Sammy Wright
@sammywright.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, school leader, lives and works in North East: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163/exam-nation-by-wright-sammy/9781847927521
#edusky #Teaching #UKEd http://substack.com/@sammywright
#edusky #Teaching #UKEd http://substack.com/@sammywright
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social i found the Unaccountability Machine fascinating - and wrote about schools, management cybernetics and games.
January 26, 2026 at 9:44 AM
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social i found the Unaccountability Machine fascinating - and wrote about schools, management cybernetics and games.
@add-hawk.bsky.social really enjoyed your book - wrote about it in light of exams and school
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 AM
@add-hawk.bsky.social really enjoyed your book - wrote about it in light of exams and school
“In education, the fear is always of the cost of change. And the risk we run is of never changing because the cost seems too high. “
January 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
“In education, the fear is always of the cost of change. And the risk we run is of never changing because the cost seems too high. “
That was a cracking Halloween costume by my youngest
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
That was a cracking Halloween costume by my youngest
Reposted by Sammy Wright
The latest post in our series "What's in a Word" is out now.
@sammywright.bsky.social examines the phrase 'knowledge-rich' which has a proper meaning, but around which a lot of other more vague and unsubstantiated ideas have accrued... www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
@sammywright.bsky.social examines the phrase 'knowledge-rich' which has a proper meaning, but around which a lot of other more vague and unsubstantiated ideas have accrued... www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
Knowledge-rich
www.edge.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The latest post in our series "What's in a Word" is out now.
@sammywright.bsky.social examines the phrase 'knowledge-rich' which has a proper meaning, but around which a lot of other more vague and unsubstantiated ideas have accrued... www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
@sammywright.bsky.social examines the phrase 'knowledge-rich' which has a proper meaning, but around which a lot of other more vague and unsubstantiated ideas have accrued... www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
From 12 mins 30 secs www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
PM - Third resignation in grooming gang inquiry - BBC Sounds
A third abuse victim resigns from the survivors panel.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
From 12 mins 30 secs www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Reposted by Sammy Wright
@twinklresources.bsky.social are launching a new podcast series for leaders and teachers, and episode 1 is here! It was great to pick @sammywright.bsky.social's brain on the shape and texture of English schools. www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1hjk03
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@twinklresources.bsky.social are launching a new podcast series for leaders and teachers, and episode 1 is here! It was great to pick @sammywright.bsky.social's brain on the shape and texture of English schools. www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1hjk03
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
School trip to flamingoland
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
School trip to flamingoland
Reposted by Sammy Wright
Apparently they’re ‘flying’!
Woo-hoo! Paperback in shops, and on offer at Waterstones!
August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Apparently they’re ‘flying’!
Why SEN is complicated… open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...
September 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Why SEN is complicated… open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...
Something new…
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A New Thing
I’m not at school. It’s exciting. I’m at my desk, with a clean notebook, a list of jobs, and a three year timeline in front of me.
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Something new…
open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...
open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...
Apparently they’re ‘flying’!
Woo-hoo! Paperback in shops, and on offer at Waterstones!
August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Apparently they’re ‘flying’!
Woo-hoo! Paperback in shops, and on offer at Waterstones!
August 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Woo-hoo! Paperback in shops, and on offer at Waterstones!
Out today - please buy/share/review, and above all read. I’m so proud of this book and the impact it’s had - and still a bit surprised at the places it’s taken me too over the last year.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
Exam Nation
School should equip children for adulthood. In reality, it means one thing: exams. Exam Nation sets out a better way – and, crucially, shows us how we might get there.
Educationalist and Head of Scho...
www.penguin.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Out today - please buy/share/review, and above all read. I’m so proud of this book and the impact it’s had - and still a bit surprised at the places it’s taken me too over the last year.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
Going on holiday tomorrow. By the time I’m back, this will be out in paperback! Reviewed in every single broadsheet, the mail, new statesman when it was published last year - “brilliant”, “entertaining”, “insightful”, “essential” - please pre-order!
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
Exam Nation
School should equip children for adulthood. In reality, it means one thing: exams. Exam Nation sets out a better way – and, crucially, shows us how we might get there.
Educationalist and Head of Scho...
www.penguin.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Going on holiday tomorrow. By the time I’m back, this will be out in paperback! Reviewed in every single broadsheet, the mail, new statesman when it was published last year - “brilliant”, “entertaining”, “insightful”, “essential” - please pre-order!
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
Clark’s hands are together in his lap. “Me brother was born when I was 10. But he lived with me mam years before that.” He looks up. His eyes are wide, and he has that faint smile still. “Actually, I thought them having a child it might change, but it didn’t.”
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Why attendance and anxiety are complicated
This is a conversation I had three years ago with 16 year old Clark from Warrington. I don't post it to draw a particular conclusion. I just find it desperately sad.
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July 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Clark’s hands are together in his lap. “Me brother was born when I was 10. But he lived with me mam years before that.” He looks up. His eyes are wide, and he has that faint smile still. “Actually, I thought them having a child it might change, but it didn’t.”
open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...
open.substack.com/pub/sammywri...