Pete Henshaw
@pwhenshaw.bsky.social
Freelance writer, journalist & editor specialising in education for almost 25 years. I edit @seced.bsky.social and @headteacherupdate.bsky.social among other things.
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Playtime in primary #schools can be a daunting prospect for some children. @pookyh.bsky.social offers some quick wins & practical pointers for inclusive playtimes: buff.ly/xcerLbx #teachers #inclusion #edusky
Ideas to make play-time inclusive and fun for all - Headteacher Update
Play-time schools can feel daunting for some pupils and we need to consider how to make these moments more inclusive
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May 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Playtime in primary #schools can be a daunting prospect for some children. @pookyh.bsky.social offers some quick wins & practical pointers for inclusive playtimes: buff.ly/xcerLbx #teachers #inclusion #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: @jonesedu.bsky.social explores how #teachers can walk the tightrope of being politically impartial yet upholding British values when addressing harmful rhetoric. He offers 8 practical suggestions to boot: buff.ly/kwcHrYL #teaching
Populist rhetoric and British values: A tightrope walk for teachers - SecEd
This article outlines the challenge teachers face between remaining politically impartial while upholding their values
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May 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: @jonesedu.bsky.social explores how #teachers can walk the tightrope of being politically impartial yet upholding British values when addressing harmful rhetoric. He offers 8 practical suggestions to boot: buff.ly/kwcHrYL #teaching
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Okay, it's a podcast, but it's a good one – in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social offering ideas & advice for identifying/supporting pupils with speech-language-communication needs: buff.ly/CGpbY97
Headteacher Update Podcast: Speech, language & communication needs in the primary school - Headteacher Update
This podcast episode offers advice for identifying and supporting speech language communication needs in the classroom
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April 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Okay, it's a podcast, but it's a good one – in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social offering ideas & advice for identifying/supporting pupils with speech-language-communication needs: buff.ly/CGpbY97
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: From data protection to staff training to ethical considerations, expert advice from @robrobson137.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – on what a robust #ArtificialIntelligence school policy must contain: buff.ly/HQXBpOa
Developing effective, robust AI policies for schools and trusts - SecEd
This article describes what an effective artificial intelligence AI policy for schools and education must include
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April 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: From data protection to staff training to ethical considerations, expert advice from @robrobson137.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – on what a robust #ArtificialIntelligence school policy must contain: buff.ly/HQXBpOa
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: Executive function skills are crucial to helping students thrive. @pookyh.bsky.social explores practical strategies #teachers can use with students, including #SEND children, to improve & manage these skills: buff.ly/PhAjGgL
Simple ways to boost executive function in secondary students - SecEd
This article explores practical strategies to help students, including those with SEN, to improve executive function
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April 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: Executive function skills are crucial to helping students thrive. @pookyh.bsky.social explores practical strategies #teachers can use with students, including #SEND children, to improve & manage these skills: buff.ly/PhAjGgL
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Jackie Keegan – @hfleducation.bsky.social – advises how schools might set a sustainable budget which still allows us to deliver great results in the classroom. Some great advice: buff.ly/JhP7s4U #edusky
School funding: How to set sustainable budgets - Headteacher Update
This article describes how schools can manage falling rolls and set sustainable financial budgets
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April 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Jackie Keegan – @hfleducation.bsky.social – advises how schools might set a sustainable budget which still allows us to deliver great results in the classroom. Some great advice: buff.ly/JhP7s4U #edusky
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To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd
This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast
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April 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Five practical steps for #teaching #oracy in primary schools from Kayleigh Valentini & Juliet McCullion – @hfleducation.bsky.social buff.ly/EznapKV #edusky
Teaching oracy: Five practical steps for primary schools - Headteacher Update
This article describes how primary school leaders can implement oracy teaching in their classrooms and curriculum
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March 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Five practical steps for #teaching #oracy in primary schools from Kayleigh Valentini & Juliet McCullion – @hfleducation.bsky.social buff.ly/EznapKV #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: It has to be our free 21-page guide to #oracy #teaching with great contributions from @voice21oracy.bsky.social – Oracy Cambridge – @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social – @amygaunt.bsky.social – @mattbromley.bsky.social & many more buff.ly/DD8CL5j
March 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: It has to be our free 21-page guide to #oracy #teaching with great contributions from @voice21oracy.bsky.social – Oracy Cambridge – @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social – @amygaunt.bsky.social – @mattbromley.bsky.social & many more buff.ly/DD8CL5j
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The #menopause is a specific challenge facing women, with particular challenges for #teachers and those working in #schools. Sarah Wordlaw considers practical advice for supporting our colleagues: buff.ly/zffNdJl #edusky
Women of a certain age: The menopause at school - Headteacher Update
This article describes how school leaders can ensure women with the menopause are supported in school
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March 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The #menopause is a specific challenge facing women, with particular challenges for #teachers and those working in #schools. Sarah Wordlaw considers practical advice for supporting our colleagues: buff.ly/zffNdJl #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: After #Ofsted inspection, Kesteven and Sleaford High School was judged ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Head Josephine Smith sets out the steps her team took to achieve this, this time focusing on Leadership & Management: buff.ly/4ljc7jx
Acing your Ofsted: Leadership and Management - SecEd
This article advises how a secondary school can achieve Ofsted outstanding for its Leadership and Management judgement
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March 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: After #Ofsted inspection, Kesteven and Sleaford High School was judged ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Head Josephine Smith sets out the steps her team took to achieve this, this time focusing on Leadership & Management: buff.ly/4ljc7jx
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How can #schools – and the school #library – help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips buff.ly/yUJmhu2 #teaching #edusky
March 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
How can #schools – and the school #library – help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips buff.ly/yUJmhu2 #teaching #edusky
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Absolutely brilliant to see the launch of this hugely important report from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social The report provides 10 recommendations to improve our school system for all. Informed by input from a Solutions Council, the recommendations are based on real expertise.
Who is losing learning? Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis | IPPR
A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment can
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March 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Absolutely brilliant to see the launch of this hugely important report from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social The report provides 10 recommendations to improve our school system for all. Informed by input from a Solutions Council, the recommendations are based on real expertise.
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Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky
Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd
An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term
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March 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The designated #safeguarding lead is a high-pressure role that can take its toll. It is vital that DSLs are supported in school. Some great advice on how we can do this from @seainclusion.bsky.social buff.ly/gl9NgGy #edusky
Looking after your school's designated safeguarding lead - Headteacher Update
This article looks at the demands of the designated safeguarding role and how schools should support the DSL
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March 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The designated #safeguarding lead is a high-pressure role that can take its toll. It is vital that DSLs are supported in school. Some great advice on how we can do this from @seainclusion.bsky.social buff.ly/gl9NgGy #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: How can #schools & the school #library help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips: buff.ly/grcPbBJ #teaching #edusky
Inclusive and adaptive teaching: Identifying and addressing barriers to learning - SecEd
Why can students feel excluded from our classrooms and what can teachers and schools do to close common attainment gaps?
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March 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: How can #schools & the school #library help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips: buff.ly/grcPbBJ #teaching #edusky
Reposted by Pete Henshaw
To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all!?
The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd
This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast
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March 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all!?
Reposted by Pete Henshaw
To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd
This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week:Small primary schools face very specific challenges, not least when it comes to budgets. Laura McPhee looks at this complex leadership challenge: buff.ly/twP4GJC #schools #leadership #education #edusky
Overcoming the challenges of leading a small primary school - Headteacher Update
The specific challenges facing small primary schools and the different leadership approaches that can prove effective
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March 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week:Small primary schools face very specific challenges, not least when it comes to budgets. Laura McPhee looks at this complex leadership challenge: buff.ly/twP4GJC #schools #leadership #education #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: In this series @mattbromley.bsky.social considers what inclusive & adaptive #teaching practices look like. Part 1 sets out his 3Rs of an inclusive #curriculum, 3Ds of adaptive teaching & 3As of classroom assessment: buff.ly/uqNYoS1
Inclusive and adaptive lesson planning, teaching and assessment - SecEd
Using inclusive lesson-planning, adaptive teaching and flexible assessment to foster belonging and learning in classroom
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March 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: In this series @mattbromley.bsky.social considers what inclusive & adaptive #teaching practices look like. Part 1 sets out his 3Rs of an inclusive #curriculum, 3Ds of adaptive teaching & 3As of classroom assessment: buff.ly/uqNYoS1
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: From phonological awareness to oral language to pencil control, @jamesedpsych.bsky.social offers five keys to the early #teaching of reading that will set pupils up for future success: buff.ly/4hTfqSw #edusky
Five keys to unlocking literacy learning - Headteacher Update
Five ways that teachers can approach reading and writing to support the development of pupil literacy skills
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February 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: From phonological awareness to oral language to pencil control, @jamesedpsych.bsky.social offers five keys to the early #teaching of reading that will set pupils up for future success: buff.ly/4hTfqSw #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Citizenship #education has its critics & many schools do not meet statutory requirements for delivery. A great piece from @jonesedu.bsky.social on the place of citizenship in 2025 with some great tips for #schools to boot: buff.ly/3XgQwUC
Nurturing civic minds: The place of citizenship education in 2025 - SecEd
The role and importance of citizenship education and teaching and ideas for how schools can deliver this subject well
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February 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Citizenship #education has its critics & many schools do not meet statutory requirements for delivery. A great piece from @jonesedu.bsky.social on the place of citizenship in 2025 with some great tips for #schools to boot: buff.ly/3XgQwUC
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: What are the 3 elements of reading fluency & how do we #teach them in primary #schools? And crucially, how do we support children who struggle? Kathy Roe from @hfleducation.bsky.social advises: buff.ly/4gFEue6 #edusky
Teaching the three elements of reading fluency - Headteacher Update
The three elements of reading fluency are accuracy, automaticity, prosody and all must be taught in the primary school
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February 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: What are the 3 elements of reading fluency & how do we #teach them in primary #schools? And crucially, how do we support children who struggle? Kathy Roe from @hfleducation.bsky.social advises: buff.ly/4gFEue6 #edusky
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Teacher Ben Merritt's piece on #artificialintelligence in the classroom offers #teachers easy ideas for using #AI, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources: buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech
AI in your classroom: Tips, tools and ideas for teachers - SecEd
Easy ideas for how teachers can use AI in the classroom, including AI tool tips and strategies for planning lessons
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February 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Teacher Ben Merritt's piece on #artificialintelligence in the classroom offers #teachers easy ideas for using #AI, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources: buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech
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The @ofstednews.bsky.social report card & wider inspection reform proposals are unworkable, will create unreliable & insecure judgements & will do nothing to ease the acute pressure felt by school staff. Ian Hartwright – @naht.org.uk – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/4aWZQCt #Ofsted #Edusky
Must do better: Why Ofsted’s proposals are so dangerous - SecEd
Ofsted report card school inspection proposals will result in unreliable and inconsistent judgements
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February 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The @ofstednews.bsky.social report card & wider inspection reform proposals are unworkable, will create unreliable & insecure judgements & will do nothing to ease the acute pressure felt by school staff. Ian Hartwright – @naht.org.uk – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/4aWZQCt #Ofsted #Edusky