Josie Sacks

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Josie Sacks

@VersatileVocab1

English Teacher + National Curriculum Lead - OCL. Lover of vocab instruction, artful sentences + competitive hobby TV shows

Katılım Şubat 2021

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·12 Tem

We know that writers often explore binary concepts: transient and permanent; concrete and abstract; constant and volatile. Teaching versatile vocabulary in pairs allows students to notice, create and analyse these patterns. This is what we want in their backpacks.

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Conor Boyle@conor2212·6 Ara

It's taken a village to raise a child, but if your village has an English department like ours, that child is going to get a bloody good deal! We are so proud of @bridiemcpherson and @VersatileVocab1 who are two of the most talented people in education without a doubt!

Bridie McPherson@bridiemcpherson

@VersatileVocab1 and I are delighted to be amoung these outstanding schools with +1.5 P8 for English. @OasisSouthBank English results are 12th best in the country! With a 65% FSM cohort, 120 students in the year and 95% EBACC, and a whole lot of dedicated and expert teachers.

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Tom Bennett OBE@tombennett71·6 Ara

Huge congratulations to @bridiemcpherson and her colleagues for an exceptional performance. This simple number represents a huge number of children's lives made tangibly better. There is nothing better than this. Well done to Oasis Academy Southbank.

Bridie McPherson@bridiemcpherson

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·6 Ara

@Doug_Lemov Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie + Isabel Bogdan, The Peacock - both extremely good + sharp + funny in v different ways

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Doug Lemov@Doug_Lemov·4 Ara

Tweeps: Daughter is studying in Scotland next semester. I need xmas book ideas for her- ideally something a bit like Kate Fox’s “Watching the English”- funny but useful guide to culture & norms of daily life. If not that then just really funny. Thoughts?

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·6 Ara

🕺🕺thank you @Mouhssin_Ismail - this is what *really* matters most to us + to our English curriculum

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Bridie McPherson@bridiemcpherson·5 Ara

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·23 Ağu

@LuMarTeach @Mrsnlaher I wanted to make something that directs students *what* they should actually write, rather than describing a skill (like ‘analyse’) or an enquiry (like ‘why’).

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LPMarthu@LuMarTeach·23 Ağu

@VersatileVocab1 @Mrsnlaher I’ve never heard of/thought of this! Thank you!

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·22 Mar

I’m usually allergic to acronyms but ‘zoom in a BIT’ is v powerful for helping students internalise expectations of analysis. Works across Lit + Lang! drive.google.com/file/d/1ET8a9R…

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Bridie McPherson@bridiemcpherson·23 Ağu

Best day of the year at South Bank! @VersatileVocab1 and I had been dreaming of these kinds of numbers when we started implementing this English curriculum and are so proud of our team + students 9s 16% 7+ 52% 5+ 80% 4+ 93%

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·23 Ağu

Yesterday was bloody brilliant! So so proud of our students, our English HoD and 👑 @bridiemcpherson, our team, and our curriculum. It really really works!!! 9s 16% 7+ 52% 5+ 80% 4+ 93% 🕺 versatile vocabulary, concise, precise knowledge, explicit writing instruction 🕺

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·9 Tem

So proud of our students, our staff and our bloody lovely school!

Oasis Academy South Bank@OasisSouthBank

We are absolutely delighted to be able to share an OUTSTANDING judgement from our recent Ofsted visit! ✨ Thank you to our brilliant staff, students and families for making OASB the special place it is.💙 The full report can be found here: oasisacademysouthbank.org/uploaded/South…

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·4 Tem

This!!!! +versatile vocab, explicitly taught, to make those concepts: 1. Codified 2. Accessible to every student 3. Regularly recalled

Mary Myatt@MaryMyatt

Concepts as connections over time The reason that the concepts and big ideas in the subjects are helpful is that they are like ‘holding baskets’ for a lot of information. They are like the boulders across the curriculum that gather more moss over time.

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Niall Alcock@NiallAlcock·2 Tem

11. Versatile Vocabulary: building the foundations of an empowering English curriculum Josie Sacks @VersatileVocab1, Oasis Academy South Bank has been working on helping students feel successful (not alienated) in English

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·3 Tem

If you’ve got a spare 10 mins and fancy thinking about curric / vocab, I made a session for @WeAreInBetaPod Curriculum Thinking Week - it’s about how to use versatile Tier 2 vocabulary to create an empowering English Curriculum that leaves no one behind weareinbeta.community/posts/curricul…

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Mohamed Coach@MMohamedCoach·26 Mar

🧵 Secondary school context: we use a 'sports tracker' for students athletes who are (sometimes, recently) falling below school expectation - a final chance to improve their attitude to learning around school before a fixture (they get to use this "card" once a year only).

Mr. Mac@Mr_Mac93

Thoughts… 💭 Y6 child loves rugby but his behaviour & attitude towards his learning is so poor right now. Only rugby tournament of the year is during the first week of S1 (full day). He’s the best player. Do you remove him from the team & not allow him to go? #edutwitter

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·23 Mar

@GCSE_Macbeth To help students navigate the poem + any shifts / changes, they write about a key image at the beginning + middle + end. In each paragraph they ‘zoom in a BIT’ - drive.google.com/file/d/1ET8a9R…

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GCSE MACBETH@GCSE_Macbeth·22 Mar

What are the best strategies / advice / approaches for generating ideas and analysis from UNSEEN POEMS? Would love your ideas 🙂

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·22 Mar

@Mrs_TMM @MrsWotsitername @FunkyPedagogy @shadylady222 @__codexterous @GCSE_Macbeth @Lit_liverbird V simple: writer, who…, presents… in order to.. For example: Priestley, who wanted to denounce capitalism, presents Mr Birling as foolish and ignorant in order to secure social and political progress and avoid regression.

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Mrs Martiniere@Mrs_TMM·4 Tem

Calling #teamenglish! What do you use as a structure for thesis statements for GCSE Literature essays. Looking for ways to develop our practice. @FunkyPedagogy @shadylady222 @__codexterous @GCSE_Macbeth @Lit_liverbird

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·22 Mar

@JennyEllis5 @teach_smith @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy @AVisserFuray @Xris32 @SPryke2 @__codexterous @DoWise Pet, Akwaeke Emezi / A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’Engel / Binti, Nnedi Okorafor

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Jenny Rock@JennyEllis5·20 Mar

@Team_English1 Can anyone suggest a great novel to teach to year 7 that won’t have been already done in primary? Thanks @FunkyPedagogy @AVisserFuray @Xris32 @SPryke2 @__codexterous @DoWise

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Josh Goodrich@Josh_CPD·22 Mar

I'm proud to announce that my new book Responsive Coaching is out now 💥 It's the product of 10+ years coaching, 3 years writing, and a year testing in school, and aims to help coaches to be as impactful and useful as possible 💪

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·17 Mar

@MissWalton26 @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy @LauraLolder @SPryke2 I’m usually allergic to acronyms but have found this super helpful to help students to internalise expectations of analysis drive.google.com/file/d/1ET8a9R…

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Miss Walton@MissWalton26·15 Mar

Hi all! Has anyone got any recommendations for trying to boost year 11 students from a grade 3 to 4, please? I have been given an intervention set to work with and could use some ideas to get started. Many thanks ☺️ @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy @LauraLolder @SPryke2

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Josie Sacks@VersatileVocab1·17 Mar

Work with us @OasisSouthBank !!! tes.com/jobs/vacancy/a… I really bloody love our curriculum, pedagogy, systems, staff + students. I think the English Dept are doing something really special - DM me! Come and see us teach! And apply for this corker of a job!

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@bridiemcpherson @Doug_Lemov @Mouhssin_Ismail @OasisSouthBank @LuMarTeach @Mrsnlaher @WeAreInBetaPod @GCSE_Macbeth