Gayle Fletcher
@gaylefletcher.bsky.social
Headteacher, loves learning, values education.
Plants 🪴 cats 🐈 books 📚
Music 🎶 Holidays 🧳 samba 🥁art 🖼️ forest school 🌳Peace ❤️
Plants 🪴 cats 🐈 books 📚
Music 🎶 Holidays 🧳 samba 🥁art 🖼️ forest school 🌳Peace ❤️
@missmc.bsky.social do you have information on primary non-contact time from different countries? And have you ever posed the question about more pay rises v more non-contact time??
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@missmc.bsky.social do you have information on primary non-contact time from different countries? And have you ever posed the question about more pay rises v more non-contact time??
Yearly reminder, it’s Sunday! Turn your alarm off!
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Yearly reminder, it’s Sunday! Turn your alarm off!
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ICYMI: The government has released final new guidance on the use reasonable force in schools, but has not committed to creating national training standards despite 'strong calls' for it
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DfE ’notes’ calls for reasonable force training standards
The DfE has issued new guidance on the use reasonable force in schools, but has not committed to creating national training standards despite 'strong calls'
schoolsweek.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ICYMI: The government has released final new guidance on the use reasonable force in schools, but has not committed to creating national training standards despite 'strong calls' for it
schoolsweek.co.uk/reasonable-f...
schoolsweek.co.uk/reasonable-f...
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Coming soon... A *fascinating* conversation with Jon Hutchinson and Lisa O'Loughlin about the CAR - what changed, what didn’t – and why...
December 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Coming soon... A *fascinating* conversation with Jon Hutchinson and Lisa O'Loughlin about the CAR - what changed, what didn’t – and why...
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I don’t think as much attention has been paid to implementing the curriculum as it has to the pedagogy to teach it.
It’s a bit like going into a restaurant where all the effort has gone in to making it look amazing...
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It’s a bit like going into a restaurant where all the effort has gone in to making it look amazing...
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
What criteria for implementing the curriculum?
Well hello there, and welcome to update #148!
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December 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I don’t think as much attention has been paid to implementing the curriculum as it has to the pedagogy to teach it.
It’s a bit like going into a restaurant where all the effort has gone in to making it look amazing...
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
It’s a bit like going into a restaurant where all the effort has gone in to making it look amazing...
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
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‘This isn’t my real writing’: The fate of children’s agency in narrow writing schemes
writing4pleasure.com/2024/08/07/t...
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‘This isn’t my real writing’: The fate of children’s agency in narrow writing schemes
Original article: LINK By Anne Haas Dyson In her research paper, Anne Hass Dyson discusses a young boy named Ta’Von, who loves writing about blues guitarists. He spent a long time working on …
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December 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
‘This isn’t my real writing’: The fate of children’s agency in narrow writing schemes
writing4pleasure.com/2024/08/07/t...
writing4pleasure.com/2024/08/07/t...
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To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/xMOf2VP #teaching #teachers #schools
Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - Headteacher Update
The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/xMOf2VP #teaching #teachers #schools
Who’d of thought…play and relationships have a great impact on children!
More independent play yields happier, more socially competent children, according to an ever-expanding body of research.
#play #relationships
More independent play yields happier, more socially competent children, according to an ever-expanding body of research.
#play #relationships
A good read of some of the most interesting educational research (mainly US based) from 2025 from @edutopia.org:
‘The 10 most significant education studies of 2025’
www.edutopia.org/visual-essay...
‘The 10 most significant education studies of 2025’
www.edutopia.org/visual-essay...
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025
We’re back with our roundup of the most insightful studies of the year, from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom.
www.edutopia.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Who’d of thought…play and relationships have a great impact on children!
More independent play yields happier, more socially competent children, according to an ever-expanding body of research.
#play #relationships
More independent play yields happier, more socially competent children, according to an ever-expanding body of research.
#play #relationships
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💻 Webinar: Beyond Inclusion: Embedding Belonging in Everyday Classroom Practice
Join Stuart Kime and guest speaker Dr Jamaal Matthews sharing insights from Jamaal's work on Belonging-Centered Instruction.
🗓️ 28th January
🕔 16:00 GMT
Register here: buff.ly/hcctvev
#EduSky #UKEd
Join Stuart Kime and guest speaker Dr Jamaal Matthews sharing insights from Jamaal's work on Belonging-Centered Instruction.
🗓️ 28th January
🕔 16:00 GMT
Register here: buff.ly/hcctvev
#EduSky #UKEd
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
💻 Webinar: Beyond Inclusion: Embedding Belonging in Everyday Classroom Practice
Join Stuart Kime and guest speaker Dr Jamaal Matthews sharing insights from Jamaal's work on Belonging-Centered Instruction.
🗓️ 28th January
🕔 16:00 GMT
Register here: buff.ly/hcctvev
#EduSky #UKEd
Join Stuart Kime and guest speaker Dr Jamaal Matthews sharing insights from Jamaal's work on Belonging-Centered Instruction.
🗓️ 28th January
🕔 16:00 GMT
Register here: buff.ly/hcctvev
#EduSky #UKEd
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The Governors’ Gateway has launched!
We’re delight to share a new learning platform built for the realities of school governance.
It’s the brainchild of @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and we know it will be so helpful for governors.
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We’re delight to share a new learning platform built for the realities of school governance.
It’s the brainchild of @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and we know it will be so helpful for governors.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The Governors’ Gateway has launched!
We’re delight to share a new learning platform built for the realities of school governance.
It’s the brainchild of @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and we know it will be so helpful for governors.
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We’re delight to share a new learning platform built for the realities of school governance.
It’s the brainchild of @catherinepriggs.bsky.social and we know it will be so helpful for governors.
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Reading aloud is a high-leverage practice that has the capacity to support complex thinking and to provide access to disciplinary knowledge.
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Reading aloud as intellectual inclusion
Well hello there, and welcome to update #167!
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Reading aloud is a high-leverage practice that has the capacity to support complex thinking and to provide access to disciplinary knowledge.
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
@teachertoolkit.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social @alexjquigley.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social
@jpembroke.bsky.social
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
@jpembroke.bsky.social
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
@teachertoolkit.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social @alexjquigley.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social
@jpembroke.bsky.social
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
@jpembroke.bsky.social
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
All snuggled up - spent the night writing Christmas cards for our team with her at my feet. Puuurfect. #schoolteam
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
All snuggled up - spent the night writing Christmas cards for our team with her at my feet. Puuurfect. #schoolteam
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Writing about the importance of "honesty, integrity and humility. These three traits, when aligned to a compelling and worthy purpose, will allow you to lead calmly" @calmleadership.bsky.social : www.crownhouse.co.uk/calm-leaders... @crownhousepub.bsky.social
Calm Leadership
Staying grounded, staying in control and staying the course
www.crownhouse.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Writing about the importance of "honesty, integrity and humility. These three traits, when aligned to a compelling and worthy purpose, will allow you to lead calmly" @calmleadership.bsky.social : www.crownhouse.co.uk/calm-leaders... @crownhousepub.bsky.social
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So I'm absolutely delighted to have teamed up with Hywel to create a new professional learning programme called 'Implementing Botheredness'.
It combines Hywel’s work around the pedagogy of botheredness with the practical tools of implementation and improvement science.
It combines Hywel’s work around the pedagogy of botheredness with the practical tools of implementation and improvement science.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
So I'm absolutely delighted to have teamed up with Hywel to create a new professional learning programme called 'Implementing Botheredness'.
It combines Hywel’s work around the pedagogy of botheredness with the practical tools of implementation and improvement science.
It combines Hywel’s work around the pedagogy of botheredness with the practical tools of implementation and improvement science.
@teachertoolkit.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social @alexjquigley.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
@teachertoolkit.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social @alexjquigley.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
Looking to do a road trip to visit some schools - not too far from southwest but definitely out of county. Focusing on early writing and writing in general.
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This thread is a response to a "knowledge-rich" curriculum. This immediately runs into the difficulty of what the term means - I've never seen anybody advocate for "knowledge-poor".
This question is discussed here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
This question is discussed here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
June 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This thread is a response to a "knowledge-rich" curriculum. This immediately runs into the difficulty of what the term means - I've never seen anybody advocate for "knowledge-poor".
This question is discussed here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
This question is discussed here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
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Here’s our weekend round-up of book reviews for you. Thank you @hfj0108.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social
@gethinwallace.bsky.social
@librarylady.bsky.social
Ann Cowling, Theresa Gooda and Rebecca Kennedy for your reviews this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
@gethinwallace.bsky.social
@librarylady.bsky.social
Ann Cowling, Theresa Gooda and Rebecca Kennedy for your reviews this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
June 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here’s our weekend round-up of book reviews for you. Thank you @hfj0108.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social
@gethinwallace.bsky.social
@librarylady.bsky.social
Ann Cowling, Theresa Gooda and Rebecca Kennedy for your reviews this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
@gethinwallace.bsky.social
@librarylady.bsky.social
Ann Cowling, Theresa Gooda and Rebecca Kennedy for your reviews this week:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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‘Rosenshine on knowledge structures’
“Rosenshine emphasises the size of these structures, the strength of the connections between pieces of knowledge, along with the richness of the relationships...”
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
“Rosenshine emphasises the size of these structures, the strength of the connections between pieces of knowledge, along with the richness of the relationships...”
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
Rosenshine on Knowledge Structures
Barak Rosenshine is most famous for his principles of instruction, but what did he have to say about building knowledge?
In his writing on ‘Advances in research on instruction’, he put forward the i...
alexquigley.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
‘Rosenshine on knowledge structures’
“Rosenshine emphasises the size of these structures, the strength of the connections between pieces of knowledge, along with the richness of the relationships...”
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
“Rosenshine emphasises the size of these structures, the strength of the connections between pieces of knowledge, along with the richness of the relationships...”
alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
@marymyatt.bsky.social Hi can you DM me. Thanks
May 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@marymyatt.bsky.social Hi can you DM me. Thanks
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Poems about historical events(Part one) by top children's poets. Could be useful in the classroom - Great Fire of London, Mary Queen of Scots, Egyptians etc. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/04/hist... @julieannapinto.bsky.social
@attielime.bsky.social
@attielime.bsky.social
Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel
HISTORICAL POEMS - Part One (All poems are featured here with the kind permission of the poets who created them. Thanks everyone.) Gre...
brian-moses.blogspot.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Poems about historical events(Part one) by top children's poets. Could be useful in the classroom - Great Fire of London, Mary Queen of Scots, Egyptians etc. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/04/hist... @julieannapinto.bsky.social
@attielime.bsky.social
@attielime.bsky.social
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The Essence of Motivation
The third edition of Ian Gilbert's classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom published by Routledge is starting production now.
Here's a taster...
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/th...
The third edition of Ian Gilbert's classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom published by Routledge is starting production now.
Here's a taster...
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/th...
The Essence of Motivation | Independent Thinking
How do you help students develop intrinsic motivation for learning? Here are seven keys from Ian Gilbert's classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom
www.independentthinking.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The Essence of Motivation
The third edition of Ian Gilbert's classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom published by Routledge is starting production now.
Here's a taster...
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/th...
The third edition of Ian Gilbert's classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom published by Routledge is starting production now.
Here's a taster...
www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/th...
@marymyatt.bsky.social long time no see! Hope you are well. I’m looking to to visit a few schools who are doing amazing things with mental health/pshe/brain matters - can you help?? X will travel!
May 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
@marymyatt.bsky.social long time no see! Hope you are well. I’m looking to to visit a few schools who are doing amazing things with mental health/pshe/brain matters - can you help?? X will travel!
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Already amusing myself with the "guess which of the descriptors is meant to be better" game for the new Ofsted toolkits.
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Already amusing myself with the "guess which of the descriptors is meant to be better" game for the new Ofsted toolkits.