I am reminded of this poem by Maira Kalman ‘women holding things’. Women carry a lot. We’ve made good progress as a sector but there’s a tendency to believe things improve quickly after a policy change/initiative. Making teaching family-friendly has a long way to go. youtu.be/gZoOBgyTVyY?...
YouTube video by Maria Shriver
Please repost: what are the top five challenges facing women in the sector?
Terrifically thought-provoking blog by @claresealy.bsky.social@barbarableiman.bsky.social. Who'd have thought social media could give us such nuance?
If you’re getting ready to learn lots of new names, there are some hints and tips in my book on how you might do this. LINK BELOW and you won’t have to wait too long hopefully! amzn.eu/d/4n48Eh5
*NEW BLOG POST* School improvement | Knowledge Preservation saysmiss.wordpress.com/2024/08/27/s...#EduBlogUK#EduSky
In a previous post, I wrote about the danger of loss of knowledge from a system, and its implications for schools and multi academy trusts. The narratives and lived experiences of colleagues are diffi...
*NEW POST* 'Hardy to Hepworth': Why I'm introducing poetry to GCSE art. #EduSky#Edublogshareimpressionthatiget.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/h...
Since our KS4 stopped doing English literature GCSE*, I've really noticed how hard it is to get any sort of non-literal interpretations of art out of my boys, and it makes a massive difference. With p...
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No-one wants to feel like a muppet! We are a challenge seeking species. We like doing things that are difficult. We even spend money and time on things which are essentially 'testing' ourselves. Yet no-one want to feel stupid ... More here: open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
Well hello there, and welcome to update #088!
Hello edu-Bluesky! 👋 For those of you thinking about what’s coming up this week, here’s a thread I wrote last year about GCSE results data… This is an overview of what I do when I get my data in… 👇