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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

We talk often about curriculum, objectives, outcomes, intent…
but there’s another one, hidden between the lines.

The invisible curriculum.
It’s written in trust.
Delivered through silence.
Assessed in confidence, not checklists.

#Mentor #Teaching

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve come to realise that mentoring isn’t about perfect advice or polished forms.

It’s a slow conversation between two people who are both becoming something new.

A teacher learns to teach; a mentor learns to believe again.

#TeacherEducation #Reflection

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

The Invisible Curriculum of Mentoring

It’s rarely the formal feedback that stays with you.
It’s the look. The silence.
The half-smile that says you’ve got this even when you haven’t.

#Mentoring #Teaching #Becoming

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

THREAD 🧵

What if the most important curriculum in teacher education isn’t written down?
Not the one in policy or paperwork, but the one built quietly in trust, reflection, and becoming.

#Mentoring #ProfessionalIdentity

@hugheshaili.bsky.social @rachellofthouse.bsky.social @andysprake.bsky.social

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

@teacherhead.bsky.social @moremorrow.bsky.social @unieducator.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social 🫶🏼

Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

And if we get that right, we don’t just build teachers.

We build stories.

We build futures that remember our voices long after the paperwork fades.

#TeacherEducation #FRAMEModel #ProfessionalIdentity #Trust #Autonomy #Reflection #Becoming

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

Perhaps that’s what real mentoring is.

Not about how well we guide,
but about what parts of ourselves
we leave behind in the people we teach.

#Education #Becoming

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

That’s the part nobody writes into policy.

The part that never fits on an observation form.

Because what we are really shaping in mentoring is the unseen.

The voice that says you belong here.

The courage to try again.

The shift from doing to being.

#Teaching #Mentorship

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve watched a trainee crumble under doubt, only to rebuild with more grace than I ever taught them.

I’ve watched mentors forget the power of their words until they saw the ripples years later. Identity is formed not through instruction, but through kindness disguised as critique.

#Trust #Autonomy

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

Somewhere in those moments, the FRAME model took shape.

Foundation.
Reflection.
Action.
Modelling.
Evaluation.

Not a formula — a story.

A story of teachers finding themselves in the echo of someone else’s belief.

#FRAMEModel #Mentoring

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

When I began my research, I thought I was studying mentoring.

In truth, I was studying becoming.

The quiet metamorphosis from supported to self-sufficient.
From copying to creating.
From their way to my way.

#ProfessionalIdentity #Growth

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

We talk often about curriculum, objectives, outcomes, intent…
but there’s another one, hidden between the lines.

The invisible curriculum.
It’s written in trust.
Delivered through silence.
Assessed in confidence, not checklists.

#Mentor #Teaching

2 1 1

Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve come to realise that mentoring isn’t about perfect advice or polished forms.

It’s a slow conversation between two people who are both becoming something new.

A teacher learns to teach; a mentor learns to believe again.

#TeacherEducation #Reflection

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

The Invisible Curriculum of Mentoring

It’s rarely the formal feedback that stays with you.
It’s the look. The silence.
The half-smile that says you’ve got this even when you haven’t.

#Mentoring #Teaching #Becoming

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · 2d

THREAD 🧵

What if the most important curriculum in teacher education isn’t written down?
Not the one in policy or paperwork, but the one built quietly in trust, reflection, and becoming.

#Mentoring #ProfessionalIdentity

@hugheshaili.bsky.social @rachellofthouse.bsky.social @andysprake.bsky.social

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Adam Hart @adam-hart.bsky.social · 15d

You can listen to the first episode of Bridging Worlds, with me, @tracy-hayes.bsky.social and @nwalkerpe.bsky.social on Audible, Spotify, and other platforms

It's a podcast about youth work, the outdoors, and Minecraft

www.audible.com/podcast/Epis...

Episode 1 - Bridging Worlds

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Building new foundations for youth and community work block by block! Join host Nathan, youth worker Tracy, and developer Adam as they explore youth and com...

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · Jun 22

@teacherhead.bsky.social @olicav.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @rachellofthouse.bsky.social ☺️

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Ready to submit!

I’ve finished my MA dissertation.

128 pages, 36k words —can’t believe it’s done!

Balancing everything has been challenging; my wonderful family (2 young boys), work, the podcast, amongst other things.

Thanks for the support

Proud of completing and proud of what I’ve produced.

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Ready to submit!

I’ve finished my MA dissertation.

128 pages, 36k words —can’t believe it’s done!

Balancing everything has been challenging; my wonderful family (2 young boys), work, the podcast, amongst other things.

Thanks for the support

Proud of completing and proud of what I’ve produced.

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · May 23

It’s always interesting to get an insight on PE from across the pond. Gary is doing some good stuff. Glad you enjoyed it.

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · Jan 12

Well, BlueSky… can you help?!

I’d love to attract more listeners to my podcast about Physical Education.

Can I ask you to share this with your network, and hope they’ll share it to theirs?

Link below ⬇️

open.spotify.com/show/6gELmFY...

#BlueSky #Teachers #EduPE #EduSky #ITE #networking #podcast

Episode 46 - Katie Fitton-Davies - Motivational climates in PE (and more!)

open.spotify.com

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · May 23

Great to connect here, Darren. 🙏🏼

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · May 14

Come and work with me…

Are you interested in moving into higher education and initial teacher training?

Do you have experience of teaching humanities (primarily geography & history)?

Would you like to work in the South West in a fantastic setting?

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY330/l...

Repost & share 🙏🏼

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer- Secondary ITT Humanities at Plymouth Marjon University

Recruiting now: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer- Secondary ITT Humanities on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · May 10

I’d appreciate a share/repost 🙏🏼

Episode 60 of the PE Insights Podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts 🫶🏼🎧

🔗⬇️

open.spotify.com/episode/7lOv...

#PEInsightsPodcast #EduPE

Episode 60 - Tom Manley - Team games in PE, still the favourite?

PE Insights Podcast - PE Scholar · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Nathan Walker @nwalkerpe.bsky.social · May 14

It is… but it’s lovely ☺️

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