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Ashley Betts

@abetts.bsky.social
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Primary Music Teacher. Passionate about developing creativity in young people. Former Faculty Lead for Creative Arts in Secondary Phase. Have taught Music, Drama, Maths, Arts, Photography, PSHEe & ICT. Am Dram performer, director, MD & audience member!

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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Congrats to @spryke2.bsky.social on the release of his newest book. No doubt this will be another bookshelf staple for English teachers everywhere.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
My second Teach Primary article is out - this one includes some free resources - would love to hear how they work for you 👍
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
"She acted because she believed it was the right thing to do, and that takes courage." I'm taking this thought into work with me next week. A thought provoking piece from Mary Myatt here. Having moved from secondary to primary, I fully agree that so much more can be done with KS3.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Forgot BlueSky existed for a while there. Work has been super busy: I'm now Phase Leader, ADSL and Music Teacher and getting stuck in with lots of SLT development opportunities. Will do my best to post here more regularly.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Happy #europeandayoflanguages all! Three years ago I wrote a song in five different languages for our pupils to learn (one language each year). It was so lovely today, hearing pupils sing in multiple languages so confidently!
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Was super impressed with my Year 2 music class' recall this morning. Lots remembered about our "Rhythm Café" menu before introducing new menu items today!
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Each half term I make a playlist for us to listen to as a school. This half term, our focus is the composer Alan Menken. Feel free to listen along with us! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Alan Menken (Whole School Listening) - YouTube
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This arrived today! Forgot that I had pre-ordered it months ago. It's the perfect wind down from a busy day. If you've ever wondered how cryptic crosswords work, check these guys out. #MinuteCryptic
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Teach Primary @teachprimarymag.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Read the full article on p58 here :) www.theteachco.com/uploads/spec...
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Thanks Stuart! Really pleased to have been asked to do it. Check out @teachprimarymag.bsky.social to give it a read. Advice on teaching creatively in a knowledge -led curriculum.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Such a useful resource. Definitely worth reflecting on your assessment practice as so much time (for pupils, teachers and leaders) can be wasted doing assessment badly.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Every year, I'm asked to teach Christmas songs to our Nursery classes. The trouble is that so many of them are too tricky for 3 yr olds to sing well. This year, I wrote new lyrics to simple tunes. Feel free to use if useful to you (or just sing them yourself!) #eyfs #eyfsmusic #primary #primarymusic
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
In the midst of a difficult week, I just wanted to report that I just soothed my 3wk old baby to sleep by singing 'Humu Humu Nuku Nuku Apuwa'a' from High School Musical 2 ❤️
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Stuart Pryke @spryke2.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
Our next set of ‘Ready to Teach’ books are underway, including our first for A Level! Released across 2025 and 2026 🤩 @teachals.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @miriamhussain.bsky.social @xris32.bsky.social
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
It's my third year in post and I've been noticing the effectiveness of the curriculum I have built. I'm seeing learning being built upon, confidence developing and passion for my subject being fostered. There is more to improve, but the successes are motivating me to lead those improvements.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Was asked to do some "musical science" with Y1, so we opened up the piano, discussed how all sound is vibration, made the link between the words "big" and "low" (and "small" and "high") and confirmed this by comparing boomwhackers and testing them on my head #primary #music #crosscurricular #edusky
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Love those lessons where you can see the progress and the fruits of the children's efforts. I introduced once per term whole-class drum kit lessons across KS2 just under two years ago and yesterday I watched my year 6s perform multiple rhythms with seamless switching. #EduSky #PrimaryMusic #KS2
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Children are a joy. Our baby is due this term and I missed an assembly last week for a hospital appointment. Rumour immediately went round that we'd had the baby and it's a girl (we haven't revealed the gender). The rumour was so strong that I was emailed by a parent with congratulations!
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Wonderful first week back. For a former secondary school teacher of 9 years, I think I did a pretty good job at calming the nerves of several 5 by year olds as they left their parents on the first day back. I found talking about dinosaurs did the trick for many of them!
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David Monis-Weston @informededucation.com · 03/09/2024
@ofstednews.bsky.social has published their Big Listen response: www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Ofsted Big Listen
The Ofsted Big Listen asked for views across our work, from schools and children’s social care to teacher training and early years.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
Thinking of any teachers with a sleepless night ahead of them. I haven't had one of those since starting my new job, but I anticipate one tonight. This term will see me become a Dad. By the end of this term my life will be forever changed! Goodnight all.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
We always come to the sea front on the last day of the holidays. What are your end of holiday rituals?
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
What have I achieved over this summer break? Turned the inherited summerhouse into a bar, did a lot of gardening, made it to Turin and back, directed a show in a week, hosted both sides of the family, painted the nursery... and have fully caught up on the Off Menu podcast.
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Jennifer Webb @funkypedagogy.bsky.social · 26/08/2024
NEW POST: on English Curriculum and the Spherical Cow... funkypedagogy.com/english-curr...
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English Curriculum and 'The Spherical Cow'... | Funky Pedagogy
I do a lot of curriculum work. For quite a while now I’ve been trying to articulate something for myself with little success. This blog post has been invariably a Twitter post, a very long thread, and...
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Brilliant workaround for creating bookmarks on #BlueSky youtube.com/watch?v=cVJC...
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Creating Bookmarks using Custom Feed in Bluesky
YouTube video by Elle Cross
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Saving this as a #techtips bookmark.
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Sam Strickland @strickomaster.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
If there's a real desire to address the workload of leaders then one area would be to put GCSE/ Post 16 results in the same week &/or into term time. Every summer they rip out 2 weeks of the break - perhaps not in school but in terms of headspace.
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Ashley Betts @abetts.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
Had an absolute blast of a week directing Shrek Jr with this talented bunch! Let your freak flag fly! 💚👑🫏🤥🐲
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