**New blog: Draw the line: permission to switch off As the summer draws to an end, I thought now was as good time to remind ourselves to make the most of every last minute and to not get overwhelmed thinking about going back to work. You deserve it. teacheroutloud.com/2026/08/27/d...

Draw the line: permission to switch off

I’ve been battling, continuously on and off, with the guilt of not working over summer. And on a number of occasions, I’ve conceded.Sometimes through my own choice: opening the laptop, …

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**New blog: From Glaciers to Gardens: Make Sustainability Local** in my latest blog, I share my views about why sustainability in schools must move from case studies to local action. Because real climate education isn’t just understood — it’s enacted. teacheroutloud.com/2026/02/19/f...

From Glaciers to Gardens: Make Sustainability Local

The Local Sustainability Plan: in action The Local Sustainability Action Plan has arrived.It crept in quietly. It arrived with a deadline, aims, a set of pillars. It arrived with expectation.And al…

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The House of Lords has amended the children’s wellbeing and schools bill to include a clause that would force ministers to enact a social media ban for under-16s schoolsweek.co.uk/lords-passes...

Lords passes bill amendment demanding social media ban

It places further pressure on the government to enact a ban amid growing calls

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Really insightful exploring and discussing the utility of MIS systems, how far they have come and being much more useful in recording and reporting data at #bettshow today. Various other AI integrations to aid workload and outcomes. With caution, it's evident there is more we can do.

Brilliant to finally read it in print how well my previous school did with the 2025 SATs, putting the school top of the county's list, with well above average results too. Well done everyone www.elystandard.co.uk/news/2571621...

Data reveals district's top performing primary schools 2025

The data is based on the results of last year's Year 6 SATS tests taken by 10 and 11-year-olds across the country.

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**New Blog** The Holistic Curriculum School's vision and its curriculum as one teacheroutloud.com/2025/11/09/t...

The Holistic Curriculum: the entirety of the school’s education offer

Imaged created by Putu Kharismayadi When we talk about a school’s curriculum, the mind often jumps straight to subjects — the programmes of study, the knowledge maps, the progression models. But th…

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**Updated KS2 Y6 Data Tracker** Now includes 2025 Scaled Scores AND automatic analysis of key groups e.g. PP VS Non-PP; SEND, EAL etc. Even more comprehensive and hope it continues to save you valuable time and provide useful monitoring. teacheroutloud.com/2022/08/31/y...

KS2 data tracker

SLT’s edition – overview **UPDATE July 2025: 2025 Scaled score conversions have been added. Group analysis in addition to classes e.g. PP VS Non-PP, SEND, EAL etc. Files moved to Google…

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**New Blog**: How Do I Know? They're Attending to Learning. A big nod to Steplab's Great Teaching Unpacked video (only just got round to writing this up). teacheroutloud.com/2025/06/25/h...

How Do I Know? They’re Attending to Learning

You can have all the right equipment for fishing, but if you’re not checking your cast, you won’t know why and how it’s not working. In the classroom, attention has to be everythi…

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**New Blog** - Life After SATs After this week, i wanted to take the opportunity to capture my initial thoughts on using this time to breathe, reflect and to not become the subject to pressure, but embrace now and what's to come. Let's try to recalibrate teacheroutloud.com/2025/05/15/w...

What Now? Life After SATs

created by prosymbols The pencils are down. The papers are packed away. SATs are over. So, what now?For Year 6 teachers, this post-SATs season is a rare and precious window. It’s not an ending, but…

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So much of what happens in learning and instruction is obscured from view, much like in a good magic trick. @carlhendrick.substack.com, Jim Heal and I lift the curtain on 10 such instructional illusions in our new book which is scheduled for release end-August but can be preordered now. #EduSky

**New Blog: Actualising Potential - be the instrument of change** For teachers/ leaders wanting a reminder, a catalyst to reflect on empowering and unlocking potential. This applies to anyone who has the gift of shaping anyone's development. teacheroutloud.com/2025/05/04/a...

Actualise Potential – be the instrument to change.

In the ancient story of Exodus, the Egyptians enslaved the Israelites, not because they were weak but because they were strong. They feared that, if left free, they might grow, multiply, and become…

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**New Blog** - Heart, Soul and Relentless Purpose: Leading something that deserves your best. IMO, this applies to any leadership role across any sector. teacheroutloud.com/2025/04/26/h...

Heart, Soul, and Relentless Purpose: Leading something that Deserves Your Best

Leadership in education isn’t just a job. It’s a calling – one that demands every part of you. To truly serve a school as its headteacher, you must invest your heart and soul into being the l…

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