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Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

My core job is teaching English but my TLR impacts every area of our school. I'm proud of the work in those areas and been lucky to lead a fabulous team. EAL improvement: Sept: 8% of school as Band A, new to English May: (inc 3 pupils that arrived in MARCH): 0.66% Band À And literacy! See image.

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Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Fabulous day of A level results for Trinity's English department. 100% A*-C 60% A*-A Coursework: accepted by the exam board and 80% achieved A*-A. Now on to the next lot of year 12s to shape them from the beginning 😎

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

As a Labour voter working in education, I’ve wanted to write about the Schools Bill for a while. I’m worried about what it includes. But I’m even more worried about where it’s come from, and what it says about those making decisions in education. mrvallanceteach.wordpress.com/2025/05/17/w...

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Where have Labour gone wrong with the Schools Bill?

The Government’s Schools Bill is about the enter its committee stage in the Lords. According to the Education Secretary Bridgette Phillipson, the Bill will be a “seminal moment for child protection…

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Where have Labour gone wrong with the Schools Bill?

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Often it feels as if being knolwedge-rich means focusing on the memory parts of Chapter 5 and not the rest - open access here. 2/2 nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2478...

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How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures

Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Posed this question on X but didn’t get much response. Am keen to hear why some might not yet be convinced by KR curricula. Please comment/share!

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Posed this question on X but didn’t get much response. Am keen to hear why some might not yet be convinced by KR curricula. Please comment/share!

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

If you’re an ambitious Science, History, or Languages teacher and want to take the next step in your career by becoming a ML in one of the most exciting school improvement journeys around, then get in touch.

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

🚨 Exciting Opportunities 🚨 We're recruiting to our ML team at Trinity Brixton. If you're an aspiring/current HoD in History, Languages, or Science then get in touch. Last year Trinity was the 5th most improved school in London. Come and be part of something special.

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Alexis Conran @alexisconran.com · 10/03/2025

Shocked I tell you ... Shocked! No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils.... www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils

Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Amazing opportunity to come and work at Trinity. We're looking for a Head of MFL to join our cohort of middle leaders. Last year we were the 18th most improved school in the country. Come and be part of something genuinely exciting and transformative - futureacademies.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/De....

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Vacancy Detail -SCH-FuA-0073 - SAMpeople Recruit

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The work Jasmine is doing around EAL is already proving to be transformative. Come and be part of something exciting at Trinity.

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The work Jasmine is doing around EAL is already proving to be transformative. Come and be part of something exciting at Trinity.

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Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

What an opportunity. Our school has 55% of children who have EAL, majority Spanish and Portuguese. An amazing opportunity to supercharge a culture which already has so many strengths.

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Hannah Pinkham @hannahpinkham.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Give this a look #mflbluesky 👇🏻

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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Vacancy Detail -SCH-FuA-0073 - SAMpeople Recruit

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Mike Hill @michaeldoron.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

If you have a ticket for our #Soane25 History teacher conference, then you'll very soon get the full programme and workshop options – exciting!! Meanwhile, here is a sneak peak (with more to be revealed). 👇👁️ There are just a handful of tickets left. Link below!

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Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

-0.82 to -0.17 Trinity Brixton was the 18th most improved school in the country in terms of P8 last year. So excited to be a part of this team. Special things happening. 🙏🏽

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Claire Holliss @claireholliss.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This was absolutely great last year, and the line-up for 2025 looks amazing!

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Hoorah! Can't wait for #Soane25! 'Building worlds' is a terrific theme for the second year of this beautiful conference and the history geeks of Ark Soane are perfect hosts. History teachers everywhere, come for a day of total sanity and joy. Not one spot of dodgy 'sourcework' in sight.

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Hugh Richards @hughrichards.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This is going to be so exciting. If you like the idea that the pastis an imagined world to your students, come and think/discuss to how other people do it! Last year was bloody brilliant, absolute source of joy.

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mjburnage.bsky.social @mjburnage.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

#Soane25 is live! Come and join us on Saturday 8th February for a day with a *phenomenal* line up of speakers. Tickets are ONLY £25 (including lunch!) Don’t miss it! www.eventbrite.com/e/ark-soane-...

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I think a ‘house style’ of T&L is desirable (MwB routines, precise instruction, paired talk etc.), as is a common means of talking and thinking about teaching. But each subject must also be allowed to speak through its own language. The subject curriculum should guide subject pedagogy.

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Isaac @isaacmoore7.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Agreed. We have a house style of 6 core strategies but each subject has a subject teacher guide that has been agreed by teachers of each subject. This is how teaching is done in the subject.

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Sam Jones @sam-jones.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

@alfdubs.bsky.social I’m a history teacher at a state school in West London. When we teach our year 10s about Britain’s migration story in the spring term, we teach them about you as one of our case studies! I wonder whether you might be interested in talking to our students in person or virtually?

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

School staff as interlocking teams driven by a common vision, but with distinct and individual modes of operation, and distinct and individual goals and targets. Each team is developed in its own right but all teams sit under a collective, school-wide identity and culture.

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Not perfect, but posted these on X as I find the writing so interesting. See how the story surfaces in student work, how we get a sense of change, of ordinary lives affected by extraordinary events. Rich, narrative-driven texts helping to engage Y8 in their writing.

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Hugh Richards @hughrichards.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Here is my #historyteacher #edusky starter pack. People helpful to secondary history teachers in the UK. go.bsky.app/BTJ8SaJ

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

There are good days and bad days. Eureka moments and then sudden confusion. Small triumphs followed by big problems. Teaching, running a department, a year group, or even a school is really hard. Props to everyone who does it day in, day out. Our children are lucky!

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Catherine Priggs @catherinepriggs.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

⏰New blog post: We need to talk about… the dos and don’ts of leading teaching and learning school-wide⏰ Leading teaching and learning at a senior level comes with unique challenges. How do you balance whole-school priorities with the individual needs of each subject?

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Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

This is precisely why I'm so proud of the work we've started with our Trinity Morning Reading Programme. Every child has an adult read to them 3x a week simply for the enjoyment of it. No quote explosions, no teaching of scansion, just reading in a communal setting.

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 16/11/2024

The new Ofsted proposals being discussed at the moment are concerning, particularly the separation of curriculum and instruction. Here are some thoughts 🧵⬇️

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Jasmine Lane 🦡 @msjasminemn.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

We also place a big emphasis on learning for learning sake (every child takes Latin 2x a week in KS3, we offer classics at KS4-5). We're a turn around school, but we believe in the fundamentals of the trust.

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Josh Vallance @joshvallance.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I think there are lots of things about school turnaround that aren’t said. As a leader in these environments of course you need a clear vision, but you also need to be comfortable with high suspension rates, confident in HR processes, and prepared for parental/press/teacher pushback.

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