Gráinne Hallahan
@heymrshallahan.bsky.social
Keeper of questions at @teachertapp former teacher and previously at @tes
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Teacher Tapp swag!
I love @teachertapp.bsky.social and their daily questions. It helps me feel connected to my profession.
I love @teachertapp.bsky.social and their daily questions. It helps me feel connected to my profession.
October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Teacher Tapp swag!
I love @teachertapp.bsky.social and their daily questions. It helps me feel connected to my profession.
I love @teachertapp.bsky.social and their daily questions. It helps me feel connected to my profession.
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For the first time in our research, a majority of teachers are using AI in their work - 58% say they’ve used an AI tool to help with school tasks (up from 31% last year).
Those who’ve never used AI? Just 11% - more than halved from 31% in 2023 🤖
Those who’ve never used AI? Just 11% - more than halved from 31% in 2023 🤖
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
For the first time in our research, a majority of teachers are using AI in their work - 58% say they’ve used an AI tool to help with school tasks (up from 31% last year).
Those who’ve never used AI? Just 11% - more than halved from 31% in 2023 🤖
Those who’ve never used AI? Just 11% - more than halved from 31% in 2023 🤖
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Every year our pupils deliver #PoetryPost to the local community and every year they're absolutely thrilled with the positive response it receives. There's more information about how it works on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social site. ourfp.org/eop/poetry-p...
October 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Every year our pupils deliver #PoetryPost to the local community and every year they're absolutely thrilled with the positive response it receives. There's more information about how it works on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social site. ourfp.org/eop/poetry-p...
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New episode!
With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data!
Is behaviour better in primary or secondary?
Is behaviour getting better?
Should we ban skirts?
Are teachers "content" in their jobs?
All this and more tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...
With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data!
Is behaviour better in primary or secondary?
Is behaviour getting better?
Should we ban skirts?
Are teachers "content" in their jobs?
All this and more tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...
Is behaviour better in primaries or secondaries? With Grainne Hallahan
open.spotify.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
New episode!
With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data!
Is behaviour better in primary or secondary?
Is behaviour getting better?
Should we ban skirts?
Are teachers "content" in their jobs?
All this and more tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...
With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data!
Is behaviour better in primary or secondary?
Is behaviour getting better?
Should we ban skirts?
Are teachers "content" in their jobs?
All this and more tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...
Ohh big difference for primary vs secondary here!
Are there any primary teachers on here who aren’t keen on whole class punishments?
@teachertapp.bsky.social
Are there any primary teachers on here who aren’t keen on whole class punishments?
@teachertapp.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ohh big difference for primary vs secondary here!
Are there any primary teachers on here who aren’t keen on whole class punishments?
@teachertapp.bsky.social
Are there any primary teachers on here who aren’t keen on whole class punishments?
@teachertapp.bsky.social
There is still time to answer this question!
I’ve just started reading through the replies and it’s making me 🥹
And if you’re not on @teachertapp.bsky.social but want to join and answer - sign up here: onelink.to/teachertapp
I’ve just started reading through the replies and it’s making me 🥹
And if you’re not on @teachertapp.bsky.social but want to join and answer - sign up here: onelink.to/teachertapp
September 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
There is still time to answer this question!
I’ve just started reading through the replies and it’s making me 🥹
And if you’re not on @teachertapp.bsky.social but want to join and answer - sign up here: onelink.to/teachertapp
I’ve just started reading through the replies and it’s making me 🥹
And if you’re not on @teachertapp.bsky.social but want to join and answer - sign up here: onelink.to/teachertapp
I’m off to visit a primary school and have picked three packets of biscuits that I felt would most ingratiate me with the teachers there.
What three did I choose?
(Extra information it was a standard co op - no fancy biscuit options but all your usual suspects)
What three did I choose?
(Extra information it was a standard co op - no fancy biscuit options but all your usual suspects)
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I’m off to visit a primary school and have picked three packets of biscuits that I felt would most ingratiate me with the teachers there.
What three did I choose?
(Extra information it was a standard co op - no fancy biscuit options but all your usual suspects)
What three did I choose?
(Extra information it was a standard co op - no fancy biscuit options but all your usual suspects)
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When Dixons Academies Trust launched its 9-day fortnight for teachers, there was a fair bit of cynicism about whether it would actually be possible.
12 months on, @ellencph.bsky.social talks to the trust to find out what has happened since - and the impact it has had
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
12 months on, @ellencph.bsky.social talks to the trust to find out what has happened since - and the impact it has had
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Dixons’ nine-day fortnight: how’s it working a year on?
Since launching its ground-breaking nine-day fortnight a year ago, Dixons Academies Trust says it has seen a drop in staff turnover and sickness absence. Ellen Peirson-Hagger asks about the challenges...
www.tes.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
When Dixons Academies Trust launched its 9-day fortnight for teachers, there was a fair bit of cynicism about whether it would actually be possible.
12 months on, @ellencph.bsky.social talks to the trust to find out what has happened since - and the impact it has had
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
12 months on, @ellencph.bsky.social talks to the trust to find out what has happened since - and the impact it has had
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
The expectation is already there to respond to parent contact quickly - look at these results - 48hr turnaround 😳
Communication between home and school is so hard. What suits one parent won’t suit another. I’m v interested to see what goes into the gov recommendations.
Communication between home and school is so hard. What suits one parent won’t suit another. I’m v interested to see what goes into the gov recommendations.
September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The expectation is already there to respond to parent contact quickly - look at these results - 48hr turnaround 😳
Communication between home and school is so hard. What suits one parent won’t suit another. I’m v interested to see what goes into the gov recommendations.
Communication between home and school is so hard. What suits one parent won’t suit another. I’m v interested to see what goes into the gov recommendations.
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If Mandelson is forced to resign or fired would he be the first person to have to leave three different jobs in British politics for three different scandals?
September 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If Mandelson is forced to resign or fired would he be the first person to have to leave three different jobs in British politics for three different scandals?
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🔊 SOUND ON!
With the new Ofsted changes announced, co-founder Laura McInerney & Head of Community Grainne Hallahan share insights from our teacher panel.
Hear their thoughts here:
🔗 bbc.in/3VbPqIi
🔗 bbc.in/4nqEjr6
With the new Ofsted changes announced, co-founder Laura McInerney & Head of Community Grainne Hallahan share insights from our teacher panel.
Hear their thoughts here:
🔗 bbc.in/3VbPqIi
🔗 bbc.in/4nqEjr6
September 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🔊 SOUND ON!
With the new Ofsted changes announced, co-founder Laura McInerney & Head of Community Grainne Hallahan share insights from our teacher panel.
Hear their thoughts here:
🔗 bbc.in/3VbPqIi
🔗 bbc.in/4nqEjr6
With the new Ofsted changes announced, co-founder Laura McInerney & Head of Community Grainne Hallahan share insights from our teacher panel.
Hear their thoughts here:
🔗 bbc.in/3VbPqIi
🔗 bbc.in/4nqEjr6
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Some news 👇🏻
September 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Some news 👇🏻
So pleased to be on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning talking about back to school, attendance and supporting students who find it challenging to be in school/get to school.
You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Listen live to BBC Radio 5 Live on BBC Sounds
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August 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM
So pleased to be on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning talking about back to school, attendance and supporting students who find it challenging to be in school/get to school.
You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Back to school, and once again I spend a lot of time thinking about this poem ❤️
August 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Back to school, and once again I spend a lot of time thinking about this poem ❤️
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Also remember that the best indicator of how you’ll commute tomorrow is how you commute today. Start the term with new habits. Fresh starts are the best time to form new habits. Especially if starting at a new school. @ianwalker.bsky.social taught me that.
As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. HT Ian Lockwood.
Spread the word.
Spread the word.
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Also remember that the best indicator of how you’ll commute tomorrow is how you commute today. Start the term with new habits. Fresh starts are the best time to form new habits. Especially if starting at a new school. @ianwalker.bsky.social taught me that.
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Female heads are paid up to £40K less than their male peers over the course of their careers, but 10 years ago, there was no gender pay gap at all. What’s going on? Tes analyses the data
Why are female secondary heads £6K worse off than men?
The gender pay gap for secondary headteachers is widening. Ten years ago there wasn’t a gap at all. What’s going on? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the data
www.tes.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Female heads are paid up to £40K less than their male peers over the course of their careers, but 10 years ago, there was no gender pay gap at all. What’s going on? Tes analyses the data
The @teachertapp.bsky.social slang question responses read like a 'found poem' 🤪
I'm reading them and giggling...and feeling so happy when I spot one from my own youth that has stood the test of time!
'Bombaclat' CLASSIC
I'm reading them and giggling...and feeling so happy when I spot one from my own youth that has stood the test of time!
'Bombaclat' CLASSIC
a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder
ALT: a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder
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August 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The @teachertapp.bsky.social slang question responses read like a 'found poem' 🤪
I'm reading them and giggling...and feeling so happy when I spot one from my own youth that has stood the test of time!
'Bombaclat' CLASSIC
I'm reading them and giggling...and feeling so happy when I spot one from my own youth that has stood the test of time!
'Bombaclat' CLASSIC
Beginning to think the question we needed to ask was about how to CLEAN the whiteboard...
August 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Beginning to think the question we needed to ask was about how to CLEAN the whiteboard...
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Exam season now always makes me revisit this excellent piece from @heymrshallahan.bsky.social from 2023
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Revealed: Inside the exam factory
Once students close their GCSE and A-level exam papers, they might be out of sight, out of mind. But where do the papers go? Tes follows their journey through the exam factory
www.tes.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Exam season now always makes me revisit this excellent piece from @heymrshallahan.bsky.social from 2023
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
August 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
HELP!
The winner has a special message in the app...but she or he haven't messaged in!
Open your app and check NOW to see if it is you!!
You have won our mystery prize...£100 gift card! 🤩
The winner has a special message in the app...but she or he haven't messaged in!
Open your app and check NOW to see if it is you!!
You have won our mystery prize...£100 gift card! 🤩
Check your app! You might be the winner of a mystery gift-card 👀
Look for the message in your app and follow the instructions.
Don't miss out 🚨
Look for the message in your app and follow the instructions.
Don't miss out 🚨
August 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
HELP!
The winner has a special message in the app...but she or he haven't messaged in!
Open your app and check NOW to see if it is you!!
You have won our mystery prize...£100 gift card! 🤩
The winner has a special message in the app...but she or he haven't messaged in!
Open your app and check NOW to see if it is you!!
You have won our mystery prize...£100 gift card! 🤩
Good luck to everyone involved in results day today!
In the moment, the grades can feel like A Really Big Thing, and it's true - they matter! However, they are just one set of keys, and there are many doors.
Whether you're a teacher OR a student, I hope you enjoy the day!
In the moment, the grades can feel like A Really Big Thing, and it's true - they matter! However, they are just one set of keys, and there are many doors.
Whether you're a teacher OR a student, I hope you enjoy the day!
a woman is holding a glass of wine and saying `` good luck '' while standing in a room .
ALT: a woman is holding a glass of wine and saying `` good luck '' while standing in a room .
media.tenor.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Good luck to everyone involved in results day today!
In the moment, the grades can feel like A Really Big Thing, and it's true - they matter! However, they are just one set of keys, and there are many doors.
Whether you're a teacher OR a student, I hope you enjoy the day!
In the moment, the grades can feel like A Really Big Thing, and it's true - they matter! However, they are just one set of keys, and there are many doors.
Whether you're a teacher OR a student, I hope you enjoy the day!
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Guess I won’t be getting through the pearly gates then.
August 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Guess I won’t be getting through the pearly gates then.
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With the new feature, I can now see it turns out to be a special/AP thing. Nearly 10% less feeling rested 🙃
August 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
With the new feature, I can now see it turns out to be a special/AP thing. Nearly 10% less feeling rested 🙃
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Results day: What students really need to hear | Teacher Tapp
Results Day: What Students Really Need to Hear - Teacher Tapp
With exam results day looming, teachers, parents, and students alike can feel the pressure ramping up. But across all the advice we’ve seen, one message … Continued
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August 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Results day: What students really need to hear | Teacher Tapp