Ed Collyer

Really pleased to have this article published in @NATEfeed's English in Education. It explores how lessons can become more flexible in the teaching of unseen poetry. 50 free reads here: tandfonline.com/eprint/FTGBAZ6… @EngMediaCentre

@PepsMccrea Build better relationships.

Frequent advice to new teachers is “build better relationships.” That’s vague and almost impossible to act on. Experienced teachers: what’s one *actionable* practice a new teacher can try tomorrow?

One thing troubling me at the moment is people arguing for universal, invariable things, within schools, across subjects, across the education system, in all circs with all students. It seems to deny signif differences requiring different approaches & answers. So for example...

@jennyandrichw3 @NATEfeed Thanks Jenny! Hope you're well!

@edcollyer22 @NATEfeed Congratulations Ed!

Beyond thrilled to have received this award today from @NATEfeed. Only sorry I was unable to be there to collect it in person. NATE do such good work within the English teaching community and it's a privilege to be able to contribute.

@BguPgce Such lovely words, thank you! Here's the photo!

@BguPgce @BarbaraBleiman Interesting...Do you know of any schools who have taken necessary steps to adjust their policies accordingly?

I'd like to be able to tease out the issues about this videoclip, being shared by Doug Lemov as a great eg of engaging cognitive work on poetry. Is there a way of constructively raising my concerns & questioning Lemov's enthusiasm for this, without being critical of the teacher?

@ian_cushing Can't wait. I've always wanted to know more about wait times. 'Avengers...assemble!'

i can't believe these guys didn't invite me to speak at this

@jdurran Remember on a teaching placement I had to teach centrally planned resources for Year 7. I quote - 'In English Language Paper 1, you will have to...' The scheme then proceeded to go through GCSE Language questions repeatedly with different texts.

@MrSmithRE @ian_cushing With the best will in the world, It might help your argument to come across as slightly more balanced as opposed to the strident tone some of these tweets have. This is a public forum, after all. 2/2

@MrSmithRE @ian_cushing Standard english is a construct that has been used to marginalise non-white/non-middle class communities. Not sure these ideas 'actively work against social justice.' 1/2

Not giving children from deprived backgrounds the opportunity to learn and converse in Standard English will hamper their ability to access the world of academia and work and stymie social mobility. It's easy to criticise that, using Standard English, from within academia.

@MBDscience My university PGCE experience was superb. Couldn't fault the staff on @BguPgce - knowledegable, supportive and experienced. Honestly couldn't speak more highly of my experience at @BGULincoln (2016-17).

Imagine having a system where the mentor teacher, who supervises and intensely trains their student teacher everyday for a year, is given absolutely nothing, while the university, which teaches them nothing besides how to fill out a lesson plan template, is given £9,250.

@JB_EnglishTeach I wouldn't try to talk with any degree of certainty about school leadership, for example, because I have very little experience in that area. I might have opinions, yes, but I certainly wouldn't force my opinions on someone as the supposed 'right' way of doing something 2/2.

@JB_EnglishTeach Now in my 7th year of teaching (excl. training) and only now do I even begin to feel well informed enough to discuss what pedagogies might or might not be effective. 1/2

@DrRLofthouse @CharteredColl @Steplab_co @Josh_CPD Thank you. This describes exactly what StepLab is. It thinks the worst in new teachers and proceeds from the assumption that all new teachers are rubbish, rather than educated and dedicated professionals.

@edcollyer22 @CharteredColl @Steplab_co @Josh_CPD You may think this … leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/carnegie…

In this podcast episode, @Steplab_co's @Josh_CPD explains what instructional coaching is and how it can be used as a powerful tool for teacher professional development. Listen now on Apple podcasts here: buff.ly/450yqr4 #edupodcast

@richardtutt The emphasis seems to be on the teacher developing a collaborative space for co-construction of meaning rather than ruler tracking. Wouldn't want someone to read this and think that the findings of the study were a result of ruler tracking.

A key 'why' (one of many) behind our commitment to daily 25 minute teacher led reading aloud sessions, with ruler tracking (which is just one small part of our multi-faceted and comprehensive approach to reading and disciplinary literacy)...and students are enjoying it as well..

@ULCareersFeed Unfortunately, the word 'mastery' brings me out in hives. Somewhat appealing until then.

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And that breadth and richness has to start much earlier - just like attainment gaps do. Children need to be enjoying maths at six, not just at sixteen. That's why Labour has set out plans for an ambitious review of the curriculum & how it's assessed. bbc.co.uk/news/education…