Helen Hinde

Hard to argue that your focus as a government is security for people and then do this.

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

The next stage of the Curriculum and Assessment Review will look to create a more inclusive and fair system, address subject-specific challenges, and assess available pathways beyond GCSEs.

Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/p...

Is the data and reporting tail was wagging the subject assessments dog?!

@isaacmoore7.bsky.social posed this question in his session for researchED Birmingham on Saturday and there was a groan of agreement from colleagues.

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Designing the perfect assessment system, part 4: slimming down the curriculum Do we need depth before breadth?

Latest on our Substack - resuming our series on designing the perfect curriculum & assessment system.

Do we need to slim down the curriculum?

Depends what you mean. In one way I think it's a good idea - and in two other ways, it's terrible.

substack.nomoremarking.com/p/designing-...

Great piece from Mark about developing cohesive long-form writers (and I am not just saying that as good essay writers become good journalists!)

A white map of the UK against a green and yellow background. Small green National Trust logos mark the locations that received a sapling.

Two years after its felling, the Sycamore Gap tree lives on through 49 saplings donated to causes around the country as 'Trees of Hope'.

Here's where they'll be sprouting up 🌳

Extraordinarily fortunate to have worked with four consecutive exceptional teachers who have guided me, helped me learn and questioned and developed my thinking. Delighted today to hear I passed my NPQH! I couldn’t have done it without them. Amanda, Ian, Martin, Davina - cheers to you!

Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News Spain PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”

"How often in our leadership do we get stuck in a cycle of response? We put out fires & deal with day-to-day emergencies. We stay downstream, managing one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems." @pkainsworth.bsky.social 1/2

Ditch performance-related pay, unions tell schools New survey reveals some teachers still have performance targets linked to exam results

Unions have urged schools still using performance-related pay (PRP) to ditch the 'shoddy practice', after polling reveals some have retained it

Me aged 30. I was in LA and dressed up to go to a posh do (hired tux). My hair is slicked back and, in black and white under bright Californian sun, my skin looks impeccable. I’m looking directly into the camera with a closed mouth smile. I look like a movie star.

Selfie. I’ve got very freshly cut hair and I’m looking directly at the camera with a similar smile. I’m wearing a vest. My lines are deeper, my eyes heavier, but I’m still in pretty good shape for a 57 year old.

I was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died but I was told, with the new drugs available, I could expect to live another 20 years.
That was 27 years ago.

Honour those we lost.
Celebrate that we can now treat and prevent HIV.
Make HIV stigma history.

#WorldAIDSDay

Astronaut She was working at McDonald's at 17. Now, she's become the first Mexican-born woman in space - Scoop Upworthy What do you see in the pictu...

Katya was an immigrant working in McDonalds 10 years ago and is today the first Mexican woman in space. Schools can use this assembly to explore immigration, challenge gender stereotypes about STEM and talk about dreams and goals #nooutsiders no-outsiders-assembly.blogspot.com/2024/12/astr...

Disciplinary talk "As pupils progress through an increasingly specialised secondary school curriculum, there is a growing need to ensure that pupils are trained to access the academic language and conventions of differ...

🚨 NEW POST 🚨

‘Disciplinary talk’

Learning through disciplinary talk can include:
- Reasoning in maths
- Hypothesis discussions in science
- Decision-making exercises in geography
- Improvisation & reflection in drama

alexquigley.co.uk/disciplinary...

YouTube video by IAmBirmingham Andrew Moffat launches World Aids Day 'Ribbons' memorial unveiling in Birmingham | I Am Birmingham

I am so proud to be part of the team that organised the Birmingham Ribbons World AIDS Day memorial. Two years ago today it was unveiled. youtu.be/q44TeV4Yn2U?...

Thank you @mrsball.bsky.social for your lovely review of my book😊 #Edusky #PowerfulClassrooms #PowerfulTeaching

Is your curriculum centralised or shared? It’s more than a matter of semantics… Recently at the Second Festival of Education in Thailand, I had a conversation with @engteacherabro2 that got me thinking about curriculum leadersh…

My first blog post - all feedback welcome (but be gentle to a first timer 😉)

On curriculum and teams… my thinking heavily influenced by @samgibbs.bsky.social @saysmiss.bsky.social @samcrome.bsky.social and @lekhasharma.bsky.social

leadingfromthefrontoftheclass.blog/2024/11/23/i...

The most read article of the week was ‘Helping your teams to thrive in autumn term 2’ by @samcrome.bsky.social 📚

Daily reads can be found at the bottom of our weekly Tuesday blogs.

Happy reading!👇
https://teachertapp.co.uk/articles/

The brilliant @samcrome.bsky.social will be sharing his take on the very first Get Real leadership scenario on our substack, very soon.

In the meantime, don’t forget to join our community conversation on Monday at 8pm and have your say!

Sign up here- getrealleadershiphub.substack.com

#GetReal

So many wonderful people here.
Great job @daisychristo.bsky.social ⤵️

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If you experience Sunday night dread please remember that you are the constant safe person for so many. Our school & college staff are amazing. Thank you (it will be fine by 9.05am) @collegeofteaching.bsky.social

Paddington New Paddington Bear mural arrives at London’s South Bank | News Shopper A mural has appeared at the Southbank in London, a short walk fr...

“In London everyone is different and that means everyone can fit in” What can we learn from this mural? Is this like our school? Assembly plan here #nooutsiders no-outsiders-assembly.blogspot.com/2024/11/padd...

‘More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high’

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

We Wire How We Fire: An Excerpt on Attention from Our Forthcoming Book on Reading - Teach Like a Champion This week I’ve been posting excerpts from the forthcoming book on reading I’ve been writing with Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway–it’s tentatively going to be called The Teach Like a Champion Guide to...

We Wire How We Fire: An excerpt on Attention from our forthcoming book on reading:
teachlikeachampion.org/blog/we-wire...

As Skills Minister Jacqui Smith says:
"We need to make sure that young people are able to express themselves and to engage in discussion and debate. That is why we welcome the work that the #Oracy Commission have carried out in this important area" (18/11/24):
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-1...

Bluesky Educators #EduSky be added at tinyurl.com/edusky

📢💙 Just a quick shout-out of appreciation to @alicekeeler.com tonight. She has gone above and beyond working so hard to connect us all on #EduSky

Thank you Alice!

This spreadsheet and all of the social content that goes with it is a ton of work and so, so appreciated!
tinyurl.com/edusky

I’ve been continuing to add to this go.bsky.app/5nygzU2 #thisisAP. I will have certainly missed many, so let me know!

Deputy head - all girls secondary in Southport here! (If I’m not too late). Thank you.

Well it's not very big yet so I need your help but here's the start of a SENDCO (plus friends) starter pack.
If you are a SENDCO, Asst SENDCO, ALNCO, SEND Consultant or system leader, Please reply to this post with a hello or a wave and I will add you to the pack.
go.bsky.app/UrbNzMT