Gillian Brady
@gbrady.bsky.social
Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) | Politics & RS Teacher | Balancing motherhood, teaching and leadership.
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Pondering the order school leaders need to sort stuff. Ok so they’re complex and overlapping but when you boil it down is it as simple as…?
1. Safeguarding
2. Attendance
3. Behaviour
4. Quality of teaching
5. Quality of academic interventions
6. Personal development
#Edusky
1. Safeguarding
2. Attendance
3. Behaviour
4. Quality of teaching
5. Quality of academic interventions
6. Personal development
#Edusky
October 12, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Pondering the order school leaders need to sort stuff. Ok so they’re complex and overlapping but when you boil it down is it as simple as…?
1. Safeguarding
2. Attendance
3. Behaviour
4. Quality of teaching
5. Quality of academic interventions
6. Personal development
#Edusky
1. Safeguarding
2. Attendance
3. Behaviour
4. Quality of teaching
5. Quality of academic interventions
6. Personal development
#Edusky
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Unfortunately I will not be able to attend after all. My apologies, my initial enthusiasm was caused by a misreading of 'webinar' as 'winebar', under the circumstances I hope you understand
October 11, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend after all. My apologies, my initial enthusiasm was caused by a misreading of 'webinar' as 'winebar', under the circumstances I hope you understand
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If you've recently changed you job and felt tired, frustrated, worried or all 3, it's worth taking a moment to remind yourself of what Christian says here.
Automaticity is something we often take for granted, and is especially important in a complex job.
Automaticity is something we often take for granted, and is especially important in a complex job.
We take for granted our expertise in a known context. We respond effortlessly and adequately to most of what comes our way as it's all so known to us. Few surprises.
Then, a new school, and everything requires deliberation and thought.
Then, a new school, and everything requires deliberation and thought.
September 15, 2024 at 7:11 AM
If you've recently changed you job and felt tired, frustrated, worried or all 3, it's worth taking a moment to remind yourself of what Christian says here.
Automaticity is something we often take for granted, and is especially important in a complex job.
Automaticity is something we often take for granted, and is especially important in a complex job.
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"I had extremely offensive caricatures of me put under my door, I had overt racism directed at me from staff. This is not 30 years ago, this is in the past 10 years."
A vitally important part of the How I Lead series today with @evelynforde1.bsky.social ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
A vitally important part of the How I Lead series today with @evelynforde1.bsky.social ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
Evelyn Forde: ‘I experienced horrific racism as a leader’
Our How I Lead series asks education leaders to reflect on their careers, experience and leadership philosophy. This month, we talk to former headteacher and past president of ASCL, Evelyn Forde
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September 10, 2024 at 6:21 AM
"I had extremely offensive caricatures of me put under my door, I had overt racism directed at me from staff. This is not 30 years ago, this is in the past 10 years."
A vitally important part of the How I Lead series today with @evelynforde1.bsky.social ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
A vitally important part of the How I Lead series today with @evelynforde1.bsky.social ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
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Grammar is not the “rules” you were taught in school. It’s what your brain does to make sense of the linguistic input it’s exposed to.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
September 5, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Grammar is not the “rules” you were taught in school. It’s what your brain does to make sense of the linguistic input it’s exposed to.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
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4. Also wonder if we're missing a trick in attendance by not focusing on friendships. It's unrealistic to think all children will find the academic offer enough to want to come to school. A lot maybe most care more about seeing their mates.
September 4, 2024 at 1:08 PM
4. Also wonder if we're missing a trick in attendance by not focusing on friendships. It's unrealistic to think all children will find the academic offer enough to want to come to school. A lot maybe most care more about seeing their mates.
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‘Adaptive teaching or reasonable adjustments’
“There are an array of small, carefully chosen adjustments that can have an impact on pupils that can be classed as reasonable adjustments, but they could just as easily be classed as adaptive teaching approaches…”
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
“There are an array of small, carefully chosen adjustments that can have an impact on pupils that can be classed as reasonable adjustments, but they could just as easily be classed as adaptive teaching approaches…”
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
Adaptive teaching or reasonable adjustments?
“Is adaptive teaching the same thing as ‘reasonable adjustments’?”
I get asked this question often when working with teachers and leaders on developing adaptive teaching. It is no surprise, given the...
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September 1, 2024 at 5:28 PM
‘Adaptive teaching or reasonable adjustments’
“There are an array of small, carefully chosen adjustments that can have an impact on pupils that can be classed as reasonable adjustments, but they could just as easily be classed as adaptive teaching approaches…”
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
“There are an array of small, carefully chosen adjustments that can have an impact on pupils that can be classed as reasonable adjustments, but they could just as easily be classed as adaptive teaching approaches…”
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
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Doesn't seem like a valid basis for a seating plan and, I think, often unfair to diligent girls who ended up being unofficial TAs for naughty boys. Doesn't mean I wouldn't ever put girls next to boys, but I wouldn't base a seating plan around it.
August 28, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Doesn't seem like a valid basis for a seating plan and, I think, often unfair to diligent girls who ended up being unofficial TAs for naughty boys. Doesn't mean I wouldn't ever put girls next to boys, but I wouldn't base a seating plan around it.
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This is great, generally works.
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How I learn 26 names within 5 minutes
I have been using this method since I was an NQT. I am not sure how it came about, just developed over my first few weeks I think. Mainly due to the fact that I used to hate it when teachers did not...
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August 24, 2024 at 1:27 PM
This is great, generally works.
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mrsjobaker.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/h...
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1. This is great.
And have some other thoughts.
And have some other thoughts.
August 24, 2024 at 8:33 AM
1. This is great.
And have some other thoughts.
And have some other thoughts.
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How to take nothing personally. Nice info sheet by Justin Mecham #EduSky #TalkSavvy
August 22, 2024 at 1:01 PM
How to take nothing personally. Nice info sheet by Justin Mecham #EduSky #TalkSavvy
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See folks, there’s more good than bad in the world. The good don’t set streets on fire or get the front pages. But humans are out there, every day, doing things like this…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
Afghan women arrive in Edinburgh to finish medical degrees denied under Taliban
Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland
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August 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
See folks, there’s more good than bad in the world. The good don’t set streets on fire or get the front pages. But humans are out there, every day, doing things like this…
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
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Another old blog post of mine. There's been a bit of target grades discussion on here in the last couple of days and this one's about why we ditched them. #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/w...
Why we have stopped using target grades
A couple of years ago I received a letter of complaint from the father of one of the students at my school. His concern was that the target grades we had issued were demotivating his son. The father h...
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August 18, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Another old blog post of mine. There's been a bit of target grades discussion on here in the last couple of days and this one's about why we ditched them. #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/w...
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I imagine they often have a sort of random effect on progress. Another bonkers thing is how people say they're doing "targeted intervention" based on target grades. That's random intervention.
August 18, 2024 at 6:50 AM
I imagine they often have a sort of random effect on progress. Another bonkers thing is how people say they're doing "targeted intervention" based on target grades. That's random intervention.
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Target grades are made up. They have no validity. Nobody can defend them. They've also helped create a bizarre orthodoxy in which we discuss what grades kids "should get" which is just insane. Just have a think about what nonsense that is. The "grade they should have got "
Essentially, one in five schools giving GCSE target grades to year sevens.
Results in @teachertapp.bsky.social today.
One for @bennewmark.bsky.social
Check out the other results onelink.to/teachertapp
Results in @teachertapp.bsky.social today.
One for @bennewmark.bsky.social
Check out the other results onelink.to/teachertapp
August 16, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Target grades are made up. They have no validity. Nobody can defend them. They've also helped create a bizarre orthodoxy in which we discuss what grades kids "should get" which is just insane. Just have a think about what nonsense that is. The "grade they should have got "
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If there's a real desire to address the workload of leaders then one area would be to put
GCSE/ Post 16 results in the same week &/or into term time. Every summer they rip out 2 weeks of the break - perhaps not in school but in terms of headspace.
August 18, 2024 at 8:11 PM
If there's a real desire to address the workload of leaders then one area would be to put
GCSE/ Post 16 results in the same week &/or into term time. Every summer they rip out 2 weeks of the break - perhaps not in school but in terms of headspace.
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I am delivering training for two different events, one on anti-racism and one for LGBTQ+ inclusion - it would be great to see some of you there! #UKTeachers #EduSky #LGBTQ #Antiracism
August 19, 2024 at 4:10 PM
I am delivering training for two different events, one on anti-racism and one for LGBTQ+ inclusion - it would be great to see some of you there! #UKTeachers #EduSky #LGBTQ #Antiracism
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August 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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It appears target grades are a topic of discussion right now. Time to reshare the seminal insight from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social
“More children get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘wrong’ way, than get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘right’ way!”
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/wp-content/u...
“More children get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘wrong’ way, than get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘right’ way!”
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/wp-content/u...
August 18, 2024 at 8:57 AM
It appears target grades are a topic of discussion right now. Time to reshare the seminal insight from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social
“More children get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘wrong’ way, than get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘right’ way!”
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/wp-content/u...
“More children get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘wrong’ way, than get to the ‘right’ place in the ‘right’ way!”
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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We just got results for our first set of Yr 13s to go through Sixth Form with no target grades whatsoever and they're the highest A Level results we ever had in a normal year of exams. I'm not saying that's because we ditched target grades but it does suggest there's nothing to fear.
Essentially, one in five schools giving GCSE target grades to year sevens.
Results in @teachertapp.bsky.social today.
One for @bennewmark.bsky.social
Check out the other results onelink.to/teachertapp
Results in @teachertapp.bsky.social today.
One for @bennewmark.bsky.social
Check out the other results onelink.to/teachertapp
August 16, 2024 at 7:49 PM
We just got results for our first set of Yr 13s to go through Sixth Form with no target grades whatsoever and they're the highest A Level results we ever had in a normal year of exams. I'm not saying that's because we ditched target grades but it does suggest there's nothing to fear.
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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...
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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.