Really interesting research study published about school mental health awareness interventions in secondary. Well worth reading https://t.co/EEyTwZBJp4 #secondary #mentalhealth #edutwitter

Why is forgetting such an important part of learning? Robert Bjork explains something that every teacher should know.

Best card.

Exactly this @MsJasmineMN Reading is reported as ‘reading ability’ using RA and actual age and then using Class Charts to share the information that goes directly onto the seating plans.

At the moment everyone is getting Y11 ready for exam season. Here are 10 strategies we are using with students during this period:

For every school I visited, I would always start with an honest reflection of what they feel they do to support reading. Always amazing to see how much IS done and how much more CAN be done with limited impact on workload/resources too 🔑📚

Liking this "grab a past paper" feature of the corridors in @AcleAcademy

Direct or explicit instruction seems to be widely misunderstood. It's often characterised as boring lectures with little interaction and not catering to the needs of all students. Nothing could be further from the truth. A short thread 🧵⬇️

KS3 Drama or English teachers; what are your recommendations for a whole class play? All suggestions welcome!!

‘Keep the kids front and centre of everything you do and you’ll not go wrong��. Best advice I have ever been given.

On pupil premium from Sir John Townsley.

This was the most breathtaking piece of theatre I’ve ever seen. @franticassembly @lemnsissay

Looking forward to both of these this this month! Soul food. #thehomecoming @youngvictheatre @lemnsissay @franticassembly

Brilliant! And a bonus thread of equally bonkers adverts from back in the day.

Loving this.

Breaking: The government has only managed to recruit just half of the number of secondary teacher trainees it forecast was needed this year, @educationgovuk data out this morning reveals https://t.co/TmxyFP0FoZ

This hit me hard today!😢 Birmingham’s finest! Wisdom, excellence and he spoke truth to power! RIP BZ! 🙌🏽 @traceya75 @hydeh_rose

After much support from @HaleDonal & the fabulous work on KS3 assessment @DavidDidau is doing with OAT we’re trialing a new way of assessing KS3 this year. 3 assessments a year, no more GCSE style essays and I’m LOVING the results.

'Staff have multiple opportunities for low-key interactions that could ultimately change the course of a child’s life' 🚃 The 'sliding doors' moments that can transform attendance | @TheDifferenceEd's Shaun Brown https://t.co/2NCfGdFbtH

@up_learn is proving to be an excellent resource for our students. We’re a very small sixth form but already, in only 2 weeks, they have collectively completed an additional 210 hours of study. Feedback from students has been very positive too.