Anna Iliffe

Today was an incredible, 'Pinch me that this my job' day. First, a meeting with Dr TIm Mills who is working with us on the development of our writing curriculum. Then a round table with partners interested in sustainable nature-connected education including Dr Tim Oates & the DFE. Joyful education.

Look forward to seeing the final publication

Sounds perfect. Are you publishing any of it?

Would love to hear more about this project!

Christmas came early when I got to spend an hour with @suchmo83.bsky.social planning @celtacademies.bsky.social new primary reading curriculum. Chris is so generous with his time and expertise.

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Tired to the very bones of my being from this term but proud that we made this happen for our little people last week.

Feel like a child at Christmas waiting for the Curriculum and Assessment Review so much of my pending projects are halted waiting for this to be released.

‘I dream the curriculum every night’: Becky Francis profile Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise, and finding the balance between ‘firebrand’ and 'technocrat'

After 14 months heading the government’s curriculum review, Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise – and finding the right balance between ‘firebrand’ and ‘technocrat’

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Gifts from our garden. 🌺 🥚 🫐 🍯
Love this time of year. Getting the winter stores ready before the term. Back to school garden preparations have begun.

End of an era. Teacher; lead of computing, history, arts, personal development, English, curriculum& assessment; lead teacher;assistant head;deputy head, Trust Deputy Head. 15 years; 4 classrooms; 1 office; 4+ schools: one constant - St M. Onto the next exciting chapter: Primary Curriculum lead. 🖤💛

Incredible working week full of curriculummy things that make my heart happy. Yellow weather warning is right on time for further exciting curriculum mapping projects accompanied by my zoo including the latest two foster kitties. Genuinely can't wait. ❤️ #curriculumjoy #animalsandeducation

What a gorgeous Englishy week - writing framework released and some further training with @suchmo83.bsky.social and the English Hub.

How ChatGPT Might Inadvertently Improve Student Thinking In the past few weeks some articles in high-profile publications have alerted people outside of education to a problem teachers have thought about nearly continuously since late 2022: students use lar...

The problems posed by LLMs for education are immediate and obvious, and the promised benefits remain untested and uncertain. But I see one way that LLMs may inadvertently improve student thinking.
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'A slimmer, deeper curriculum'

Interesting insight. Every pupil deserves better.

Anyone who knows me knows that today will have brought me great joy: data AND the long-awaited writing framework.

Really thought-provoking day at the whole education conference.

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Looking forward to tomorrow

We're delighted to be welcoming over 500 leaders to the University of Warwick for our #SummerConference #BetterForEveryone.

The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.

#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.

Love the dichotomy that is my life.
Last weekend I was volunteering at RCS with the alpacas; this weekend - St Austell Children's Literature Festival.

Yesterday I had three authors in my van; today I have Supertato; and tomorrow there will be a goat. 😂

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Balance and cross-disciplinary work obviously hugely important but on a practical level we need to plan an achievable curriculum that 'fits' and allows for depth of learning so I'm interested to hear others views.

Curriculum experts! We are reshaping our Trust's primary curriculum. Keen to make it balanced, research-informed and thoughtful. Lots of reading and thinking taking place ahead of the review. A really reductionist question but what weighting of time do you think each subject should receive and why?

It’s an oldie but might still be a goodie!

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As it’s the final leg to #SATs time I’m resharing my #grammar one pagers.

I used them as part of teaching, homework & revision.

The children liked the simplicity!

#education #Year6

Fantastic morning of CPD with colleagues across Cornwall, including my husband 😂. Lots of thought-provoking discussions and insights.

A wonderful start to our AI in Education conference in Cornwall #InspiringSW

Anything to do with the "value" of using cold tasks *shudders*. Let's make the children show us how much they don't know before we teach it. It's nothing or next to nothing. Surprise. A wasted lesson.

I have some of the best 'over my laptop' views going. Good excuse to pause and look up.

Also
Texts that open doors to the wider world and make pupils answer the big philosophical and ethical questions without even realizing they are doing it.
Finally, anything that provides them a chance to explore a part of them they didn't know existed- through text or curriculum or skill set.