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Ben Morris

@brmorris10

Headteacher. Papa. Lover of all things literary and lexically pleasing.

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Joined January 2013
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Mary Myatt@MaryMyattJun 27
Assessment should serve learning, not the spreadsheet. But too often at KS3, it's the other way around. A thread 🧵
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Ian Frost@Ianfrost28Jun 6
NEW POST: Leading through uncertainty ianfrosteducation.com/2026/0…
Leading through uncertainty

Leading through uncertainty

I love that scene towards the finale of The Wrong Trousers where our heroes Wallace and Gromit are riding the runaway train and both realise the rails beneath them have run out. Gromit reaches out …

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Alex Quigley@AlexJQuigleyJun 6
🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Improving reading with the R.E.A.D.S Framework’ “It is not a rigid sequence to follow step by step, but a flexible repertoire. It is a helpful prompt for the teacher to consider which mode of discussion is most valuable...” alexquigley.co.uk/improving-…
Improving reading with the R.E.A.D.S Framework

Improving reading with the R.E.A.D.S Framework

Reading in class should be one of the richest experiences a teacher can offer. In practice, it can also prove one of the most uncertain and difficult. Whether it is reading a story in year 2 or...

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In this week’s edition of ⚗️DistillED, I’m looking at retrieval practice and covering: 🧠 Why thinking hard strengthens learning 📈 When retrieval helps (& when it doesn’t) 🧟 Common lethal mutations 🎓 How to design retrieval with fidelity newsletter.jamieleeclark.com…
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Nick Hart@MrNickHartJan 4
Over the last 6 years, I have been compiling the most useful concepts that I have read about and curated them along with tools and frameworks that I have designed in to the #LeadershipHandbook. Version 6.0 is free to download here. mrnickhart.wordpress.com/202… 1/4
Leadership handbook 6.0

Leadership handbook 6.0

For the 6th year now, I have been collecting educational and leadership research and insights, compiling them into a leadership handbook. 6.0 is freely available to download at the end of this post…

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If you care about knowledge in schools, please have a read of my essay, 'The fragility of knowledge in England's schools' just published in the new @Civitas_UK volume. Here's a taste from the beginning, middle and end. civitas.org.uk/publications/…
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Delighted to announce that @ShonaMcfadyen from The Corby Sixth Form, part of @TBCG_Official is our Outstanding New Teacher of the Year! She was presented this Award by @bphillipsonMP. A big thank you to @educationgovuk and @thetimes for sponsoring this award.
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If you want to find out how to close the advantage gap and give disadvantaged students the best chances of succes, this is absolute gold dust! Bravo! curriculum.substack.com/p/di…
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NEW The limits of retrieval practice Retrieval practice is both necessary and insufficient. This week’s essay explores the tension between the zeal of retrievalism and the philosophical worry that recall tells us nothing about truth. Link below
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Why a generation of kids are learning to read everything except books. Link in reply ⬇️
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NEW POST This time on school leadership Link below ⬇️
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Outstanding work, @OfficialBHAFC.
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We're proud to be supporting the #TogetherAgainstSuicide initiative alongside @Samaritans and the @PremierLeague. 💙🤍 Find safe spaces, trained listeners and vital support at @The_AmexStadium. 🫂
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I've made a blog-post where all the resources I've shared - from science curriculum documents to tier two vocabulary lists - can be downloaded. Help yourself! primarycolour.home.blog/2019…
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Oh blimey, I've caved and started a S*bstack! You can find my first post in the link below⬇️ On the importance of teacher voices: Ultreia
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Nimish Lad@NLad8426 Jul 2025
Thoughts on Leadership 14 posts, in one place, written from insights drawn from lived experiences, reading from inside and outside the school sector, reflections on evolving challenges, and the wider educational landscape. researcherteacher.home.blog/…
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Sam Crome@Mr_Crome26 Jul 2025
New Blog Post! How my dawdling trudge into a two-day office temp job turned into inspirartion and connection, all courtesy of Denis and his wise words on the 'spirit of our team' How can we engage team members with 'the way we do things here'? samcrome.com/2025/07/26/the-…
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*NEW POST* - The Enduring Persistence of Neuromyths in Education. A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date of educational misconceptions in the field. Link in reply ⬇️
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*NEW* To read is to care. Another reflective post on why slow reading is an act of moral attention, and why it matters more than ever. Link below ⬇️
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Sam Crome@Mr_Crome27 May 2025
NEW POST Psychological Safety Blog Series - Part 3! 7 practical strategies to introduce and improve the psychological safey in your teams Thank you for joining me for the 3 posts! Please share samcrome.com/2025/05/27/resi…
Resisting mutation: how to prevent psychological safety from becoming an empty buzzword (part 3)

Resisting mutation: how to prevent psychological safety from becoming an empty buzzword (part 3)

If you have joined me for part 1 and part 2 of the series, you will now be familiar with the research behind psychological safety, its core principles, and some of the inevitable misconceptions and…

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Kat Howard@SaysMiss28 Feb 2025
**NEW BLOG POST** School Improvement | System Over Process saysmiss.wordpress.com/2025/…
School Improvement | System Over Process

School Improvement | System Over Process

In educational leadership, the distinction between systems and processes is pivotal. While processes denote specific, often linear tasks, systems encompass the broader, interconnected frameworks th…

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