Phil Banks
@philbanks.bsky.social
Read my latest guest blog from Olly on creating a culture where everyone counts.
#belonging #culture #edusky #education #attendance
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#belonging #culture #edusky #education #attendance
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Improving Attendance – more than just a statistic.
A Guest Blog from Olly Jefferies – Headteacher. USJ is a small primary school in the heart of a coastal town. Half of our families are in receipt of the Pupil Premium grant, 54% of pupils are…
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October 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Read my latest guest blog from Olly on creating a culture where everyone counts.
#belonging #culture #edusky #education #attendance
thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/10/12/i...
#belonging #culture #edusky #education #attendance
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"A common misconception is that relational behaviour management means children behave only for teachers they like. While liking helps, RBM pushes further..."
Superb stuff from @philbanks.bsky.social
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Superb stuff from @philbanks.bsky.social
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Children don’t behave for teachers they like, they behave for teachers they trust, and who trust them.
I have read a number of blogs recently, some by significant educational heavyweights, that equate relational behaviour management to ‘children only behaving for teachers that they like.’ This, over…
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September 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
"A common misconception is that relational behaviour management means children behave only for teachers they like. While liking helps, RBM pushes further..."
Superb stuff from @philbanks.bsky.social
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Superb stuff from @philbanks.bsky.social
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Adrift on the seven Cs - help is at hand
@mab-dallah.bsky.social #belonging #edusky #education #mentalhealth
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@mab-dallah.bsky.social #belonging #edusky #education #mentalhealth
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Navigating the Seven C's of Belonging
A framework for securing belonging in your school or classroom.
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June 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Adrift on the seven Cs - help is at hand
@mab-dallah.bsky.social #belonging #edusky #education #mentalhealth
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@mab-dallah.bsky.social #belonging #edusky #education #mentalhealth
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Howay the lads !!@manchesterunited.bsky.social !!! Thank you very much, from all of us at @nusc.bsky.social 💪🏼🎉 Champion’s League here we come! 🎉🎉
May 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Howay the lads !!@manchesterunited.bsky.social !!! Thank you very much, from all of us at @nusc.bsky.social 💪🏼🎉 Champion’s League here we come! 🎉🎉
My new substack explores my latest research on belonging using @fittocare.bsky.social
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May 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My new substack explores my latest research on belonging using @fittocare.bsky.social
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May 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Me too! Also have Brothers in Arms on vinyl. An epic album! Making Movies is also a classic
April 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Me too! Also have Brothers in Arms on vinyl. An epic album! Making Movies is also a classic
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New Blog: 'Two roles, one mission'
In part 1, I explore the models of partnership that exist in schools today, from silos to full integration, and why aligned leadership is the foundation of meaningful inclusion.
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#SEND #Inclusion #Leadership #EduSky
In part 1, I explore the models of partnership that exist in schools today, from silos to full integration, and why aligned leadership is the foundation of meaningful inclusion.
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#SEND #Inclusion #Leadership #EduSky
Part one: Two roles, One mission
This blog is the first in a two-part series exploring how SENCos and school leaders can work together to lead truly inclusive schools. In th...
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April 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New Blog: 'Two roles, one mission'
In part 1, I explore the models of partnership that exist in schools today, from silos to full integration, and why aligned leadership is the foundation of meaningful inclusion.
moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/04/two-...
#SEND #Inclusion #Leadership #EduSky
In part 1, I explore the models of partnership that exist in schools today, from silos to full integration, and why aligned leadership is the foundation of meaningful inclusion.
moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/04/two-...
#SEND #Inclusion #Leadership #EduSky
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'The Department for Education needs a clear strategy - and I propose it needs a wide range of different tactics to keep teachers in the profession as well as recruiting new ones.'
@alisonpeacock.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social.
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#RecruitmentAndRetention
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#RecruitmentAndRetention
4 ways Labour can drive teacher recruitment
With the government pledging to recruit 6,500 new teachers, it needs to focus on more flexibility and better representation, argues Dame Alison Peacock
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April 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
'The Department for Education needs a clear strategy - and I propose it needs a wide range of different tactics to keep teachers in the profession as well as recruiting new ones.'
@alisonpeacock.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social.
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#RecruitmentAndRetention
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#RecruitmentAndRetention
Was it my loft? 🤔😂👌🏼
April 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Was it my loft? 🤔😂👌🏼
Read my new Silver Bullet Blog here:
#belonging #mentalhealth #adolescence #adolescent #education #edusky
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#belonging #mentalhealth #adolescence #adolescent #education #edusky
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Belonging is the Answer – What’s Your Question?
Having interviewed many candidates, for many posts, over many years, when asked for advice on interview technique I have always said, if you are stumped for an answer, the answer is always relation…
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April 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Read my new Silver Bullet Blog here:
#belonging #mentalhealth #adolescence #adolescent #education #edusky
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#belonging #mentalhealth #adolescence #adolescent #education #edusky
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April 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Good luck! Save the wine for half way 🍷
April 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Good luck! Save the wine for half way 🍷
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🦸♀️ Are you trying (and failing) to be a 'superhuman leader?'
✔️ Doing your utmost for pupils
✔️ Protecting your colleagues from additional workload
✔️ Attending after school meetings
✔️ Working in the evenings and at the weekend
✔️ Looking after your family
I can help.
✔️ Doing your utmost for pupils
✔️ Protecting your colleagues from additional workload
✔️ Attending after school meetings
✔️ Working in the evenings and at the weekend
✔️ Looking after your family
I can help.
April 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🦸♀️ Are you trying (and failing) to be a 'superhuman leader?'
✔️ Doing your utmost for pupils
✔️ Protecting your colleagues from additional workload
✔️ Attending after school meetings
✔️ Working in the evenings and at the weekend
✔️ Looking after your family
I can help.
✔️ Doing your utmost for pupils
✔️ Protecting your colleagues from additional workload
✔️ Attending after school meetings
✔️ Working in the evenings and at the weekend
✔️ Looking after your family
I can help.
They have their marketing spot on! 👌🏼
April 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
They have their marketing spot on! 👌🏼
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Exclusive: @cstvoice.bsky.social is seeking a policy review of the government’s RISE advisers programme, warning that it is a 'deeply questionable' use of public money
CST: RISE teams a 'deeply questionable' use of public money
Briefing seen by Tes shows Confederation of School Trusts is seeking policy review of government's regional improvement team plans
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March 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Exclusive: @cstvoice.bsky.social is seeking a policy review of the government’s RISE advisers programme, warning that it is a 'deeply questionable' use of public money
The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.
Philip Zimbardo
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Philip Zimbardo
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The Dark Side of Belonging
Helping students to find their sense of belonging is not all about test scores and performance outcomes. It is proven to impact these, as outlined in my previous blog The Belonging Bonus, but this …
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March 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.
Philip Zimbardo
thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/09/29/t...
Philip Zimbardo
thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/09/29/t...
Really important thread addressing some key issues about what we are really here for. Thank you @marymyatt.bsky.social
Are our priorities distorted?
In the drive to support our pupils and students to get great results in the public tests and exams, there can be a tendency to focus on some things, at the expense of others.
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In the drive to support our pupils and students to get great results in the public tests and exams, there can be a tendency to focus on some things, at the expense of others.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Really important thread addressing some key issues about what we are really here for. Thank you @marymyatt.bsky.social
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Tomorrow, HMI Lee Oswton and Mike Sheridan will join us to talk about what the proposed framework means in small schools. All small school colleagues are welcome. Follow the link below to register. my.chartered.college/event/small-...
March 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Tomorrow, HMI Lee Oswton and Mike Sheridan will join us to talk about what the proposed framework means in small schools. All small school colleagues are welcome. Follow the link below to register. my.chartered.college/event/small-...
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Thank you to @hannahwilson.bsky.social and #DiverseEd for posting my blog on belonging and mattering.
The importance of feeling like you are valued and add value.
The importance of feeling like you are valued and add value.
Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Mohamed Abdallah
To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering
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To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering
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To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering | Diverse Educators
It is not enough to simply belong; you should also matter.
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March 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Thank you to @hannahwilson.bsky.social and #DiverseEd for posting my blog on belonging and mattering.
The importance of feeling like you are valued and add value.
The importance of feeling like you are valued and add value.