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Richard McDonald
@rjmcdonald24.bsky.social
- Teacher of English (and Politics) - Trust Asst Principal NPQSL | Lv7 PGDip/apprenticeship in Senior Leadership | starting MBA in Educational Leadership Sept 24 “See how the world could be, / In spite of the way that it is.” 🏳️‍🌈
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RMrjmcdonald24.bsky.social

✅ Suits cleaned ✅ Shoes polished ✅ Shirts ironed ✅ Bag packed Do we think I can add a good night’s sleep to the list before being back at school tomorrow? 😂

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Lightning teacher tip: pretty much any time you ask a question, make sure the name is at the end. Critical for building Participation Ratio, but a surprisingly hard habit to get into. achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/02/29/n...

Name at end
Name at end

I am very lucky in that I get to see a lot of lessons. In this series, I share the “most common actions” (MCAs) that I find myself asking teachers to take as part of my feedback. The series starts wit...

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RMrjmcdonald24.bsky.social

After the @teachertapp.bsky.social survey on boy-girl seating arrangements, I’m curious- where they are used, where do you seat non-binary kids?

three women are sitting at a table and the word question is on the screen
three women are sitting at a table and the word question is on the screen

ALT: three women are sitting at a table and the word question is on the screen

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Mine is probably going to be around improving my assessment/feedback whilst circulating.

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To be fair, not all MATs are like this. Although some operate like this, others do great work prioritising collaboration between teachers and effectively managing staff workload. Some good MAT leaders out there, some bad (and the same goes for Local Authority schools too).

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Please repost: what are the top five challenges facing women in the sector?

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RMrjmcdonald24.bsky.social

Think that you are probably right in terms of the term definitions!

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Richard McDonald
@rjmcdonald24.bsky.social
- Teacher of English (and Politics) - Trust Asst Principal NPQSL | Lv7 PGDip/apprenticeship in Senior Leadership | starting MBA in Educational Leadership Sept 24 “See how the world could be, / In spite of the way that it is.” 🏳️‍🌈
393 followers532 following40 posts