Jarlath O’Brien
@jarlathobrien.bsky.social
Teacher. Interested in behaviour, leadership and SEND.
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If you’re looking to improve behaviour in your class or you have responsibility for improving behaviour across the school, these might help. Available here - uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/au...
Looks similar in some ways, but less detailed, to Carol Goodenow’s Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale. See this @tesmagazine.bsky.social article from 2019 for more - www.tes.com/magazine/arc....
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Looks similar in some ways, but less detailed, to Carol Goodenow’s Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale. See this @tesmagazine.bsky.social article from 2019 for more - www.tes.com/magazine/arc....
My thoughts exactly, but better articulated by @bennewmark.bsky.social.
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1. The Flags have arrived in my area.
They make me uneasy. It isn't I have a problem with them when we're celebrating something. Football. Olympics. Even a royal wedding. But right now they don't *feel* like a positive affirmation of stuff we like but more a protest against things people don't..
They make me uneasy. It isn't I have a problem with them when we're celebrating something. Football. Olympics. Even a royal wedding. But right now they don't *feel* like a positive affirmation of stuff we like but more a protest against things people don't..
August 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My thoughts exactly, but better articulated by @bennewmark.bsky.social.
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Tell me why these targets are a good idea.
The piece also states, based on talking to two teacher whistleblowers, that the school has a target of each teacher issuing 25 detentions per week, as I reported last month.
July 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tell me why these targets are a good idea.
Excellent piece by @cbokhove.bsky.social. The bar for publication in education seems very low and it is not clear that some publishers ensure writers have the credibility to write authoritatively on their subject.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
How far should we trust ‘edubooks’?
Reading a slew of educational books may not be the best way to make your teaching truly evidence-informed, suggests Christian Bokhove
www.tes.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Excellent piece by @cbokhove.bsky.social. The bar for publication in education seems very low and it is not clear that some publishers ensure writers have the credibility to write authoritatively on their subject.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
If you’re looking to improve behaviour in your class or you have responsibility for improving behaviour across the school, these might help. Available here - uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/au...
November 21, 2024 at 6:54 PM
If you’re looking to improve behaviour in your class or you have responsibility for improving behaviour across the school, these might help. Available here - uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/au...
Reposted by Jarlath O’Brien
1. I'm just going to share two things I've written on here as a start. They're about how I see inclusion.
This is the problem..
Schools are set up to mainly serve the interests of those who find learning already easy.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2023/04/29/w...
This is the problem..
Schools are set up to mainly serve the interests of those who find learning already easy.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2023/04/29/w...
Who are schools for?
Big systems are compromises. Our road network is a good example – the one I used to get here today. Some cars are safer at higher speeds. It’s more important for some people to be on time than it is f...
bennewmark.wordpress.com
August 9, 2024 at 8:12 AM
1. I'm just going to share two things I've written on here as a start. They're about how I see inclusion.
This is the problem..
Schools are set up to mainly serve the interests of those who find learning already easy.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2023/04/29/w...
This is the problem..
Schools are set up to mainly serve the interests of those who find learning already easy.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2023/04/29/w...