Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 21/04/2026My eldest child, very academic, quiet and gentle, autistic, came back from their first day at Therapeutic school having had 6 full lessons of GCSE content saying “it didn’t feel like school because it wasn’t traumatising”. Isn’t that just such an indictment of SEND kids experience in mainstream. 051
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I thought Cat did SO well on BBC breakfast today, excellent piece on dyscalculia with some voices of children too!! 020
Reposted by Vicky OMathsVoice 21 @voice21oracy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025✨ Voice 21 welcomes the recently published Curriculum and Assessment Review report, which recognises oracy as a foundational skill alongside reading, writing and maths. Check out our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review in full here 👇 voice21.org/voice-21-res... 102
Reposted by Vicky OMathsTommaths (he/him) @teakayb.mathsy.space · 23/11/2025If you're interested in some intersection of history and maths (e.g. history of maths, or the maths of history) and the potential for each to enrich education of the other, then I have the free fledgling network for you: historyand.mathsy.spacehistoryand.mathsy.spaceHome 042
Reposted by Vicky OMathsNick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Friday morning hot take brought to you by Kirkland Whole Bean Coffee: When I drop off my kids at school in the morning, I'd like to think I'm dropping off more than a brain in a jar? So framing a science of learning as "how brains learn" feels like a weird way to talk about that work. 2253
Reposted by Vicky OMathsNational Association for Pastoral Care in Education (NAPCE) @napce.bsky.social · 24/10/2025#TheLatest "One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds" from The Guardian Read it here: www.theguardian.com/education/2025/… #NAPCE #PastoralCare #Education 001
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Just to add I would also trim a lot of leadership fat to ensure there were enough *well-paid* special needs and child development experts in the building too ❤️ Heads of departments and heads of year do so much of the work, they need less contact time and more training and investment as leaders. 000
Reposted by Vicky OMathsVoice 21 @voice21oracy.bsky.social · 23/10/2025🤔 Ever wondered how you can engage all staff in oracy implementation? Don’t miss out on our latest blog, with our three top tips on how to engage all staff in oracy implementation👇 voice21.org/how-to-engag... 011
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 22/10/2025AND no polyester or any other icky fabric in uniforms, comfy jumpers, plain t-shirts, and joggers/leggings and trainers for all. 030
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 22/10/2025An outside time curriculum that maps across all subjects so all students get to be outside meaningfully interacting with nature every week. Physical education becoming choice based, any sport or activity a school can do counts towards PE, from weight lifting to football, tasters to help kids pick! 130
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Increase break and lunch time and give meaningful spaces and activities for students and teachers during that time. Cut the number of formal assessment points per year group down to 1 per year. Have students end the day with their form tutor and parents can collect at the door and speak to the FT… 120
Reposted by Vicky OMathsMy Mood Stars by Wendy Woo @mymoodstars.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Can someone help please? How do we get seen on here? None of my posts are being looked at. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Any advice would be gratefully received. Thank you 😁 Wendy, My Mood Stars www.mymoodstars.co.ukmymoodstars.co.ukMy Mood Stars a highly effective emotion resource for Early YearsMy Moods Stars are rapidly becoming known as a the most effective emotion resource for Early Years children, helping them discuss feelings. 5107
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Agreed! Until the pastoral system of a school is inclusive, the entire school is not inclusive, and that’s why a lot of children who could do well in mainstream would prefer to be out of it. 020
Reposted by Vicky OMathsDarren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Have you heard of ‘informal inference’? it’s an approach to teaching #statistics that can support students in developing their statistical reasoning skills. Many students don’t encounter inference until A-level, but in fact they can be introduced to these ideas from a very young age. 141
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 01/10/2025These are amazing and have you seen all the hints for Rep TV vault tracks too 👀👀 110
Reposted by Vicky OMathsEdutopia @edutopia.org · 13/09/2025Showing mathematical reasoning is more than a formality, or a speed bump to the correct answer. It’s how students make sense of problems, communicate ideas, and prove their reasoning so that others can learn from them. ⭐ #MathSky #ITeachMathedut.to7 Ways to Get Math Students to Show Their ThinkingMath isn’t just about answers—the process matters, too. These strategies spotlight reasoning and reveal student thinking. 061
Reposted by Vicky OMathsIsabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · 08/09/2025I wonder why so many #neurodivergent children can’t access school 🤔 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...ucl.ac.ukNeurodivergent adolescents experience twice the emotional burden at schoolNegative school experiences generate twice the emotional burden in autistic and ADHD adolescents compared to their neurotypical classmates, and this is significantly correlated with depression and anx... 043
Reposted by Vicky OMathsKatie Finlayson @learnwhatyoulive.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Text and slides from my ResearchEd talk. open.substack.com/pub/learnwha...open.substack.comAre SEND needs driving an increase in children being home educated?My talk from ResearchEd National 2025 391
Reposted by Vicky OMathsRyan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 06/09/2025Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.theatlantic.comSearch LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AIMillions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. 223118759763
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 04/09/2025I hope September has been gentle so far. I recently learnt that not having dreams is a sign of chronic stress, and the past couple of weeks I’ve been having dreams for the first time in ages. It’s weird for September to start and not to be in education, but… I am dreaming now so there’s that ❤️ 050
Reposted by Vicky OMathsTes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Few students feel comfortable speaking to a teacher, school counsellor or mental health professional about anxiety of returning to school, survey findstes.comStudents want more support for back-to-school anxietyFew students feel comfortable speaking to a teacher, school counsellor or mental health professional about anxiety of returning to school, survey finds 132
Reposted by Vicky OMathsJill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 23/08/2025In @tesmagazine.bsky.social, @mmulholland.bsky.social shares her recommended reads on equitable school leadership & how to further develop your inclusive practice: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...tes.comSEND and inclusion: a recommended reading listMargaret Mulholland shares her recommended reads on equitable school leadership and how to further develop your inclusive practice 076
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Just thinking about the joy of learning an instrument ❤️ 010
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 21/08/2025What a lovely last (potentially ever) GCSE results day! 000
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Or a special interest thing to do. I memorise stats, just because they’re sports related doesn’t make it any less dorky! 110
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 15/08/2025School refusal is also an outdated term, EBSA is better, and a good article here on why the language matters and how our trauma based response options open up: Bps.org.uk/psychologist/cant-not-wont-rethinking-school-avoidance 000
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I mean it’s the mail… 🤣 probably mentioned liking the dictionary at 11. Also, that many A and A* a-levels… probably did know better than some of her teachers? Kids want to be in school, those who school refuse are doing it because they don’t feel safe, wanted, or supported. Usually neurodivergent. 100
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Or she had a chronic illness and managed to study from home and achieve these impressive results despite that. Prioritising presenteeism over welfare is ableism. 200
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Results days for me are feeling more emotional and final this year than any other! These days feel high stakes, but they are a culmination of 11 or 13 years of education *and life* and the variables are such that those who might try to hold you accountable should be reminded that you were 110
Reposted by Vicky OMathsTes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Teachers often only see the ‘blockbuster’ education research, says @mrenglishteach.bsky.social, who shares 7 lesser-known studies that can help to improve your pupils' learningtes.com7 studies on how to boost learning you might not have heard ofTeachers are often only exposed to the ‘blockbuster’ studies from education research, writes Mark Roberts, who shares seven lesser-known papers to inform your practice 033
Reposted by Vicky OMathsStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Good column this. Ultimately the UK's problems are 'need to spend a bit more money' - big and important questions on what the right mix of public and private that should be, but no, we don't need a 'Meiji Restoration' level of upheaval!ft.comBritain is not a broken societyThe country has serious problems but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical 88314
Reposted by Vicky OMathsTommaths (he/him) @teakayb.mathsy.space · 29/07/2025If there were such a thing as an email discussion group aimed at giving #history #teachers and #maths teachers (mainly secondary) somewhere to discuss the history of maths and the maths of history with a view to exploring each subject in the other's lessons... ... who would join it? #MathsToday 🏛️🎓 101712
Reposted by Vicky OMathsSpeech Bubbles CIO @speechbubblescio.bsky.social · 28/07/2025The support for #InclusiveOracy is growing. @theguardian.com. Great work @voice21oracy.bsky.social. www.routledge.com/Thats-My-Sto...routledge.comThat's My Story!: Drama for Confidence, Communication and Creativity in KS1 and BeyondThe ability to communicate is an essential life skill for all children and young people and it underpins their social, emotional and educational development. If a child experiences a positive relation... 084
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 27/07/2025This is so powerful, neurodivergent kids carry a heavier emotional burden in mainstream schools. The students in this report talk a lot about the negative impact of certain interactions with adults in school 😔 082
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Week 1 of summer hols spent in Cornwall, mostly on the beach. I’m covered in sand. The car is full of sand. The holiday house is full of sand. I step out the shower and still find sand over my legs. The dog whimpers at the sight sand. The beach has no sand left. Time to leave Cornwall 🤣 230
Reposted by Vicky OMathsAlom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Posting about about "Why Don't Things Fall Up" because I want people to read it. I don't think anyone else could have written a book quite like it - it as been described as "a great idea, beautifully executed" Sold for £3 so you know this isn't about the money (I'll make pennies per copy sold).amazon.co.ukWhy Don't Things Fall Up?: Seven fundamental science questions explored and explainedBuy Why Don't Things Fall Up?: Seven fundamental science questions explored and explained by Shaha, Alom (ISBN: 9781529348194) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 02318
Reposted by Vicky OMathsMaths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · 16/07/2025What constitutes problem-solving? #iTeachMaths #MathsToday www.linkedin.com/posts/george... 031
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 15/07/2025100%, the @ncetm.bsky.social mathshub networks need to be the model for all networks! It’s been instrumental in driving maths teaching forwards! 020
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Is it time to admit the current pastoral trends aren’t working then? 160
Reposted by Vicky OMathsJill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 13/07/2025"We can work together on developing a brilliant system of which we can all be proud - one which protects & nurtures all children identified with SEND, allowing them to thrive & enjoy rich & rewarding lives." Great piece @pepediiasio.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...tes.comWe’re lurching towards a crisis over EHCPs - this is how to avoid itScrapping education, health and care plans is an incendiary suggestion, warns ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio, who outlines what government must now do to build confidence in its plans to reform SEND support 011
Vicky OMaths @vickyomaths.bsky.social · 11/07/2025That’s a wrap on my final day in my current role! You’ll note that next week the weather has turned to rain and that is entirely my fault because I have the week off and a new dress I was intending to swan about in as a lady of leisure. Will settle for swanning about in the rain instead!media.tenor.coma little girl is dancing in the rain on friday jr .ALT: a little girl is dancing in the rain on friday jr . 040
Reposted by Vicky OMathsJon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Schools are usually told what they need to do for the poorest children - @tesmagazine.bsky.social instead asked the schools what they think those children need most. The result is a critical insight into where we are as a country in supporting the most vulnerable. www.tes.com/magazine/lea...tes.comSir Michael Wilshaw: ‘Structure and discipline liberate children’In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month, we talk to Sir Michael Wilshaw, former chief inspector of ... 012
Reposted by Vicky OMathsDan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Superb article From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Testes.comWhy ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantageThe government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley 0107
Reposted by Vicky OMathsIsabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Thanks for this John. Gove, Phillipson etc don’t seem to address school distress. This article is a vg explainer re factors that disproportionately impact ND children: researchfeatures.com/wp-content/u...researchfeatures.com 051
Reposted by Vicky OMathsJohn Cosgrove @johncosgrove.bsky.social · 29/06/2025NEW BLOG 12 years ago Michael Gove cracked down on attendance and banned term time holidays. Again and again since then we have had crackdown after crackdown. They don't work. It's time to change the approach... johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2025/06/28/t...johncosgrove55.wordpress.comTime to Think Again on AttendanceAt the start of this month, Bridget Phillipson made a speech to school leaders from the Midlands, about what she called her “mission” to improve attendance. This is what motivates her, she declared… 83313
Reposted by Vicky OMathsSarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Bookmark these angle loop puzzles from Naoki Inaba for your angles unit! Great critical thinking task! mathequalslove.net/angle-loop-p... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #logicpuzzles 3286