Greg Harper
@thebiggeez.bsky.social
Primary School Deputy Head | Spurs Fan | Pantomime Dame | Assassin's Creed Devotee | Holder of Luke-Warm Political Takes
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
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December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Thank you, Ange. 🤍🇦🇺🏆
June 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thank you, Ange. 🤍🇦🇺🏆
emaths.co.uk/blog/general...
Good article from @emaths1.bsky.social (via @teachertapp.bsky.social). I think the wisdom around slowing down can also extend to decluttering lessons and think that great teachers ensure they focus on what really makes an impact.
Good article from @emaths1.bsky.social (via @teachertapp.bsky.social). I think the wisdom around slowing down can also extend to decluttering lessons and think that great teachers ensure they focus on what really makes an impact.
Emaths - Why Wise Teachers Slow Down
Don't get caught in the trap of rushing through a curriculum, slow down and allow time for thought.
emaths.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
emaths.co.uk/blog/general...
Good article from @emaths1.bsky.social (via @teachertapp.bsky.social). I think the wisdom around slowing down can also extend to decluttering lessons and think that great teachers ensure they focus on what really makes an impact.
Good article from @emaths1.bsky.social (via @teachertapp.bsky.social). I think the wisdom around slowing down can also extend to decluttering lessons and think that great teachers ensure they focus on what really makes an impact.
Not a bad looking game, this one. #AssassinsCreedShadows
May 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Not a bad looking game, this one. #AssassinsCreedShadows
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April 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Achievement unlocked: I can see my house from here. #AssassinsCreedShadows
April 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Achievement unlocked: I can see my house from here. #AssassinsCreedShadows
I honestly respect the grind of teachers who get reports written in the Easter holidays, but something about it has always felt a bit...off. As though after two-thirds of a school year, we decide we know all we need to know about the children in our classes.
April 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I honestly respect the grind of teachers who get reports written in the Easter holidays, but something about it has always felt a bit...off. As though after two-thirds of a school year, we decide we know all we need to know about the children in our classes.
Yawata sunset. #AssassinsCreedShadows
April 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yawata sunset. #AssassinsCreedShadows
Described the first episode of this Black Mirror season as "sad but brilliant", which I feel like sums up the entire show.
April 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Described the first episode of this Black Mirror season as "sad but brilliant", which I feel like sums up the entire show.
Just a Shinobi and her horse, off to see the world. #AssassinsCreedShadows
April 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Just a Shinobi and her horse, off to see the world. #AssassinsCreedShadows
Led a staff meeting today during which one of our staff kept leaving the room to find out if they'd been offered another job and a wasp flew in the window so yeah, not exactly the highest quality CPD you'll ever experience.
March 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Led a staff meeting today during which one of our staff kept leaving the room to find out if they'd been offered another job and a wasp flew in the window so yeah, not exactly the highest quality CPD you'll ever experience.
Yep, this is me for the foreseeable. #AssassinsCreedShadows
March 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yep, this is me for the foreseeable. #AssassinsCreedShadows
I agree with Sam about this (of course) but have always seen the taxation system as a way of supporting the neediest in society. I'm not expecting to get out what I put in.
A big reason it's hard to make the argument for higher taxes is an ever higher percentage of spending is going to small groups with high needs (social care, disability benefit, SEND, children's care, hospital longstayers...) rather than on visible infrastructure or general services.
March 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I agree with Sam about this (of course) but have always seen the taxation system as a way of supporting the neediest in society. I'm not expecting to get out what I put in.
'Bad classroom etiquette' is a pretty broad category but people who don't clear away the offcuts having used the guillotine are SO HIGH on my list.
March 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
'Bad classroom etiquette' is a pretty broad category but people who don't clear away the offcuts having used the guillotine are SO HIGH on my list.
Weird take, but my issue with Elon's email is that he overleaps every management structure in place by contacting all staff members directly. If you're genuinely concerned over the output (or existence!) of federal employees, surely your first port of call is their line managers.
February 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Weird take, but my issue with Elon's email is that he overleaps every management structure in place by contacting all staff members directly. If you're genuinely concerned over the output (or existence!) of federal employees, surely your first port of call is their line managers.
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Pres Trump: ‘I think Europe has given $100bn [to Ukraine] and we’ve given, let’s say, $300bn plus.’ The most reliable figures show the EU has given $138bn to Ukraine, while the US has given $114bn. In 2024 Europe and Canada provided nearly 60% of NATO’s security aid to Ukraine.
February 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pres Trump: ‘I think Europe has given $100bn [to Ukraine] and we’ve given, let’s say, $300bn plus.’ The most reliable figures show the EU has given $138bn to Ukraine, while the US has given $114bn. In 2024 Europe and Canada provided nearly 60% of NATO’s security aid to Ukraine.
Yes the word 'big' is on the same page of the thesaurus as 'bitchy' but I'm sure the children won't noti...oh.
February 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Yes the word 'big' is on the same page of the thesaurus as 'bitchy' but I'm sure the children won't noti...oh.
Absolutely correct.
To those who call for the abolition of Ofsted "never will we go back to those dark days of weak accountability", she says
February 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Absolutely correct.
Teachers won't like this comment but I can definitely think of colleagues who found what they thought worked and didn't want to adapt and improve. Burning the forest just to plant different types of trees is pointless but everyone's lessons can get better.
"Sometimes I get the sense" people want to stop pushing for better, BP says
February 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Teachers won't like this comment but I can definitely think of colleagues who found what they thought worked and didn't want to adapt and improve. Burning the forest just to plant different types of trees is pointless but everyone's lessons can get better.
PREACH BRIDGET.
"It's no use developing skills if children lack the knowledge to back it up," she adds
February 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
PREACH BRIDGET.
One for Sir Keir...?
January 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One for Sir Keir...?
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Excellent blog - hard work is not at odds with fun!
NEW POST: "This much I know about... how to have more fun in lessons" www.johntomsett.com/t/
This much I know about...how to have more fun in lessons
On New Years Eve, The Times newspaper published an article entitled, “Make lessons fun to keep children in school, ministers told.” In the article, Pepe Di’Iasio, the general secretary of ASCL, report...
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January 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Excellent blog - hard work is not at odds with fun!
A brilliant piece, one that I've referred to often since it was written.
I keep seeing comment about lessons being fun, so why not roll out my old article on the matter?
We need fun for its own sake, but no need to pretend that it's part of the learning
www.tes.com/magazine/arc...
We need fun for its own sake, but no need to pretend that it's part of the learning
www.tes.com/magazine/arc...
'Schools have forgotten about fun for fun's sake'
We make a mistake trying to inject fun into lessons - we should simply aim to make schools more fun in general
www.tes.com
January 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A brilliant piece, one that I've referred to often since it was written.