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I also had to put pictures of my year 11s faces on a bullseye like poster corresponding with where they were in relation to their target grade. How utterly degrading for them
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I also had to put pictures of my year 11s faces on a bullseye like poster corresponding with where they were in relation to their target grade. How utterly degrading for them
It's how a lot of renaissance artists got their big break and got into the public eye as a lot of the Medicis rich friends would attend the same churches for worship and hire the same artists
February 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM
It's how a lot of renaissance artists got their big break and got into the public eye as a lot of the Medicis rich friends would attend the same churches for worship and hire the same artists
The Medici who ran Florence during the renaissance were bankers, however lending people money and charging them interest was considered a sin. So to repent they would use that money to commission artists to do paintings sculptures etc for churches
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The Medici who ran Florence during the renaissance were bankers, however lending people money and charging them interest was considered a sin. So to repent they would use that money to commission artists to do paintings sculptures etc for churches
When I got the email from my line manager to say I missed the deadline i genuinely thought it was a prank
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
When I got the email from my line manager to say I missed the deadline i genuinely thought it was a prank
This is reminding me of the most pointless thing I've ever had to do in my career: a year 11 data drop in...JULY!!! "Now they've been out of the building for a month what do you think they'll get in their gcses?"
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This is reminding me of the most pointless thing I've ever had to do in my career: a year 11 data drop in...JULY!!! "Now they've been out of the building for a month what do you think they'll get in their gcses?"
Get an Art Pass and a national trust membership and that's every half term sorted forever
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Get an Art Pass and a national trust membership and that's every half term sorted forever
Will have to start dressing using the long sleeved polo/shirt double collar combo like Jimmy Floyd
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Will have to start dressing using the long sleeved polo/shirt double collar combo like Jimmy Floyd
I'm glad people rave about DFM. I thought i was bias because I walked past Tiffins school every morning and was a bit like this when I first saw it
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 AM
I'm glad people rave about DFM. I thought i was bias because I walked past Tiffins school every morning and was a bit like this when I first saw it
In the process of getting mathspad, really struggling this year without some of their interactive tools. Especially the transformations
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
In the process of getting mathspad, really struggling this year without some of their interactive tools. Especially the transformations
Mangahigh has actually ceased trading. One I've used at previous schools so looked it up
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Mangahigh has actually ceased trading. One I've used at previous schools so looked it up
It's frustrating for those who have always been wearing them (me). Confusing the shepherd with the sheep!
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
It's frustrating for those who have always been wearing them (me). Confusing the shepherd with the sheep!
Great for truanting students. Ring home and parents will tell you which bush they're hiding in
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Great for truanting students. Ring home and parents will tell you which bush they're hiding in
Caiti Wade wrote a great blog on this. Loving her stuff at the moment
thedisruptiveeducator.substack.com/p/stop-addin...
thedisruptiveeducator.substack.com/p/stop-addin...
stop adding & start improving
Professional learning shouldn't end just because teachers are already doing something.
thedisruptiveeducator.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Caiti Wade wrote a great blog on this. Loving her stuff at the moment
thedisruptiveeducator.substack.com/p/stop-addin...
thedisruptiveeducator.substack.com/p/stop-addin...
Is negative wall space just a basement?
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Is negative wall space just a basement?
Also, being good at something and liking something are two separate things, a lot of the higher achievers won't take maths post 16 and the curriculum should acknowledge that
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Also, being good at something and liking something are two separate things, a lot of the higher achievers won't take maths post 16 and the curriculum should acknowledge that
I'd add relevance, like for all the joking "another day where I didn't use sohcahtoa" well yeah, we should be teaching them vaguely how credit cards and mortgages work from a financial sense
January 20, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I'd add relevance, like for all the joking "another day where I didn't use sohcahtoa" well yeah, we should be teaching them vaguely how credit cards and mortgages work from a financial sense
I love Dr Frost, it just gives a bit more teacher autonomy with the task management which you dont get from others. Always felt it was very ks4/5 focused, im looking for what's best for ks3
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I love Dr Frost, it just gives a bit more teacher autonomy with the task management which you dont get from others. Always felt it was very ks4/5 focused, im looking for what's best for ks3