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@educatinghuman1.bsky.social
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Edu-Geekery | Senior Leader and Maths Teacher |Writing and Blogging | Interested in the power of Collaboration in Education | North East UK #edusky open.substack.com/pub/educatinghuma…

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Sometimes the best way to improve attendance, behaviour or outcomes in #schools isn’t direct intervention, it’s the oblique approach. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – on why indirect strategies can have the biggest impact: buff.ly/pFql7hw #teaching #education #learning #edusky
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Why oblique approaches to school improvement work - SecEd
How indirect strategies like school sport can boost conduct, attendance and long‑term school improvement
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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#Schools are facing relentless change. How can leaders manage it effectively? This practical guide from John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – explores Kotter’s 8-step model in practice – from building urgency to embedding lasting change: buff.ly/Bz5gey5 #education #teaching
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Really enjoyed writing this one 👇🏻
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
#Teacher vacancies are down but look behind the data & it's a different tale: reduced curricula, non‑specialists & continuing shortages. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – sets out 5 actionable steps secondary #schools can take to strengthen recruitment: buff.ly/gqIhRpa #teaching #edusky
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Boost teacher recruitment in your school: Five strategies - SecEd
Practical strategies schools can use today to strengthen teacher recruitment despite national shortages
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#Teacher vacancies are down but look behind the data & it's a different tale: reduced curricula, non‑specialists & continuing shortages. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – sets out 5 actionable steps secondary #schools can take to strengthen recruitment: buff.ly/gqIhRpa #teaching #edusky
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Boost teacher recruitment in your school: Five strategies - SecEd
Practical strategies schools can use today to strengthen teacher recruitment despite national shortages
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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools: buff.ly/qQUP6Ge #education
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A deep dive into teacher appraisal: Is your school's system working? - Headteacher Update
What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#Teacher vacancies are down but look behind the data & it's a different tale: reduced curricula, non‑specialists & continuing shortages. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – sets out 5 actionable steps secondary #schools can take to strengthen recruitment: buff.ly/gqIhRpa #teaching #edusky
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Boost teacher recruitment in your school: Five strategies - SecEd
Practical strategies schools can use today to strengthen teacher recruitment despite national shortages
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#Teacher vacancies are down but look behind the data & it's a different tale: reduced curricula, non‑specialists & continuing shortages. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – sets out 5 actionable steps secondary #schools can take to strengthen recruitment: buff.ly/gqIhRpa #teaching #edusky
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Boost teacher recruitment in your school: Five strategies - SecEd
Practical strategies schools can use today to strengthen teacher recruitment despite national shortages
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools
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A deep dive into teacher appraisal: Is your school's system working? - SecEd
What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business
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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools buff.ly/qQUP6Ge #education
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A deep dive into appraisal: Is your school's system working? - Headteacher Update
What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools –
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A deep dive into teacher appraisal: Is your school's system working? - SecEd
What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools: buff.ly/YWT9tO5
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A deep dive into teacher appraisal: Is your school's system working? - SecEd
What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business
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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools: buff.ly/qQUP6Ge #education #edusky
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A deep dive into appraisal: Is your school's system working? - Headteacher Update
What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The case for keeping people like me in a job! #edusky #edchat #AI #teaching open.substack.com/pub/educatin...
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The case for mathematics in the AI age
(...and the tech bros agree)
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky
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Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd
An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky
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Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd
An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky
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Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd
An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky
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Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd
An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Making the move from middle to senior #leadership in the secondary school can be a daunting & challenging prospect. Tiffnie Harris from @ascl-uk.bsky.social looks at five ways to navigate these challenges successfully: buff.ly/4ifl0yt #teaching #schools #edusky
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Moving on up: Making the jump from middle to senior leadership - SecEd
How can teachers and middle leaders find success when making the step up to senior leadership in a secondary school?
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A new piece from me in Sec-Ed On harnessing the power of partnerships between schools #edusky #education
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Well that was a ride! Blog incoming...
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Parental attitudes to and trust in #schools took a hit during Covid. How can school leaders rebuild relationships? Focusing on five common methods of parental engagement, @educatinghuman1.bsky.social offers some ideas for school leaders: buff.ly/3CfazLU #teaching #education
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Building parental trust: Rethinking five common strategies - SecEd
Five ways schools can rebuild relationships and trust with parents following the Covid pandemic
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
A five-step process for leading change in #schools: Implementing a new approach is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – sets out a five-step process that will give you the best chance of success: buff.ly/4gSUSJi #teaching #edusky
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A five-step process for leading change in schools - SecEd
Leading change is a common leadership challenge in schools. This article describes a five-step process
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Really enjoyed pulling this together:
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Parental attitudes to and trust in #schools took a hit during Covid. How can school leaders rebuild relationships? Focusing on five common methods of parental engagement, @educatinghuman1.bsky.social offers some ideas for school leaders buff.ly/3CfazLU #teaching #education #edusky
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Building parental trust: Rethinking five common strategies - SecEd
Five ways schools can rebuild relationships and trust with parents following the Covid pandemic
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Here is my latest article for Sec-Ed 👇
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Parental attitudes to and trust in #schools took a hit during Covid. How can school leaders rebuild relationships? Focusing on five common methods of parental engagement, @educatinghuman1.bsky.social offers some ideas for school leaders: buff.ly/3CfazLU #teaching #education #edusky
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Building parental trust: Rethinking five common strategies - SecEd
Five ways schools can rebuild relationships and trust with parents following the Covid pandemic
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
A five-step process for leading change in #schools: Implementing a new approach is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – sets out a five-step process that will give you the best chance of success buff.ly/4gSUSJi #teaching #edusky
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A five-step process for leading change in schools - SecEd
Leading change is a common leadership challenge in schools. This article describes a five-step process
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Delighted to have an article published in @seced.bsky.social this week! 5 Steps for Leading Change in Schools
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
open.substack.com/pub/educatin... Will AI deliver a Maths Tutor to every child?... Maybe not quite, but we're edging closer #edusky #mathchat #edtech #AI
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Will AI deliver a Maths tutor to every child?
Last year saw the release of a landmark video on the OpenAI YouTube feed.
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy 45*45 The year in which I turn 45
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
"Some food for thought over the left-over turkey this New Year season - what would your students say about you, & who would write the book?" @educatinghuman1.bsky.social: educatinghuman1.substack.com/p/reflection...
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Reflections at (not) the end of year
T S Eliot on education, and a message from the archives...
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Starting the New Year's Resolutions early: 1. Blog more regularly (Inspired by @jillberry102.bsky.social as ever) open.substack.com/pub/educatin...
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Reflections at (not) the end of year
T S Eliot on education, and a message from the archives...
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
It's grim up North ;-)
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Not sure who needs to hear this, but I recently gave up on twitter... and now find I'm reading more longer-form substacks and using my brain. open.substack.com/pub/educatin... A goal for 2025 is to get back into blogging more regularly. Can I do 50 in a year? (Follow below to keep track ;-) )
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Educating Humans | John Smith | Substack
Thinking in Ink about Education. Click to read Educating Humans, by John Smith, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet, by Ford Madox Brown, 1850s
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 21 ‘Visits’ Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1951)
A family arrive at the door of a suburban house in the evening in the snow. The house is brightly lit and the welcome is warm.
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
How useful is this, from @christinaastin.bsky.social ?
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Ok, X deleted, and all about @bsky.app now...
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SSAT @ssatuk.co.uk · 22/08/2024
DfE have issued a statement that regional gaps in attainment remain significant. London and the North East continue to be the highest and lowest performing regions respectively, with the difference in grades 7 or above between up to 10.7ppt , compared to 9.3ppt in 2019. #UkEd #EduSky
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
So many gems in this book by Ian Warwick and Alex Crossman 💡 #edusky
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Cerys Turner @cerysturner.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
GCSE results are in: ➡️The % of pupils achieving pass grades in English and maths has fallen ➡️ Gap between top grades in private and state schools has increased ➡️ London achieved the highest 7/A grades (28.5%), whereas North East achieved the lowest (17.8%) www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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GCSE results 2024: English and maths pass rate down
This morning’s GCSE results also show a widening of the gap between top grades being achieved in state and private schools
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
This
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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
With the summer holiday comes a little more time to do the things you love... failing that, here's 4 hours of me and Craig Barton talking edu-nonsense. Ideal for a long journey or listening to episodically whilst jogging, ironing, gardening, golfing... open.spotify.com/episode/2PM3...
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#181 Mark McCourt: Tips for teachers, Mastery, Reflections and Retirement
Episode · Mr Barton Maths Podcast · Where to begin? Mark McCourt has done it all. From maths teacher, head of maths, head teacher, Ofsted inspector, CEO, founder, and the creator of MathsConf. I first...
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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
New! A post that summarises some of the developments, trends and resources for maths teachers from the past year. Kind of like a mega-gems-catch-up post to make sure everyone is up-to-date. 💎 www.resourceaholic.com/2024/08/late... #ukmathschat
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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 08/08/2024
Reminder, if you're inviting new people from Twitter here, you can share this starter guide with them 🙂 mackuba.eu/2024/02/21/b...
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A complete guide to Bluesky 🦋
I've decided to write down some of the tips & tricks that I often give to friends when I send them an invite code, or the advice and answers that I sometimes give to people that I find in some feed as...
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John Smith 🦋 @educatinghuman1.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
The power of story-telling in school leadership www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best... A bit of BlueSky thinking from a month back Posting for #edusky followers
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The power of story-telling in school leadership - SecEd
How can school leaders bring their values to life for all stakeholders. John Smith discusses telling the story of our schools through our day-to-day work
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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 19/08/2024
For any new teachers: Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching carlhendrick.com/2017/05/06/f...
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Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching
1. Motivation doesn't always lead to achievement, but achievement often leads to motivation. While there is a strong correlation between self perception and achievement and we tend to think of it in t...
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School Data Updates @jpembroke.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
We should all just stop and marvel at (and celebrate) the speed with which we’ve created a new Ed. community here. It’s nice to find a new home.
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