Steve Caldwell
@steviecaldwell.bsky.social
Y3 Teacher | Deputy Head | Assessment and Curriculum Lead | Geography Lead | MA Educational Leadership | NPQH | Maybe an EdD one day…
A lazy attempt to hide bureaucratic ineptitude behind 'AI-powered'. It takes two seconds of thought to realise that whatever figure is produced will be void of any important context or nuance.
Every school will get an individual target to improve attendance – and this will be powered by AI, the government has announced
DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff
www.tes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A lazy attempt to hide bureaucratic ineptitude behind 'AI-powered'. It takes two seconds of thought to realise that whatever figure is produced will be void of any important context or nuance.
All ready! I’m having my English lesson filmed tomorrow morning - to be used in LA training… no pressure 😬 Wish me luck 🤞
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
All ready! I’m having my English lesson filmed tomorrow morning - to be used in LA training… no pressure 😬 Wish me luck 🤞
I've had a day to digest the CAR, and I have to say I'm a tad disappointed. It seems to have paid little attention to the fundamental problem that the primary curriculum is bursting at the seams, or provide an honest realisation that some subjects at primary are just not fit for purpose.
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I've had a day to digest the CAR, and I have to say I'm a tad disappointed. It seems to have paid little attention to the fundamental problem that the primary curriculum is bursting at the seams, or provide an honest realisation that some subjects at primary are just not fit for purpose.
Here’s to my fellow primary teachers who on week 4 are somehow already 3 weeks behind on the White Rose small steps 😂🙌
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Here’s to my fellow primary teachers who on week 4 are somehow already 3 weeks behind on the White Rose small steps 😂🙌
Excellent thread. This problem can be traced all the way back to LKS2 where Ofsted's insistance of having a broad and balanced curriculum significantly impedes a school's ability to support children who reach Year 3 unable to read well enough.
One of the things that continually irked me about the old Ofsted inspection framework, and is true in the new one too is an implied prioritisation of breadth of curriculum over literacy. In this one breadth of curriculum is the bullet point 1 and children being able to read is partway through 3.
September 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Excellent thread. This problem can be traced all the way back to LKS2 where Ofsted's insistance of having a broad and balanced curriculum significantly impedes a school's ability to support children who reach Year 3 unable to read well enough.
Put the men’s 1500 meter final on the board in class today. The kids loved finding out about the British runners and cheering them on. Great race too. 🇬🇧🥈
September 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Put the men’s 1500 meter final on the board in class today. The kids loved finding out about the British runners and cheering them on. Great race too. 🇬🇧🥈
I've seen one of these very recently. Can schools refuse to engage if they believe it has been written by AI? Could (should) the DfE step in and back schools on this?
Schools are being hit with AI-generated complaints, full of legal inaccuracies and complex arguments, that are draining time from schools
Exclusive from @jasminenorden.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Exclusive from @jasminenorden.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Schools face ‘unsustainable’ rise in AI-generated complaints
Parents’ use of AI in making complaints means schools are having to deal with complex letters loaded with references to the law, leaders warn
www.tes.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I've seen one of these very recently. Can schools refuse to engage if they believe it has been written by AI? Could (should) the DfE step in and back schools on this?
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📣 NEW BLOG 📣
Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model
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Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model
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July 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
📣 NEW BLOG 📣
Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model
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Teaching the limited capacity brain. A visual guide and model
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Just caught up with the
@carousel-learning.bsky.social x @pkckst.bsky.social retrieval webinar... if I where lucky enough to lead a school, this is the first place I'd be going for curriculum.
@carousel-learning.bsky.social x @pkckst.bsky.social retrieval webinar... if I where lucky enough to lead a school, this is the first place I'd be going for curriculum.
June 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just caught up with the
@carousel-learning.bsky.social x @pkckst.bsky.social retrieval webinar... if I where lucky enough to lead a school, this is the first place I'd be going for curriculum.
@carousel-learning.bsky.social x @pkckst.bsky.social retrieval webinar... if I where lucky enough to lead a school, this is the first place I'd be going for curriculum.
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June 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Cracking day at the @walkthrus.bsky.social conference - always an inspiring day (and a chance to nerd out about teaching 🤓)
June 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Cracking day at the @walkthrus.bsky.social conference - always an inspiring day (and a chance to nerd out about teaching 🤓)
@pkckst.bsky.social has partnered with @carousel-learning.bsky.social 😍 How I wish my school adopted PKC 🙏
June 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
@pkckst.bsky.social has partnered with @carousel-learning.bsky.social 😍 How I wish my school adopted PKC 🙏
A birthday present from yesterday. I’ve been looking forward to reading this one.
May 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A birthday present from yesterday. I’ve been looking forward to reading this one.
This is a really interesting read. The quotes from interview parcipants portray the slide in expectations (in regards English and mathematics) this curriculum reform brought about.
NEWS - recent research highlights the failure of Wales' Foundation Phase to close the disadvantage gap.
Q is, why is WG determined to use "enabling learning" pedagogy across all year groups? Madness.
Full research here: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/IFAMUE...
Q is, why is WG determined to use "enabling learning" pedagogy across all year groups? Madness.
Full research here: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/IFAMUE...
May 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is a really interesting read. The quotes from interview parcipants portray the slide in expectations (in regards English and mathematics) this curriculum reform brought about.
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It was great to contribute to this discussion.
This booklet is a concise and useful starting point for thinking about improving assessment practices in schools.
This booklet is a concise and useful starting point for thinking about improving assessment practices in schools.
What every teacher needs to know about assessment.
eBook on how effective teaching requires ongoing professional development in assessment.
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eBook on how effective teaching requires ongoing professional development in assessment.
Download now: t.ly/HRqOE
#EduSky
April 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It was great to contribute to this discussion.
This booklet is a concise and useful starting point for thinking about improving assessment practices in schools.
This booklet is a concise and useful starting point for thinking about improving assessment practices in schools.
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10 Things: The essentials of your pedagogical toolkit. teacherhead.com/2023/08/31/1...
10 Things: The essentials of your pedagogical toolkit.
When you observe lessons analysing what teachers do, it’s phenomenal just how many techniques are deployed at different phases of a lesson or running in parallel at any given time. I’ve…
teacherhead.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
10 Things: The essentials of your pedagogical toolkit. teacherhead.com/2023/08/31/1...
This happens in our school partnership and although it’s well intended, it’s incredibly patronising and frustrating.
In our MAT we have a program of CPD that is basically subject leads/heads of departments from the secondaries coming in to tell us how to teach their subject. Some have a basic understanding of NC expectations but none have ever taught in primary. It’s patronising beyond belief
March 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This happens in our school partnership and although it’s well intended, it’s incredibly patronising and frustrating.
A sunny Sunday on the Welsh coast. Perfect way to clear my head ☀️
March 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A sunny Sunday on the Welsh coast. Perfect way to clear my head ☀️
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🚨BANGING NEW EXPERIMENTAL STUDY on effective teacher development just dropped.
Quick summary:
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Quick summary:
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February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨BANGING NEW EXPERIMENTAL STUDY on effective teacher development just dropped.
Quick summary:
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Quick summary:
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Adaptive teaching: A Thread…
Adaptive teaching is crucial to high quality, inclusive education that enables pupils to achieve success. So, what is adaptive teaching, when does it take place and how can it be implemented?
Adaptive teaching is crucial to high quality, inclusive education that enables pupils to achieve success. So, what is adaptive teaching, when does it take place and how can it be implemented?
February 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Adaptive teaching: A Thread…
Adaptive teaching is crucial to high quality, inclusive education that enables pupils to achieve success. So, what is adaptive teaching, when does it take place and how can it be implemented?
Adaptive teaching is crucial to high quality, inclusive education that enables pupils to achieve success. So, what is adaptive teaching, when does it take place and how can it be implemented?
Display done 🙌
February 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Display done 🙌
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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).
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Great stuff from @michaelt1979.bsky.social on proposed Ofsted framework.
I’m now pondering if it’s possible to make well-judged adaptations that aren’t appropriate.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
I’m now pondering if it’s possible to make well-judged adaptations that aren’t appropriate.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Ofsted inspection proposals conjure up a spectre of the past
Michael Tidd wonders why no one at Ofsted recalled the headaches caused by the assessment levels system when drawing up new inspection framework proposals
www.tes.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Great stuff from @michaelt1979.bsky.social on proposed Ofsted framework.
I’m now pondering if it’s possible to make well-judged adaptations that aren’t appropriate.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
I’m now pondering if it’s possible to make well-judged adaptations that aren’t appropriate.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Despite the new Ofsted proposals, this soundbite has kept me hopeful about curriculum at least.
February 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Despite the new Ofsted proposals, this soundbite has kept me hopeful about curriculum at least.