Assistant Principal
@UnitedLearning
. Teacher of English. Writer. Speaker. Ambassador
@TeachFirst
. Former AHT, DSL & Chair of Governors. NPQSL. MCCT. Own views.
‘Leadership is not a race. Deep-rooted change takes time; improvements must be fully understood and firmly embedded and key systems and routines have to become habitual.’
@Strickomaster
Education Exposed 2. In pursuit of the halcyon dream. 👌🏻🗣
#SLTchat
@WomenEd
🎉🎉 A personal update from me. Delighted to be joining
@UnitedLearning
in the Summer term as Assistant Principal. I am immensely proud that this is the next chapter of my career & so pleased to support students & staff to flourish. Extremely excited for the journey ahead. 🎉🥳
A term completed with
@UnitedLearning
as Assistant Principal. Without a doubt the best decision I made for my career. It is unbelievable what the right school and trust can do for your wellbeing and development. Just feel so lucky.🍀👏🏻
@WomenEd
💥
As a teacher of English I cannot recommend this book enough!Encouraging students to love being able to write supported by a plethora of activities and studies gives so much enjoyment in the classroom whilst teaching important skills for life. 🔥
@FunkyPedagogy
@WomenEd
#edutwitter
Really like this graphic organiser which shows a visual plan when teaching extended writing.
@XpatEducator
mentions that ‘the maps optimise intrinsic load by freeing up working memory so students can revisit, refine & enhance ideas’.From ‘Organise Ideas’
@MrGoodwin23
@olicav
🧠💥
From the level of detail in subject knowledge to the annotations of key scenes
@SPryke2
@teachals
deepened my own thoughts on Macbeth. A text which ensures that students develop a love for Shakespeare. As
@FunkyPedagogy
puts it ‘breaks down the abstract and ambiguous’
@WomenEd
⚡️
Last night was definitely a ‘pinch me’ moment. Hosted at King Edward Camp Hill School for Girls listening to
@RCArmitage
on his debut novel ‘Geneva’ in conversation with
@JoCallaghanKat
. Cannot agree enough with
@RCArmitage
that ‘books should be read aloud!’. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Spectacular day! Speaker debut at
@researchED1
with the incredible
@HughesHaili
on the importance of getting transition right and why! Thank you to every one that attended, made notes and asked questions!
@tombennett71
even made an appearance!
#rED23
💥🔥
📸
@Vanessa_Maths
Taken away so much from
@WALKTHRUs_5
very beneficial to use for CPD and teacher development. Sharing the best of curriculum, teaching and learning all with a plethora of evidence. Huge fan. 🔥
@teacherhead
#edutwitter
✍🏻📚
Being dyslexic I was nervous to share resources but am so pleased with how this booklet is being received. Have uploaded similar English Language booklets too. Thank you
@LitdriveUK
& all the practitioners who have been in touch over the weekend. Feedback has been lovely. 🥰📚✍🏻
Really pleased to be joining
@LitdriveUK
as the Regional Lead for the West Midlands. Being mentored by
@SaysMiss
last academic year was invaluable. I am so excited to further support the importance of high quality personal development and mentoring!
@Team_English1
@WomenEd
✨💥
One of the best things about writing a book with
@HughesHaili
is how much I am learning from her. I am very much a novice at writing but my goodness I have learned so much! Wonderful to have a meeting with her this evening. 📚✍🏻💥
@WomenEd
🎉👏🏻
Revisiting my favourite edubooks on Macbeth this morning. So much joy in building your subject knowledge no matter what stage you are in your teaching career. 💥
@SPryke2
@teachals
@FunkyPedagogy
@Team_English1
📚📝✍🏻 Always learning!
My first balcony read! Thoroughly enjoying ‘The Behaviour Manual’ by
@Strickomaster
. ‘Every decision you make should link explicitly and directly to your school’s mission statement, vision and values. There should be a shared, collective vision.’ ✍🏻📚
@WomenEd
#edutwitter
🔥
Thinking lots about school culture. Love this quote from
@PepsMccrea
‘our perception of social norms is the single biggest influence on our actions and motivations’ from ‘Building School Culture. Reconnect for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging.’
@Doug_Lemov
💥👏🏻
Utterly delighted to have written a chapter for the next
#WomenEd
book. My chapter focuses on ‘The data linked to leadership in schools’ which inspired my
@StepUpNet_Ed
presentation last year. Very much looking forward to the book being out in the ‘wild’!
@SageEducation
✍🏻📚📝
The manuscript for our next
#WomenEd
book has landed!
💥💥💥💥💥💥
25 chapters, 7 case studies bursting with the anger, the frustration, the bravery and the total magnifence of the
#WomenEd
community! 💜💜
@SageEducation
Thank you to
@mmgiovanelli
for sending me a copy of ‘Essential Grammar’ with
@FunkyPedagogy
. Having an English Language degree, I love grammar in all its forms. This will be a powerful tool for English teachers & a wealth of support. Cannot wait to start reading!💥
@Team_English1
1. A 🧵 on my
@researchEDWarr
reflections from yesterday. The opening speeches from
@johnmurphyed
&
@dylanwiliam
were superb. Very inspiring -
@dylanwiliam
’s opening address really got me thinking about what elements of education can be done less in order to maximise other parts.
Pleased to have written this blog and case study on ‘Checking for Understanding’
@LitdriveUK
. Some key reflections after teaching Year 11 and ‘mastery of content and depth’ over time. Taken inspiration from
@SaysMiss
,
@teacherhead
and
@ProfCoe
.Loved writing it.
#edublogshare
✍🏻🐝
Why not grab a cup of tea or coffee and sit down to read our new member blog this Sunday morning? ☕️
Regional Lead
@MiriamHussain_
has written a brilliant case study on ‘Checking for understanding over time’: 🐝
#LitdriveCPD
#TeamEnglish
@Team_English1
Excited to finally delve into TLAC 3.0! I spent so many hours studying and refining my practice from 2.0 particularly at the very beginning of my teaching career. So looking forward to reading this.📚📝
@Doug_Lemov
#TLAC
#edutwitter
Incredibly excited to be speaking in my home city for
@researchEDBrum
. My presentation will be on ‘The transition journey from primary to secondary & how to mentor new teachers to support this’. Myself &
@HughesHaili
presented this
@researchED1
national conference last year! 🧠💥
Am so lucky that I have a community of strong female leaders to meet with. I spoke with
@msybibi
today & I cannot say this is enough but she is wonderful. Great advice not just pedagogy but all the important heartfelt elements leaders should do everyday. Thank you, Yamina. 💙🎉
Incredibly powerful coaching session with
@FunkyPedagogy
- transformative for my own personal development. So many insightful takeaways! Cannot wait to put them into action 📚💫 Nothing more inspiring then being able to work with individuals who you deeply respect!
@WomenEd
🔥🔥
Really enjoyed reading the latest issue of Impact
@CharteredColl
.
@Nikki__Sullivan
and Claire Smith’s article is a thought provoking read. Coaching with Teaching Assistants isn’t talked about enough in education or within CPD programmes. Lots of takeaways from it.
#ImpactJournal
Just finished reading
@FunkyPedagogy
handbook on ‘Metacognition’. Found the examples and case studies used throughout very useful. The reflections on knowledge were exceptionally insightful. Looking forward to meeting you at
#rED21
@researchED1
#edubooks
@WomenEd
Delighted to be speaking at a
@TeachFirst
panel this afternoon for the Birmingham Delivery Day. Very much looking forward to meeting the incoming cohort of trainee teachers!
‘Questions should therefore act as a clarification of learning as much as an exploration;it becomes a diagnostic process where the teacher can work meticulously to ascertain what is known, and by whom.’
@Claire_Hill_
@SaysMiss
Symbiosis.The curriculum and the classroom.
@WomenEd
💥
2. Next was
@FunkyPedagogy
. Was my first time watching Jen speak and she was captivating! She spoke of how schools may show the best of themselves on social media but the reality is a lot of hard work! Sometimes things might be great but to get better you may have to start again.
Lovely to have dinner with
@icpjones
tonight. First time in Macclesfield! Will never underestimate how much planning it takes to organise a
@researchED1
conference. Really looking forward to
@researchEDChesh
tomorrow!
@WomenEd
👏🏻💥
It’s my birthday tomorrow and for the first time since this picture was taken it falls on a school day. 20 something years later I’m still doing the same thing and going to school. 🎉📚👩🏻🏫💥
Research has consistently shown significant barriers to male academic success. ‘The Boy Question’ has ample evidence and solutions to support educationalists to tackle underperformance in boys. Many practical approaches from
@mr_englishteach
Brilliant👌
@WomenEd
#edutwitter
The ‘Ready To Teach’ series is so powerful for English teachers. Detailed Subject Knowledge written in a way that can effectively be implemented within curriculums & classrooms. Can’t wait to read this! 😍🧪🧟♂️ Huge congratulations
@Xris32
@SPryke2
@teachals
@watercart
. 🎯
Evening spent rereading ‘Running the room’ by
@tombennett71
- principles which underpin a successfully implemented culture and ethos. Truly it is ‘consistency’ which is the ‘foundation of all good habits’. So clear and yet so simple.
#edutwitter
Just finished the most extraordinary week in my teaching career! Feel honoured to be part of a school that is so special. Loved meeting the founding cohort of year 7s for the first time. Historic. I’ve not stopped smiling!
@PAHS_PACT
@thePA_CT
Delighted to have written this blog for
@DiverseEd2020
. I was inspired to write following the recent
@suttontrust
report on the decline of KS4 attainment as well as the wonderful writing of
@joe__kirby
and
@SaysMiss
! Really pleased it has been published. ✍🏻📝📚
@WomenEd
Such a pleasure to have met
@teacherhead
last weekend
@researchED1
just finished his book on ‘Rosenshine’s principles in action’ - took so much on board from Strand 4 ‘all students need to practice’ and this practice must be ‘guided’. Quick yet very informative read.
#edutwitter
I’ve been reading a lot on curriculum this half term and ‘Symbiosis’ provides such insight into deep curricular thinking. As well as designing a coherent and immersive curriculum. Very brilliant!Loved section four on a framework for development.
@SaysMiss
@Claire_Hill_
@WomenEd
Nothing like ending the school day with writing praise postcards for our wonderful founding cohort
@PAHS_PACT
A massive shoutout to
@TPositiveTC
for providing these postcards, they are divine. ✍🏻📚
#praise
#achievement
A pleasure to have been a speaker and panellist for
@TeachFirst
during their Regional Hub Networking day. Enjoyed speaking to the incoming 2023 cohort as they begin their teaching career. Very thoughtful questions on curriculum alignment and culture. 💫
@TF_Ambassadors
@WomenEd
Loved reading this! A marker of an impactful edu book is how much you are able to take away & what you are able to implement in your own educational context. Thank you
@DaveTushingham
and
@Noni_Rainbow
you have influenced the sessions I have planned for inset for the better! 💥📚
‘Long-term learning means making sure students learn things meaningfully through assimilation in the first place then helping students to keep new meanings accessible so they aren’t engulfed by existing knowledge’ Meaningful Learning In Action.
@overpractised
@teacherhead
@olicav
A privilege to attend my first
@thePA_CT
conference yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed the sessions delivered by
@AndrewDMorrish
and
@FionaFlemington
. My favourite part of the day was
@ZiauddinY
’s keynote speech. Wonderful to hear the importance of girls and women in education. 🔥🔥🔥
My wonderful friend
@HughesHaili
has written an exceptional book on ‘A Christmas Carol’. So detailed. 😍 Currently making booklets for my year 11 class for September & this will be so helpful! Excited to also read ‘What every teacher needs to know’ by
@PearceMrs
.
@WomenEd
👏🏻
🚨Blog post.
Wrote some reflections and thoughts I had on leadership. Thank you to
@WomenEd
for publishing my first ever blog and
@ViviennePorritt
for championing me to do so! Loved writing it.
#edublogshare
We're thrilled to release 3 wonderful articles on
#JekyllandHyde
from
@MiriamHussain_
for our Significance of the Insignificant series, free to download at ! The first looks at the presentation of Utterson as a reliable narrator...🧵
#TeamEnglish
#Litdrive
My grandmother grew up in Peshawar and quite often I think how different my life would be if I too had lived there. A massive thank you to
@Malala
for visiting
@PAHS_PACT
today. Thank you for your global campaign in educating young girls and women.
@WomenEd
@ZiauddinY
#Inspiring
Prince Albert High School has officially been opened by
@Malala
We are absolutely privileged and honoured to have welcomed distinguished guests to our very special day.
Thankyou to everyone who joined us for this historic occasion.
Gorgeous half term spent in Florence and Bath. Back in Birmingham and very much looking forward to working on some very exciting projects over the next few days. 💥📚✍🏻
Delighted to be in London today for
@TeachFirst
. A joy to be a speaker & on the Ambassador panel. Wonderful to see the emphasis on Women in Education & Taster programmes for participants thinking about teaching as a career. Thank you for inviting me. 💙
@TF_Ambassadors
@WomenEd
💥
🧵🚨🚨🚨We are recruiting! Second in English
Head of English
✅Wonderful English faculty
✅Supportive & visible SLT
✅Disruption free learning
✅Reading dog
✅Wellbeing focused
✅Pay above national scales
✅3 extra planning days
Wonderful to be a speaker for
@TeachFirst
yesterday in London. Thoroughly enjoyed being on the Women in Leadership panel. It was great to see how much awareness and contribution was being made in supporting women in applying for leadership roles. 💫🔥🎯
@TF_Ambassadors
@WomenEd
Thank you to
@Mr_Crome
for giving me a copy of what can only be described as an imminent bestseller ‘The Power of Teams’. Pen and journal at the ready to take lots of notes. 📝📚🎯 You deserve every success that comes with this masterpiece.
‘Schools are complicated enough without murky systems and structures: keep things simple.’ Headstrong. 11 lessons of school leadership.
@CoatesSally
One of my favourite edubooks on leadership. I’ve read it countless times and I’m still learning from it.
@WomenEd
@ArkSchools
📝
Revisiting ‘Stop Talking About Wellbeing’ by
@SaysMiss
. So insightful every time I read it. Having so many thoughts on procedures and systems within schools -How can policies be adapted and why? How do we allow colleagues to do their best work whilst nurturing growth? ✍🏻📚💥
I joined
@TeachFirst
aged 18 as a Brand Manager during University. It was wonderful to revisit all the things that I 💙 about the organisation and it’s commitment to ensuring the very best futures for our students.Great to hear from
@Wigdortz
&
@russellhobby
yesterday.
#TF20Years
Chapter 1 ‘Building culture’
@teacherfeature2
. ‘trust begins with an honest understanding of trust but it requires everyday routines and practices. Without the practices that understanding comes to nothing.’ Also 💙
@ProfCoe
’s definition of teacher wellbeing
@EvidenceInEdu
.📚📝
🎉🎉 A personal update from me. Delighted to be joining
@UnitedLearning
in the Summer term as Assistant Principal. I am immensely proud that this is the next chapter of my career & so pleased to support students & staff to flourish. Extremely excited for the journey ahead. 🎉🥳
So pleased to have written a chapter for the next
@WomenEd
book. My chapter focuses on ‘The data linked to leadership in schools’. Can’t quite believe it will be out soon! Huge thank you to
@ViviennePorritt
@NatashaHilton3
& team for the opportunity to write.
@SageEducation
✍🏻🥳
Wonderful day yesterday. Morning spent with
@TF_Ambassadors
and afternoon presenting
@StepUpNet_Ed
on the data linked to School Leadership in England. Great to meet so many individuals who gave up their Saturday for their own PD. Lovely to meet all the speakers too.
@WomenEd
🗣️📚
🚨Our literacy faculty is growing.
Librarian
Reading Intervention Officer
✅Disruption free learning
✅Wellbeing focused
✅Supportive and visible SLT
✅At least one personal day
✅Exceptional training & development
DMs open. 💥
@_MGosling
Thank you, Michael. Delighted to have been able to present on it for
@researchEDChesh
. I said the exact same phrase of ‘building on sand’ during the talk. Love this slide from
@joe__kirby
.