Stephen T
@mrtprimary.bsky.social
Primary teacher. DHT. Teaching and Learning Lead. Just beginning to work towards CTeach (Leadership). I believe in compassionate and honest leadership #UKTeaching
Rookie error: today I wrote 2/7 x 3 as an example in maths. Oh, the hilarity.
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rookie error: today I wrote 2/7 x 3 as an example in maths. Oh, the hilarity.
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I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.
Will we look back at this in a few decades and think, "Ah, THAT'S when we started to be enslaved by the robots that we'd built?"
Every school will get an individual target to improve attendance – and this will be powered by AI, the government has announced
DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff
www.tes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Will we look back at this in a few decades and think, "Ah, THAT'S when we started to be enslaved by the robots that we'd built?"
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Recently, BlueSky seems to be getting far too much like Xitter; people posting confused, angry replies without properly reading a post, and/or a linked-to article. Please everyone, let’s try not to do this - or we will just end up with yet another social media hellscape.
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Recently, BlueSky seems to be getting far too much like Xitter; people posting confused, angry replies without properly reading a post, and/or a linked-to article. Please everyone, let’s try not to do this - or we will just end up with yet another social media hellscape.
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I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching next Wednesday. Lots of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Very grateful for shares. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching next Wednesday. Lots of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Very grateful for shares. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
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Literal perfection. ;) www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Literal perfection. ;) www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
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#Insultoftheweek
Discussing a member of staff who is leaving at the end of term –
Me: “How do you feel about that?”
Pupil: “Annoyed.”
Me: “Oh dear, why’s that?”
Pupil: “Because it’s not you.”
Got an #Insultoftheweek? Share below
Discussing a member of staff who is leaving at the end of term –
Me: “How do you feel about that?”
Pupil: “Annoyed.”
Me: “Oh dear, why’s that?”
Pupil: “Because it’s not you.”
Got an #Insultoftheweek? Share below
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#Insultoftheweek
Discussing a member of staff who is leaving at the end of term –
Me: “How do you feel about that?”
Pupil: “Annoyed.”
Me: “Oh dear, why’s that?”
Pupil: “Because it’s not you.”
Got an #Insultoftheweek? Share below
Discussing a member of staff who is leaving at the end of term –
Me: “How do you feel about that?”
Pupil: “Annoyed.”
Me: “Oh dear, why’s that?”
Pupil: “Because it’s not you.”
Got an #Insultoftheweek? Share below
It's still not Friday. And it's STILL Autumn 1.
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It's still not Friday. And it's STILL Autumn 1.
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If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
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3) So maybe the question is: how do we balance structure with trust?
Enough scaffolding that no one drowns, but enough freedom to feel like a teacher, not an actor reading a script.
That, to me, is the heart of supporting ECTs.
Thoughts?
Enough scaffolding that no one drowns, but enough freedom to feel like a teacher, not an actor reading a script.
That, to me, is the heart of supporting ECTs.
Thoughts?
August 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
3) So maybe the question is: how do we balance structure with trust?
Enough scaffolding that no one drowns, but enough freedom to feel like a teacher, not an actor reading a script.
That, to me, is the heart of supporting ECTs.
Thoughts?
Enough scaffolding that no one drowns, but enough freedom to feel like a teacher, not an actor reading a script.
That, to me, is the heart of supporting ECTs.
Thoughts?
Nothing is more relaxing than sitting around a firepit on a summer's night.
August 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Nothing is more relaxing than sitting around a firepit on a summer's night.
We visited the Eden Project today and the rainforest biome was mind-blowing. So glad we took the detour into Cornwall for it!
August 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We visited the Eden Project today and the rainforest biome was mind-blowing. So glad we took the detour into Cornwall for it!
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It's the summer holidays, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win.
I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August.
Good luck!
Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win.
I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August.
Good luck!
August 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It's the summer holidays, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win.
I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August.
Good luck!
Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win.
I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August.
Good luck!
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Hello!
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Hello!
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Important enough for a second repost. It was so short sighted to get rid of them.
Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
and the Tories destroyed them
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
and the Tories destroyed them
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Important enough for a second repost. It was so short sighted to get rid of them.
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School culture is not created by a laminated vision statement, a slogan or even policies, but it is created by what everyone does everyday.
March 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
School culture is not created by a laminated vision statement, a slogan or even policies, but it is created by what everyone does everyday.
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We are learning about countries all over the world. Please print this elephant drawing and take a photo of it where you live telling us where you are- we will explore on Google earth and add it to our display. #WhereIsEllie
Bluesky please do your thing. @bsky.app #EduSky #EduskyPrimary
Bluesky please do your thing. @bsky.app #EduSky #EduskyPrimary
February 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We are learning about countries all over the world. Please print this elephant drawing and take a photo of it where you live telling us where you are- we will explore on Google earth and add it to our display. #WhereIsEllie
Bluesky please do your thing. @bsky.app #EduSky #EduskyPrimary
Bluesky please do your thing. @bsky.app #EduSky #EduskyPrimary
"Poor attendance is rarely the problem… it’s the symptom."
Lots of food for thought here.
Lots of food for thought here.
Attendance is back in national headlines and tabloids this week.
Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families.
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-...
#Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy
Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families.
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-...
#Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy
Mud, Sweat and Slippers
A personal reflection on hardship, attendance and working families
thatpovertyguy.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Poor attendance is rarely the problem… it’s the symptom."
Lots of food for thought here.
Lots of food for thought here.
We made it to February. Finally.
February 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We made it to February. Finally.
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The sky just exploded with colour above our Shetland house. One of the best displays I've seen. Many colours visible to the naked eye and it was dancing and flowing and changing constantly. Breathtaking! #AuroraBorealis #NorthLights #MirrieDancers #Shetland
January 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The sky just exploded with colour above our Shetland house. One of the best displays I've seen. Many colours visible to the naked eye and it was dancing and flowing and changing constantly. Breathtaking! #AuroraBorealis #NorthLights #MirrieDancers #Shetland
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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
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Got roasted by my 7-year-old:
Kid: What's it called when you add an s to something?
Me: Plural
Kid: *stares blankly*
Kid: That's not right
Me: Yes, it is.
Kid: No, that's not the word
Me: *sighs* I'm an English teacher
Kid: Well my teachers teach ALL the subjects
#education #primaryvssecondary
Kid: What's it called when you add an s to something?
Me: Plural
Kid: *stares blankly*
Kid: That's not right
Me: Yes, it is.
Kid: No, that's not the word
Me: *sighs* I'm an English teacher
Kid: Well my teachers teach ALL the subjects
#education #primaryvssecondary
November 26, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Got roasted by my 7-year-old:
Kid: What's it called when you add an s to something?
Me: Plural
Kid: *stares blankly*
Kid: That's not right
Me: Yes, it is.
Kid: No, that's not the word
Me: *sighs* I'm an English teacher
Kid: Well my teachers teach ALL the subjects
#education #primaryvssecondary
Kid: What's it called when you add an s to something?
Me: Plural
Kid: *stares blankly*
Kid: That's not right
Me: Yes, it is.
Kid: No, that's not the word
Me: *sighs* I'm an English teacher
Kid: Well my teachers teach ALL the subjects
#education #primaryvssecondary
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It’s time for the annual posting of this Private Eye cartoon by Dave.
Festive greetings to all English teachers.
Festive greetings to all English teachers.
December 24, 2024 at 9:58 AM
It’s time for the annual posting of this Private Eye cartoon by Dave.
Festive greetings to all English teachers.
Festive greetings to all English teachers.