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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 5d

Every year our pupils deliver #PoetryPost to the local community and every year they're absolutely thrilled with the positive response it receives. There's more information about how it works on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social site. ourfp.org/eop/poetry-p...

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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 5d

New episode!

With the effervescent @heymrshallahan.bsky.social to talk all things data!

Is behaviour better in primary or secondary?
Is behaviour getting better?
Should we ban skirts?
Are teachers "content" in their jobs?

All this and more tune in and share!

open.spotify.com/episode/44PH...

Is behaviour better in primaries or secondaries? With Grainne Hallahan

open.spotify.com

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 7d

Foxes jam creams?! I need to try these they sound amazing!

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 10d

Always!!

Now you can probably guess the answer 😝

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 10d

That mean a form/class miss out because a child in the class struggles to attend are also not great. How does it feel to be that kid who wants to come but can’t - and the whole class resents you.

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 10d

If you genuinely don’t know who did it, then it makes sense. But deliberately punishing the whole class for the actions of an individual/group isn’t what I’d recommend. However, I see it suggested a lot in primary FB groups - especially for younger children.

But I also think attendance rewards…

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 11d

Ohh big difference for primary vs secondary here!

Are there any primary teachers on here who aren’t keen on whole class punishments?

@teachertapp.bsky.social

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 11d

Tagging people I know who also love their TAs: @missiebee.bsky.social @misssdoherty.bsky.social @mrlockyer.bsky.social @mrsspalding.bsky.social @mrssteaches.bsky.social

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 11d

There is still time to answer this question!

I’ve just started reading through the replies and it’s making me 🥹

And if you’re not on @teachertapp.bsky.social but want to join and answer - sign up here: onelink.to/teachertapp

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 11d

Somebody reminded me of rich tea FINGERS this weekend 😍😍 my mission is to find some - haven’t had one for years!

Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 12d

I like them! But I wouldn’t bring them as a guest. Especially if I wanted to impress them 😝

But here is a question - why haven’t they done chocolate rich teas??

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 13d

It’s like one of those logic problems!

I went for:
Chocolate digestives
Custard creams
Foxes golden crunch

I must admit, I picked up the foxes thinking they were ginger crunches - but I’d spent so long dithering that I had to just go with it 😬

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 13d

Trouble, or delightful second benefit??

Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 13d

I considered rich tea! But (rightly or wrongly) worried they would look a bit like I was scrimping, or that they were a bit severe?! I think I associate them with church 😳 so went for those biscuit crunch ones instead.

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 13d

One out of three!

Custard creams are my favourite. And feel small so eating three counts as one.

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 13d

They’re so good too!!

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 13d

“The masses” 😝

Literally my thought process 😬 you and I obviously know dark chocolate is superior - however, we need to keep the majority happy.

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 14d

One right, one half right!

The teacher who I was meeting also guessed bourbons 😝

The great think about bourbons is their resilience to dunking 😍

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 14d

I’m off to visit a primary school and have picked three packets of biscuits that I felt would most ingratiate me with the teachers there.

What three did I choose?

(Extra information it was a standard co op - no fancy biscuit options but all your usual suspects)

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 20d

When Dixons Academies Trust launched its 9-day fortnight for teachers, there was a fair bit of cynicism about whether it would actually be possible.

12 months on, @ellencph.bsky.social talks to the trust to find out what has happened since - and the impact it has had

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Dixons’ nine-day fortnight: how’s it working a year on?

Since launching its ground-breaking nine-day fortnight a year ago, Dixons Academies Trust says it has seen a drop in staff turnover and sickness absence. Ellen Peirson-Hagger asks about the challenges...

www.tes.com

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 20d

The expectation is already there to respond to parent contact quickly - look at these results - 48hr turnaround 😳

Communication between home and school is so hard. What suits one parent won’t suit another. I’m v interested to see what goes into the gov recommendations.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28d

If Mandelson is forced to resign or fired would he be the first person to have to leave three different jobs in British politics for three different scandals?

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Teacher Tapp @teachertapp.bsky.social · 29d

🔊 SOUND ON!

With the new Ofsted changes announced, co-founder Laura McInerney & Head of Community Grainne Hallahan share insights from our teacher panel.

Hear their thoughts here:
🔗 bbc.in/3VbPqIi
🔗 bbc.in/4nqEjr6

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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · Sep 8

You are winning!!

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Stephen Morgan MP @stephenmorganmp.bsky.social · Sep 7

Some news 👇🏻

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