Andrew Jones FCCT
@jonesedu.bsky.social
Father, husband and teacher. EdD student.
AHT responsible for T&L, ITT, ECTs, CPD, EDI, HPAs, pastoral lead, co-manager of a teacher training partnership and classroom teacher (RE & sociology).
www.mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
AHT responsible for T&L, ITT, ECTs, CPD, EDI, HPAs, pastoral lead, co-manager of a teacher training partnership and classroom teacher (RE & sociology).
www.mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
'One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.’ - Classroom vitally demands more than measurable outcomes and evidence-based tick boxes.
#Nietzsche #pedagogy #teaching #education #uked #edusky #learning
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#Nietzsche #pedagogy #teaching #education #uked #edusky #learning
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The Übermensch-teacher: A Nietzschean argument against evidence-based orthodoxy
Years ago, in a staff Secret Santa, I was given a framed quote from Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra: ‘One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.’ (1885/2003, p.4…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
'One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.’ - Classroom vitally demands more than measurable outcomes and evidence-based tick boxes.
#Nietzsche #pedagogy #teaching #education #uked #edusky #learning
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#Nietzsche #pedagogy #teaching #education #uked #edusky #learning
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Truth, power and professionalism: A Foucauldian reading of the Early Career Framework 👇
#education #edusky #uked #Foucault #philosophy #sociology #earlycareerframework
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#education #edusky #uked #Foucault #philosophy #sociology #earlycareerframework
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Truth, power and professionalism: A Foucauldian reading of the Early Career Framework
When Michel Foucault spoke of ‘regimes of truth’ (1980, p. 133), he was not dismissing the existence of truth itself, but drawing attention to the ways societies determine what counts a…
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November 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Truth, power and professionalism: A Foucauldian reading of the Early Career Framework 👇
#education #edusky #uked #Foucault #philosophy #sociology #earlycareerframework
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#education #edusky #uked #Foucault #philosophy #sociology #earlycareerframework
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Retrieval practice, spaced-distribution, interleaving, dual-coding, worked examples blah, blah, blah...
Sometimes I wish I was an early years practitioner!
#education #edusky #uked #creativity
Sometimes I wish I was an early years practitioner!
#education #edusky #uked #creativity
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Retrieval practice, spaced-distribution, interleaving, dual-coding, worked examples blah, blah, blah...
Sometimes I wish I was an early years practitioner!
#education #edusky #uked #creativity
Sometimes I wish I was an early years practitioner!
#education #edusky #uked #creativity
The word engagement divides opinion in education. Often seen as a 'poor proxy for learning ', I suggest it still has a place in the classroom.👇
#education #edusky #uked #teachinh #engagement #learning
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#education #edusky #uked #teachinh #engagement #learning
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Beyond proxies: In defence of ‘engagement’ in education
Few words are as pervasive in educational discourse as ‘engagement’. Teachers are asked to ‘engage’ learners, policymakers call for more ‘engaging’ lessons and pupils themselves often describe whet…
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The word engagement divides opinion in education. Often seen as a 'poor proxy for learning ', I suggest it still has a place in the classroom.👇
#education #edusky #uked #teachinh #engagement #learning
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/10/18/b...
#education #edusky #uked #teachinh #engagement #learning
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/10/18/b...
Canoe Polo - the best sport you've probably never played. Today my son and I played together with his team (D, W, D, W, W).
#sport #watersports #canoepolo #canoeing #kayaking
#sport #watersports #canoepolo #canoeing #kayaking
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Canoe Polo - the best sport you've probably never played. Today my son and I played together with his team (D, W, D, W, W).
#sport #watersports #canoepolo #canoeing #kayaking
#sport #watersports #canoepolo #canoeing #kayaking
Your first year teaching is as much about parent relations as pedagogy.
In the article below, I unpack 7 common parent “types” — and how to work with each effectively.👇
#edusky #education #uked #teachers #parents
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In the article below, I unpack 7 common parent “types” — and how to work with each effectively.👇
#edusky #education #uked #teachers #parents
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Meet the (7 types of) parents: A survival guide for ECTs
Originally written for SecEd Magazine and published on 01.07.2025. Photo credit: Vecteezy. Your first year in teaching can be tough. By the time you have wrestled with a class of 30 sugar-rushed ye…
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
October 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Your first year teaching is as much about parent relations as pedagogy.
In the article below, I unpack 7 common parent “types” — and how to work with each effectively.👇
#edusky #education #uked #teachers #parents
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/10/11/m...
In the article below, I unpack 7 common parent “types” — and how to work with each effectively.👇
#edusky #education #uked #teachers #parents
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Do GCSE and A-level examiners penalise pupils for nuance? Textbook simplifications get rewarded; deeper, accurate perspectives may not. Do exams credit authenticity or punish it? #teaching #exams #sociology #edu #uked #education #edusky
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The dangers of over-teaching content for exams: Some thoughts
The following reflections are intended as exploratory questions rather than definitive assertions. I am not implying any impropriety on the part of awarding bodies (‘exam boards’) or in…
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
September 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Do GCSE and A-level examiners penalise pupils for nuance? Textbook simplifications get rewarded; deeper, accurate perspectives may not. Do exams credit authenticity or punish it? #teaching #exams #sociology #edu #uked #education #edusky
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September 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Teachers today walk a fine line: upholding British values vs staying ‘politically neutral’. My piece explores how populist rhetoric makes that line thinner, and what educators can do to navigate it.
#BritishValues #Teaching #PoliticalImpartiality #Education
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#BritishValues #Teaching #PoliticalImpartiality #Education
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Populist rhetoric and British values: A tightrope walk for teachers
Originally written for SecEd Magazine and published on 21 May 2025. As a teacher and school leader, I have long believed in the importance of promoting values like mutual respect and tolerance – es…
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September 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Teachers today walk a fine line: upholding British values vs staying ‘politically neutral’. My piece explores how populist rhetoric makes that line thinner, and what educators can do to navigate it.
#BritishValues #Teaching #PoliticalImpartiality #Education
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/09/14/p...
#BritishValues #Teaching #PoliticalImpartiality #Education
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Reposted by Andrew Jones FCCT
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Leadership in a Time of Monsters: Responding to Contemporary Challenges
We live in an era when the old-world order has passed but a new world order is yet to fully take shape: evocatively described by Antonio Gramsci as a time of monsters. Marked by profound global...
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@nickpointer.bsky.social Great talk on autonomy and PD at #red25. Very interesting.
I have, however, a preference for agency as a term that's inclusive of autonomy. A few people objected to this:
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
I have, however, a preference for agency as a term that's inclusive of autonomy. A few people objected to this:
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
Beyond autonomy: Framing decision-making as agency
Adam Robbins’ recent(ish) blog, Motivation and Autonomy: Should Teachers Be Given a Choice in Leverage Points?, offers a thoughtful reflection on the role of autonomy in teacher motivation, framed …
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
September 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
@nickpointer.bsky.social Great talk on autonomy and PD at #red25. Very interesting.
I have, however, a preference for agency as a term that's inclusive of autonomy. A few people objected to this:
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
I have, however, a preference for agency as a term that's inclusive of autonomy. A few people objected to this:
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
Should we ever allow swearing in schools? Arguments for and against - including a consideration of context. 👇
Contains offensive words.
Originally written for @seced.bsky.social
#education #edusky #uked #school #behaviour #swearing #offensive #teachers
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Contains offensive words.
Originally written for @seced.bsky.social
#education #edusky #uked #school #behaviour #swearing #offensive #teachers
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/08/30/i...
If Chaucer can say it: Rethinking swearing in schools
Originally published by SecEd Magazine on 18 June 2025. One of my fondest memories of studying English literature A level at the college I attended was of our rather eccentric teacher – who, legend…
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
August 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Should we ever allow swearing in schools? Arguments for and against - including a consideration of context. 👇
Contains offensive words.
Originally written for @seced.bsky.social
#education #edusky #uked #school #behaviour #swearing #offensive #teachers
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/08/30/i...
Contains offensive words.
Originally written for @seced.bsky.social
#education #edusky #uked #school #behaviour #swearing #offensive #teachers
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/08/30/i...
1/2 Interesting blog as always @teachertapp.bsky.social, but some reference to sigma's misogynistic use would be helpful too.
#education #uked #edusky
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#education #uked #edusky
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Down with the kids? Slang in British classrooms 2025 - Teacher Tapp
What slang are students using right now? Young people have always had slang — but the words change fast. One year it’s “peng” or “sick,” … Continued
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August 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
1/2 Interesting blog as always @teachertapp.bsky.social, but some reference to sigma's misogynistic use would be helpful too.
#education #uked #edusky
teachertapp.com/uk/articles/...
#education #uked #edusky
teachertapp.com/uk/articles/...
I should’ve read this ages ago. Perfect travel read and a sharp political satire that still hits hard when home.
#literature #books #reading #classics
#literature #books #reading #classics
August 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I should’ve read this ages ago. Perfect travel read and a sharp political satire that still hits hard when home.
#literature #books #reading #classics
#literature #books #reading #classics
Lots of protests this weekend.
What makes Great Britain great is mutual respect and tolerance. Not division and intolerance.
#Britain #England #diversity #respect
What makes Great Britain great is mutual respect and tolerance. Not division and intolerance.
#Britain #England #diversity #respect
August 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Lots of protests this weekend.
What makes Great Britain great is mutual respect and tolerance. Not division and intolerance.
#Britain #England #diversity #respect
What makes Great Britain great is mutual respect and tolerance. Not division and intolerance.
#Britain #England #diversity #respect
Too many of the loudest edu voices ignore research paradigms beyond cognitive science. Preferring one isn't a problem - pretending it's the only valid approach is.
📚 #education #teaching #pedagogy #educationresearch #uked #edusky
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📚 #education #teaching #pedagogy #educationresearch #uked #edusky
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Learning Landscapes: A Taxonomy of Pedagogical Paradigms
In the course of writing a paper I ultimately chose not to publish, I developed a taxonomy of pedagogical paradigms – an attempt to bring some structure to the often overwhelming landscape of…
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
July 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Too many of the loudest edu voices ignore research paradigms beyond cognitive science. Preferring one isn't a problem - pretending it's the only valid approach is.
📚 #education #teaching #pedagogy #educationresearch #uked #edusky
🔗 mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/07/24/l...
📚 #education #teaching #pedagogy #educationresearch #uked #edusky
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July 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Loved this book. As mad as a bag of spiders. Just sought out more by #MikhailBulgakov.
#literature #surrealism #Russia #magicalrealism #books
#literature #surrealism #Russia #magicalrealism #books
July 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Loved this book. As mad as a bag of spiders. Just sought out more by #MikhailBulgakov.
#literature #surrealism #Russia #magicalrealism #books
#literature #surrealism #Russia #magicalrealism #books
Politely shared this with quite a popular edu-influancer yesterday and was told: "it is a matter of semantics" (OK) but later "unsurprisingly, you don't actually engage with teachers".
Despite being a senior leader and mentor, I guess I should know my place!
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
Despite being a senior leader and mentor, I guess I should know my place!
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
Beyond autonomy: Framing decision-making as agency
Adam Robbins’ recent(ish) blog, Motivation and Autonomy: Should Teachers Be Given a Choice in Leverage Points?, offers a thoughtful reflection on the role of autonomy in teacher motivation, framed …
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
July 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Politely shared this with quite a popular edu-influancer yesterday and was told: "it is a matter of semantics" (OK) but later "unsurprisingly, you don't actually engage with teachers".
Despite being a senior leader and mentor, I guess I should know my place!
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
Despite being a senior leader and mentor, I guess I should know my place!
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/06/08/b...
July 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM