Alan Shields
@alanshields.bsky.social
Education and Families Manager (Quality Improvement Manager) with North Lanarkshire Council. Educational Writer. Interested in all things educational including #inclusion
#leadership #dyslexia All views my own. Happy husband of @lisashieldsht.bsky.social
#leadership #dyslexia All views my own. Happy husband of @lisashieldsht.bsky.social
Even the #Elfs are struggling 🤒 Thanks for all you are doing @nhs24.bsky.social 👍
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Even the #Elfs are struggling 🤒 Thanks for all you are doing @nhs24.bsky.social 👍
May be of interest to some of my teacher friends… Thanks, as always, to @lisashieldsht.bsky.social for helping to pull my ideas together.
#attainment #improvement
#attainment #improvement
From data to context & from taking action to deciding what not to do, @alanshields.bsky.social sets out 5 principles that headteachers must hold to if they are to raise attainment in their #schools: buff.ly/u3IOHoO #education #teaching
Five principles for raising attainment in your primary school - Headteacher Update
This article describes five principles headteachers can adopt to help raise children’s attainment in the primary school
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November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
May be of interest to some of my teacher friends… Thanks, as always, to @lisashieldsht.bsky.social for helping to pull my ideas together.
#attainment #improvement
#attainment #improvement
Always good to be considering #Dyslexic learners when lesson planning. 👍
#Dyslexia: Seven powerful classroom strategies. Dyslexia is one of the most common special needs in the classroom. As a fellow #dyslexic & #teacher, Emma Saunders relies on seven support strategies in every lesson she plans buff.ly/1qKKiw4 #schools #inclusion #teaching #edusky
Dyslexia: Seven powerful classroom strategies - Headteacher Update
Seven classroom strategies that teachers can use to support the learning of SEND pupils with dyslexia
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October 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Always good to be considering #Dyslexic learners when lesson planning. 👍
Parents’ Night can be a daunting prospect particularly if you are an #NQT #teacher. Why not download the most recent edition of @teachprimarymag.bsky.social and learn from my, considerable, mistakes! 🙈🤣
@charleytp.bsky.social
@charleytp.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Parents’ Night can be a daunting prospect particularly if you are an #NQT #teacher. Why not download the most recent edition of @teachprimarymag.bsky.social and learn from my, considerable, mistakes! 🙈🤣
@charleytp.bsky.social
@charleytp.bsky.social
If you get the chance, please subscribe to @headteacherupdate.bsky.social and check out my latest piece on #dyslexia
Don't forget the Headteacher Update Bulletin this week: Traits of a great #teacher – Environmental work & carbon reduction in schools (podcast) – #Oracy for EAL pupils – #Dyslexia in the primary school – Helping pupils who struggled last year to reset – #Safeguarding Digest & more: buff.ly/tZzJUJv
September 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you get the chance, please subscribe to @headteacherupdate.bsky.social and check out my latest piece on #dyslexia