Mark Enser
@ensermark.bsky.social
Yorkshire based freelance writer, TES columnist, author of books and school support person.
Ex-HMI and national geography lead
Once a teacher
Wanderer of hills, wonderer of everything else.
Posting on Education, Folklore, Dungeons & Dragons and music.
Ex-HMI and national geography lead
Once a teacher
Wanderer of hills, wonderer of everything else.
Posting on Education, Folklore, Dungeons & Dragons and music.
Our next remote session - 6th of February (AM) is going to cover:
✅ Updates related to the Ofsted EIF and the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR);
✅ Disciplinary literacy, especially ‘writing like a geographer’;
✅ Geography vocabulary, particularly the acquisition and use of Tier 3 words.
✅ Updates related to the Ofsted EIF and the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR);
✅ Disciplinary literacy, especially ‘writing like a geographer’;
✅ Geography vocabulary, particularly the acquisition and use of Tier 3 words.
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Our next remote session - 6th of February (AM) is going to cover:
✅ Updates related to the Ofsted EIF and the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR);
✅ Disciplinary literacy, especially ‘writing like a geographer’;
✅ Geography vocabulary, particularly the acquisition and use of Tier 3 words.
✅ Updates related to the Ofsted EIF and the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR);
✅ Disciplinary literacy, especially ‘writing like a geographer’;
✅ Geography vocabulary, particularly the acquisition and use of Tier 3 words.
Reposted by Mark Enser
Today, @ensermark.bsky.social looks at areas of the curriculum it makes sense to focus on as we wait for clarity on reforms following the curriculum and assessment review. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
5 curriculum priorities for 2026
As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that make sense to focus on, says Mark Enser
www.tes.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today, @ensermark.bsky.social looks at areas of the curriculum it makes sense to focus on as we wait for clarity on reforms following the curriculum and assessment review. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Reposted by Mark Enser
I’ve written more about this here: Making the most of school support
👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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Making the most of school support
Why school support is often anything but
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I’ve written more about this here: Making the most of school support
👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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I’ve written more about this here: Making the most of school support
👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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Making the most of school support
Why school support is often anything but
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I’ve written more about this here: Making the most of school support
👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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👉 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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When external support is aligned to curriculum priorities and held to account for outcomes, it can genuinely build capacity rather than create dependency.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
When external support is aligned to curriculum priorities and held to account for outcomes, it can genuinely build capacity rather than create dependency.
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Effective support builds from intent to action to impact.
Quality assurance should shape bespoke CPD, with follow-up over time so advice is acted on, not just heard.
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Quality assurance should shape bespoke CPD, with follow-up over time so advice is acted on, not just heard.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Effective support builds from intent to action to impact.
Quality assurance should shape bespoke CPD, with follow-up over time so advice is acted on, not just heard.
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Quality assurance should shape bespoke CPD, with follow-up over time so advice is acted on, not just heard.
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The issue is rarely expertise.
More often, support stops at feedback, with too little clarity about next steps, success criteria or how change will be sustained.
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More often, support stops at feedback, with too little clarity about next steps, success criteria or how change will be sustained.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The issue is rarely expertise.
More often, support stops at feedback, with too little clarity about next steps, success criteria or how change will be sustained.
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More often, support stops at feedback, with too little clarity about next steps, success criteria or how change will be sustained.
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5. Why have Ofsted's inspection plans caused controversy (again)?
In my second of two podcasts on Ofsted's reforms, @ensermark.bsky.social and Helena Marsh explained what was going wrong and what could be done about it.
🎧 bit.ly/4axhK0J
In my second of two podcasts on Ofsted's reforms, @ensermark.bsky.social and Helena Marsh explained what was going wrong and what could be done about it.
🎧 bit.ly/4axhK0J
Why have Ofsted's inspection plans caused controversy (again)? - Inside Your Ed
When Ofsted, the school and college inspectorate in England, launched a consultation earlier this year on their new framework for conducting inspections, the response from teachers and leaders was pre...
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
5. Why have Ofsted's inspection plans caused controversy (again)?
In my second of two podcasts on Ofsted's reforms, @ensermark.bsky.social and Helena Marsh explained what was going wrong and what could be done about it.
🎧 bit.ly/4axhK0J
In my second of two podcasts on Ofsted's reforms, @ensermark.bsky.social and Helena Marsh explained what was going wrong and what could be done about it.
🎧 bit.ly/4axhK0J
I buy them from Sainsbury's and follow the instructions on the packet 🤫
December 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I buy them from Sainsbury's and follow the instructions on the packet 🤫
It was a lot easier than I had assumed it would be.
December 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It was a lot easier than I had assumed it would be.