Jonathan Lear
@GuerrillaEd
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Teacher, speaker & author. Independent Thinking Associate. New book on curriculum out now! #TheMonkeyProofBox https://t.co/cujnZwNUjZ
Sheffield
Joined November 2012
New #educators! All the very best for a great start to your career. Remember, 1. Teach with your authentic accent 2. Know what you’re on about 3. Love the class(es) you have 4. Be a face not a shadow 5. Smile before Christmas Please share! #ECT #Botheredness
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For education keynotes and CPD guaranteed to hit the right notes, get in touch for a free, no-obligation chat https://t.co/I13dQhEeVn
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Lovely this… (important too) 👇
I wrote this. We need to be romantic about the teaching endeavour again. https://t.co/yMr3eKYn4X
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🧵These things I know… This weekend sees me celebrate a big milestone birthday and also reflect on almost 28 years of teaching and leadership. After working across 4 decades with our youngest learners in formal education, these things I know.
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Latest blog - teacher modelling and the trouble with tech https://t.co/s3Rz5jJwfb
thinkingflexibly.com
The death of modelling – why analogue teaching is the bridge to deeper pupil understanding. There’s an element of teaching that is dying, withering on the pedagogical vine, and it is one that holds…
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Heard of two schools who are having inspections this week, in primary, during SATs week. I think I just strained an eyeball I did such a giant eye roll. Anyone who has ever had to juggle the staffing & leadership SATs logistics in a primary school knows how utterly mad this is.
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In case you missed it. Being inclusive and maintaining good behaviour is more expensive for the schools doing it but saves our country a great deal more.
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In just 99 days, 28+ brilliant @ITLWorldwide Associates will be sharing BIG ideas at #BWMATFEST25 (@BathWellsTrust)! 🚀 🗓️ 19th June 📍 Bath & West Showground 🎟️ Only £45 if you book by 18th June! https://t.co/oNEa4P9xHS 7 inspiring strands to explore: ✨ Leadership ✨ EYFS
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Opening school a bit later this morning to make sure everyone gets in safely - am on the gate ready to welcome the children. 👍
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The sheer joy of seeing this bad boy being wheeled out in class 😁
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Another belter - I seem to be retweeting pretty much anything that @Emma_Turner75 writes at the moment… 👇
New blog post, "The lost art of planning." https://t.co/zYKiX6oitU
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Everyone talks about the same geniuses like: Einstein, Tesla, or Hawking. But for me, there's one man who stands head and shoulder above all. His work laid the foundation for Isaac Newton's theories. Here's the untold story: 🧵
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Spot on this… 👇
1/8 When Bold Beginnings was released in 2017, the pushback from the sector meant that Ofsted had to release 2 further reports, the technical document and judgement record. Bold Beginnings was the catalyst for our "Firm Foundations" movement. Since then Ofsted have released a
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The Directors Cut! Here's to 30 years of @ITLWorldwide and many more to come! @vicgoddard @HYWEL_ROBERTS @lisajaneashes @musicmind @bravehead @floydwoodrow @EP3577 @Markfinnis @CristaHazell @GuerrillaEd @HughesHaili @MartinIllingwor @AlisonKriel @Roy_Leighton @ITimbrell
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Great day today with HTs and leaders from across the Isle of Man - got to grips with the fundamentals of curriculum - via the story of me and Barnaby bear doing a fortnight in Magaluf. #ifyouknowyouknow @ITLWorldwide
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Secondary school pupils pre frontal cortex (rational part) isn't fully developed until their mid 20s.We often blame them for being poorly emotionally regulated,irrational, impulsive,but there is a very good reason.They process information with the amygdala. The emotional part🧠🌱
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