Richard Dare FCCT MA CTeach

They didn't want to make it too easy...

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I find effective spacing in the curriculum is one of the most challenging for subject leaders and schools.

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I need to check how much time I have!

It's genuinely very good; very short and very useful. It's had a big influence in how I plan curriculum.

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@isaacmoore7.bsky.social

Re-reading this cracker in preparation for an INSET session I'm leading in January.

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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.

Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?

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Alt Text stolen from Wiswell. Black background with white stars. Against this are three book covers: THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS, which is solid green with a crest featuring a sword lying across the image of a tall building; THE HOUSE OF BINDING THORNS, which is solid blue with a crest featuring a tree with a regal crown perched atop it; and THE HOUSE OF SUNDERING FLAMES, which is an orange-ish red, with a crest featuring a bird circling a burning building.

@aliettedebodard.com has some amazing reads for you, coming soon!

(If it matters, I have a cameo in this trilogy.)

[alt text stolen from @wiswell.bsky.social ]

School improvement is driven by change, but for change in teaching practice to happen habits must be identified, evaluated and replaced.

What is a habit? How does it work? How do you build a new habit? How long does that take?

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Union leaders are demanding 'urgent clarity' on how schools will qualify for exemplar schemes, such as teaching school hubs, that previously required a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating as an eligibility benchmark

schoolsweek.co.uk/urgent-clari...

Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education | The Observer

I wrote for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the special needs problem highlighted by the budget and the big political battle over it coming next year.

share.google/kTTENR1gX4Y4...

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Is that my copy of "Species of Spaces and other Pieces" which I lent you?

Good books in miniature

I’ve capacity for two more commissions this year - all the books you/your partner has read this year, in miniature, in an antique upcycled book.

If this of interest, please do make contact!

I know I have

Intervals

Got out for a walk today. The sun feels so good. The winds from the last few days have fully stripped the trees. #Photography #nature #Pittsburgh

Just putting this out there, in case someone hasn't seen it, and needs to have a chat with any Year 11 pupils about their attendance... www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub...

This week, Mr Pip has barked at

Revere collars

Spandrels

Riboflavin

A dark man fleeing across a desert

Chaka Demus but not Pliers

The Partridge Family

Gonks

Inkwells

Stratocumului

Blarting

Thumbs

Barn conversions

Kevin the Chaffinch

Sommeliers

Bud light

and

Renfrewshire

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All good I trust?

Never let it be said that the British press is out of touch

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Best of skill to you all today!