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Peter Tse

@mrptse.bsky.social

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Assistant Principal (SENCO) and English Teacher at Ark Soane Academy. TF Ambassador 2016. Blog: mrtseenglish.wordpress.com

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Jul 4

Really proud to share that my wonderful school - Ark Soane - has spotlighted by @inclusioninpractice.org.uk

This is a testament to the incredible job that my incredible colleagues do every single day!

Check out the report below to read more about our approach 👇

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · May 24

Great read! @bennewmark.bsky.social - do you think there's any part of the EHCP system that is worth retaining and building in?

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Apr 8

Watched Shanghai Doll tonight at Kiln Theatre tonight and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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Absolute must watch.

SHANGHAI DOLLS | Kiln Theatre

A proudly local theatre with an international vision and reputation

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 13

Next month I'll be running my first half marathon for @teachfirst.bsky.social

Any donation would be appreciated!

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Peter - Half Marathon for Teach First

Help Peter Tse raise money to support Teach First

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 13

Really lovely to hear about success stories about alternative provisions!

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

So, when we drop into each other's slip stream, when we narrate the links explicitly to our pupils and when we boost each other up by retrieving and building on knowledge that we know our pupils know, this is our accidental approach to cross-curricular!

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

We rely on granular phrases to give our pupils a short-hand for a deeper conceptual idea. These little nuggets of knowledge are designed to be used flexibly.

Christine Counsell put nicely that these serve as a reminder that it is knowledge and not skills which are transferable.

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

We used below example. Mike's KS3 curriculum teaches trade unions and welfare state - meaning can simply reference them.

Mike was then inspired to do a unit on Hannah Mitchell - a working class suffragette from the North of England... did someone say Eva Smith?

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

Tangent - none of this is possible without certain enabling conditions:

1. Disruption-free lessons from a strong behaviour system.
2. Our booklet design follows similar principles - lots of text.
3. Our lessons are quite similar - retrieval DNA, exposition, read, discuss and write.

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

We start off with three health warnings.

In our opinion, the main responsibility of a curriculum leader is to ensure their subject is taught well.

A useful by-product is when children forge connections between two subjects. Especially two households both alike in dignity - English and History.

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

Yesterday, I spent a wonderful afternoon presenting with my even more wonderful colleague @michaeldoron.bsky.social at #REdBrum where we discussed our accidental approach to cross-curricular work at Ark Soane Academy.

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 9

Moving from curriculum to SEND has been a move from research-driven approaches with lots of examples of successful implementation to, quite frankly, the wild west.

@bennewmark.bsky.social has shaped lots of my thinking as a new SENCO. Must-read blog!

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Mar 8

Great session on creating a culture of reading for pleasure from @lilystaff.bsky.social

Especially loving the points about fostering a culture of pupils talking about what they read.

#REdBrum

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Feb 18

Half term reading 📚

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Feb 11

We are entering a critical 5th year. Our first year of GCSEs for our founding cohort. We are hiring across all depts as we look to scale up and expand our work. Check us out!

arksoane.org/jobs/vacancies

Explore our vacancies

We look forward to receiving your application; if you have any questions, please do get in contact with us and we'll be happy to help.

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our staff development is top class. If you want to push yourself to being an amazing teacher, who changes the lives of those who most need it, Soane is for you. The incredible @priteshraichura.bsky.social leads T&L and his excellent work is showcased by @steplab.bsky.social

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our subject teams are deep curricular thinkers. Every day, I get the chance to work with people who LOVE their subjects. Big shout out to @michaeldoron.bsky.social's fabulous history dept for hosting a fantastic conference last weekend.

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Ed Durbin @edurbin.bsky.social · Feb 8

Well #Soane25 did not disappoint!

Huge thanks to @michaeldoron.bsky.social @jacobolivey.bsky.social and the team at Ark Soane for a wonderful day.

Ed Durbin @edurbin.bsky.social · Feb 8

@michaeldoron.bsky.social doing @michaeldoron.bsky.social things

#soane25

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our lessons are disruption free. We also believe that a strong school culture shapes the character of our pupils. We restored @douglemov.bsky.social's faith that 'strong and positive cultures were still out there'

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My England Travelogue, Part 1: Ark Soane Academy - Teach Like a Champion

I’ve just returned a week in England in which I visited schools, talked teaching, led a workshop and learned many useful things. I’ve decided to string together a series of posts in a sort of mini-tra...

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Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Feb 11

3 and a half years ago, a small group of 11 teachers set up
Ark Soane Academy.

We are now recruiting for our FIFTH year as a school.

Where has the time gone?! 🧵

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Jan 30

Really excited to be visiting Dixons Trinity today and to hear more about their approach to SEND!

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Jan 21

Great to welcome you all!

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Dec 17

One of my Y10s enthusiastically shared this joke with me yesterday:

Why did Mrs Birling wear a jacket?

She was 'rather cold'

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mjburnage.bsky.social @mjburnage.bsky.social · Dec 5

#Soane25 is live!

Come and join us on Saturday 8th
February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers.

Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!)

Don’t miss it!

www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...

Peter Tse @mrptse.bsky.social · Dec 2

Really excited to share that I'll be stepping up to Assistant Principal - SENCO from January!

Would love any suggestions of great SENCOs/people working in SEND to follow.

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mjburnage.bsky.social @mjburnage.bsky.social · Nov 24

I wrote this some months ago and have avoided posting it for some time.

Here's why I think we spend too much time worrying about pedagogy:
inthenameofrigour.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/c...

Curricular problems, pedagogical solutions

I’ve got quite a few views on education that could be described as controversial. But there’s one view that seems to raise eyebrows more than others. I don’t think that good teach…

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