NetworkEd PLD

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Open-minded and optimistic dialogue for school leaders and classroom practitioners. Exploring how we might question, redefine and improve our classrooms, our schools and our system ~ what could be #NetworkEdChat

Very special to hear Alan Bennett talking about his life and work today. Could listen to him all day long. What a rare talent and complete living legend - made me laugh and cry. Lovely birthday present ❤️

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As we move from the Summer Hols, where most of us have embraced slowness & having time to properly think(never to be undervalued) ~ what reflections or advice would you offer new colleagues & NQTs, on maintaining a sense of slowness, balance and purpose?

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So my new blog that I’ve only posted here and on threads and not on Twitter has just got its 1000th click in well under 24 hours. This is better than the last blog I wrote and posted on Twitter which took months to reach 1000. It’s the sister blog to the one posted yesterday.

Every one of our new children have had Frank and Bert personally delivered to their houses. One of our best grannies has knitted us our own Frank and Bert with their own special bag to keep them safe. Bring on back to school time!

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For us - implementing Outdoor Play and Learning OPAL. Significant drop in incidents in unstructured times over each term. Which means less impact on learning time to sort things out. Can see an increase in confidence in their own abilities to solve problems too. #NetworkEdChat

Probably retrieval practice. It was something I'd done without really k owing why and formalising it, but once I understood it more, I could make sure I used it more purposefully. That didn't mean a quiz at the start of each lesson. It is also something rife for some strange mutations, though