Rachel Cross
@racheloakham.bsky.social
Specialist deaf teacher passionate about education, send, well being and nature.
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What are the qualities that make a good headteacher visible? What do staff members hope to see from their heads?
August 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What are the qualities that make a good headteacher visible? What do staff members hope to see from their heads?
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Remember to enjoy summer with us!
🌞 We've got an exciting lineup of shows this week.
Catch us live: www.ttradio.org/listen-live.
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🌞 We've got an exciting lineup of shows this week.
Catch us live: www.ttradio.org/listen-live.
Stream on Podbean: www.podbean.com/site/search/...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@teacherstal....
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Listen Live | Teachers Talk Radio
Teachers Talk Radio
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August 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Remember to enjoy summer with us!
🌞 We've got an exciting lineup of shows this week.
Catch us live: www.ttradio.org/listen-live.
Stream on Podbean: www.podbean.com/site/search/...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@teacherstal....
Sign up for our newsletter: www.ttradio.org/newsletter.
🌞 We've got an exciting lineup of shows this week.
Catch us live: www.ttradio.org/listen-live.
Stream on Podbean: www.podbean.com/site/search/...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@teacherstal....
Sign up for our newsletter: www.ttradio.org/newsletter.
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When will we finally admit: the Gaza death toll is higher than we’ve been told | Arwa Mahdawi
When will we finally admit: the Gaza death toll is higher than we’ve been told | Arwa Mahdawi
We have no idea how many people have been killed in Gaza but I would bet my own life that the number is far higher than the 60,000 number the media uses
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When will we finally admit: the Gaza death toll is higher than we’ve been told | Arwa Mahdawi
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Do you map out your school year in advance? We do — and it’s a game-changer.
Planning ahead gives us a clear roadmap to success, and our Headteacher Planner can help you do the same.
Free Delivery with this link:
Discover how it can transform your year:
headteacher-chat.link/augnews
Planning ahead gives us a clear roadmap to success, and our Headteacher Planner can help you do the same.
Free Delivery with this link:
Discover how it can transform your year:
headteacher-chat.link/augnews
August 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Do you map out your school year in advance? We do — and it’s a game-changer.
Planning ahead gives us a clear roadmap to success, and our Headteacher Planner can help you do the same.
Free Delivery with this link:
Discover how it can transform your year:
headteacher-chat.link/augnews
Planning ahead gives us a clear roadmap to success, and our Headteacher Planner can help you do the same.
Free Delivery with this link:
Discover how it can transform your year:
headteacher-chat.link/augnews
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Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture’
Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture’
Ex-Scottish first minister describes despair at police raid over her husband’s alleged misuse of party finances in upcoming memoir
Nicola Sturgeon has described the time she faced criminal investigation over her ex-husband’s alleged fraudulent activities as “like a form of mental torture”.
In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, Frankly, the former first minister of Scotland vividly recounts the despair she felt when police raided their Glasgow home in April 2023 and arrested her partner, Peter Murrell, over misuse of party finances. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture’
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Just another relatable National Trust sign
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just another relatable National Trust sign
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UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years.
Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty CBE FRS FRAS did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father's telescope.
🧪🔭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty CBE FRS FRAS did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father's telescope.
🧪🔭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years.
Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty CBE FRS FRAS did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father's telescope.
🧪🔭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty CBE FRS FRAS did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father's telescope.
🧪🔭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New Podcast. Car Finance reclaim update + Ask Me Anything special including renting v buying, overpay mortgage v invest, how much you should save for a child to go to Uni, 2nd fave cheese & more.
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open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
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open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...
The Martin Lewis Podcast
Business Podcast · Updated weekly · Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New Podcast. Car Finance reclaim update + Ask Me Anything special including renting v buying, overpay mortgage v invest, how much you should save for a child to go to Uni, 2nd fave cheese & more.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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BIG NEWS: For the first time in six years, Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK!
A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.
A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.
July 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
BIG NEWS: For the first time in six years, Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK!
A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.
A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.
excellent news
BIG NEWS: For the first time in six years, Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK!
A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.
A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
excellent news
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Chunking in the classroom
"Chunking has been shown to be useful for both retention of information and the transfer of information. This technique can be used with learners of all ages and across different subjects and topics."
Blog by Kate Jones
Read it here 👉 buff.ly/kjPlINN
#EduBlogShare
"Chunking has been shown to be useful for both retention of information and the transfer of information. This technique can be used with learners of all ages and across different subjects and topics."
Blog by Kate Jones
Read it here 👉 buff.ly/kjPlINN
#EduBlogShare
Chunking in the Classroom
Learn about chunking and its role in optimising learning through segmenting information for better understanding.
buff.ly
June 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Chunking in the classroom
"Chunking has been shown to be useful for both retention of information and the transfer of information. This technique can be used with learners of all ages and across different subjects and topics."
Blog by Kate Jones
Read it here 👉 buff.ly/kjPlINN
#EduBlogShare
"Chunking has been shown to be useful for both retention of information and the transfer of information. This technique can be used with learners of all ages and across different subjects and topics."
Blog by Kate Jones
Read it here 👉 buff.ly/kjPlINN
#EduBlogShare
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To kick off #LondonClimateActionWeek, from 8–9am we’re giving away 12,000 free wildflower seed packets at stations across London:
📍Edgware, Elephant & Castle, Stanmore, Romford, North Greenwich, Kilburn, Finchley Central, Hendon Central, Hounslow West, Woolwich Arsenal.
📍Edgware, Elephant & Castle, Stanmore, Romford, North Greenwich, Kilburn, Finchley Central, Hendon Central, Hounslow West, Woolwich Arsenal.
June 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
To kick off #LondonClimateActionWeek, from 8–9am we’re giving away 12,000 free wildflower seed packets at stations across London:
📍Edgware, Elephant & Castle, Stanmore, Romford, North Greenwich, Kilburn, Finchley Central, Hendon Central, Hounslow West, Woolwich Arsenal.
📍Edgware, Elephant & Castle, Stanmore, Romford, North Greenwich, Kilburn, Finchley Central, Hendon Central, Hounslow West, Woolwich Arsenal.
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My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of all those on board Air India Flight 171.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who’ve lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy.
London stands ready to support the response effort in any way we can.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who’ve lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy.
London stands ready to support the response effort in any way we can.
June 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of all those on board Air India Flight 171.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who’ve lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy.
London stands ready to support the response effort in any way we can.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who’ve lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy.
London stands ready to support the response effort in any way we can.
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This was fun! 📚
Patricia Cornwell
Lee Child
Elmore Leonard
Sue Grafton
Ian Rankin
Harlan Coben
Jeffrey Deaver
Michael Connelly
Janet Evanovich
Me 😉
Patricia Cornwell
Lee Child
Elmore Leonard
Sue Grafton
Ian Rankin
Harlan Coben
Jeffrey Deaver
Michael Connelly
Janet Evanovich
Me 😉
Fun!
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books
The first 10 to come to mind!
Georgette Heyer
K J Charles
Jordan Hawk
Martha Wells
Ann Radcliffe
Cat Sebastian
Bernard Cornwell
Catherine Cookson
Jane Austen
Robin McKinley
Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books
The first 10 to come to mind!
Georgette Heyer
K J Charles
Jordan Hawk
Martha Wells
Ann Radcliffe
Cat Sebastian
Bernard Cornwell
Catherine Cookson
Jane Austen
Robin McKinley
Oooh, I like this one! Pleasingly challenging, even though books are my job…
Ten writers by whom I’ve read more than 5 books:
Frances Burney
Julian Barnes
Hilary Mantel
Agatha Christie
Leila Slimani
Philip Pullman
Jane Austen
Angela Carter
David Mitchell
Zadie Smith
Ten writers by whom I’ve read more than 5 books:
Frances Burney
Julian Barnes
Hilary Mantel
Agatha Christie
Leila Slimani
Philip Pullman
Jane Austen
Angela Carter
David Mitchell
Zadie Smith
June 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This was fun! 📚
Patricia Cornwell
Lee Child
Elmore Leonard
Sue Grafton
Ian Rankin
Harlan Coben
Jeffrey Deaver
Michael Connelly
Janet Evanovich
Me 😉
Patricia Cornwell
Lee Child
Elmore Leonard
Sue Grafton
Ian Rankin
Harlan Coben
Jeffrey Deaver
Michael Connelly
Janet Evanovich
Me 😉
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"the average female secondary head could end up as much as £40,355 worse off than a man across the course of her headship"
Excellent and important analysis here from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Excellent and important analysis here from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why are female secondary heads £6K worse off than men?
The gender pay gap for secondary headteachers is widening. Ten years ago there wasn’t a gap at all. What’s going on? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the data
www.tes.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
"the average female secondary head could end up as much as £40,355 worse off than a man across the course of her headship"
Excellent and important analysis here from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Excellent and important analysis here from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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'Few expected anything other than tight finances moving forward, but just how tight will largely depend on reform of the SEND system,' Luke Sibieta writes for Schools Week
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-the-spe...
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-the-spe...
What the spending review really means for schools
The next few years are going to feel very tight for schools, says Luke Sibieta from the IFS
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
'Few expected anything other than tight finances moving forward, but just how tight will largely depend on reform of the SEND system,' Luke Sibieta writes for Schools Week
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-the-spe...
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-the-spe...
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Price rises for exam entries have significantly outstripped inflation, Tes analysis shows, prompting sector leaders to call for the government to consider ‘action against profiteering’
Revealed: Exam boards’ inflation-busting fee increases
Price rises for GCSE and A-level exam entries have been branded ‘completely unacceptable’ by sector leaders
www.tes.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Price rises for exam entries have significantly outstripped inflation, Tes analysis shows, prompting sector leaders to call for the government to consider ‘action against profiteering’
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How do you support managed autonomy?
We spoke to Benjamin Sharratt, vice principal at GEMS Wellington International School in how they are creating a culture of managed autonomy around evidence-based professional development.
Read more here: buff.ly/KxMCUzI
#EduSky #UKEd
We spoke to Benjamin Sharratt, vice principal at GEMS Wellington International School in how they are creating a culture of managed autonomy around evidence-based professional development.
Read more here: buff.ly/KxMCUzI
#EduSky #UKEd
June 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
How do you support managed autonomy?
We spoke to Benjamin Sharratt, vice principal at GEMS Wellington International School in how they are creating a culture of managed autonomy around evidence-based professional development.
Read more here: buff.ly/KxMCUzI
#EduSky #UKEd
We spoke to Benjamin Sharratt, vice principal at GEMS Wellington International School in how they are creating a culture of managed autonomy around evidence-based professional development.
Read more here: buff.ly/KxMCUzI
#EduSky #UKEd
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Did u know? So often,we give bees all the credit for being pollinators, but many other insects(& other animals)are significant pollinators.The Earth's first pollinators were actually beetles. They evolved at the same time as the first flowering plants. These little darlings are Pollen beetles.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍
June 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Did u know? So often,we give bees all the credit for being pollinators, but many other insects(& other animals)are significant pollinators.The Earth's first pollinators were actually beetles. They evolved at the same time as the first flowering plants. These little darlings are Pollen beetles.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍
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Just found this terrific charity!
In Key Stage 2, only 11% of the named individuals on the National Curriculum for History are women.
In fact, that 11% is only one woman. 👿👿
End sexism in schools.
Perfect to share in your schools for #IWD25.
endsexisminschools.org.uk
In Key Stage 2, only 11% of the named individuals on the National Curriculum for History are women.
In fact, that 11% is only one woman. 👿👿
End sexism in schools.
Perfect to share in your schools for #IWD25.
endsexisminschools.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Just found this terrific charity!
In Key Stage 2, only 11% of the named individuals on the National Curriculum for History are women.
In fact, that 11% is only one woman. 👿👿
End sexism in schools.
Perfect to share in your schools for #IWD25.
endsexisminschools.org.uk
In Key Stage 2, only 11% of the named individuals on the National Curriculum for History are women.
In fact, that 11% is only one woman. 👿👿
End sexism in schools.
Perfect to share in your schools for #IWD25.
endsexisminschools.org.uk
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𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟳
A calm, practical guide for parents & carers navigating the jump to secondary school.
10 simple strategies to ease nerves & build confidence.
Free to download & share:
www.patreon.com/posts/downlo...
Let’s make the transition feel doable
A calm, practical guide for parents & carers navigating the jump to secondary school.
10 simple strategies to ease nerves & build confidence.
Free to download & share:
www.patreon.com/posts/downlo...
Let’s make the transition feel doable
June 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟳
A calm, practical guide for parents & carers navigating the jump to secondary school.
10 simple strategies to ease nerves & build confidence.
Free to download & share:
www.patreon.com/posts/downlo...
Let’s make the transition feel doable
A calm, practical guide for parents & carers navigating the jump to secondary school.
10 simple strategies to ease nerves & build confidence.
Free to download & share:
www.patreon.com/posts/downlo...
Let’s make the transition feel doable
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Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.
Children exposed to COVID in utero had developmental delays at age 24 months:
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
June 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.