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ehart21.bsky.social
@ehart21.bsky.social
Senior leader in a secondary school for over 18 years including 3 headships. Maths teacher for over 20 years. Committed to improving life chances for all. SAFC supporter..
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Today’s poem celebrates Fibonacci Day. It’s called ‘Word Crunching’.
November 23, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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School staff have reported an increase in disruptive behaviour and abuse from pupils and their families, while leader stress remains 'chronic and acute' despite improvements in workplace culture, finds the latest @edsupportuk.bsky.social report

schoolsweek.co.uk/leader-stres...
Leader stress 'chronic and acute' as pupil behaviour worsens
Education Support warns of 'disturbingly high rates of stress, anxiety, and burnout' among school staff
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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‘They’ll behave if you ask them nicely’
‘They’ll behave if you have a poster saying you respect the UN rights of the child’
‘They’ll behave if the curriculum is relevant’
‘They’ll behave if they like you.’

These are the kinds of clown-car behavioural approaches favoured by some non-teachers
November 17, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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‘Making a judgement on individual teacher quality has come to be known as a bit of a fool’s errand’

@greeborunner.bsky.social issues a warning to Ofsted about its proposal to inspect teaching as a standalone category
Ofsted judging teachers? Here we go again...
The news that Ofsted is proposing inspecting teaching as a standalone category is unwelcome in the sector, and for very good reason, argues Zoe Enser
www.tes.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:09 AM