Rosemary Bennett

After 5 years, today marks my final week leading @OakNational. I’m so glad to close this chapter with the brilliant news that our resources are now live in prisons. @tes has kindly let me reflect (ok, indulge) on my time. A quick summary below…🧵 tes.com/magazine/analy…

We released our 5th independent @OakNational evaluation yesterday 📈 @ImpactEd_Group looked at how our curriculum models and resources are being used and the impact they’re having on teachers’ workload and curriculum expertise. A quick summary below... 🧵

.@OakNational chief @matthewhood explains why new data on the use of its resources shows that debates on teacher autonomy need to be more nuanced tes.com/magazine/analy…

🙏 As the term ends, a huge thanks to all teachers ☀️ Indulge me as I also big up the work of our @OakNational partnership. They’ve released brilliant, new resources for 5,397 (and counting!) lessons to support teachers’ workload and expertise. Just a couple of highlights…🧵

@edsouthall Respect ✊

Ever wondered what it's like to work with @OakNational ? This is @matthewhood candid account of how he leads and some of the childhood experiences that shaped his style x.com/tes/status/181…

Going to @ASCL_UK curriculum conf today? Meet the Mccreas - amazing curriculum and learning design double act @OakNational head of curriculum design @MccreaEmma and @Steplab_co @PepsMccrea

@MattChorley So happy for you -- richly deserved

Another defection… After eight incredible years at The Times, including four years having the time of my life on Times Radio, I’m slightly stunned to be joining the amazing team at BBC Radio 5Live to launch a brand new daily politics show in the autumn. It’s exactly 20 years since this Somerset boy arrived in London with his three A levels, 100 words per minute shorthand, vast collection of Elton John records and a dream. But I could never have dreamt that one day I’d make it to the actual BBC, and in a huge general election year too.

@Chezy10Maroon @SchwitzerEd Whaaaat? That went all way to court?

After 3 years of threatening letters and legal mumbo jumbo, beyond relieved to hear a judge explain very simply to the claimant that if someone has a parking permit valid from a certain date, you can’t issue them with parking fines after that date! Good old fashioned justice ⚖️

@cathynewman @YOUMagSocial Just so YOU A-lister ❤️

This was such a laugh! @YOUMagSocial this Sunday.

Just one more sleep until @johnrobeds and @OakNational team unleash our new AI lesson creator tool at #creativetechfest in Basildon. Come and try it out

Great briefing by @POST_UK on where we are on AI in education -pros, cons and who's doing what including @OakNational experiments @johnrobeds post.parliament.uk/research-brief…

Hi @tom_watson can you follow so I can DM ya?

Somehow, it's already been a month since we launched our new secondary English curriculum at @OakNational. Interested to know more about what is in it? Here's a 🧵breaking down a few key details

@samanthajbooth Many congrats - 2 shortlists !!! Fingers crossed for the big night

Great to chat with @RealGeoffBarton yesterday about @OakNational's new curriculum and first teaching resources. I'm positive about our contribution to building expertise and tackling workload, but clear we're no silver bullet. 🎧 Have a listen 👇 soundcloud.com/user-89976499/…

The new @OakNational resources will mean that no teacher will ever again have to beg for resources on Facebook at 11pm on a Sunday. For that alone, it’s a huge leap forwards in giving the profession what it is entitled to. High quality, free plans, readily adaptable.

⏰ In the coming days we’ll start sharing @OakNational’s new curricula and teaching resources. I’m so proud of the work of our partners and team. But I always try to be honest. So, in @tes I've shared three limitations and one thing we have learnt. Here's the summary🧵👇

@aoconnell @thetimes @RTBenPreston Noooooooooo

Some news. I'll be leaving @thetimes around the end of November, with @RTBenPreston taking over a seven-day arts operation. Best of luck to him and my thanks to the many colleagues at this great paper and the arts world folk who have made the last 27 years so much fun

@edsouthall Great day for gingers 👨‍🦰