government has made mistakes, but Labour wanted to borrow more, spend more & lock down longer. Inflation & waiting lists would be so much worse had Labour been in power.
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@PearceMrs @SaysMiss Yes but collectively we need to filter out the excellent blogs and real research and promote it. Conversely we need to call out nonsense from the EEF and Teach Like a Champion which, too often, is trumpeted as cutting edge.
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@RobJonesEdu @SaysMiss Ah, lots of others sources that you hopefully find useful.
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📚🧵Half term means catching up on reading 📚🧵
First up, a @CSTvoice paper on integrating practices as Trusts grow, encouraging us to ensure the most effective knowledge/practices from our schools become those of the Trust. cstuk.org.uk/assets/pdfs/IC…
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@PearceMrs @SaysMiss You had me until…EEF. I’ve honestly never read anything by them that doesn’t state the bleedin’ obvious. I actually laughed out loud at this little gem in their ‘3 major takeaways’ in this document
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@SaysMiss 5. Professional development
6. A greater sense of autonomy, agency and control
7. Positive behaviour within the school
8. Leadership opportunities for teachers
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evid…
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@RobJonesEdu @Miss_Snuffy So a less rigid uniform policy would achieve high marks for adherence ?
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You want to turn around a failing school?
First thing you look to is the uniform.
Having a tight uniform is 101 basics in running a good school.
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@BadSchoolparent @Miss_Snuffy Incorrect. Uniform has *never* been used as an indicator of behaviour compliance by Ofsted. Adherence to uniform policy is used as an indicator of the quality of leadership and management however.
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@Miss_Snuffy Is that because uniform is used as an indicator of behaviour compliance by Ofsted, or is it something else (ie there’s a lesser spotted correlation between logos on socks and the ability to learn quadratic equations?).
Or is it cos ‘those’ parents favour nice uniform #selection.
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@Miss_Snuffy It is one of the things to tighten up on. The first? Probably not. Uniform is one of many indicators of the culture of a school, but not always. Just look at some Sheffield schools. Excellent schools, high attainment, great behaviour and…no uniform.
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@DeputyGrocott Apricity. A lovely word meaning that feeling you get when you feel early spring sun on your face
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Get in touch if you’re interested and would like a confidential chat about this exciting post! 👇👇👇
Excel Learning Trust@EXCEL_LT
Could you be the next Principal @York_High? Details below… It’s an exciting post and a great time to join our trust! tes.com/jobs/vacancy/p…
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@PhilBeadle There’s time yet. I’m 60 and everything irritates me.
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I am 59 next week. The only thing that doesn't irritate me nowadays is George Orwell.
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@MrJLauder @ProudlyPastoral It isn’t great anywhere but it’s literally non existent in some areas.
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@RobJonesEdu @ProudlyPastoral AP availability ain't great anywhere, but your point is a good one
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@ProudlyPastoral @MrJLauder Well, yes but…it’s a large MAT in a high density area. They do well to not PEX for the reasons you’ve outlined. They also have flexible managed move arrangements and more AP availability than, say the South West or coastal areas.
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@MrJLauder Ahh okay, thanks! Always great when time and effort is put into the pastoral side of school and it pays off. This is how we reduce exclusions, not by just getting rid of them all together!
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@MrJLauder @DixonsTA Yes of course. Lots of schools haven’t used PEX for years. The option does have to be there though for health and safety reasons mostly. Sadly, availability of AP and special provision is a postcode lottery. Where it isn’t, PEX is higher unfortunately
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Really pleased with Millthorpe’s Ofsted report, particularly where inspectors have identified the many strengths in provision and improvements that have been made over the last couple of years. 😊
Excel Learning Trust@EXCEL_LT
From @MillthorpeSch’s recent Ofsted report… 😊
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@chattymonkey @AvonandsomerRob @thetimes IGCSES are more difficult? Where did you get that from? Genuinely interested.
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@AvonandsomerRob @thetimes Only because Manchester Grammar uses the more difficult IGCSEs and does not publish its data.
But agree, Altrincham is good
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A boys’ grammar has outperformed the most expensive private schools in the country in this year’s Parent Power guide
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@teacherhead @ClareSealy It’s big in the recent Ofsted English report. I know some of it is nonsense but lack of oracy esp in sec schools chimes with what I see
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Great to see oracy getting renewed focus. Lots to it; my view is we have a very long way to go just making quality pair talk absolutely routine. Too many lessons many kids don’t talk at all or are left to recycle weak ideas.>
Think, Pair, Share Forensics. teacherhead.com/2022/10/24/thi…
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