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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Aug 25

Gifts from our garden. 🌺 🥚 🫐 🍯
Love this time of year. Getting the winter stores ready before the term. Back to school garden preparations have begun.

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 25

End of an era. Teacher; lead of computing, history, arts, personal development, English, curriculum& assessment; lead teacher;assistant head;deputy head, Trust Deputy Head. 15 years; 4 classrooms; 1 office; 4+ schools: one constant - St M. Onto the next exciting chapter: Primary Curriculum lead. 🖤💛

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 18

Incredible working week full of curriculummy things that make my heart happy. Yellow weather warning is right on time for further exciting curriculum mapping projects accompanied by my zoo including the latest two foster kitties. Genuinely can't wait. ❤️ #curriculumjoy #animalsandeducation

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 11

What a gorgeous Englishy week - writing framework released and some further training with @suchmo83.bsky.social and the English Hub.

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Dan Willingham @dtwuva.bsky.social · Jul 8

The problems posed by LLMs for education are immediate and obvious, and the promised benefits remain untested and uncertain. But I see one way that LLMs may inadvertently improve student thinking.
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How ChatGPT Might Inadvertently Improve Student Thinking

In the past few weeks some articles in high-profile publications have alerted people outside of education to a problem teachers have thought about nearly continuously since late 2022: students use lar...

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 8

'A slimmer, deeper curriculum'

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 8

What does the primary sector need from the curriculum and assessment review? ‘We need depth, inquiry and the space to wonder,’ writes @collegeofteaching.bsky.social CEO @alisonpeacock.bsky.social

What the curriculum review should do for primary schools

Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, reflects on a recent talk from Sir Kevan Collins about how to solve the systemic challenges in the primary sector

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 8

Interesting insight. Every pupil deserves better.

Michael Tidd @michaelt1979.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's interesting that 75% passing Reading tests is a sign of a great success in phonics and reading teaching, but 72% passing Writing is a sign that we need a "first step towards transforming" writing teaching

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 8

Anyone who knows me knows that today will have brought me great joy: data AND the long-awaited writing framework.

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jul 1

Really thought-provoking day at the whole education conference.

@wholeeducation.bsky.social

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jun 30

Looking forward to tomorrow

Whole Education @wholeeducation.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're delighted to be welcoming over 500 leaders to the University of Warwick for our #SummerConference #BetterForEveryone.

The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.

#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator

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Whole Education @wholeeducation.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're delighted to be welcoming over 500 leaders to the University of Warwick for our #SummerConference #BetterForEveryone.

The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.

#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · Jun 14

Love the dichotomy that is my life.
Last weekend I was volunteering at RCS with the alpacas; this weekend - St Austell Children's Literature Festival.

Yesterday I had three authors in my van; today I have Supertato; and tomorrow there will be a goat. 😂

📚 🐐 🦙 🥔 ❤️ 🏫

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 30

@alexjquigley.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social @jonhutchinson.bsky.social

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 30

Balance and cross-disciplinary work obviously hugely important but on a practical level we need to plan an achievable curriculum that 'fits' and allows for depth of learning so I'm interested to hear others views.

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 30

Curriculum experts! We are reshaping our Trust's primary curriculum. Keen to make it balanced, research-informed and thoughtful. Lots of reading and thinking taking place ahead of the review. A really reductionist question but what weighting of time do you think each subject should receive and why?

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MRMICT @mrmict.bsky.social · Apr 18

It’s an oldie but might still be a goodie!

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As it’s the final leg to #SATs time I’m resharing my #grammar one pagers.

I used them as part of teaching, homework & revision.

The children liked the simplicity!

#education #Year6

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 17

Fantastic morning of CPD with colleagues across Cornwall, including my husband 😂. Lots of thought-provoking discussions and insights.

inspiringsw.bsky.social @inspiringsw.bsky.social · May 17

A wonderful start to our AI in Education conference in Cornwall #InspiringSW

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inspiringsw.bsky.social @inspiringsw.bsky.social · May 17

A wonderful start to our AI in Education conference in Cornwall #InspiringSW

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 12

Anything to do with the "value" of using cold tasks *shudders*. Let's make the children show us how much they don't know before we teach it. It's nothing or next to nothing. Surprise. A wasted lesson.

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 12

I have some of the best 'over my laptop' views going. Good excuse to pause and look up.

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 12

Also
Texts that open doors to the wider world and make pupils answer the big philosophical and ethical questions without even realizing they are doing it.
Finally, anything that provides them a chance to explore a part of them they didn't know existed- through text or curriculum or skill set.

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 12

Children, just like us, need to feel there's a purpose in what they do that extends beyond them and if you can harness that through the curriculum you're onto a winner. Real world applications are huge.

ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 12

Opportunities for learning through experience and enrichment are huge too whether that's trips, visitors, getting outdoors or outcomes that feel real and purposeful. Opportunities that bring learning to life and are purposeful and feel BIG beyond the classroom.

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ariliffe.bsky.social @ariliffe.bsky.social · May 12

Largely through relationships. Through being real and authentic in every interaction with the children. Getting to know them and letting them know you. By sharing the joy you find in learning new things and making every day an adventure.