Lisa Pettifer 🌈
@lisa7pettifer.bsky.social
Education bridges the gap between the disadvantages of the past and the opportunities of the future. 33 years an English teacher. Now work for a Diocese Education Office.
Also gigs, gardens, school governance, gyms #edugym and Jack Russells.
Also gigs, gardens, school governance, gyms #edugym and Jack Russells.
A quick request: does anyone have a good infographic or explainer for ‘when will we next be (Ofsted) inspected?’ ie either as a monitoring visit or under the new framework - given that we are going to have a multi-layer system for a while… thanks
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A quick request: does anyone have a good infographic or explainer for ‘when will we next be (Ofsted) inspected?’ ie either as a monitoring visit or under the new framework - given that we are going to have a multi-layer system for a while… thanks
When the class wants to do a discussion but they don’t yet know enough about the topic
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When the class wants to do a discussion but they don’t yet know enough about the topic
I don’t even teach anymore but I’m highly aware that in this post-exam results period, I’m missing the wisdom of Dawn Cox 😟
August 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I don’t even teach anymore but I’m highly aware that in this post-exam results period, I’m missing the wisdom of Dawn Cox 😟
@evidencebased.education hi all - I remember Stuart writing about teacher burnout and (?) well-being a few years ago… is this something you still work on/speak about/investigate?
July 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@evidencebased.education hi all - I remember Stuart writing about teacher burnout and (?) well-being a few years ago… is this something you still work on/speak about/investigate?
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How can #schools foster a culture of reading for pleasure that engages disadvantaged learners & is inclusive for all students? In the second of two articles @mattbromley.bsky.social offers 12 deliberate strategies: buff.ly/aBPZWT0 #literacy #teaching #teachers #edusky
June 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
How can #schools foster a culture of reading for pleasure that engages disadvantaged learners & is inclusive for all students? In the second of two articles @mattbromley.bsky.social offers 12 deliberate strategies: buff.ly/aBPZWT0 #literacy #teaching #teachers #edusky
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Over 1650 educators worldwide have already signed up for this FREE Metacognition Training Series — and you’re invited too!
🧠 Starts 24 June
📅 6 sessions, all free
🎥 Recordings available
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Please share in your networks — the more the merrier!
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is TOMORROW!
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Join 1850 educators from across the world!
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3 months on the allotment. From this…
June 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
3 months on the allotment. From this…
This is nice. It’s easy to be cynical, but I think it would be nice to have something like this for teachers at key ‘anniversary’ points.
May 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This is nice. It’s easy to be cynical, but I think it would be nice to have something like this for teachers at key ‘anniversary’ points.
Can anyone recommend books that would be good to accompany a KS2 gardening club… for rainy days and to end weekly sessions with? Thanks
May 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Can anyone recommend books that would be good to accompany a KS2 gardening club… for rainy days and to end weekly sessions with? Thanks
“relentless pace isn’t a badge of honour”: could this be a move towards sabbaticals?
‘If we want our schools to thrive, we need to build cultures where stepping back is part of moving forward’: a CEO explains why her trust gave school leaders five days to read, research or plan
Why we gave our school leaders 5 ‘reading days’
Carving out time for heads to research, read or plan reduces the risk of them burning out – and offers their deputies the chance to step up, says this trust CEO
www.tes.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“relentless pace isn’t a badge of honour”: could this be a move towards sabbaticals?
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There's clearly material here to use in class about 'standards', the role of English (or any language, for that matter) as a means of uniting and integrating people, the value of qualifications, and even a world Englishes dimension, but to see education framed in this way is just depressing.
May 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
There's clearly material here to use in class about 'standards', the role of English (or any language, for that matter) as a means of uniting and integrating people, the value of qualifications, and even a world Englishes dimension, but to see education framed in this way is just depressing.
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This is a colossal piece of bad, meaningless political & economic theatre. Like a bunch of desperate, grasping relatives ingratiating themselves with a cognitively impaired & splenetic geriatric patriarch who’s actually forgotten all their names. #TrumpTariffs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
US and UK expected to announce deal to reduce tariffs today
Keir Starmer will provide an update later - the UK has been seeking exemptions since Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs earlier this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This is a colossal piece of bad, meaningless political & economic theatre. Like a bunch of desperate, grasping relatives ingratiating themselves with a cognitively impaired & splenetic geriatric patriarch who’s actually forgotten all their names. #TrumpTariffs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
3rd year asparagus ♥️
May 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
3rd year asparagus ♥️
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Last Friday, I joined the panel for a headteacher interview in a primary school. Appointing a headteacher is one of the most significant responsibilities a governing board or trustee can undertake.
🤔 When you’ve been involved in headteacher recruitment, what guided your decision making?
🤔 When you’ve been involved in headteacher recruitment, what guided your decision making?
April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Last Friday, I joined the panel for a headteacher interview in a primary school. Appointing a headteacher is one of the most significant responsibilities a governing board or trustee can undertake.
🤔 When you’ve been involved in headteacher recruitment, what guided your decision making?
🤔 When you’ve been involved in headteacher recruitment, what guided your decision making?
For secondary teachers of reading… that’s all secondary teachers then
After 2+ years, many rewrites & piloting, I am so pleased that this has been published! A free, online training programme for non-specialist secondary practitioners about the development of reading. Includes practical strategies that can be adapted for any classroom. 1/2
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Supporting all readers in secondary school
A short course for secondary school staff and leaders to support readers at all levels.
www.gov.uk
April 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For secondary teachers of reading… that’s all secondary teachers then
For anyone teaching A Level English Language… this is a MUST from the Uni of York. Some of the best CPD you’ll get in current thinking and - can you believe it? - it’s free!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The York English Language Toolkit 2025
Hosted in York and online by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York
Friday 11th July 2025 10.00am–4.30pm
A FREE CPD workshop for teachers of English Language A-Level w...
docs.google.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For anyone teaching A Level English Language… this is a MUST from the Uni of York. Some of the best CPD you’ll get in current thinking and - can you believe it? - it’s free!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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What does inclusive & adaptive assessment look like? Concluding his 5-part series on adaptive, inclusive & responsive #teaching approaches in the classroom, @mattbromley.bsky.social looks at ideas for adaptive assessment to support all students buff.ly/7iUu6wy #edusky
What does inclusive and adaptive assessment look like? Ideas for the classroom - SecEd
This article discusses three ways of making student assessments more inclusive in schools and classrooms
buff.ly
April 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What does inclusive & adaptive assessment look like? Concluding his 5-part series on adaptive, inclusive & responsive #teaching approaches in the classroom, @mattbromley.bsky.social looks at ideas for adaptive assessment to support all students buff.ly/7iUu6wy #edusky
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You advocated for the election of a complete lunatic who's burning everything down over a few minor policy differences - you should be begging for forgiveness! Not doing a begrudging "OK I guess they had a point".
April 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You advocated for the election of a complete lunatic who's burning everything down over a few minor policy differences - you should be begging for forgiveness! Not doing a begrudging "OK I guess they had a point".
Imagine a room full of hundreds of people all belting this song out on a Saturday night.
My perfect Saturday night
My perfect Saturday night
April 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Imagine a room full of hundreds of people all belting this song out on a Saturday night.
My perfect Saturday night
My perfect Saturday night
This band brings me soooo much happiness. Catch them in a small venue while you can.
God bless Manchester, what a night at a SOLD OUT band on the wall. Massive announcement 6pm tomorrow x
April 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This band brings me soooo much happiness. Catch them in a small venue while you can.
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#UKGovsRead Oops! I may be chatting with myself this Easter, but never mind - fewer govs on here than the other place I guess. The subject of the chat is this report. Looking at the Intro - they point out that this is not a new issue but has been reported on for more than a decade. #UKEdGovs 1/3
Boys will be boys: The educational underachievement of boys and young men - HEPI
The problem of educational achievement by boys and young men is a long-standing and big one that has been largely ignored by policymakers. This new HEPI report considers the consequences for individua...
www.hepi.ac.uk
April 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#UKGovsRead Oops! I may be chatting with myself this Easter, but never mind - fewer govs on here than the other place I guess. The subject of the chat is this report. Looking at the Intro - they point out that this is not a new issue but has been reported on for more than a decade. #UKEdGovs 1/3
Wonder if there’s going to be another school holiday influx of new bluesky-ers? It’s quite nice when that happens
April 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wonder if there’s going to be another school holiday influx of new bluesky-ers? It’s quite nice when that happens
Who’s this on my tellybox? It’s @postpunkpete.bsky.social in full @stereounderground.bsky.social splendour! 🎉
March 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Who’s this on my tellybox? It’s @postpunkpete.bsky.social in full @stereounderground.bsky.social splendour! 🎉
@carter61.bsky.social Claire, I was literally just thinking about you yesterday. I was thinking about your lovely paintings
March 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@carter61.bsky.social Claire, I was literally just thinking about you yesterday. I was thinking about your lovely paintings
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March 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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This course will help you identify professional learning goals and develop a plan to achieve them.
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