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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #4 Win: 📖 The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball and Alex Fairlamb 📚 Steplab whitepapers 🎁 Steplab insulated water bottle, notepad and pen To enter: 1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Like this post 3️⃣ Repost Enter by 9:00am Friday 14 August. Winner announced the same day. Good luck!
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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #3 Win: 📖 The Classroom Management Handbook 📚 Steplab whitepapers ☕ Steplab mug 🖊️ Notepad & pen To enter: 1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Like this post 3️⃣ Repost Enter by 9:00am (GMT) Friday 7 August. Winner announced the same day. Good luck!
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
1. Babysitter or Bramblepicker? In the League of Gentlemen the Royston Vasey job retraining scheme was a joke because there were no good jobs in the area, hence the job seekers being offered a choice of Babysitter or Bramblepicker. This is a clever point about..
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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #1 Win: 📖 Responsive Coaching by Josh Goodrich 📚 Steplab whitepapers ☕ A Steplab mug 🖊️ A notepad and pen To enter: 1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Like this post 3️⃣ Repost Enter by 9am on Friday 24 July 2026. Winner announced the same day. Good luck!
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Ashley Booth @mrboothy6.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Hi - we are looking for a permanent, experienced teacher, year group negotiable, to be a senior leader, with release time, and have responsibility of leading the foundation side of the curriculum. We are in Ellesmere Port in the North West. Please RT! www.jobsgopublic.com/jobs?utm_sou...
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Wolverham Primary and Nursery School Jobs | Jobs Go Public
1 Wolverham Primary and Nursery School Job - Job search on Jobs Go Public.
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Tom Pattison @tpattison.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The whole label of SEND is problematic. Lumping together a myriad of separate complex needs into a catch all term is a recipe for genericism
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
‘I’ve been swept up by the autism spectrum idea, and it’s only in the past 10 years that I have felt things have gone too far. Very slowly, I have come to say, “No, this is not right”’: Autism expert professor Uta Frith talks to @helen-amass.bsky.social
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Uta Frith: ‘Autism is not a spectrum’
The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Are you looking to harness feedback and pupil understanding in the classroom to adapt your teaching? The new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) ‘Check.Adapt’ tool offers a simple scaffold for reflection. Find it here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 28/02/2026
My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down and it’s difficult to see. He had a thriving writing business until AI came along but now he’s struggling to find work. Please repost this far and wide in the hope that he can find some writing work. www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer | Speech Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!
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Cass & Anna - The Educakers @theeducakers.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
How do you use the first 20 minutes of the day? In our school, Early Work is purposeful: catch-up, retrieval, review, pre-teaching & checking in with children. Have a read of our latest blog below open.substack.com/pub/theeduca... All shares and retweets gratefully received.
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Early Work: Making the Morning Count
A Slice of Everyday Primary Leadership
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Kate Jones @katejonesteach.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡 To enter repost this post! 🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 at 6 pm UK time. Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!
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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Small Numbers, Big Ideas is turning 1! 🎂1⃣🎉🥳🍾 To celebrate, we've got another free copy to give away! Give this a like and repost, then we'll pick a winner at random on Sunday 30th November. www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number... #primarymaths #EYFS #earlyyears #keystage1 #maths
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
New. Has additional become the point? bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/h...
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Catherine Hudson @cathudson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
They've arrived. Thank you @jonhutchinson.bsky.social for running the giveaway. I'm looking forward to reading them both.
Books about leading English and Science in a primary school.
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Amjad Ali @trythisteaching.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
The School Checklist Series is ready to download now! 14 practical posters + 3 bonus checklists for teachers & leaders. Quick prompts, clear focus, free to use! trythisteaching.com/toolkit/scho... Please share and Repost!
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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
New from me. The Dangers of Diagnosis. bennewmark.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/t...
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The dangers of diagnosis
Two years ago, at a conference I described the process my wife and I went through to get our daughter her EHCP. I used a phrase familiar to those of us with children who find life harder and need m…
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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
📣📚Back to school book giveaway!📚📣 To win a copy of these two fantastic new books for primary subject leads, simply repost & like. Winner announced Friday 5th at 5pm. Uk only. How to Lead it: English by @missis-scs.bsky.social and @triciamoss.bsky.social & Science by @kirstysimkin.bsky.social
Two books on a wooden shelf
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Mary Myatt @marymyatt.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
On a cardboard curriculum New post open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
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On a cardboard curriculum
Well hello there, and welcome to update #152!
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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #5 Win "The Classroom Management Handbook" by Ollie Lovell + the Steplab bundle (mug, notepad, pen)! Ollie, Steplab Australia Director, shares 10 principles & 18 routines for calm, focused classrooms. 1️⃣ Follow 2️⃣ Like 3️⃣ Share 🏆 Winner Tues!
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Catherine Hudson @cathudson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Look what arrived in the post @teacherhead.bsky.social @walkthrus.bsky.social @hlearningpd.bsky.social I can't wait to read it. Thank you for running the competition.
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Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Please share. Lovely seaside retirement house. All the benefits of a retirement complex (laundry room, extra visitor bedrooms to rent) in a separate house away from the main block. 5 mins walk from Cromers’s seafront. It was my mum’s & is full of happy memories. www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/det...
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Ashdown Court, Cromer NR27, 2 bed semi-detached house for sale, £180,000 - Zoopla
2 bed semi-detached house for sale in Ashdown Court, Cromer NR27, selling for £180,000 from William H Brown - Cromer. See property details on Zoopla or browse all our range of properties in Ashdown Co...
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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #3 – Bonus Round! We’ve got more authors on our team, than weeks of summer—so here’s a midweek treat! 📕 Win The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball—released today! Plus a Steplab bundle: mug, notepad & pen ☕ 📒 🖋️ ✅ Follow ❤️ Like 🔁 Share 🏆 Winner announced Wed!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/07/2025
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert Ozzy Osbourne, whose gleeful “Prince of Darkness” image made him one of the most iconic rock frontmen of all time, has died aged 76. A statement from the Osbourne family reads: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.” No cause of death was given, though Osbourne had experienced various forms of ill health in recent years. Continue reading...
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 28/06/2025
Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk
A selection of prints, a cushion, a phone case and a notebook featuring bold retro designs and a photo of Gail.
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Mr T does Primary History @mr-s-tiffany.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Really grateful for RPs etc @mralmonded.bsky.social, @misssdoherty.bsky.social, @emmaturner75.bsky.social, @emmacate.bsky.social, @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social, @suchmo83.bsky.social
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Investigation: SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But is the role even sustainable now? Schools Week speaks to several current and former staff to find out buff.ly/8mwyBl4
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‘Burnt out': The staff on the SEND crisis frontline
SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But they're burning out
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David Didau @didau.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
NEW - Why phonics is still our best bet open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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The Dyslexia "miracle school" is no model for the masses
Why phonics - though no panacea - is still the best bet for disadvantaged children
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Tom Oakley @mrtomoakley.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
On #TDAPE this week with @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social talking about some of the leadership lessons I've learnt so far. Hopefully, this interesting to anyone in leadership or aspiring to lead. tinyurl.com/8fvmpuv8 Please share @headteacherchat.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social
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Three Lessons Learned from Three Years in Deputy Headship
Thinking Deeply about Primary Education · Episode
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Richard Dare FCCT MA CTeach @richarddare.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Come and work with me in our fantastic department! Collaborative planning Everybody coached Great behaviour www.trinitylewisham.org.uk/Vacancies Maths Teacher ECT/MPS Inner London (£38,766 - £50,288) Fulltime and Permanent Required September 2025
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Matilde Warden @matildewarden.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We haven’t had any applications for this post as yet. We have extended the deadline by a week. Please share with any Geography teacher who you know might be looking for a change.
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
💸 'The current system's promise is an illusion, and the gargantuan efforts that go into sustaining this illusion are causing havoc' @matthewhood.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/ditching-ehc...
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How ditching EHCPs could mean SEND is better funded
The approach and the incentives that flow from it are ruinous. Here's what we should do instead
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
'Changing the narrative on testing' by Katy Burgess. "Testing yourself on information is more effective than trying to cram it... That is, you need to focus on trying to get information out of your head rather than focusing on getting information in." www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Changing the narrative on testing | BPS
Katy Burgess on why retrieval is key to learning.
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Tom Sherrington @teacherhead.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
We're celebrating 5 years of @walkthrus.bsky.social with a giveaway. 50 books! 50 people selected randomly from people who fill in this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Closes May 2nd. Got to be in it to win it... Reposts appreciated. With thanks to Alex at @johncattedu.bsky.social
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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The Easter holidays are here, so I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Just **repost** this post to have a chance to win. The winner will be selected 19th April.
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MRMICT @mrmict.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Two exciting #teaching vacancies @Benton_Park_PS from Sept 2025! 1️⃣ Class Teacher (1yr temp, ECTs welcome) 2️⃣ Class Teacher + Science Lead (perm + TLR) Visits: 10 & 11 April Deadline: 28 April More info: www.bentonparkprimary.co.uk/Vacancies/
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
There's is so much guff written about exclusion. A lot of people are desperate to prove schools at fault when they nearly all use permanent exclusion as a very last resort.
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Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
This was brought to my attention on ‘the other place’ by @susangodsland.bsky.social Have a peek at her following links over there. Here are my thoughts . . . www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/news/curricu...
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Curriculum and Assessment Review – Interim report 18 March 2025 - British Dyslexia Association
In July 2024, the Government commissioned Professor Becky Francis CBE to chair a panel of experts to conduct a Curriculum and Assessment Review. We…
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SouthGlosHead @southgloshead.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ge...
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The truth about what gentle parenting does to children
Before her daughter was born, Eilidh Dorgan decided to try the ‘gentle parenting’ technique. Cut to three years later, she was being threatened with a pair of nail scissors
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Nikki McGee @re-mcgee.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
📢 RE teacher wanted 📍 King Edward VII Academy, King’s Lynn 🗓️ Sept 2025 | 3 days/week | Maternity cover ✅ Teach GCSE/A Level ✅ RE-specific CPD ✅ Disciplinary curriculum & centralised resources ✅ Trust-wide RE community DM me to chat. Please share #TeamRE www.inspirationtrust.org/1603/vacancy...
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Vacancy Details - Inspiration Trust
The Inspiration Trust is an educational trust whose academies span Norfolk and north Suffolk.
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John Dickens @johndickenssw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I’ve been digging into the quality of EHCPs, plans that parents are dragged through court sometimes to obtain, and that are bankrupting councils What’s actually in them? Are they good quality? Personalised? Include interventions backed by evidence? Are they fully funded? The answer often is no
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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
🚨Incredibly excited to announce this job 🚨 Are you interested in driving the future of professional development? Helping teachers everywhere get better faster? We changed the game on retrieval practice, we're going to do it on CPD. APPLY HERE Please share if you can 🙏🙏
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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win. I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
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Stuart Lock @stulock.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The exceptional Jane Herron is stepping down from her role as Bedford Free School Principal at the end of this academic year. She will be a very hard act to follow. We are looking for someone to do so. mynewterm.com/jobs/138228/... Conversations & visits very welcome. Please repost.
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Principal - Bedford Free School, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Closing date: 10:00am, Thu 20th Feb, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.
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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
If you want to learn about the lesson structures at the heart of my new book, Primary Reading Simplified, there is a free one-hour webinar tomorrow afternoon (repeated Wednesday morning). Sign up here if you are interested. ⬇️
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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This is probably the most important book that any primary teacher or leader will read. I know that’s a big statement & I don’t make it lightly. There is nothing more important than getting every child reading fluently. This book provides a clear framework to make that happen.
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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday. Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it. >>
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway
The Ultimate Guide to Self-Regulation in the Classroom, book by Sue Cowley
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SouthGlosHead @southgloshead.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
NEW BLOG: We need to talk about inclusion. @headteacherchat.bsky.social @moderncassie.bsky.social @teachertapp.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social @tomrees.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/w... Pls shr
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We need to talk about SEND.
Miss Smith, my Year 3 teacher, gazed out of the window and sighed, drumming her fingers on the carton of cigarettes which sat openly on her desk. In 1982 teachers did not take kindly to unexpected …
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Ashley Booth @mrboothy6.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful! mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/w...
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Whole Class Reading 2025
Hello – it’s been a few years since I wrote about the teaching of whole class reading, and I figured I would do it again, as it’s generally the thing I am asked about the most – plus in…
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golemmcgolemface.bsky.social @golemmcgolemface.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
I'd argue that the most inclusive school would have no sen register, if it was acting utterly inline with the CoP. Obs, that would take a lot of funding.
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