Tracy Goodyear FCCT FRSA
@missgoodyear.bsky.social
Director of Teacher Development at The Mercian Trust, Founder and Chair of Trust-Wide CPD Leaders' Forum, Founding Fellow and Assessor for Chartered College of Teaching and Mentor for Social Mobility Foundation. Most importantly, proud Mum of two boys 🩵🩵
So grateful to the Trust CPD Leaders' Forum, @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social for sharing my blog post all about the importance of context! www.trustwidecpdleads.com/blog/context... The forum is a wonderful space for learning and collaboration!
TrustWide CPD Leads - Contextual Implementation
No One-Size-Fits-All: The Power of Context in School Improvement Viviane Robinson states that the number of priorities a school can attend to should be “fluid and contextual”. Not only does context ...
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What does the curriculum review mean for the sector? @missgoodyear.bsky.social and @samgibbs.bsky.social set out six points for schools to consider as they plan to implement the review's recommendations
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
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Looking forward to speaking with my partner-in-crime @missgoodyear.bsky.social at the @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social conference.
Brilliant from @missgoodyear.bsky.social and @samgibbs.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Why teacher CPD must move beyond ‘quick win’ thinking
As funding for NPQs is withdrawn, the future of teacher CPD lies in collaborative networks that aim to build ‘collective intelligence’, write Sam Gibbs and Tracy Goodyear
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Why we think the future of CPD lies in collaborative networks. @missgoodyear.bsky.social @trustcpdleads.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Why teacher CPD must move beyond ‘quick win’ thinking
As funding for NPQs is withdrawn, the future of teacher CPD lies in collaborative networks that aim to build ‘collective intelligence’, write Sam Gibbs and Tracy Goodyear
tes.com
Congratulations to all from our sector receiving honours. It is great to see any and all efforts to restore our profession to a respected and valued pillar in both individual children and families lives but also the significant contribution to our wider collective benefit. 👏👏
Exactly this. It's like people have forgotten how to recognise a good thing and a positive change. I've now resorted to full-on debates with people about their irrelevant links on Facebook. Fight the good fight and all of that...
Helen Barnard@helenbarnard.bsky.social · last yr.Odd dynamic: 1. Government announces a positive policy. 2. Campaigners welcome it. 3. Other people reply angrily 'But what about the 45 other policies we need to address X?!' As if 'I welcome this good thing' means 'Job done'. Even though you also said 'They must also do...'
I grew up on free school meals, I know the difference they can make. So I’m deeply proud that our Labour Government is taking this decisive step to turn the tide on child poverty — it is our moral mission. Me for @labourlist.bsky.social ✍️ labourlist.org/2025/06/free...
Bridget Phillipson:'I know what it is to grow up on free school meals'
Exclusive: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson writes on the government's expansion of free school meals provision.
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A big (and very welcome) announcement from government today on free school meal eligibilty, widening it to all children on families eligible for UC. A quick thread on these changes, and the remaining challenges 🧵 www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Taking hunger out of the classroom. - The Sutton Trust
Unpacking the Government's decision to widen FSM access to all households on universal credit.
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In case you didn’t know, @samgibbs.bsky.social, @kathrynmorgan.bsky.social and Tracy Goodyear are absolute legends! For every reason! #ThankfulThursday
Hey Team Bluesky... MOLEY HAS BEEN FOUND! Full details below and THANK YOU!
Desperate parent alert! Our 4yo left his beloved teddy Moley (Florence the Mole from Any Creatures Wildlife) at Premier Inn Doncaster Lakeside on May 31. Likely scooped up with laundry 🧺💔 Discontinued + irreplaceable. Please RT + help us bring him home! 🙏#bringmoleyhome
Really pleased to read about this appointment. This really is a brilliant move to bring his sector-level expertise to the heart of policy-making. He will give this role the deep,critical thought that our schools' challenges deserve. Fantastic! schoolsweek.co.uk/headteacher-...
Maintained school head lands new DfE adviser role
Andrew O'Neill will deliver 'frontline expertise directly into the heart of policy-making', government says
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Fabulous to see @trustcpdleads.bsky.social getting a mention from @samgibbs.bsky.social in the TES this morning. Couldn't agree more and really sings to what we are aiming for in our free Forum-too much public money wasted on short-term, shiny fixes-we have to build capacity from within. Great job!
Andrew O’Neill@andrewoneill.bsky.social · last yr.This a fantastic piece from @samgibbs.bsky.social. It’s so important to look at the brilliant expertise from within rather than assuming that paying someone on the outside to deliver an off-the-shelf approach is going to be your silver-bullet. It isn’t.
Loyalty should never come at the expense of integrity. Anyone who asks you to violate your values doesn’t deserve your allegiance. Respecting your boundaries is a foundation of trust. The people worthy of commitment expect you to stand by your principles, not conform to theirs.
This is such a thoughtful piece from @andrew-oneill.bsky.social , which emphasises the need to also develop the capacity of leaders in Trusts, LAs and schools to be astute in noticing and seeing the interdependence of the "quiet failures". Involved in school improvement? Read this 👇
Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · last yr.To ensure the education system is inclusive, equitable and sustainable, we need to look beyond spectacular crises and start fixing the quiet failures – before it’s too late, says @andrewoneill.bsky.social
"Teachers are the heart, they are the soul of every school.That was true 500 years ago. It’ll be true in 500 more. Education is a deeply human gift, given by one generation to the next." This is so refreshing :sensitive plans for thoughtful tech implementation with all the right caveats considered.
Loved this @womened.bsky.social panel session at The Next Decade conference yesterday. Perfect words from my friend @missgoodyear.bsky.social - ‘in the absence of a system, take it upon yourself to do the work’.
Mother's Day is a big day in our house and it's been a wholesome and beautiful one with our two boys. Feeling fortunate and very very lucky.
Really important to feed in to this - NPQs have brought welcome equity and a framework we can build on, but they need far greater contextualisation and a broader research base.
Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social · last yr.The DfE has launched a call for evidence as part of its national professional qualification (NPQ) framework review, urging the education sector to 'get involved'
Over £600m to train up to 60,000 more engineers, brickies, sparkies, and chippies. Homegrown skills to deliver our Plan for Change and build 1.5 million homes for families across the country. That’s the difference Labour in power makes. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Become a brickie to build a career, Labour tells schoolchildren
Writing exclusively for The Telegraph, the Education Secretary pledges to not let a generation of young people ‘slide into worklessness’
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So @barbarableiman.bsky.social + @andrewemc.bsky.social have written a response to the interim report for the Curriculum + Assessment Review. Some positives, but some aspects to ask serious questions about too englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-res...
Response to Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report
EMC's take on the what the interim report means for secondary English teaching
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It was great to have introduced Isaac to some of his edu-heroes today. He was spoilt with cuddles and love. It felt symbolic holding 12 week-old Isaac as 200+ colleagues discussed a path towards a flourishing education system. There's so much hope for the system and the answer lies within.
Exactly this... 👇👇👇👇
Dan Morrow@moremorrow.bsky.social · last yr.Clearly there is an orchestrated move against the work of @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social that seeks to derail what is, overall, a strong move towards a more equitable system. I am a MAT CEO and I have no issues with the Bill and support her work, and mandate, to improve our system.
What an amazing community @trustcpdleads.bsky.social, @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social you hit a chord at the end of the session. It’s often not the outcome we achieve or the model we use, rather the conversation that it sparks that can be crucial. @shaneleaning.com
We are really looking forward to our second Trust CPD event of the year on 20.11. We've been linking intelligence and findings from our Professional Learning Communities,Continuous School Improvement and Strategic Groups to ensure that the programme is responsive to need and professional interest