Michael Chiles 🌍
@m_chiles
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Headteacher @LHS_HighSchool • Principal Examiner • Author @JohnCattEd @CrownHousePub @routledgebooks • FCCT • NPQSL • NPQH
North West, England
Joined August 2014
***TEACHING AND LEARNING*** Thread 🧵 To improve the use of teaching and learning techniques in the classroom we need to define them “this is how we do it here” and make it common practice across the school. When implementing T&L techniques their success relies on this
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"Act professionally." Have you ever said that in a faculty meeting? Did you define professionalism for them? The 5 Principles of Educator Professionalism 📖 spells it out. Conduct can be a POSITIVE conversation that BUILDS CULTURE. Go to @ConnectEDDBooks to get your copy
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SEND does not mean misbehaviour, and misbehaviour does not mean SEND. Students with SEND can and should experience consequences for their actions, as long as reasonable adjustments and accommodations have been made. Having an SEND label does not provide a carte blanche immunity
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Retrieval practice is a powerful tool but it's rapidly becoming a lethal mutation. Here are five principles to think about when trying to apply it more effectively.
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My 13th #awesomewhy is @m_chiles. Michael is such an inspiring HT who is transforming the lives of so many children. His strategic approach and the culture he is creating is amazing. If I had a child, I would want them in his school. He has also given so many ppl opportunities
My 12th #awesomewhy is @MrGoodwin23 who is a brilliant writer and thinker. The quality of David’s T&L work is beyond anything I’ve seen and a lucky trust are reaping the benefits of having him as a serving leader with them. David is also very kind and supportive ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️
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Schools get lots of things wrong. Muddying waters re: parental responsibility & school responsibility one such area. 32.5 hrs pw. 39 weeks Pa. Approx 1265hrs Pa. The other 7.5k hours kids are their parents’ responsibility.
Kids in local shops/on buses on their way to & from school. This isn’t uncommon. Schools try to preempt/prevent this. They shouldn’t have to. It’s the role of parents to teach their children how to behave properly in public.
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Kids in local shops/on buses on their way to & from school. This isn’t uncommon. Schools try to preempt/prevent this. They shouldn’t have to. It’s the role of parents to teach their children how to behave properly in public.
'They just walk onto the bus, do what they want, when they want and how they want' On #BBCBreakfast passengers, transport staff and bus drivers in the West Midlands spoke to Dan Johnson about what they say is a growing national trend of antisocial behaviour on public transport.
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Our fabulous AHT @AnnieStutchbury has written her first blog, exploring how we are getting 'Teachers Talking Teaching'..... https://t.co/Wpo0zC9gx6
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At any one time in a school, there are countless exceptional teaching strategies at play. From the far corner of the drama studio, where the teacher quietens their voice to gain the full & undi…
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Does anyone else do this? You get to the supermarket and realise you forgot the bag for life… again. Cue the dilemma: • Do I buy yet another one? • Do I attempt the “juggle everything to the car” challenge? At this point we own about 6,000 bags for life 🤣
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***TEACHER HACKS*** The first book in the Teacher Hacks series is out on Friday! 😊 @SineadMoxham and @SisaSilvia4 have written a brilliant book full of practical insights into teaching languages 💡 @HLearningPD
https://t.co/Q78FKPLOT4
#teacherhacks #languages
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@theeducakers I shared Michael’s tweet with our attendance team and we’re developing something – watch this space 😊
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I'm really interested in developing something similar for primary. For us though, it's not the kids we need to value attendance, it's the parents. Not sure how to incentivise them in the same way. We already meet, offer free breakfast club places if this is an issue. Would love
***1% BETTER*** Improving attendance is a key focus for all schools right now. For students in the 90–95% attendance range, we’ve launched our “1% Better” strategy. Each identified student receives a card and is paired with a key adult in the school. Students get their card
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💯 this - every time!
Does anyone else do this? You get to the supermarket and realise you forgot the bag for life… again. Cue the dilemma: • Do I buy yet another one? • Do I attempt the “juggle everything to the car” challenge? At this point we own about 6,000 bags for life 🤣
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Does anyone else do this? You get to the supermarket and realise you forgot the bag for life… again. Cue the dilemma: • Do I buy yet another one? • Do I attempt the “juggle everything to the car” challenge? At this point we own about 6,000 bags for life 🤣
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***1% BETTER*** Improving attendance is a key focus for all schools right now. For students in the 90–95% attendance range, we’ve launched our “1% Better” strategy. Each identified student receives a card and is paired with a key adult in the school. Students get their card
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Great to see this series launched! Congrats, @SineadMoxham, @SisaSilvia4 and @m_chiles. English is out in March 2026! @HughesHaili @HLearningPD
***TEACHER HACKS*** The first book in the Teacher Hacks series is out on Friday! 😊 @SineadMoxham and @SisaSilvia4 have written a brilliant book full of practical insights into teaching languages 💡 @HLearningPD
https://t.co/Q78FKPLOT4
#teacherhacks #languages
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***TEACHER HACKS*** The first book in the Teacher Hacks series is out on Friday! 😊 @SineadMoxham and @SisaSilvia4 have written a brilliant book full of practical insights into teaching languages 💡 @HLearningPD
https://t.co/Q78FKPLOT4
#teacherhacks #languages
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***COGNITIVE INVESTMENT*** What do we mean by cognitive investment? High cognitive investment in lessons means students are Thinking hard ✅ Making connections between prior and new learning ✅ Applying knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar contexts ✅ This illustration in
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