A Thread on Handwriting… Over the past 2 years, I have paid more attention to the way handwriting is taught than at any other point in my career. Handwriting seemed a fairly simple thing that pupils would just pick up with a few lessons on letter formation. I was wrong! Here are some things I think about now that I didn’t always consider before…

☝️ Dylan Wiliam said Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. Here is a one-page summary of some key points & practical strategies to consider. 👊 Feel free to grab a HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

When people say behaviour management is about ‘building relationships’, there’s some truth to that, but it’s *how* to build relationships that trainees need to know. Without that, it’s useless advice. Not wrong, just useless.

Great resource here for all staff.

***🚨GIVEAWAY🚨*** To celebrate the upcoming release of my new book 📖 I’m giving away a copy. Just retweet and like this post to enter! 😊 #PowerfulQuestioning

Our aim is to help & support schools to develop a Knowledge-rich curriculum & build a remarkable school culture. We also run the expert-packed year-long Exemplary Leadership Programme @ExemplaryLP. Applications for the 2023-24 cohort open soon.....

My new blog on my 5 #toptips on how to build a #culture of #collaboration & #innovation richardgerver.com/post/colla…

Cone of shame!

Teachers often think they have higher standards than they do. Teachers with low standards undermine their colleagues. I understand why they might lower standards. It’s to survive in environment where kids in control. But lowering standards never the answer.

Was going to write a to-do list in prep for my SENDCO time tomorrow but decided to do a reverse - a “what I’ve already done list”. Amazing for my well-being to see how far I’ve come in 6 weeks 💪🏼♥️ we need to focus on what we have done rather than what’s still to do sometimes!

So proud of my daughter. She got through a tough selection day to be offered a conditional offer at her first choice university. Her first step to becoming a children’s social worker 🥰

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Loving my Sunday evenings with Vera!

New Blog Post and Thread: Building trust and rapport with students outside the classroom Here are some thoughts about a positive, thriving culture between students and staff in schools 🧵 pocketwisdom.blog/2023/01/28… #edublogshare

Happy heavenly 99th birthday, Grandma. Today is hard, still so very raw but I’m thinking of you heaps and will definitely raise a toast to you later. Cheers 🥂💕

It's that time of year again... I have *two* copies of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading to give away. Simply *retweet this tweet* for your chance to win a copy. Good luck!

*Leadership* ‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept’ This is so important for all levels of leadership in schools. Model this to colleagues when walking the school When leaders accept standards against the school expectations it weakens the culture

The idea that ' we shouldn't ask students questions because it will provoke anxiety' assumes that students cannot cope with being asked things, which makes it more likely they never learn to cope with it.

Task completion is a poor proxy for learning; this is something I wished I'd known in my early years of teaching. Here is a one-pager I have created for @PepsMccrea, summarising his notion of Backwards Planning.

Yesterday, I said my final goodbyes to my 98 year old Grandma. She was loved by so many. It’s hit me today that I no longer have any grandparents left 😢 I know how blessed I am to have had someone for 46 years. Gone, but will never be forgotten xx