Richard McDonald
@rjmcdonald24.bsky.social
- Teacher of English (and Politics)
- Trust Asst Principal
NPQSL | Lv7 PGDip in Senior Leadership | MBA in Educational Leadership | Currently studying for a PhD, researching LGBT+ leaders
“See how the world could be, / In spite of the way that it is.” 🏳️🌈
- Trust Asst Principal
NPQSL | Lv7 PGDip in Senior Leadership | MBA in Educational Leadership | Currently studying for a PhD, researching LGBT+ leaders
“See how the world could be, / In spite of the way that it is.” 🏳️🌈
Great opportunity here for anyone in #TeamEnglish looking for a leadership role.
Can whole-heartedly say that this is a brilliant school (and trust) to work in! #edusky
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Can whole-heartedly say that this is a brilliant school (and trust) to work in! #edusky
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Assistant Director of English, East Riding of Yorkshire - Tes Jobs
Driffield School & Sixth Form, United Kingdom
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May 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great opportunity here for anyone in #TeamEnglish looking for a leadership role.
Can whole-heartedly say that this is a brilliant school (and trust) to work in! #edusky
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Can whole-heartedly say that this is a brilliant school (and trust) to work in! #edusky
www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
It’s been a busy Easter break but have managed to get my MBA dissertation to the 13,000 word mark. An introduction, conclusion and a few rounds of editing left ahead of the deadline next month.
Looking forward to sharing my findings!
Looking forward to sharing my findings!
April 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s been a busy Easter break but have managed to get my MBA dissertation to the 13,000 word mark. An introduction, conclusion and a few rounds of editing left ahead of the deadline next month.
Looking forward to sharing my findings!
Looking forward to sharing my findings!
Reposted by Richard McDonald
Section 28 didn’t come out of nowhere.
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
April 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Section 28 didn’t come out of nowhere.
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
Reposted by Richard McDonald
One of the areas I’m exploring for my MBA dissertation is the barriers to LGBT+ teachers applying for leadership roles.
If you’re a LGBT+ teacher who’s willing to take part in the research, you can get a link to the anonymous 5-10 minute survey by emailing 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk .
#EduSky #LGBT
If you’re a LGBT+ teacher who’s willing to take part in the research, you can get a link to the anonymous 5-10 minute survey by emailing 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk .
#EduSky #LGBT
March 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Really enjoyed working with one of our sixth formers this past week to deliver a lecture to staff and students on LGBT+ language over time as part of @lgbthm.bsky.social
Thanks to @paulari.bsky.social for helping out with one of the links!
Thanks to @paulari.bsky.social for helping out with one of the links!
March 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Really enjoyed working with one of our sixth formers this past week to deliver a lecture to staff and students on LGBT+ language over time as part of @lgbthm.bsky.social
Thanks to @paulari.bsky.social for helping out with one of the links!
Thanks to @paulari.bsky.social for helping out with one of the links!
One of the areas I’m exploring for my MBA dissertation is the barriers to LGBT+ teachers applying for leadership roles.
If you’re a LGBT+ teacher who’s willing to take part in the research, you can get a link to the anonymous 5-10 minute survey by emailing 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk .
#EduSky #LGBT
If you’re a LGBT+ teacher who’s willing to take part in the research, you can get a link to the anonymous 5-10 minute survey by emailing 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk .
#EduSky #LGBT
March 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Had a great time today with our students at the @engmediacentre.bsky.social Language in the North!
Thanks to @danc.bsky.social for organising! So many new teaching bits too…
Thanks to @danc.bsky.social for organising! So many new teaching bits too…
February 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Had a great time today with our students at the @engmediacentre.bsky.social Language in the North!
Thanks to @danc.bsky.social for organising! So many new teaching bits too…
Thanks to @danc.bsky.social for organising! So many new teaching bits too…
Does anyone have a copy/link to the @owainwynevans.bsky.social Polari weather report from a few years back?
A student and I are doing a @lgbthm.bsky.social lecture on queer language over time and am trying to avoid using the bird app.
@paulari.bsky.social I don’t suppose you can help?
A student and I are doing a @lgbthm.bsky.social lecture on queer language over time and am trying to avoid using the bird app.
@paulari.bsky.social I don’t suppose you can help?
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Does anyone have a copy/link to the @owainwynevans.bsky.social Polari weather report from a few years back?
A student and I are doing a @lgbthm.bsky.social lecture on queer language over time and am trying to avoid using the bird app.
@paulari.bsky.social I don’t suppose you can help?
A student and I are doing a @lgbthm.bsky.social lecture on queer language over time and am trying to avoid using the bird app.
@paulari.bsky.social I don’t suppose you can help?
This survey on the experiences of LGBT+ teachers and leaders closes on Sunday!
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey to be part of the research.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey to be part of the research.
There are still a couple of weeks to contribute to this research on LGBT+ teachers with leadership responsibilities.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey.
February 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This survey on the experiences of LGBT+ teachers and leaders closes on Sunday!
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey to be part of the research.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey to be part of the research.
There are still a couple of weeks to contribute to this research on LGBT+ teachers with leadership responsibilities.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey.
February 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
There are still a couple of weeks to contribute to this research on LGBT+ teachers with leadership responsibilities.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey.
Email 2409515@buckingham.ac.uk for a link to the 5-10 minute survey.
Not as high as previous years, but 37 books in 2024 wasn’t a bad total.
December 31, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Not as high as previous years, but 37 books in 2024 wasn’t a bad total.
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Glad that this has landed early! Looks like I’ll have some time to read over the break and use it to help my MBA research prep 😊
December 24, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Glad that this has landed early! Looks like I’ll have some time to read over the break and use it to help my MBA research prep 😊
@informededucation.com I don’t suppose you have any contacts who might be able to help?
I’m looking for LGBT+ teachers in leadership roles to take a short survey for my MBA research.
Please DM or email for details!
#EduSky
Please DM or email for details!
#EduSky
December 14, 2024 at 9:33 AM
@informededucation.com I don’t suppose you have any contacts who might be able to help?
Trying to build up reading habits and a culture of reading where students aren’t just doing it because they ‘have to’ is feeling like a Sisyphean task…
Any top tips? Or secondaries doing it successfully that might be worth a visit? #TeamEnglish #EduSky
Any top tips? Or secondaries doing it successfully that might be worth a visit? #TeamEnglish #EduSky
a man in a suit and sunglasses says cause reading is what ?
ALT: a man in a suit and sunglasses says cause reading is what ?
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November 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Trying to build up reading habits and a culture of reading where students aren’t just doing it because they ‘have to’ is feeling like a Sisyphean task…
Any top tips? Or secondaries doing it successfully that might be worth a visit? #TeamEnglish #EduSky
Any top tips? Or secondaries doing it successfully that might be worth a visit? #TeamEnglish #EduSky
Well it was a good night’s sleep… just an earlier get-up than planned 😂
✅ Suits cleaned
✅ Shoes polished
✅ Shirts ironed
✅ Bag packed
Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂
✅ Shoes polished
✅ Shirts ironed
✅ Bag packed
Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂
September 2, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Well it was a good night’s sleep… just an earlier get-up than planned 😂
✅ Suits cleaned
✅ Shoes polished
✅ Shirts ironed
✅ Bag packed
Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂
✅ Shoes polished
✅ Shirts ironed
✅ Bag packed
Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂
September 1, 2024 at 10:30 AM
✅ Suits cleaned
✅ Shoes polished
✅ Shirts ironed
✅ Bag packed
Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂
✅ Shoes polished
✅ Shirts ironed
✅ Bag packed
Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂
Reposted by Richard McDonald
Lightning teacher tip: pretty much any time you ask a question, make sure the name is at the end. Critical for building Participation Ratio, but a surprisingly hard habit to get into.
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/02/29/n...
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Name at end
I am very lucky in that I get to see a lot of lessons. In this series, I share the “most common actions” (MCAs) that I find myself asking teachers to take as part of my feedback. The series starts wit...
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk
August 29, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Lightning teacher tip: pretty much any time you ask a question, make sure the name is at the end. Critical for building Participation Ratio, but a surprisingly hard habit to get into.
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/02/29/n...
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/02/29/n...
After the @teachertapp.bsky.social survey on boy-girl seating arrangements, I’m curious- where they are used, where do you seat non-binary kids?
three women are sitting at a table and the word question is on the screen
ALT: three women are sitting at a table and the word question is on the screen
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August 29, 2024 at 2:47 PM
After the @teachertapp.bsky.social survey on boy-girl seating arrangements, I’m curious- where they are used, where do you seat non-binary kids?