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English teacher, author of 'Explicit English Teaching' , secondary school senior leader. On Bluesky too: it's better...come take a look!

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RT @DavidDidau: Alfie Kohn’s takedown of Cognitive Load Theory has 37 footnotes. I read them all so you don’t have to. Link in reply https:….
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RT @ThinkReadHQ: "Children who are now joining Year 7, at the age of 11, lost large chunks of learning during Covid and some have never cau….
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Watch the latest from ITV News - Children who are now joining Year 7, at the age of 11, lost large chunks of learning during Covid and some have never caught up
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RT @jamesdyke21: 1. Focus on modelling how to craft arguments. 2. Model weaving opinion and argument using voice through a piece of writing….
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RT @DavidDidau: Why do we need schools? Part 1 of a 4 part series.Link to follow.
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RT @liamsk57: Looks like this pupil yr 10 hates salads. Thanks to @Tom_Needham_ for the strategies.
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Tom Needham
5 months
Really interesting post about dealing with the complexities and stresses of working in schools.
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Stuck in the muddle? On learning to thrive in a complex environment…. New post sparked by last month’s Classroom Chronicles with Martin Griffein (@alevelmindset).
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RT @C_Hendrick: Students learn faster when they see what something is and what it isn’t. One of the most important aspect of curriculum pla….
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RT @ianwhite21: THREAD: Here's why I think 'synergy' is the most important concept in school improvement right now. (And yes, it's slightly….
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RT @MrThorntonTeach: We dived into the Tiered Vocab model in another briefing. @Tom_Needham_ has written some great blogs on Tiered vocab….
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Tom Needham
7 months
I'm currently in the midst of writing it!.
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RT @ByDonkeys: How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump.(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
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RT @laneynewman: @Tom_Needham_ Thank you so much for your visit to @HanleyCastle yesterday. The English Dept really appreciated all your pr….
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RT @esmeteaches: In English at @RiverAcReading, our Year 7s have been learning how to analyse language using the first of @Tom_Needham_ ‘s….
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RT @Tom_Needham_: Come and work at my school: it's great!.✅Excellent behaviour and polite students .✅ Supportive, v….
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Orchard Park High School, United Kingdom
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Come and work at my school: it's great!.✅Excellent behaviour and polite students .✅ Supportive, visible SLT.✅ Explicit Instruction.✅ No ridiculous marking .✅ Instructional Coaching and excellent CPD.
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RT @liamsk57: Well proud of this work. Big thanks to @Tom_Needham_ for the resources and thinking that has helped me guide pupils to these….
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Tom Needham
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Come and work at my school.✅ Excellent Behaviour: lessons are disruption free, corridors are calm, students are polite. ✅ No ridiculous marking: whole class feedback.✅ Supportive, visible SLT.✅ Centrally planned, fully resources curriculum.
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RT @SageEducation: Catch Tom Needham @Tom_Needham_ author of Explicit English Teaching’ at @researchED1 national conference on Saturday 7th….
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Here's what people have kindly said:."Highly Recommended" David Didau."Tom has a rare gift of connecting theory to concrete practice. a masterclass" Stuart Kime, Director of Education for Evidence Based Education."I love hearing Tom Speak" Daisy Christodolou, NoMoreMarking.
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