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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Huge congratulations to my wonderful friend @nikkisullivan.bsky.social & team on their book ‘unlocking oracy’. Well done to @innerdrive.bsky.social. Amazing work!

Our book has been out in the world for half a week - it's been wonderful to have people sending through photos of their copies! @msybibi.bsky.social, Michael Chiles, Sam Crome, & David Goodwin were kind enough to read the book ahead of publication - here's what they had to say! amzn.eu/d/0QGpmPE

Less than a week to go! Huge thanks to @mrsball.bsky.social, @singhamarbeerg.bsky.social, & Adam Kohlbeck, who kindly read the book prior to publication. Did we mention the LEGEND that is @funkypedagogy.bsky.social was generous enough to write our foreword!? Unlocking Oracy! amzn.eu/d/dft0jXh

Here's what @samgibbs.bsky.social, Jo Castelino, & @alexjquigley.bsky.social had to say about Unlocking Oracy. Alex was also kind enough to write a section, as were @hugheshaili.bsky.social, Alex Fairlamb, Tom Sherrington, @lekhasharma.bsky.social, Rachel Higginson... and more! amzn.eu/d/0QGpmPE

Over 2 &a half years ago we started chatting with @bradleybusch.bsky.social - now we're less than 2 weeks from publication! So grateful to @innerdrive.bsky.social, &all our contributors &early reviewers @marymyatt.bsky.social, @trythisteaching.bsky.social The countdown has begun! amzn.eu/d/0QGpmPE

It was a pleasure to work with @nikkisullivan.bsky.social and to be able to make a small contribution to this book. I can’t wait to read the whole thing.

Nikki Sullivan@nikkisullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

In Chapters 3-5, we hear from @mikehobbiss.bsky.social, @lekhasharma.bsky.social, & Sarah Cottinghatt! So grateful to them for sharing their expertise. And huge thank you to @msybibi.bsky.social who was kind enough to write the below. 'Unlocking Oracy' available to pre-order now: amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE

In Chapters 3-5, we hear from @mikehobbiss.bsky.social, @lekhasharma.bsky.social, & Sarah Cottinghatt! So grateful to them for sharing their expertise. And huge thank you to @msybibi.bsky.social who was kind enough to write the below. 'Unlocking Oracy' available to pre-order now: amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE

wp.me/p4VKU0-8Z "By layering up the detail, we have a team with a united purpose, who can have powerful conversations, who are empowered to reflect upon and develop their practice. [...] By layering detail, we transform complexity into clarity."

Layers of detail

This blog has been percolating through my mind for a long time. Today, I finally have the headspace to attempt to write it. I have written previously about the importance of a common language (for …

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We are hugely grateful to @marymyatt.bsky.social for taking the time to read 'Unlocking Oracy'. Here's some of what she had to say... Excited to share more of the kind words from other educationalists over coming months. In the meantime, you can pre-order here: amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE

Some wonderful educators were kind enough to read 'Unlocking Oracy' in advance of publication and share their thoughts. Here's some of what @singhamarbeerg.bsky.social had to say... 'Unlocking Oracy', available for pre-order 🎉 amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE

Nikki Sullivan@nikkisullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

We are so grateful to the wonderful team of contributors who generously helped bring Unlocking Oracy to life! Huge thanks to @alexjquigley.bsky.social, @lambhearttea.bsky.social, Elizabeth Brydon, & @hugheshaili.bsky.social - and that's just the first 2 chapters! Order here 🎉: amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE

We are so grateful to the wonderful team of contributors who generously helped bring Unlocking Oracy to life! Huge thanks to @alexjquigley.bsky.social, @lambhearttea.bsky.social, Elizabeth Brydon, & @hugheshaili.bsky.social - and that's just the first 2 chapters! Order here 🎉: amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE

Nikki Sullivan@nikkisullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share that our book is now available to pre-order 🎉 amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE This has been a real labour of love over the past couple of years for Kelly Heaton, Lucy Lowde, and I. Hugely grateful for the support from team @innerdrive.bsky.social We can't wait for you to read it!

Excited to share that our book is now available to pre-order 🎉 amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE This has been a real labour of love over the past couple of years for Kelly Heaton, Lucy Lowde, and I. Hugely grateful for the support from team @innerdrive.bsky.social We can't wait for you to read it!

Excited to share that our book is now available to pre-order 🎉 amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE This has been a real labour of love over the past couple of years for Kelly Heaton, Lucy Lowde, and I. Hugely grateful for the support from team @innerdrive.bsky.social We can't wait for you to read it!

'Adaptive teaching and the power of anticipation' Adaptive teaching describes the deft expertise of being responsive to the in-the-moment realities of all teaching. They need to anticipate, adapt and assess in nimble cycles. alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...

Adaptive teaching and the power of anticipation

Teaching is brilliantly complex, endlessly challenging, and potentially the most rewarding of the professions. No two lessons are the same. No two classes are the same. This diversity and complexity d...

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Want a podcast episode that will make you completely change the way you view the world & young people? Saeed Atcha MBE DL's episode will do just that. If you listen to anything at all this weekend, make it this. I promise you won't be disappointed. tinyurl.com/epvsdt29

*** NEW POST *** @greeborunner.bsky.social explores why you sometimes just need to get out of teachers' way... wp.me/p7mhqT-OI

Getting Out of the Way

Much of my adult identity was bound up in being a teacher. For over 20 years I had lived my life by bells and terms and assessment deadlines. Most of my friends were teachers (that is still the cas…

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*** NEW POST *** If memory is the residue of thought, how do we support pupils to think about the content of the lesson rather than its container? www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social

4 ways to stop accidentally distracting your students

Students remember what they think about - so, as teachers, we need to present our content in a way that keeps their minds focused on the content alone, says Mark Enser

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First blog in a while, trying to clarify my thinking about 'Layers of detail' in schools. lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/l... Thank you to David Goodwin, @samgibbs.bsky.social, Matt Stone and @jgprofdev.bsky.social for helping develop and challenge my thinking in this area.

Layers of detail

This blog has been percolating through my mind for a long time. Today, I finally have the headspace to attempt to write it. I have written previously about the importance of a common language (for …

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Attendance is back in national headlines and tabloids this week. Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families. thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-... #Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy

Mud, Sweat and Slippers

A personal reflection on hardship, attendance and working families

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‘Where {commonality} is rooted in values, touchstone thinking, and layered upon principles, practices don’t feel constricting.’ A fabulous blog from my brilliant friend @nikkisullivan.bsky.social - typically thoughtful and nuanced.

Nikki Sullivan@nikkisullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

First blog in a while, trying to clarify my thinking about 'Layers of detail' in schools. lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/l... Thank you to David Goodwin, @samgibbs.bsky.social, Matt Stone and @jgprofdev.bsky.social for helping develop and challenge my thinking in this area.

First blog in a while, trying to clarify my thinking about 'Layers of detail' in schools. lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/l... Thank you to David Goodwin, @samgibbs.bsky.social, Matt Stone and @jgprofdev.bsky.social for helping develop and challenge my thinking in this area.

Layers of detail

This blog has been percolating through my mind for a long time. Today, I finally have the headspace to attempt to write it. I have written previously about the importance of a common language (for …

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Great night seeing the amazing James Bay in Leeds with @nikkisullivan.bsky.social ❤️

Stellar Oracy CPD delivered by @nikkisullivan.bsky.social ! Incredible stuff and our staff are buzzing from it! Can’t wait for the @innerdrive.bsky.social book! www.innerdrive.co.uk/our-books/te...

Wonderful weekend with wonderful friends. ❤️ @hugheshaili.bsky.social @samgibbs.bsky.social @nikkisullivan.bsky.social @mrsball.bsky.social @lambhearttea.bsky.social and @funkypedagogy.bsky.social in spirit.

A lovely time celebrating @nikkisullivan.bsky.social ✨ @mrsball.bsky.social @miriamhussain.bsky.social @samgibbs.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social

Celebrating the birthday of my beautiful friend @nikkisullivan.bsky.social 😍