It’s #rEDBrum day! Looking forward to having my mind inspired and meeting lots of educators

On my train journey this morning, I had an explore of the @authorfy.bsky.social platform and what a brilliant resource it is! Looking forward to exploring more at home with my daughters so they can watch some of their favourite authors talk about their books and writing.

I’m really looking forward to talking about reading at this LitDrive event. If you have a question or an idea, drop it below or send over to @litdrive.bsky.social

ECT mentors: join me on Wednesday to share best practice on how we are supporting our early career teachers. 👇👇

English subject mentors of ECTs and ITTs - what challenges do you face when working with your ECTs? Which areas do they need most support in? Is it subject knowledge? Support with adapting lesson resources? Subject specific pedagogy? I’d love to hear from you for some research. @litdrive.bsky.social

English Teachers! I have two copies of Diverse Words and Voices to give away! Follow and reply and I will put names into a hat, and announce winners next Friday. #EduSky

Fully funded PhD studentship at Aston University, starting October 2025: "Linguistic representations of medical weight loss treatments in the news" Application deadline: 24th April www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‘Skinny jabs’, surgery and stigma: Linguistic representations of medical weight loss treatments in the news at Aston University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - ‘Skinny jabs’, surgery and stigma: Linguistic representations of medical weight loss treatments in the news at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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We're recruiting! New fully funded PhD studentship in Forensic Linguistics, starting October 2025: 'Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence'. Would you like to work on a research project with @felicitydeamer.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social? Apply now 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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PhD Project - Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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NEW BLOG: Oracy - The Infamous 'I don't know'. #engchat #engchatuk learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/03/orac...

I keep coming back to this text for my studies and wish I had a copy when I was teaching. English teachers: this is a brilliant text for developing subject knowledge, approaches to studying fiction in the classroom and reflection questions. amzn.eu/d/bwJTK1q

The power of reading … my 7 year old writing like she is Enid Blyton. I’m in love with the opening line 😍 I’m sure we all know that feeling.

In association with @engmediacentre.bsky.social - come to Nottingham on April Fool’s Day (yes, really) for the UK’s first ever student conference for A-level Lang/Lit. Cheap as chips! And a great line up. Book here: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...

Here are some revision lessons on language and literature I’ve made for the 2025 run up to exams. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! Help yourselves 👍🏻 www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/s9x6l...

This sounds really interesting for the sector. One l’ll be watching closely.

Went to the cinema (A Complete Unknown is v.good) and was served by ex-pupil who remembered our Much Ado lessons from y8 💛 never missed the classroom more …

It's competition time! We're inviting UK-based students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to create a “MASSOLIT-style” video lecture. Find out all the details here: massolit.io/competition

Thank you to @neilgilbride.bsky.social for sending me a copy of his new book. I am looking forward to reading and sharing with my ITTs and ECTs.

Enjoyed listening to @steplab.bsky.social webinar yesterday. Expert analysis of teaching clips and a generous free share from Steplab. Thank you to all involved. Side note: love how @pepsmccrea.bsky.social frames the emotional response to watching teaching in the webinar and in the docu.

This sounds brilliant #teamenglish

Ben Houghton@rgshead.bsky.social · 2y ago

Very excited to promote this event which our brilliant English department have worked so hard to organise

ECTs and trainee teachers: please can I ask for your help? I want to hear from you about your experience in teaching. What do you love about it? What do you wish you could change? If you’re a teacher who left teaching after their first few years, what pushed you to leave? Pls comment below👇

In my ECT seminars this week, I asked ECTs to share a thank you or a shoutout to their mentors. I’ve been reading them through and they are so lovely! I can’t wait to share with mentors and Induction Leads about the impact mentors are having. ☺️ @winacadtrust.bsky.social @natinstteaching.bsky.social

Been feeling a lot of self doubt and had a dose of imposter syndrome the last few months but I’ve done a ‘thing’ this morning and it felt good and I remembered I can do some stuff well (when I get out of my head). I need to talk more kindly to myself.

Still awful at speaking Spanish but you can’t blame a girl for trying. Pretty proud of this streak.

*New post* I haven’t blogged for a while. This is the first of 2025, and is on school improvement. Don’t make the thing, the Thing birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/d...

Don’t make the thing, the Thing

Many schools now have a list of things they do in classrooms. Essentially, strategies they use – perhaps cold call, or turn and talk, or no opt out, or I Do, We Do, You Do. The strategies can also …

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We have a new series on the site, 'Shakespeare: The Essentials'. These courses provide clear and accessible introductions, designed for students who are looking to grasp the main events and relationships, without delving into complex analysis. Ideal for younger or lower ability students.

A great thread from Chris with insightful consideration of the evidence available. I have heard this discussion before in sessions/ PD but Chris explains it so well here.

Christopher Such@suchmo83.bsky.social · 2y ago

Forgive the quote-post, but this idea comes up often enough that it makes sense for me to write a stand-alone thread on here that addresses this (probably) inaccurate extrapolation of cognitive load theory. So here's a thread on why asking pupils to follow as a teacher reads probably is fine. >>