Head of English, MAEd, SLE, NPQSL, literacy, book lover, English teacher. Throwing star fish into the ocean. Mum.

Cambridgeshire
Joined February 2013
“It is difficult to imagine a more pointless waste of energy and time, truly a form of headless chicken policymaking”: my comments for ⁦@ASCL_UK⁩ as the consultation on the so-called Advanced British Standard qualification begins ⁦@tes⁩: tes.com/magazine/news/second…
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Well it’s good to know that some lead inspectors were trained yesterday to identify that these might be signs of stress. Top quality training that!
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KS3 COURSE READER: ANIMAL FARM It's finally done and might be useful to some - a full course reader for AF 🐷 with a focus on events, characters, themes... freely available here: laurawebbcpd.com/animal-farm… This is my 5th course reader, the rest are...
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Currently standing at £76k. Now do you hear the sector @Ofstednews ? gofund.me/5a059fa7
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"Minimum service levels are a profoundly illiberal policy - by a government that has lost the argument”: my comments on behalf of @ASCL_UK: buff.ly/415Fgew
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🚨 PRIVATE EDUCATION IN THE CABINET 🚨 This week, the Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet. Our analysis found that 63% of the new cabinet attended a private school. Just 7% of the UK population are privately educated. buff.ly/3QGpTnV
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👏🚨 Competition 🚨👏 To win a copy of my latest book #SmashingGlassCeilings - Empowering Women in Education ... retweet this tweet to be entered into the prize draw. The winner will be selected at random & announced on 20/11/23 Open to all, anywhere in the world! 😁💜💚
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For leaders, there are a few lessons here: • Workload & behaviour are common challenges. Don't feel alarmed if that's true in your school too! BUT • Supportive colleagues who work as a team together make a difference. Hire and monitor with this in mind.
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Of our 4 campaigns, which is these is the most significant barrier in becoming a women leader in education?
18%Representation of women
10%Diversity of women
60%Lack of Flexible Working
11%Large Gender Pay Gap
577 votes • Final results
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🎉 BOOK GIVEAWAY 🎉 To celebrate #ChildrensBookWeek, we are giving away not 1, but 10 of these wonderful Little People, Big Dreams books. To #win, simply: 👣 Follow @LbQorg 🔃 Retweet 🌟 Tag a teacher 🥳 Winner announced 13th November. (UK only) 🌟 Good luck! #LbQ
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AQA Language Paper 2 Past Questions. Paper 1 is in progress! Here is the link if it's helpful: dropbox.com/scl/fi/a0s1qnd1z…
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Make sure your pupils are clear on what exam command words are asking them to do. Use our visual guide. All of our resources are available on our website impact.wales just click ImpactPlus
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The average lifespan of a teacher in an English state school is approximately 13 years. 🙌🏼 Hands up if you've passed this threshold and are still going? What one thing should the DfE do to keep those who leave early, for longer?!
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🚨 New research from @CosmoStudy has highlighted the connection between food poverty and lower attainment. Worryingly, it shows that pupils in families who reported using food banks during the pandemic received lower GCSE grades⤵️ cosmostudy.uk/publications/f…
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Do you work for a great leader? Make today the day you tell them. #greatleaders
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2023 Lit Predictions 🚨 (All guesswork, let’s be real, so I’m allowed 2…) Mac: 3.4 and guilt /4.3 leadership or being a king ACC: stave 5 opening or closing, Scrooge’s change or kindness Poetry: power in Ex or memory in TEmi AIC: age (generations) or Eva Smith as a symbol But:
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Leadership isn’t always the one that wears the stripes or crown. There’s a leader in us all! #LeadershipMatters #ModernLeadership
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Giving school staff automony to choose their in-house professional development is not an easy feat to acheive. CPD prcoesses need to be robust, transparent and protected. Publishing a #CPDMenu is one way to support this process ... buff.ly/41HK4Gi
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