Michael Chiles 🌍
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Headteacher @LHS_HighSchool • Principal Examiner • Author @JohnCattEd @CrownHousePub • Governor @jtfreeschool
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***WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK***
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All too often feedback doesn’t create opportunities for pupils to feedforward and allow application to different contexts from across the curriculum. It ends up looking at isolated components / composites creating a 1/
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I can’t believe I’m writing this.
Life is so fragile and sometimes people can’t go on. My brother couldn’t carry on yesterday and left this world. I’m beyond heartbroken 💔
Please if you feel you need help talk and reach out to someone.
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This is one of the last photos I have of my brother 💔
He was trying so hard to overcome what was going on in his head. He was reading books to try and help.
Hold your family tight especially today. He leaves behind two beautiful children who have lost their father. 💔
I can’t believe I’m writing this.
Life is so fragile and sometimes people can’t go on. My brother couldn’t carry on yesterday and left this world. I’m beyond heartbroken 💔
Please if you feel you need help talk and reach out to someone.
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In my experience of working in secondary schools over 17 years behaviour and rewards policies miss a core group of students for recognising their consistently good behaviour.
A student who just gets on with their work and always follows the school behaviour system can go without
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How to NOT solve the recruitment crisis
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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Last week I watched a colleague use a combination of cold call, hands up and scaffolded questions in a sequence
It was fantastic to watch but was possible because of the strong culture 👌
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***REMOTE TEACHING CPD***
There's a lot of fantastic online courses and books available at the moment. I thought I'd put them together for my department and available here if it's helpful for fellow colleagues 🙂
#remotelearning
#CPD
#teacherdevelopment
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We don’t know what someone is thinking even if they appear happy.
It was so hard to hear today that my brother reached out three days before he made his decision to leave. The doctors surgery on that day didn’t have an appointment for him.
It breaks my heart to think he might
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If just one person from this post reaches out it will bring some comfort to what is so heartbreaking. 💔
Thank you so much for all the kind words it means the world 🌍 to my family and my mum is so grateful to each and everyone of you.
I’ve decided I’m going to cycle a 100
I can’t believe I’m writing this.
Life is so fragile and sometimes people can’t go on. My brother couldn’t carry on yesterday and left this world. I’m beyond heartbroken 💔
Please if you feel you need help talk and reach out to someone.
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I’ve said it many times and talked to
@educationgovuk
We need ONE standard teacher application form 🙋🏻♂️
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Differentiation is a poison in our education system
It needs eradicating - teach to the top and scaffold up
Only took 8 years to get to a sensible place on differentiation. So glad that
@Ofstednews
has smashed through the nonsense around differentiation.
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Dear
@educationgovuk
,
We are now in the final half term of the academic year.
It would be really helpful to know what the plan is for Year 11 and 13 next summer BEFORE we start the new academic year.
A bit of advice. This doesn't mean announcing it during the HOLIDAYS.
Thanks
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If exams are going to be different in summer 2022 teachers deserve to know NOW ✅
We shouldn’t be going into the new academic year not knowing what Year 11 will be doing ✅
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Year 9 today.
“Are we having a fun lesson today?”
Me, “Yes, we’re discovering the reasons for population distribution in the Middle East.”
Year 9, “It’s our last lesson though.”
Me, “No, your last lesson is just before your first GCSE exam in Year 11.”
Year 9, SPEECHLESS 🤣
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My usual new academic year focus tweet 👇
Teach to the top 🔝
Scaffold up 🪜
Ask lots of questions ⁉️
Check for understanding 👀
Activate regular spaced retrieval 📂
Provide guided feedback 🔁
Explain with precision 🎯
Model excellence 🔍
Develop self-regulation 🧐
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My usual new academic year focus tweet 👇
Teach to the top 🔝
Scaffold up 🪜
Ask lots of questions ⁉️
Check for understanding 👀
Activate regular spaced retrieval 📂
Provide guided feedback 🔁
Explain with precision 🎯
Model excellence 🔍
Develop self-regulation 🧐
😎
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Start of spring term consistency 👌
Teach to the top 🔝
Scaffold up 🪜
Ask lots of questions ⁉️
Check for understanding 👀
Activate regular spaced retrieval 📂
Provide guided feedback 🔁
Explain with precision 🎯
Model excellence 🔍
Develop self-regulation 🧐
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***🚨GIVEAWAY🚨***
To celebrate the upcoming release of my new book 📖 I’m giving away a copy. Just retweet and like this post to enter! 😊
#PowerfulQuestioning
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*Leadership*
‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept’
This is so important for all levels of leadership in schools. Model this to colleagues when walking the school
When leaders accept standards against the school expectations it weakens the culture
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Where are we putting the other 20 students per class...
Asking for a friend
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The idea that schools are at competition with each other in local areas bothers me.
EVERY child in EVERY school deserves a high quality education. It’s NOT a competition for who can be the best.
All schools should work collaboratively to make this happen.
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***WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK***
A few examples of feedback that prompts pupils to feedforward
Explicit success criteria ✅
Misconceptions ✅
Vocab upgrades ✅
Model answers ✅
Explanation extenders ✅
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I’m struggling to understand
@BorisJohnson
@MattHancock
IF schools are back on the 8th March WHY are teachers yet to be vaccinated! 🤨
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***SCAFFOLDING***
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Teaching is a complex activity with lots of factors interrupting learning.
Scaffolding is a strategy that allows teachers to be responsive during lessons to support students to move towards the same end goal.
The route each students takes can look
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In the past, I’ve been told to
“F**k off” for upholding a school mobile policy
I’ve been barged (twice) by the same student for upholding a school uniform policy.
I was told by a senior leader I was more consistent in applying the school policy compared to them.
Systems and
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Losing someone is heartbreaking 💔
But, losing someone when you don’t see it coming is beyond heartbreaking.
To lose your father and brother both to suicide is so hard and it has resurfaced memories of my dad from years ago.
We need more support for people who need help when
I can’t believe I’m writing this.
Life is so fragile and sometimes people can’t go on. My brother couldn’t carry on yesterday and left this world. I’m beyond heartbroken 💔
Please if you feel you need help talk and reach out to someone.
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***THE FEEDBACK PENDULUM***
I’m giving away two copies of my new book leading up to publication as a New Year gift! 😊
RT and like to enter the draw ✅
Winners announced on the 8th Jan 😁
#thefeedbackpendulum
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***WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK***
A focus on using feedback to feedforward 🔁
Clear success criteria ✅
Clear action steps ✅
READ their feedback against the success criteria
REVIEW their middle step
REAPPLY to different knowledge to feedforward
The Feedback Pendulum: A
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The standard you walk past is the standard you accept
A strong culture requires everyone to be pulling in the same direction 👌
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I’m delighted to announce I’ve been appointed Headteacher at
@LHS_HighSchool
for September 😊
I’m looking forward to working with the team at Longdendale and
@mel_mwicks
as well as the wider Stamford Park Trust
@CEOStamford
A big shoutout to
@SFL2326
@ottleyoconnor
@Plant4Sue
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Today two colleagues had a six lesson day.
I checked in with them.
I made coffee for them.
It’s the little things that can make a difference…
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An assembly on why knowledge organisers support learning 👀✅
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***QUESTIONING***
How can we create a culture of powerful questioning 👇☺️ Created by
@XpatEducator
for my upcoming book 📖 with
@CrownHousePub
👏
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***WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK***
A couple of examples of our WCF strategy
Clear linked improvements to SC ✅
Deliberate vocabulary development ✅
Precise praise ✅
Misconceptions ✅
Feedforward next steps ✅
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***ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK***
A policy that focuses on purpose assessment and feedback that supports closing knowledge gaps 📖
Feedback not marking ✅
Live feedback through active observation ✅
Whole class feedback ✅
A focus on the qualitative not quantitative data ✅
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So, I can teach up to 30 children in a class from the 8th March
However, I can only meet 1 family member and this needs to be outside
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Six core ingredients for powerful questioning in the classroom 💡❓
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***NEW JOB***
Delighted to have been appointed Head of Geography an Trust Geography Lead!
New chapter! Dream job!
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A heartbreaking image of our Queen. No matter what people think of the Monarchy this is an elderly woman who has lost her husband
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Rumours that the government are considering an additional 2 weeks extra for the summer term.
InCReasINg TiME In SchOol dOES nOt eQUatE tO lEArnINg
Especially when it’s ONLY two weeks! 🤨
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***🚨GIVEAWAY🚨***
A trio of books 📚
Just retweet and like to enter 🥳
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***GIVEAWAY***
It feels like the start of a new term so I’m giving away a copy of CRAFT and The Feedback Pendulum 😊
Just retweet and like to enter 👌🥳
Draw will be next Thursday 😁
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***NATIONAL TEACHER APPLICATION FORM***
I’ve got an update 😁
I’ll be working with a team at the DfE to look at making this possible ☺️
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Relentless routines are undervalued in schools. Students like routines and consistency in their application.
Inconsistency often leads to behaviour issues and causes individual teachers to seen as ‘strict’
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A classic
“Sir, can I work off the 3 if I behave the rest of the lesson?”
“No, that's not how it works”
“Well, teacher x let's me do it”
#consistencyiskey
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A calm start to a lesson is important for both teachers and students. It sets the tone for the rest of the lesson. Meet and greet your students at the door 👌
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***FEEDBACK INGREDIENTS***
Six core ingredients for effective feedback to feedforward learning 🧩
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***LEARNING JOURNEY*** Our 5-year curriculum journey. Inspired by
@MrLPeachey
- here’s a copy here if anyone would like to use for their curriculum ☺️
#learningjourney
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Siri, find me the most pointless teacher purchase for £7.98… 👀
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***CPD PRINCIPLES***
I’ve merged
@PepsMccrea
and
@EducEndowFoundn
’s PD models to create a core set of CPD principles.
#TheBelleVueDifference
@SFL2326
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Creating a culture of questioning for my upcoming book with
@CrownHousePub
by the brilliant
@XpatEducator
🤩👇
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One of the worst things you can do as a teacher is ‘let students off’ when they don’t meet your school values.
It erodes school culture and creates challenges for everyone.
Challenge their behaviour but provide the necessary support if it’s needed.
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***QUESTIONING INGREDIENTS***
Six core ingredients for asking powerful questions 🧩
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***WASTE OF TIME***
1. Students writing out learning objectives 🤷🏻♂️
2. Differentiated learning objectives 🤦🏻♂️
2. Target grade stickers 😐
3. Flight paths 🙃
4. Assessment tracking sheets 😒
5. Grading mini assessments 😱
Instead...
TEACH TO THE TOP
SCAFFOLD UP
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Creating a culture of powerful questioning ❓❓
A few suggestions on what we can do in the classroom 🤝
Designed by the brilliant
@XpatEducator
🥳
#PowerfulQuestioning
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If I had a top 10 list of recommendations this would be one of them 👏
Normalise error
It’s part of learning 👌
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You don’t just lose someone once,
you lose them every time you open your eyes to a new dawn, and as you awaken, so does your memory,
so does the jolting bolt of lightning that rips into your heart, they are gone.
Losing someone is a journey, not a one-off.
There is no end to
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‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.’
I remind myself and colleagues of this all the time.
Shared values and social norms applied consistently are key ingredients to building school culture.
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Schools have RULES for a reason.
It’s to keep everyone SAFE.
Upholding the rules is part of our role as teachers and school leaders.
When RULES are not followed repeatedly appropriate action must be taken.
It’s about creating a safe and strong culture where everyone can
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***CURRICULUM COMPANION***
I’ve been working on a guide to support our curriculum planning and delivery
@coopbellevue
😊
Core principles ✅
Leadership questions ✅
Exemplars ✅
Leadership toolkit ✅
@SFL2326
@atcha_ms
#TheBelleVueDifference
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Creating a culture where teachers can teach and pupils can learn is so important in schools.
The impact of low-level disruption is often overlooked but has big impacts on teaching and learning.
Sweat the small stuff 👌
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Dear
@educationgovuk
On behalf of all teachers, pupils and parents can we not go through a third exam season fiasco for 2022 please! 👀
TAGs and CAGs have created extra workload unnecessarily this summer.
Clarity for 2022 would be much appreciated.
✅
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I’m baffled by the whole rhetoric that schools don’t need behaviour management because relational approaches solve all the problems.
A school culture is built on shared beliefs, values and strong relationships between all stakeholders. The most effective schools have consistent
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***QUESTIONING COMPONENTS***
Six core components for powerful questioning 💭❓
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A core set of ingredients for feedback and questioning 🗣️ ❓
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A strong school culture is not created by accident. It’s taught not caught.
It’s the whole school community knowing the school’s core mission, values, principles and believing in them - ‘this is how we do things here’.
It’s the whole school rowing in the same direction,
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***STRONG START***
Thread 🧵
The start of a lesson should be purposeful and activate hard thinking as well as establishing a calm and orderly routine.
A quick quiz is a useful way to do this but this is most effective when it’s strategic and not random questions.
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A big thank you to everyone who joined. I'm so sorry it was interrupted by a mindless individual. 😔
I will re-record the whole event because of the interruption and
@SenecaLearn
will post on YouTube when ready. 🙂
Here's the PPT -
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When a pupil asks ‘what’s the date?’ after you’ve said it and it’s on the board...
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Is it me or has the value of a Knighthood taken a substantial dip today… 👀
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THREAD 🧵
If there was one bit of advice I would give a teacher it’s to be relentless with your classroom routines.
I started teaching this student in September for the first time. Kept telling me he didn’t know anything, couldn’t do it so lots of green pen.
Left pic - Sep
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A strong school culture requires everyone rowing in the same direction.
It requires a shared belief that this is how we do things here.
A belief that the standard you walk past is the standard you accept.
All staff have presence with purpose and over communicate the what and
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A fews years since I tweeted about a national teacher application form.
Still nothing from
@educationgovuk
!
A standard application form to stop the unnecessary filling in of name, DOB, etc.
#nationalteacherapplicationform
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***PEDAGOGY PRINCIPLES***
A guide to each principle to build knowledge to help support the ‘get it’ and ‘see it’ element of PD 🧩
@PepsMccrea
Each guide contains
The ingredients for success ✅
Research bites ✅
Classroom scenarios ✅
Scripts ✅
Videos ✅
Examples of student
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If schools want to use clipboards and it works leave them to it.
If schools want to have silent corridors and it works leave them to it.
If schools want to use TLAC strategies and it works leave them to it.
If schools don’t want to use any of these strategies and it works
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Powerful Questioning ❓❓
How can we ask better questions?
A summary guide here from
@TheNatCollege
@CrownHousePub
Powerful Questioning: Strategies for improving learning and retention in the classroom
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***CRAFT OF ASSESSMENT GIVEAWAY📢***
I'm joining
@EduBookClub1
this week for a discussion and it will appear next month on
@pagepracticepod
.
So, I've decided to give away another copy of my book.
Simply like and retweet this post to enter. 🙂
#CRAFT
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***QUESTIONING***
Six core components for asking questions in our classrooms ❔❔
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When you hear a student shout your name after travelling around the world for a relaxing holiday…
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Dear
@educationgovuk
,
It’s now only a week before the start of the new school year and we still have no final decisions on the exams for 2022.
This is poor and a complete disregard for the teaching profession!
And you wonder why we have a recruitment issue. 👀🤦🏻♂️
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Six core ingredients for effective feedback in the classroom 💡
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My new book on questioning with
@CrownHousePub
😊
In this one pager
@XpatEducator
has summarised some of the key points in my chapter on creating the right culture 👏🤩👇
Looking forward to talking more about it at the World Education Summit
@osirisedu
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