Helen R
@ralstonh.bsky.social
Forever an English teacher | Former Headteacher in SEND and mainstream |
First love: teaching, learning, assessment, training (excited to be getting back to it!)
Passion: ambition and access for all all
https://sites.google.com/site/landtlightbulb/
First love: teaching, learning, assessment, training (excited to be getting back to it!)
Passion: ambition and access for all all
https://sites.google.com/site/landtlightbulb/
Reposted by Helen R
Get ready for #ShakespeareWeek with a free lesson plan by
@ralstonh.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social, adapted from Zoe's book, #BringingForthTheBard π Download here π buff.ly/ffclYyM
This booklet allows all young people to access & explore the world of Shakespeare: buff.ly/D3thX6x
@ralstonh.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social, adapted from Zoe's book, #BringingForthTheBard π Download here π buff.ly/ffclYyM
This booklet allows all young people to access & explore the world of Shakespeare: buff.ly/D3thX6x
March 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Get ready for #ShakespeareWeek with a free lesson plan by
@ralstonh.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social, adapted from Zoe's book, #BringingForthTheBard π Download here π buff.ly/ffclYyM
This booklet allows all young people to access & explore the world of Shakespeare: buff.ly/D3thX6x
@ralstonh.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social, adapted from Zoe's book, #BringingForthTheBard π Download here π buff.ly/ffclYyM
This booklet allows all young people to access & explore the world of Shakespeare: buff.ly/D3thX6x
Reposted by Helen R
New to teaching physics?
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
October 28, 2023 at 2:24 PM
New to teaching physics?
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
Hi Mal @malcpd.bsky.social - inspired into action!
I've started trying to find non-educ to coach.. Sent this to my friend tonight to send to her circle...
What do you think of my explanation of coaching?
I've started trying to find non-educ to coach.. Sent this to my friend tonight to send to her circle...
What do you think of my explanation of coaching?
December 10, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Hi Mal @malcpd.bsky.social - inspired into action!
I've started trying to find non-educ to coach.. Sent this to my friend tonight to send to her circle...
What do you think of my explanation of coaching?
I've started trying to find non-educ to coach.. Sent this to my friend tonight to send to her circle...
What do you think of my explanation of coaching?
Oh dear... I've just cancelled my subscription cos I thought Β£13 a month wasn't worth it and all these subs add up!!
November 14, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Oh dear... I've just cancelled my subscription cos I thought Β£13 a month wasn't worth it and all these subs add up!!
At the heart of teaching and leading: "Confelicity"π
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. βConfelicityβ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. βConfelicityβ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 8:26 AM
At the heart of teaching and leading: "Confelicity"π
My fav thing about this (aside from being v impressed) is the desire to get back in front of Y11.
Teachers make these little (not so little) prioritisations for their Ss ALL the time.
It's magical.
Teachers make these little (not so little) prioritisations for their Ss ALL the time.
It's magical.
Iβm half asleep on the early train back to Newcastle so I can teach my year 11 period 2 - and it seems slightly dreamlike to think I was giving a lecture in Parliament last night.
November 13, 2024 at 10:13 AM
My fav thing about this (aside from being v impressed) is the desire to get back in front of Y11.
Teachers make these little (not so little) prioritisations for their Ss ALL the time.
It's magical.
Teachers make these little (not so little) prioritisations for their Ss ALL the time.
It's magical.
the often very well intentioned but slip of tongue comment to a S that is upsetting.
Hard balance to achieve! 2/2
Hard balance to achieve! 2/2
November 13, 2024 at 9:20 AM
the often very well intentioned but slip of tongue comment to a S that is upsetting.
Hard balance to achieve! 2/2
Hard balance to achieve! 2/2
Agreed, I'm happy to share consequences with staff but with full awareness that they will sometimes be dissatisfied that it's not "firm enough."
Equally, I have tried to share some contextual info about Ss in the right way in briefing - but got to be so careful about privacy/dignity and..1/2
Equally, I have tried to share some contextual info about Ss in the right way in briefing - but got to be so careful about privacy/dignity and..1/2
November 13, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Agreed, I'm happy to share consequences with staff but with full awareness that they will sometimes be dissatisfied that it's not "firm enough."
Equally, I have tried to share some contextual info about Ss in the right way in briefing - but got to be so careful about privacy/dignity and..1/2
Equally, I have tried to share some contextual info about Ss in the right way in briefing - but got to be so careful about privacy/dignity and..1/2
if its not having an affect. Also, what about the links w. other vulnerabilities like SEND and PPG (recent FFT report...) A teacher RIGHTLY does not *need* to think about these things. School leaders do. So that's where a difference in "the right way forward" naturally emerges, imo 2/2
November 13, 2024 at 8:42 AM
if its not having an affect. Also, what about the links w. other vulnerabilities like SEND and PPG (recent FFT report...) A teacher RIGHTLY does not *need* to think about these things. School leaders do. So that's where a difference in "the right way forward" naturally emerges, imo 2/2
Also - I understand the desire for "firmer action" but I think SLs have greater insight into what that looks like: the regulation, accountability, AP landscape &affordability, FAP possibilities and processes in their local borough. Even govt docs say that you have to review use of repeated FTE 1/2
November 13, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Also - I understand the desire for "firmer action" but I think SLs have greater insight into what that looks like: the regulation, accountability, AP landscape &affordability, FAP possibilities and processes in their local borough. Even govt docs say that you have to review use of repeated FTE 1/2
, open, contribute if they're not being asked directly about THEIR experiences of bullying or poor mental health moments etc. But instead using the story as a space to explore those. So yes, NOT literature (I'm an Eng T!) but can be highly sophisticated, meaningful PSHE, I think. 2/2
November 13, 2024 at 8:33 AM
, open, contribute if they're not being asked directly about THEIR experiences of bullying or poor mental health moments etc. But instead using the story as a space to explore those. So yes, NOT literature (I'm an Eng T!) but can be highly sophisticated, meaningful PSHE, I think. 2/2
Interesting- I don't think it necessarily is (or has to be) crude PSHE. Often in PSHE we ask Ss their responses to hypothetical scenarios anyway - why not take those scenarios from brilliantly written YA instead? Equally, sometimes it is much easier for a teen to be vulnerable if 1/2
November 13, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Interesting- I don't think it necessarily is (or has to be) crude PSHE. Often in PSHE we ask Ss their responses to hypothetical scenarios anyway - why not take those scenarios from brilliantly written YA instead? Equally, sometimes it is much easier for a teen to be vulnerable if 1/2
KP in local pub
Waitress
Hotel housekeeping
Farmfoods
Market research call centre
English teacher
HoD
AHT
DHT
HT
Waitress
Hotel housekeeping
Farmfoods
Market research call centre
English teacher
HoD
AHT
DHT
HT
π introduce yourself with some jobs youβve done apart from what you do now:
Shop assistant
Factory picker
Factory line worker
Waitress
Pedant
Cleaner
Teacher
Assistant headteacher
Deputy headteacher
Shop assistant
Factory picker
Factory line worker
Waitress
Pedant
Cleaner
Teacher
Assistant headteacher
Deputy headteacher
π introduce yourself with some jobs youβve done apart from what you do now:
* shop assistant
* factory production line worker
* retail store manager
* travelling sales rep
* pub bar tender
* teacher
* supply teacher
* classroom assistant
What about you? π
* shop assistant
* factory production line worker
* retail store manager
* travelling sales rep
* pub bar tender
* teacher
* supply teacher
* classroom assistant
What about you? π
November 12, 2024 at 9:32 PM
KP in local pub
Waitress
Hotel housekeeping
Farmfoods
Market research call centre
English teacher
HoD
AHT
DHT
HT
Waitress
Hotel housekeeping
Farmfoods
Market research call centre
English teacher
HoD
AHT
DHT
HT
Reposted by Helen R
Big news!
Reach Academy Feltham, a very special all-through school, is recruiting for a new co-headteacher to lead the secondary phases.
The outgoing co-head, Beck Owen, joined as a founding teacher & leaves the school in a very strong position.
Share!
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Reach Academy Feltham, a very special all-through school, is recruiting for a new co-headteacher to lead the secondary phases.
The outgoing co-head, Beck Owen, joined as a founding teacher & leaves the school in a very strong position.
Share!
reachacademyfeltham.com/wp-content/u...
reachacademyfeltham.com
October 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Big news!
Reach Academy Feltham, a very special all-through school, is recruiting for a new co-headteacher to lead the secondary phases.
The outgoing co-head, Beck Owen, joined as a founding teacher & leaves the school in a very strong position.
Share!
reachacademyfeltham.com/wp-content/u...
Reach Academy Feltham, a very special all-through school, is recruiting for a new co-headteacher to lead the secondary phases.
The outgoing co-head, Beck Owen, joined as a founding teacher & leaves the school in a very strong position.
Share!
reachacademyfeltham.com/wp-content/u...
Haha: I called it a "A pleasant Matt Haig amble with eco sci-fi angle..."
October 19, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Haha: I called it a "A pleasant Matt Haig amble with eco sci-fi angle..."
I managed to snag an audio book library loan on this really early doors (now reserved till next May lol!) so would be interested to hear your thoughts!
October 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I managed to snag an audio book library loan on this really early doors (now reserved till next May lol!) so would be interested to hear your thoughts!
Reposted by Helen R
All teachers think they are ambitious for their pupils, but can you say what that really means in practice? @ensermark.bsky.social exploresβ¦
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
What does 'ambition' really mean in schools?
All teachers think they are ambitious for their pupils, but can you say what that really means in practice, asks Mark Enser
www.tes.com
October 14, 2024 at 9:36 AM
All teachers think they are ambitious for their pupils, but can you say what that really means in practice? @ensermark.bsky.social exploresβ¦
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
@katstern4.bsky.social has some great stuff on behaviour. Her YouTube videos on exclusions are super informative.
October 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
@katstern4.bsky.social has some great stuff on behaviour. Her YouTube videos on exclusions are super informative.
Reposted by Helen R
One of the most difficult Qs teachers must answer is "What am I NOT going to teach my pupils?"
@Counsell_C coined the term 'curriculum hinterland' - which describes how not all content is equal. What's at the core of your curriculum?
Contact us for professional learning enquiries@impact.wales
@Counsell_C coined the term 'curriculum hinterland' - which describes how not all content is equal. What's at the core of your curriculum?
Contact us for professional learning enquiries@impact.wales
October 17, 2024 at 7:39 PM
One of the most difficult Qs teachers must answer is "What am I NOT going to teach my pupils?"
@Counsell_C coined the term 'curriculum hinterland' - which describes how not all content is equal. What's at the core of your curriculum?
Contact us for professional learning enquiries@impact.wales
@Counsell_C coined the term 'curriculum hinterland' - which describes how not all content is equal. What's at the core of your curriculum?
Contact us for professional learning enquiries@impact.wales
This egg box hack on how to maximise when you've got deep shelves and far too many books so have to double layer....
GAME.CHANGING!
GAME.CHANGING!
September 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
This egg box hack on how to maximise when you've got deep shelves and far too many books so have to double layer....
GAME.CHANGING!
GAME.CHANGING!