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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 ā€œSee how the world could be, / In spite of the way that it is.ā€ šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ
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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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Think that you are probably right in terms of the term definitions!

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Happy to be told Iā€™m wrong (I probably am) but think that the 2 terms are for the same concept, though I think the original ā€˜faster readingā€™ study wasnā€™t done with texts that you study in mind.

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This. Love them as a pairing- they were amazing in their bits together on Parks and Rec too.

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Before teaching I worked in retail management (bit of a placeholder after events management didnā€™t work out) but thenā€¦ 1. Teacher of English 2. + some whole-school responsibility for developing use of tech 3. Head of English 4. Director of English 5. Asst Headteacher 6. Trust Asst Principal

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Think thereā€™s a place for both WCF and book marking- though our policy focuses more on the impact and purpose of different strategies. WCF has to be done effectively if itā€™s going to have impact- wrote this for @collegeofteaching.bsky.socialmy.chartered.college/impact_artic...

What does effective whole-class feedback in English look like?
What does effective whole-class feedback in English look like?

Richard McDonald, Director of English, Driffield School and Sixth Form, UK; English Subject Lead, The Education Alliance, UK At first, my opinion of whole-class feedback (WCF) as a substitute for writ...

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Definitely- am grateful for a timeline thatā€™s clear of hateful content/figures (and am hoping that some who have supported such content/figures in the past refrain from bringing it across).

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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 ā€œSee how the world could be, / In spite of the way that it is.ā€ šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ
393 followers532 following40 posts