Sarah North
@sarahnorth.bsky.social
Headteacher in a fabulous primary school in Shropshire. St Mary’s CE Primary School is part of Empower Trust. Hobbies - reading, cycling, walking, horse riding and looking after the cattle on the small holding.
What a day! A walk with a view with Lassie and Nubis then home for a hack. Last ride on the bridleway before the crop is harvested.
August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What a day! A walk with a view with Lassie and Nubis then home for a hack. Last ride on the bridleway before the crop is harvested.
Over the last two days, I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside our partner school, Poltava, Lyceum No13 from Ukraine on our joint project to promote reading for pleasure in school. @British Council in Krakow @Literacy_Trust #UKUkraineSchools
March 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Over the last two days, I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside our partner school, Poltava, Lyceum No13 from Ukraine on our joint project to promote reading for pleasure in school. @British Council in Krakow @Literacy_Trust #UKUkraineSchools
We had the privilege of planning & exchanging ideas to promote reading in classrooms in the British Council building in Krakow, Poland. Thank you for the dual language books to kick off the project. #UKUkraineSchools @Schools_British @Literacy_Trust
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We had the privilege of planning & exchanging ideas to promote reading in classrooms in the British Council building in Krakow, Poland. Thank you for the dual language books to kick off the project. #UKUkraineSchools @Schools_British @Literacy_Trust
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Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🚀
We are seeking an inspirational Headteacher to lead Market Drayton Junior School starting September 2025.
📅 Closing date for applications is: 24th March @ 9am
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#empowertrust #headteacher #Leadership #JoinOurTeam
We are seeking an inspirational Headteacher to lead Market Drayton Junior School starting September 2025.
📅 Closing date for applications is: 24th March @ 9am
lnkd.in/dmJB-gi2
#empowertrust #headteacher #Leadership #JoinOurTeam
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🚀
We are seeking an inspirational Headteacher to lead Market Drayton Junior School starting September 2025.
📅 Closing date for applications is: 24th March @ 9am
lnkd.in/dmJB-gi2
#empowertrust #headteacher #Leadership #JoinOurTeam
We are seeking an inspirational Headteacher to lead Market Drayton Junior School starting September 2025.
📅 Closing date for applications is: 24th March @ 9am
lnkd.in/dmJB-gi2
#empowertrust #headteacher #Leadership #JoinOurTeam
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It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
January 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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This is excellent on measuring reading fluency in primary from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social. It’s vital to understand typical reading progression & reliable tools to measure it.
NEW: Measuring reading fluency during primary education
We present some early findings from the Reading Assessment Programme, a simple tool to measure reading fluency in primary schools.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/meas...
We present some early findings from the Reading Assessment Programme, a simple tool to measure reading fluency in primary schools.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/meas...
Measuring reading fluency during primary education - FFT Education Datalab
We present some early findings from the Reading Assessment Programme, a simple tool to measure reading fluency in primary schools
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
November 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM
This is excellent on measuring reading fluency in primary from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social. It’s vital to understand typical reading progression & reliable tools to measure it.
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Nearly 5,000 views in two weeks for this ~9 minute video introducing teachers to the most important things to know about reading.
Thanks to everyone who has watched and/or shared it.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
Thanks to everyone who has watched and/or shared it.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
The Reading Map - A Primer
YouTube video by Christopher Such
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October 4, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Nearly 5,000 views in two weeks for this ~9 minute video introducing teachers to the most important things to know about reading.
Thanks to everyone who has watched and/or shared it.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
Thanks to everyone who has watched and/or shared it.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
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This clip from the classroom on mathematical problem solving from @BlackpoolRS helpfully unpicks the ingredients of manageable, step-by-step approaches, such as 'thinking aloud', prompt questions, 'debriefs', and more.
researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
September 15, 2024 at 9:55 AM
This clip from the classroom on mathematical problem solving from @BlackpoolRS helpfully unpicks the ingredients of manageable, step-by-step approaches, such as 'thinking aloud', prompt questions, 'debriefs', and more.
researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
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Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
The Reading Map - A Primer
YouTube video by Christopher Such
youtu.be
September 14, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map.
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
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Slides for my #rED24 talk ‘Why you need feedback more than you think you do’ are here:
profcoe.net/talks
profcoe.net/talks
September 7, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Slides for my #rED24 talk ‘Why you need feedback more than you think you do’ are here:
profcoe.net/talks
profcoe.net/talks
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I sometimes get asked about the common issues I see across primary schools and the kind of support I offer as a result. This brief blog explains this stuff.
This is my first new blog on Blue Sky so reposts much appreciated.
primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/h...
This is my first new blog on Blue Sky so reposts much appreciated.
primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/h...
How I Try to Help Schools to Teach Reading More Effectively
Warning: Parts of this blog are going to feel like an advertisement for my consultancy work and books. This is unavoidable as I have written this for those who ask me about the issues relating to read...
primarycolour.home.blog
September 8, 2024 at 10:51 AM
I sometimes get asked about the common issues I see across primary schools and the kind of support I offer as a result. This brief blog explains this stuff.
This is my first new blog on Blue Sky so reposts much appreciated.
primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/h...
This is my first new blog on Blue Sky so reposts much appreciated.
primarycolour.home.blog/2024/09/08/h...
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If you’re enjoying @claresealy.bsky.social ‘s excellent #oracy blog from this weekend you’ll also love this earlier and equally brilliant on oracy and #writing primarytimery.com/2024/06/21/t... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Understanding oracy, understanding writing.
Talking floats on a sea of write ‘Writing floats on a sea of talk’ said James Britton in the 1970s.’ If you can’t say it, you can’t write it. This being the case, teaching children to write articula...
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August 26, 2024 at 1:27 PM
If you’re enjoying @claresealy.bsky.social ‘s excellent #oracy blog from this weekend you’ll also love this earlier and equally brilliant on oracy and #writing primarytimery.com/2024/06/21/t... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
August 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
An evening of culture watching Little Women at National Trust Erddig Hall, Wrexham.
August 24, 2024 at 8:22 PM
An evening of culture watching Little Women at National Trust Erddig Hall, Wrexham.
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Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
August 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
A week in North Cornwall walking coastal paths, canoeing to Port Isaac and Lundy Bay from Port Quin, reading and surfing at Polzeath.
August 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM
A week in North Cornwall walking coastal paths, canoeing to Port Isaac and Lundy Bay from Port Quin, reading and surfing at Polzeath.
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Mine is ‘The Power of Teacher Expectations’:
alexquigley.co.uk/pygmalion-ef...
If is personal one for me, whilst speaking to a lot of themes I think are important. The evidence is far from settled, but I think it is worth pursuing on teacher expectations, beliefs, and self-efficacy too.
alexquigley.co.uk/pygmalion-ef...
If is personal one for me, whilst speaking to a lot of themes I think are important. The evidence is far from settled, but I think it is worth pursuing on teacher expectations, beliefs, and self-efficacy too.
The Power of Teacher Expectations
Mr Laing was my year 8 Maths teacher. He was a rare breed indeed. He helped me, and my fellow pimple-clad teens, find mathematics interesting. Intermittently, he would betray a deep excitement about a...
alexquigley.co.uk
August 11, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Mine is ‘The Power of Teacher Expectations’:
alexquigley.co.uk/pygmalion-ef...
If is personal one for me, whilst speaking to a lot of themes I think are important. The evidence is far from settled, but I think it is worth pursuing on teacher expectations, beliefs, and self-efficacy too.
alexquigley.co.uk/pygmalion-ef...
If is personal one for me, whilst speaking to a lot of themes I think are important. The evidence is far from settled, but I think it is worth pursuing on teacher expectations, beliefs, and self-efficacy too.
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For those of you who don’t know about what we do, this is what we do.
Please let any new headteacher colleague know about it. Thanks.
Headrest (n): A safety device designed to support the head.
www.headrestuk.co.uk
Please let any new headteacher colleague know about it. Thanks.
Headrest (n): A safety device designed to support the head.
www.headrestuk.co.uk
Headrest
A free wellbeing telephone support service for headteachers.
www.headrestuk.co.uk
August 12, 2024 at 8:38 AM
For those of you who don’t know about what we do, this is what we do.
Please let any new headteacher colleague know about it. Thanks.
Headrest (n): A safety device designed to support the head.
www.headrestuk.co.uk
Please let any new headteacher colleague know about it. Thanks.
Headrest (n): A safety device designed to support the head.
www.headrestuk.co.uk
Glorious day cycling around Lake Vyrnwy. Love the history surrounding this hidden gem.
August 12, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Glorious day cycling around Lake Vyrnwy. Love the history surrounding this hidden gem.
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I think my first one - actually a set of four about geography and history curriculum choices and sequencing. I hadn’t thought I’d be any good at blogging but a lot of people found these helpful, encouraging me to continue. First of the four here mrssteaches.school.blog/2019/12/01/e...
Curriculum planning:KS1 Geography
This is the first in a series of four pieces that were originally featured as guest blogs on www.primarytimery.com by Clare Sealy, who I would like to thank for her support with their writing and shar...
mrssteaches.school.blog
August 11, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I think my first one - actually a set of four about geography and history curriculum choices and sequencing. I hadn’t thought I’d be any good at blogging but a lot of people found these helpful, encouraging me to continue. First of the four here mrssteaches.school.blog/2019/12/01/e...
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Who doesn't love free CPD?
Many (all?) of the ResearchEd Home (2020) talks were shared on YouTube. I compiled some of them into a playlist to rewatch later.
If you're interested in learning, memory, motivation and more... check it out here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Many (all?) of the ResearchEd Home (2020) talks were shared on YouTube. I compiled some of them into a playlist to rewatch later.
If you're interested in learning, memory, motivation and more... check it out here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
CPD Video Library
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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August 11, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Who doesn't love free CPD?
Many (all?) of the ResearchEd Home (2020) talks were shared on YouTube. I compiled some of them into a playlist to rewatch later.
If you're interested in learning, memory, motivation and more... check it out here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Many (all?) of the ResearchEd Home (2020) talks were shared on YouTube. I compiled some of them into a playlist to rewatch later.
If you're interested in learning, memory, motivation and more... check it out here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Reposted by Sarah North
For primary colleagues coming to BlueSky, I've started to compile a list of primary expertise (focused on those with posts already)
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August 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
For primary colleagues coming to BlueSky, I've started to compile a list of primary expertise (focused on those with posts already)
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...