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Niall Alcock

@niallalcock.bsky.social
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I help schools share how they get the best outcomes for their students via the We Are In Beta Community. We - schools- Are In Beta - always learning.

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Tom at WAIB @tomwaib.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
English teachers, over to you 🙋 Jim Byrne is after a top five list of approaches to OCR A level English Language C2 Q3. Got a method that works for your students? Share it in the We Are In Beta community and help a colleague out. #English #OCR #EduSky
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Tom at WAIB @tomwaib.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Secondary teachers & leaders, how are you delivering the new PSHE curriculum at KS4 when there are no timetabled lessons? One of our community runs a drop-down model and wants to know what's working elsewhere. Got an approach that works? Share it 👇 Tom
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Tom at WAIB @tomwaib.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A teacher in our community is planning tutor-time sessions on misogyny and toxic masculinity, and would welcome advice and resources that have worked for you. If you've tackled this with pupils, what would you recommend? Please share below 🙏 #pastoral #TutorTime
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Tom at WAIB @tomwaib.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A member of our community wants to connect with other schools on making sanctions actually work — and learn from what you're doing. Got experience? Know someone worth linking them up with? Jump in or point us in the right direction! Tom 🙏
Question around making sanctions work
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Emmy @msquinnhistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I must say that I really enjoyed this email from @tpattison.bsky.social yesterday. A lovely surprise!
An email addressed to “Emmy” showing an Irish history booklet by Emmy Quinn.
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Niall Alcock @niallalcock.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Do I (or do you) know any conference producers looking for new projects?
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Jonathan Mountstevens @mrmountstevens.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Thanks for setting it up Tom! Definitely not masterful, but my pleasure anyway!
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Tom at WAIB @tomwaib.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
An absolute pleasure yesterday to put on our 'Developing Middle Leaders' SLT Meetup. What stood out most was the clarity of thought in determining how to support an oft neglected group in schools. Huge thanks go to @mrmountstevens.bsky.social for his masterful chairing of the session. #WeAreInBeta
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Tom Pattison @tpattison.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Public service announcement for History teachers! Incredible free CPD from sum of the very best around as part of We Are in Beta Curriculum Thinking Week. @niallalcock.bsky.social @francesling.bsky.social Register here: www.weareinbeta.community/events/subje...
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Tom Pattison @tpattison.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Oh and it's not just the History community who get to have all the good stuff. Check out the lineup. 😲🔥
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Frances Ling @francesling.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The line-up for this year's Curriculum Thinking Week is 🔥🔥🔥🔥. 💡 Packed-full for inspo & ideas for how to deliver the very best for your students, in your subject next year. 📅 Come join in w/c 7th July, 80+ short, sharp sessions online & on-demand. #weareinbeta #alwayslearning
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Niall Alcock @niallalcock.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
How do you help subject specialists and curriculum leaders make links with other schools?
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CPS20lh @cpsychol20lh.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I’m excited to share that I will be a Speaker at We are in Beta’s Curriculum Thinking week from 30th June to 4th July 2025. www.weareinbeta.community/events/66735... Thank you for inviting me @niallalcock.bsky.social
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Subject Excellence - Curriculum Thinking Week 2025
Curriculum Thinking Week 2025 is back as our 5th annual community-driven conference celebrating subject excellence thats happening in real schools, every day.Learn how our member schools’ brightes...
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Tom at WAIB @tomwaib.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Morning, I'm looking to put together a list of subject-specific events that take place across the year e.g. Ark Soane History Conference, GA Conference, TTR Science, etc Please reply with events and ideally weblinks Thanks in advance and please share! 🙏
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CobblesAnn @cobblesannd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Really useful resource for digging into curriculum choices, pupil outcomes & school performance metrics 👇 Thank you @niallalcock.bsky.social www.weareinbeta.community/posts/%F0%9F...
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🔎 Updated National KS4 Subject Database - all entries, in all subjects, in EVERY school
Updated November 2024 - two NEW tools added 1) school-level comparisons and 2) MAT-level comparisons. Watch this video (or the tool-specific videos at the bottom of this post) to see how they work ...
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