Jo Purkess Beckett
@beejow.bsky.social
Y6 teacher since pretty much the dawn of time, but always up for learning new tricks!
I used ChatGPT for the first time last week to create a model text for an English lesson - I gave it the topic, the year group and a few parameters (ie 'challenging vocabulary') and it created a text which was exactly what I wanted - in about 10 seconds! I will definitely use it again!
December 12, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I used ChatGPT for the first time last week to create a model text for an English lesson - I gave it the topic, the year group and a few parameters (ie 'challenging vocabulary') and it created a text which was exactly what I wanted - in about 10 seconds! I will definitely use it again!
I didn't know but I'm not surprised!
November 17, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I didn't know but I'm not surprised!
Eve Garnett's The Family from One End Street - I wanted to be a Ruggle child! I think reading this book helped shape the reader I was to become, leading me to a love of fiction set in richly drawn historical settings, and in particular to love Dorothy L Sayers, whose books are also set in the 30s
November 16, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Eve Garnett's The Family from One End Street - I wanted to be a Ruggle child! I think reading this book helped shape the reader I was to become, leading me to a love of fiction set in richly drawn historical settings, and in particular to love Dorothy L Sayers, whose books are also set in the 30s
Window by Jeannie Baker - this one epitomises the incredible detail and fascinating story found in each spread, but they're all amazing!
November 16, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Window by Jeannie Baker - this one epitomises the incredible detail and fascinating story found in each spread, but they're all amazing!
Primary maths lead... Tables fluency is essential - so much of the UKS2 curriculum relies on it - BUT I don't think the test should be timed - the pressure of answering in 6 secs excludes some children (those with anxiety or slow processing, who are neurodiverse) so a 100% pass rate is not inclusive
September 1, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Primary maths lead... Tables fluency is essential - so much of the UKS2 curriculum relies on it - BUT I don't think the test should be timed - the pressure of answering in 6 secs excludes some children (those with anxiety or slow processing, who are neurodiverse) so a 100% pass rate is not inclusive
I did! I deliberately stood under the spray blowing over the sea wall just for fun!
August 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM
I did! I deliberately stood under the spray blowing over the sea wall just for fun!
1. Lynmouth, North Devon
2. On a short break
3. Yes, at least once a year as we're staying at the OE centre I bring my Y6s to every year!
2. On a short break
3. Yes, at least once a year as we're staying at the OE centre I bring my Y6s to every year!
August 24, 2024 at 8:54 PM
1. Lynmouth, North Devon
2. On a short break
3. Yes, at least once a year as we're staying at the OE centre I bring my Y6s to every year!
2. On a short break
3. Yes, at least once a year as we're staying at the OE centre I bring my Y6s to every year!
Primary maths lead here - we're trying something new this year - every year group is starting with a 2-week unit revising / consolidating last year's calculation objectives before launching into the first place value unit - otherwise it's a long time before calculation comes up again!
August 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Primary maths lead here - we're trying something new this year - every year group is starting with a 2-week unit revising / consolidating last year's calculation objectives before launching into the first place value unit - otherwise it's a long time before calculation comes up again!