Jackie Arundale
@jaq652.bsky.social
Retired secondary school leader, now a Chair of Govs. Rugby supporter, park runner.
Sheffield based.
Sheffield based.
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September 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Minute Cryptic - 23 July, 2025
"Nineties freestyle icon known for his energetic MC work?" (8)
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I scored: 4 under par
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"Nineties freestyle icon known for his energetic MC work?" (8)
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I scored: 4 under par
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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July 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Minute Cryptic - 23 July, 2025
"Nineties freestyle icon known for his energetic MC work?" (8)
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I scored: 4 under par
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"Nineties freestyle icon known for his energetic MC work?" (8)
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I scored: 4 under par
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We haven’t had any applications for this post as yet. We have extended the deadline by a week. Please share with any Geography teacher who you know might be looking for a change.
Another chance to work at our lovely school. We’re looking for a fabulous Geography teacher. We can offer full or part time.
mynewterm.com/jobs/112989/...
mynewterm.com/jobs/112989/...
Teacher of Geography - Belper School and Sixth Form Centre, Belper, Derbyshire
Closing date: 9:00am, Mon 12th May, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We haven’t had any applications for this post as yet. We have extended the deadline by a week. Please share with any Geography teacher who you know might be looking for a change.
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I've been on exclusion panels as a governor. It's utterly horrendous. You just don't do that unless you feel you have to protect others in the school.
March 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I've been on exclusion panels as a governor. It's utterly horrendous. You just don't do that unless you feel you have to protect others in the school.
Minute Cryptic - 17 March 2025
"Mexican snack filled with beans occasionally and this sauce?" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
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"Mexican snack filled with beans occasionally and this sauce?" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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March 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Minute Cryptic - 17 March 2025
"Mexican snack filled with beans occasionally and this sauce?" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
"Mexican snack filled with beans occasionally and this sauce?" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
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As it's relevant again, here's my post countering every argument against VAT on school fees...
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
March 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
As it's relevant again, here's my post countering every argument against VAT on school fees...
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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99p on Kindle today.
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Deal: Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day amzn.eu/d/6blJuPv
Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day
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March 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
99p on Kindle today.
Deal: Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day amzn.eu/d/6blJuPv
Deal: Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day amzn.eu/d/6blJuPv
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Schools Week have devised a quiz!
Higher or Lower! Can you spot which statement in the Ofsted framework is for the higher grade?!
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-quiz-...
Higher or Lower! Can you spot which statement in the Ofsted framework is for the higher grade?!
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-quiz-...
Ofsted quiz: Can you spot a ‘strong’ rating from a ‘secure’ one?
Ofsted's proposed 'toolkits' have been criticised as being too unclear - but do they make sense?
schoolsweek.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Schools Week have devised a quiz!
Higher or Lower! Can you spot which statement in the Ofsted framework is for the higher grade?!
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-quiz-...
Higher or Lower! Can you spot which statement in the Ofsted framework is for the higher grade?!
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-quiz-...
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These are the examples that Ofsted need to be bombarded with over the consultation. Anyone with half an ounce of sense will see that it is a nonsense that one of these is better than the other.
Which is better?
"Teachers have the expertise and knowledge to make well-judged adaptations to overcome barriers to learning"
OR
"Appropriate and well-judged adaptations help pupils to overcome the most significant barriers to learning"
"Teachers have the expertise and knowledge to make well-judged adaptations to overcome barriers to learning"
OR
"Appropriate and well-judged adaptations help pupils to overcome the most significant barriers to learning"
February 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
These are the examples that Ofsted need to be bombarded with over the consultation. Anyone with half an ounce of sense will see that it is a nonsense that one of these is better than the other.
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January 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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About 8 years ago, @siobhanleahy50 and I prepared a Quick Reference Guide for Embedding Formative Assessment. It's now out of print, so the copyright has reverted to us, and we are free to share it with anyone who wants it: bit.ly/EFAQRG (pdf).
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December 26, 2024 at 5:24 PM
About 8 years ago, @siobhanleahy50 and I prepared a Quick Reference Guide for Embedding Formative Assessment. It's now out of print, so the copyright has reverted to us, and we are free to share it with anyone who wants it: bit.ly/EFAQRG (pdf).
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December 9, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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🚨Just two spaces left at this event at Mercia School in Sheffield. Thurs 19th December 9-1.
Leading the country in 100% entry French two years running at the number 2 school overall for P8.
Come and visit! #mflbluesky
Book place here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#mfltwitterati #edusky
Leading the country in 100% entry French two years running at the number 2 school overall for P8.
Come and visit! #mflbluesky
Book place here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#mfltwitterati #edusky
December 9, 2024 at 6:42 PM
🚨Just two spaces left at this event at Mercia School in Sheffield. Thurs 19th December 9-1.
Leading the country in 100% entry French two years running at the number 2 school overall for P8.
Come and visit! #mflbluesky
Book place here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#mfltwitterati #edusky
Leading the country in 100% entry French two years running at the number 2 school overall for P8.
Come and visit! #mflbluesky
Book place here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#mfltwitterati #edusky
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One of our most popular posts is just over a year old - on the perennial debate between skills & knowledge and what we've learnt over the past 14 years.
Skills vs knowledge, 13 years on
What can we learn from widespread dissatisfaction with the Curriculum for Excellence?
buff.ly
December 1, 2024 at 7:21 AM
One of our most popular posts is just over a year old - on the perennial debate between skills & knowledge and what we've learnt over the past 14 years.
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
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I remain entirely unconvinced that the main purpose of schools and colleges is to 'meet the needs of employers'.
www.thetimes.com/article/6e82...
www.thetimes.com/article/6e82...
The Times view on reshaping education: Curriculum Vitality
The government must seize the chance to reform an out-of-date education system and redesign the curriculum to meet the needs of employers today
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:07 AM
I remain entirely unconvinced that the main purpose of schools and colleges is to 'meet the needs of employers'.
www.thetimes.com/article/6e82...
www.thetimes.com/article/6e82...
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
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As I said before the summer on Ofsted sub-judgements… (I have a blog draft - I really should have published it…)
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-in-cr...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-in-cr...
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 AM
As I said before the summer on Ofsted sub-judgements… (I have a blog draft - I really should have published it…)
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-in-cr...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-in-cr...
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*** NEW POST ***
Have we always valued subject knowledge in the curriculum? @greeborunner.bsky.social confesses her sins
teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/c...
#EduSky #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
Have we always valued subject knowledge in the curriculum? @greeborunner.bsky.social confesses her sins
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#EduSky #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
Curriculum Sins
Right. The time has come. Enough hiding from it. I am here to lay bare the sins of my past. This is not a confessional on a personal level (in so much that the topic is about work as opposed to som…
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November 15, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Have we always valued subject knowledge in the curriculum? @greeborunner.bsky.social confesses her sins
teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/c...
#EduSky #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
Have we always valued subject knowledge in the curriculum? @greeborunner.bsky.social confesses her sins
teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/c...
#EduSky #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
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@greeborunner.bsky.social explores how we make decisions in the curriculum - especially text choices in English.
Are decisions always in the best interest of the child?
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@greeborunner.bsky.social explores how we make decisions in the curriculum - especially text choices in English.
Are decisions always in the best interest of the child?
teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c...
Checking our privilege
Checking our privilege I have weathered many a storm in English over the years. It is a subject which is often seen to cover all, but then runs the risk of covering nothing. It makes me feel quite …
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November 11, 2024 at 4:25 PM
*** NEW POST ***
@greeborunner.bsky.social explores how we make decisions in the curriculum - especially text choices in English.
Are decisions always in the best interest of the child?
teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c...
@greeborunner.bsky.social explores how we make decisions in the curriculum - especially text choices in English.
Are decisions always in the best interest of the child?
teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c...
Always a pleasure to be in sunny Suffolk
October 24, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Always a pleasure to be in sunny Suffolk
Northern Lights over Ecclesall Woods.
October 10, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Northern Lights over Ecclesall Woods.
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I’m really proud of this article - I think it captures something very important (and not always appreciated) about what we’ve achieved at Harris Westminster.
schoolsweek.co.uk/selective-sc...
#UKEd #EdSky
schoolsweek.co.uk/selective-sc...
#UKEd #EdSky
Too many selective schools forget their moral responsibility
Living the comprehensive ideal benefits the whole school community - not just the few who get in
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 20, 2024 at 12:37 PM
I’m really proud of this article - I think it captures something very important (and not always appreciated) about what we’ve achieved at Harris Westminster.
schoolsweek.co.uk/selective-sc...
#UKEd #EdSky
schoolsweek.co.uk/selective-sc...
#UKEd #EdSky