Roger Higgins
@quarkepoch.bsky.social
Acting Deputy CEO at SJB CMAT, home of @thejuliantsh.bsky.social and @norfolkrs.bsky.social | Physics teacher @cogscisci.bsky.social | FCCT @collegeofteaching.bsky.social
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Join us at The Forum, Norwich from 1—6pm on 22 January for a drop-in event open to all. Find out about the options for training to teach in Norfolk. Meet local providers who can answer questions about teacher training, what courses are on offer and the application process.
December 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Join us at The Forum, Norwich from 1—6pm on 22 January for a drop-in event open to all. Find out about the options for training to teach in Norfolk. Meet local providers who can answer questions about teacher training, what courses are on offer and the application process.
The Triumph of Eternity
December 22, 2024 at 1:11 PM
The Triumph of Eternity
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Save the date! ITT mentor conference - more information coming soon.
December 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Save the date! ITT mentor conference - more information coming soon.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Still lots of antiquated thinking in our sector on this topic. Why can't there be senior job shares for example?
Still lots of antiquated thinking in our sector on this topic. Why can't there be senior job shares for example?
‘We need a total culture change’: the UK teacher told to work 60-hour week or leave after having baby
Deputy head Vickie Johnson asked for a switch to part-time employment to balance work with parenthood but hit a brick wall that is causing problems in many schools
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:54 PM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Still lots of antiquated thinking in our sector on this topic. Why can't there be senior job shares for example?
Still lots of antiquated thinking in our sector on this topic. Why can't there be senior job shares for example?
Concerning
What we were promised: an end to Ofsted grades, an awesome report card, and generally sunlit uplands
What's been leaked so far: Nando's chilli-pepper nonsense
TUNE IN FOR COMMENTARY - please share if you can :)
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What's been leaked so far: Nando's chilli-pepper nonsense
TUNE IN FOR COMMENTARY - please share if you can :)
open.spotify.com/episode/11pW...
December 7, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Concerning
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In its submission to the curriculum and assessment review, @ascl-uk.bsky.social has called for students to be able to take GCSE papers over two years to reduce the ‘huge burden’ of assessment crammed into a few weeks in the summer
ASCL calls for GCSEs to be spread over two years
Curriculum and assessment review submission sees union call for new literacy and numeracy assessments
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November 22, 2024 at 2:08 PM
In its submission to the curriculum and assessment review, @ascl-uk.bsky.social has called for students to be able to take GCSE papers over two years to reduce the ‘huge burden’ of assessment crammed into a few weeks in the summer
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We almost have a full line-up for The Great Big Small Schools INSET Day on January 6th!
This online INSET day brings together the small schools community for a rich programme of expert keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions.
Find out more: chartered.college/sm...
This online INSET day brings together the small schools community for a rich programme of expert keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions.
Find out more: chartered.college/sm...
November 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM
We almost have a full line-up for The Great Big Small Schools INSET Day on January 6th!
This online INSET day brings together the small schools community for a rich programme of expert keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions.
Find out more: chartered.college/sm...
This online INSET day brings together the small schools community for a rich programme of expert keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions.
Find out more: chartered.college/sm...
Would be fascinated to know reactions to this on here: epi.org.uk/publications...
What can quantitative analyses tell us about the national impact of the phonics screening check? - Education Policy Institute
A new report published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) examines the impact of the national phonics screening check (PSC) on early reading development in primary schools across England. The res...
epi.org.uk
November 5, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Would be fascinated to know reactions to this on here: epi.org.uk/publications...
This is beyond disappointing.
Breaking: The DfE says its grant for schools choosing to convert to academies will end in January
DfE has also told leaders it has 'no plans' for future rounds of the trust capacity fund, and won't award cash for this summer's window
DfE has also told leaders it has 'no plans' for future rounds of the trust capacity fund, and won't award cash for this summer's window
Academy conversion grant and trust capacity fund to close
Academies body says decisions will make it 'much more difficult' for trusts to support schools in need
buff.ly
November 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM
This is beyond disappointing.
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Looking for a new podcast for the daily commute? Try the EEF Podcast 'Retrieval Practice' - if you head straight to episode 25 you will hear from our lovely Deputy Director @rwilsonyear6. Find it here - https://buff.ly/3ZPhuVs
New EEF podcast: retrieval practice | EEF
How can cognitive science principles and practices be applied in classrooms?
buff.ly
October 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Looking for a new podcast for the daily commute? Try the EEF Podcast 'Retrieval Practice' - if you head straight to episode 25 you will hear from our lovely Deputy Director @rwilsonyear6. Find it here - https://buff.ly/3ZPhuVs
Read this and got irritated. Recommendations get valid but no acknowledgement of huge financial pressures these schools are under. We need government to prioritise early years, that means funding
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Strong foundations in the first years of school
www.gov.uk
October 9, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Read this and got irritated. Recommendations get valid but no acknowledgement of huge financial pressures these schools are under. We need government to prioritise early years, that means funding
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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If you're interested in joining an incredible school community and leading on Character and Culture as part of our leadership team, check this out 👇 Please share mynewterm.com/jobs/147505/ED…
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October 6, 2024 at 9:05 AM
If you're interested in joining an incredible school community and leading on Character and Culture as part of our leadership team, check this out 👇 Please share mynewterm.com/jobs/147505/ED…
Vague research-style homeworks. As a parent, I can't stand them. As a teacher I struggled to see the benefit.
October 5, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Vague research-style homeworks. As a parent, I can't stand them. As a teacher I struggled to see the benefit.
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CALLING ALL SCIENCE TEACHERS
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
Calling all science teachers: a submission to the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Department for Education has recently launched a curriculum review chaired by Becky Francis. They are calling for evidence, and in the space below I have written a submission. If you are a sci…
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk
September 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
CALLING ALL SCIENCE TEACHERS
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
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We're here for you. Tonight, this weekend, and every day after that 💙
Call us, we'll listen 🤗
☎️: 08000 562 561
⏰: 24/7
👩🏫: any serving, former or retired educator 💙
Call us, we'll listen 🤗
☎️: 08000 562 561
⏰: 24/7
👩🏫: any serving, former or retired educator 💙
September 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM
We're here for you. Tonight, this weekend, and every day after that 💙
Call us, we'll listen 🤗
☎️: 08000 562 561
⏰: 24/7
👩🏫: any serving, former or retired educator 💙
Call us, we'll listen 🤗
☎️: 08000 562 561
⏰: 24/7
👩🏫: any serving, former or retired educator 💙
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Anyone on here know what's going on with TCAF?
September 6, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Anyone on here know what's going on with TCAF?
Thoughtful thread.
Suspect this will go down like a bag of sick, but I think exam review meetings are important and worthwhile. I do think it's quite easy to make them rubbish though.
September 5, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Thoughtful thread.
So.. sat in a queue for Oasis tickets whilst the sun shines.
August 31, 2024 at 9:49 AM
So.. sat in a queue for Oasis tickets whilst the sun shines.
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This is why using Subject Communities is so important, in my view. A booklet that is too prescriptive becomes the curriculum. We talk about ‘products’ of the curr. — this is what a booklet is. It then becomes adaptable by teachers who use their time to consider the ‘fruitful encounter’ with content.
I feel similar about booklets that are too prescriptive and people haven't been involved in the design. I'm happy for some admin tasks and some of the bigger thinking to sit away from class teachers but they need to know the why and have space to explore etc. Of course creating resources is thinking
August 31, 2024 at 9:40 AM
This is why using Subject Communities is so important, in my view. A booklet that is too prescriptive becomes the curriculum. We talk about ‘products’ of the curr. — this is what a booklet is. It then becomes adaptable by teachers who use their time to consider the ‘fruitful encounter’ with content.
Some hard truths here about teaching study skills. I really like the idea of testing pupils' knowledge of study skills using MCQs
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'Does your study skills curriculum work?'
"Do pupils need to know about ‘working memory’ or ‘procrastination’? Will a ‘study skills curriculum’, or a revision programme, really make a vital difference?"
alexquigley.co.uk/does-your-st...
'Does your study skills curriculum work?'
"Do pupils need to know about ‘working memory’ or ‘procrastination’? Will a ‘study skills curriculum’, or a revision programme, really make a vital difference?"
alexquigley.co.uk/does-your-st...
Does your study skills curriculum work?
Do pupils need to know about ‘working memory’ or ‘procrastination’? Will a ‘study skills curriculum’, or a revision programme, really make a vital difference?
Each year it is common to see annual pla...
alexquigley.co.uk
August 31, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Some hard truths here about teaching study skills. I really like the idea of testing pupils' knowledge of study skills using MCQs
Shoot me down, but reads like a good panel to me. Great to see @sendmattersuk.bsky.social included
Breaking: The 12-member panel appointed to review the curriculum and assessment for the new Labour government has been named
Here's the full list...
Here's the full list...
Labour curriculum and assessment review panel named
Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exams expert among those appointed
buff.ly
August 30, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Shoot me down, but reads like a good panel to me. Great to see @sendmattersuk.bsky.social included
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Every single thing that costs money or has “fund” attached to it is currently held up at the DFE.
This is understandable given what they inherited.
It won’t be understandable for long, though. If there is bad news coming, we need to know it asap.
This is understandable given what they inherited.
It won’t be understandable for long, though. If there is bad news coming, we need to know it asap.
August 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Every single thing that costs money or has “fund” attached to it is currently held up at the DFE.
This is understandable given what they inherited.
It won’t be understandable for long, though. If there is bad news coming, we need to know it asap.
This is understandable given what they inherited.
It won’t be understandable for long, though. If there is bad news coming, we need to know it asap.