Kit Andrew
@kitandrew1.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Headteacher, Manc exiled in London. Author, Hockey coach and MCFC.
Last night was pretty good!
September 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Last night was pretty good!
Blood moon...erm. nope
September 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Blood moon...erm. nope
Residing in the Black Forest...
July 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Residing in the Black Forest...
Made it with time to spare. V cool train
July 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Made it with time to spare. V cool train
So...Eurostar to Brussels running on time so far...20mins to find platform 17 in Brussells Midi and get on train to Frankfurt....RUNNNNNNNNNNN
July 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
So...Eurostar to Brussels running on time so far...20mins to find platform 17 in Brussells Midi and get on train to Frankfurt....RUNNNNNNNNNNN
Dropping Millie off on her hols...
July 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Dropping Millie off on her hols...
Easing into the break...nothing quite like the local lido
July 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Easing into the break...nothing quite like the local lido
Jarvis striking yet another pose...
June 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Jarvis striking yet another pose...
This was a fantastic production, powerful delivery.
May 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This was a fantastic production, powerful delivery.
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“Grit”…”Grit!?!”
Some of these young people who walk through our school doors deal with more and manage more than many of us will experience in our lives.
Yet, to cover up years of failure supporting young people and our increasingly intransigent school systems the govt tell them to “toughen up”
Some of these young people who walk through our school doors deal with more and manage more than many of us will experience in our lives.
Yet, to cover up years of failure supporting young people and our increasingly intransigent school systems the govt tell them to “toughen up”
May 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“Grit”…”Grit!?!”
Some of these young people who walk through our school doors deal with more and manage more than many of us will experience in our lives.
Yet, to cover up years of failure supporting young people and our increasingly intransigent school systems the govt tell them to “toughen up”
Some of these young people who walk through our school doors deal with more and manage more than many of us will experience in our lives.
Yet, to cover up years of failure supporting young people and our increasingly intransigent school systems the govt tell them to “toughen up”
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Decent walk yesterday
April 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Decent walk yesterday
Stage 1 of breakfast...
April 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Stage 1 of breakfast...
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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I suspect, when analysing this feedback data, there just *might* be correlation between inspection outcome and the rating of the inspection team.
Interesting development being considered by Ofsted - giving schools the power to rate their inspection teams
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Ofsted mulls asking schools to rate inspectors
Watchdog to 'explore commissioning an independent survey' to ask for 'views on Ofsted’s culture'
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I suspect, when analysing this feedback data, there just *might* be correlation between inspection outcome and the rating of the inspection team.
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A very clear summary of the strategic problems with the breakfast club policy (to be added to the practical ones!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why Labour's breakfast club policy is concerning
In principle, it's a laudable idea. But placing a duty on all primary schools isn't the right approach, writes this chief education officer
www.tes.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
A very clear summary of the strategic problems with the breakfast club policy (to be added to the practical ones!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Schools have interventions, enrichment, story time, 2 hours of PE, assemblies and all the other things to fit in.
So when you are thinking about designing your curriculum, think about leaving wriggle room, time to revisit, time to consolidate. Not every hour of the day needs to be jam packed...
So when you are thinking about designing your curriculum, think about leaving wriggle room, time to revisit, time to consolidate. Not every hour of the day needs to be jam packed...
wriggle.room
March 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Schools have interventions, enrichment, story time, 2 hours of PE, assemblies and all the other things to fit in.
So when you are thinking about designing your curriculum, think about leaving wriggle room, time to revisit, time to consolidate. Not every hour of the day needs to be jam packed...
So when you are thinking about designing your curriculum, think about leaving wriggle room, time to revisit, time to consolidate. Not every hour of the day needs to be jam packed...
Just been looking at my wife's payslip as a supply teacher...so she has to pay her own NI contributions and her employers ones...same for pension because Supply firm is an Umbrella Company. What a racket! Time to go self employed.
March 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just been looking at my wife's payslip as a supply teacher...so she has to pay her own NI contributions and her employers ones...same for pension because Supply firm is an Umbrella Company. What a racket! Time to go self employed.
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It’s British Science Week - and my latest column in TES considers the critical importance of early years in science education.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
It’s British Science Week - and my latest column in TES considers the critical importance of early years in science education.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
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Great opportunity for ECT or experienced teacher. Come and join us. You get to work woth a great team, fantastic children, Millie the school dog...and me.
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Class Teacher, Thornton Heath, Croydon - Tes Jobs
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School, United Kingdom
www.tes.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great opportunity for ECT or experienced teacher. Come and join us. You get to work woth a great team, fantastic children, Millie the school dog...and me.
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
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I tied these ribbons to the railings today outside what was HMP Holloway. There is no other sign at the site to remind people that a thousand suffragettes were imprisoned here and some were tortured. #InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I tied these ribbons to the railings today outside what was HMP Holloway. There is no other sign at the site to remind people that a thousand suffragettes were imprisoned here and some were tortured. #InternationalWomensDay