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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 2d

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 2d

Having coped with two decades of dodgy behaviour, accountability, micromanagement, pointless meeings, endless admin, COVID, inept exam boards and tricky parents, I suspect it might be AI that finally drives me out of teaching.

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 2d

1. Dear God - XTC
2. Vicar in a Tutu - Smiths
3. No God, Only Religion - Spiritualized
4. Turbo Lover - Judas Priest
5. Temptation - Heaven 17
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 3d

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"Me? Doing bad, kind of blue" (6)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 4d

Didn't see that coming
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"Spain's and France's and Italy's earliest hairy humanoid" (4)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 6d

Minute Cryptic - 6 October, 2025
"Rejected dwarf Bashful left plushy toy unfinished" (5)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 My new book 'Fail Better' is now available for pre-order! 🚨 @Inner_Drive @routledgebooks
It addresses what teachers can do to help students overcome failure, perfectionism, procrastination, impostor syndrome and test anxiety:

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Fail Better: How Teachers can Help Students Overcome Failure, Perfectionism, Procrastination, Impostor Syndrome and Test Anxiety (The Teacher CPD Academy): Amazon.co.uk: Roberts, Mark: 9781041080060: ...

Buy Fail Better: How Teachers can Help Students Overcome Failure, Perfectionism, Procrastination, Impostor Syndrome and Test Anxiety (The Teacher CPD Academy) 1 by Roberts, Mark (ISBN: 9781041080060) ...

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 11d

It turns out teachers are more likely to experience imposter syndrome and it hits retention, wellbeing and promotion choices hard.

So how do we counter it ,as individuals and schools?

See below from @mrenglishteach.bsky.social

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem

Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts

www.tes.com

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

Research shows teachers are particularly prone to impostor syndrome – and this could be affecting retention, staff wellbeing and senior leader recruitment. @mrenglishteach.bsky.social offers tips to combat it at a school and individual level ⬇️

Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem

Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts

www.tes.com

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 7d

Minute Cryptic - 5 October, 2025
"Right, Left! Marches keeping time for strikers?" (7)
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Helen Amass @helen-amass.bsky.social · 11d

If you've found yourself suffering from imposter syndrome as a teacher or school leader, you aren't alone - research shows it's a problem across the sector. But how can we tackle it? @mrenglishteach.bsky.social takes a look. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem

Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts

www.tes.com

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 11d

My latest for Tes on what schools can do to help teachers experiencing impostor syndrome:

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 12d

Evidence suggests that impostor syndrome is hitting staff retention and outcomes in schools. So what can leaders do to tackle it? @mrenglishteach.bsky.social looks to research for answers

Why schools have an impostor syndrome problem

Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts

www.tes.com

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 16d

1. Metal Mickey - Suede
2. Rollin and Scratchin - Daft Punk
3. Where it's at - Beck
4. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
5. Bone Machine - Pixies
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 18d

Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025
"12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · 23d

1. Mow the Lawn - Gorky's
2. Leaves and Sand - Boo Radleys
3. Golden Brown - Stranglers
4. She Comes in the Fall - Inspiral Carpets
5. Whirlwind - Crepuscular Dawn
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Sep 6

Minute Cryptic - 6 September, 2025
"Small salad of lime and, say, cheese" (5)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Sep 5

Having flown over from Belfast, hoping a few people turn up for my ResearchED NC talk on how teachers can help students overcome procrastination and impostor syndrome tomorrow (Session 4 - yes, I know there's lots of brilliant competition).

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Sep 5

1. A Sober Conversation - B.C. Camplight
2. Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver
3. My New House - The Fall
4. Fresh Feeling - Eels
5. Born Slippy - Underworld (Trainspotting soundtrack)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Sep 2

We need a collaboration between Teddy Swims and Barry Can't Swim.

Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Aug 19

Minute Cryptic - 19 August, 2025
"Two couples start to fight? Oh you are noisy!" (4)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Aug 15

Minute Cryptic - 15 August, 2025
"Supply at party is unusually billed?" (8)
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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Aug 12

Caravan?

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Aug 3

"Here are seven lesser-known research papers that can help teachers looking to boost their students’ progress."

@mrenglishteach.bsky.social, director of research & an English teacher at Carrickfergus Grammar School, writes in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

7 studies on how to boost learning you might not have heard of

Teachers are often only exposed to the ‘blockbuster’ studies from education research, writes Mark Roberts, who shares seven lesser-known papers to inform your practice

www.tes.com

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Mark Roberts @mrenglishteach.bsky.social · Aug 8

Minute Cryptic - 8 August, 2025
"Song at night club leaves Lucy transfixed by mirrorball?" (7)
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