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If you’re worried about the reliability of AI marking, it’s worth considering that some human marking is incredibly unreliable. In some subjects, only about half of students will get their true grade.

Another brilliant post “Every boundary consistently upheld tells a child, you matter enough for me not to give up on you”

@Emma_Turner75 Love this. Happy Birthday! 🥳

9. And the biggest truth of all? Children are magic. They are hope in human form. Time with our littlest is a reminder of all that is good and possible in people.

🧵These things I know… This weekend sees me celebrate a big milestone birthday and also reflect on almost 28 years of teaching and leadership. After working across 4 decades with our youngest learners in formal education, these things I know.

Having a premature baby in a neonatal unit can turn your world upside down, and it's even harder if you're worried about money and taking time off work. So we love that from April, parents of premature babies in the UK will be entitled to 'neonatal care leave', which will be on top of any maternity or paternity leave they’re eligible for. It will be available to anyone from their first day in a new job and marks a big shift in helping with the turmoil so many families experience. It's thanks in part to campaigning from premature baby charity The Smallest Things [TAG], whose founder Catriona Ogilvy said: “The new law will give families essential time at home to bond, begin to recover from trauma and to care for a fragile baby or babies without the pressure of finances or returning to work too soon.” How much of a difference would neonatal leave have made to your parental experience? shorturl.at/gSgYx

One more time: Women aren't too emotional to lead. Data: When men are anxious and stressed, they're more likely to be rude, hostile, and abusive. Women show respect regardless of their feelings. The test of emotional intelligence is not how you feel. It's how you respond.

*New blog post* This one is on school leadership, accountability, and the wider system. Attractive ambiguities: has our system created accountability sinks outside schools? birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/att…

@JoGrant23 @researchEDMK Sorry I couldn’t be there. I know this will have been amazing. 🤩

Did a thing today.After a very long half term, I was still up past midnight adding the final touches last night. Really proud of what Wrenn staff do & its impact on our children. Exceptionally proud of Amy & Jill. Their session was awesome. Half term now in motion! @researchEDMK

SUBTRACT New post from me, on school leadership and policy. achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/10/20/sub…

@MissETappenden Good luck xx

TDS 2014-2024 Onto the next adventure!

This is a brilliant opportunity. Work with a great team in a school that takes workload and wellbeing seriously:

“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” - Stephen R. Covey

New post School life by a thousand joys birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/sch…

Love this. ‘A deliberate focus on the things that are good’.

I sometimes look back over a teaching career that began in 1988 and wonder how we ended up with our current education system... and now, thanks to @Southgloshead, I know. This is my blog of the week, bar none. southgloshead.wordpress.com/2023/12/09/how…