Jessica Highfield
@MsHighfield
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Senior Director of English across a MAT. Previously Assistant Principal (PD/ T&L). Passionate about teacher wellbeing. Book obsessive. Adventurer. Animal lover.
Beeston, England
Joined September 2016
Always love the culture at @Blue_Wollaton 70+ students in on their holidays engaging in a poetry lecture with the wonderful @MissNGunn -it was a pleasure to be part of!
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#ConnectEDLive Teachmeet is like a little tapas treat for teachers. So many wonderful ideas. Checking for understanding- 'a climbing instructor wouldn't check one harness and assume the rest were fine' great analogy from @MrGoodwin23
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Fantastic sessions on leading operational efficiency today and collaborating with other leaders across the country. #ourNCEjourney
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What an incredible day with @Archway_ALT at our annual Festival of Learning. Blown away by our amazing speakers from across the Trust delivering specialised and targeted CPL to our English subject community. So grateful to all of our incredible speakers 🥰 #ALTEnglishFest
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Best way to finish an 8 week half term when the nights are getting darker? Get up early on the first day off, head to the peaks and run a half marathon 😅 now maybe time for sleep...
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I always remind myself to live by this. We too often keep the nice thoughts in our heads that would make someone's day if we took the time to say them out loud ☀️
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Big thanks to @s_donarski and @greeborunner for hosting. So great to collaborate with others in an amazing role, but one that can sometimes feel lonely! We're only 7 weeks in and it's been a great year for collaboration so far. Excited for what the rest of the year brings 🙌
❗️TOMORROW: @greeborunner and I are going to talk about the skills, challenges, and positives of working English across a variety of schools. The best thing in education is collaborating with others. I cannot wait for this forum, and also thanks to @Claire_Hill_ & @SaysMiss
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Love this! When I was in and out of classrooms at @Blue_Wollaton this week we saw this in English, Geog and History. Students were so confident using as they realised it's not just an 'English strategy'.
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Yes to this! Can't believe I paid for years before realising I could get a free teacher account 🤣 as anyone who teaches our English curriculum will know I love a bit of @canva !
If you haven’t already, make sure you get yourself signed up as a teacher to @canva for FREE as it is one of the best tech tools available for teachers
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Super excited for this 🙌 massive thanks to the team at @EnglishAston for putting it on 🙂
Teaching GCSE English? This FREE event on 'Macbeth' with @EnglishAston's @meganmansworth and @DrSarahOlive looks excellent. Details below @Team_English1 @LitdriveUK
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A rare opportunity to work at one of our amazing schools has arisen! BTA is such a unique and exciting school that offers the opportunity to change student lives in the heart of Nottingham city.
Hello! My lovely school is hiring. Outstanding student personal development, brilliant CPD provision, and an english department full of excellent teachers. https://t.co/n3pU93qgd3
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Shared book looks have to be my favourite form of picture building. Great to be at @longeatonschool investigating the curriculum journey students are having. The shared discussion afterwards is the BEST when we all go 'I love how you adapted 'x'... now I'm going to try 'y'!
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Joined my @Blue_Wollaton family today to run the Robin Hood Half Marathon for PASIC, supporting children with cancer in the East Midlands. We teach kids about charity and ambition- we've got to live it out 😅. Donate here:
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Help BWA Staff raise money to support PASIC - Cancer support for children and young people
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These sheets are my non-negotiable in the first lesson! I've lost count of the number of times this sheet has given me key insights into pupils and helped me support other teachers with key students. Massive help for building valuable relationships with students.
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Good luck to all of our @Archway_ALT pupils in our Sixth Forms collecting their results this morning. Lots of wonderful examples of success in lots of forms and many exciting journeys and destinations ahead.
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Not sure what I did in a previous life to deserve a school with the kindness of @Blue_Wollaton . Of thousands of schools I count my lucky stars that I got to walk into this one. 5 years of utter joy with the best people. Luckily I get to stay in @Archway_ALT so I won't be far!
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If you've read the fabulous Teach Like A Champion 3.0 @Doug_Lemov's 63 wonderful strategies to choose from to enhance your teaching, here's a summary! Thanks @AndrewWatsonTTB -in the folder there's one with a blank 'Do This' column for you to fill in. https://t.co/dxKZGvLeYl
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Week-by-week tasks for students to complete over the summer holidays https://t.co/yPjpYk2iMj 👻 🔍 👑
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And of course @Emma_Turner75 praise must be shared for the most amazing outfit. Glad to know I'm not the only lover of a bright pink suit 👏
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