Sammy Wright
@sammywright.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, school leader, lives and works in North East: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163/exam-nation-by-wright-sammy/9781847927521 #edusky #Teaching #UKEd http://substack.com/@sammywright
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social i found the Unaccountability Machine fascinating - and wrote about schools, management cybernetics and games.
Sammy Wright@sammywright.bsky.social · 6mo ago
“In education, the fear is always of the cost of change. And the risk we run is of never changing because the cost seems too high. “
Sammy Wright@sammywright.bsky.social · 7mo ago
The latest post in our series "What's in a Word" is out now. @sammywright.bsky.social examines the phrase 'knowledge-rich' which has a proper meaning, but around which a lot of other more vague and unsubstantiated ideas have accrued... www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
Knowledge-rich
edge.co.uk
@twinklresources.bsky.social are launching a new podcast series for leaders and teachers, and episode 1 is here! It was great to pick @sammywright.bsky.social's brain on the shape and texture of English schools. www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1hjk03 @twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
Woo-hoo! Paperback in shops, and on offer at Waterstones!
Out today - please buy/share/review, and above all read. I’m so proud of this book and the impact it’s had - and still a bit surprised at the places it’s taken me too over the last year. www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
Exam Nation
School should equip children for adulthood. In reality, it means one thing: exams. Exam Nation sets out a better way – and, crucially, shows us how we might get there. Educationalist and Head of Scho...
penguin.co.uk
Going on holiday tomorrow. By the time I’m back, this will be out in paperback! Reviewed in every single broadsheet, the mail, new statesman when it was published last year - “brilliant”, “entertaining”, “insightful”, “essential” - please pre-order! www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163...
Exam Nation
School should equip children for adulthood. In reality, it means one thing: exams. Exam Nation sets out a better way – and, crucially, shows us how we might get there. Educationalist and Head of Scho...
penguin.co.uk