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Martin Winward

@winward3.bsky.social
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Deputy Headteacher at Colton Hills Community School, Wolverhampton. Philosophy, theology, psychology, and ethics are my interests. ❤️ running, cycling, and most of all, swimming. Former Headteacher. #UKEd #UKteaching

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Bennie Kara @benniekara.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
DT GCSE students more likely to be far-right? theconversation.com/what-you-stu...
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What you study in school shapes your voting choices in adulthood
Subject choice fairly early on is linked to later political preferences.
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Mary Myatt @marymyatt.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"Will they cope with demanding texts?" This is the question I hear most often when colleagues first encounter our KS3 materials. A MAT recently introduced our humanities resources. Staff were sceptical. The texts felt too demanding for their pupils. /1
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
@claresealy.bsky.social be interested to hear what you think, all started with you getting @lasalleed.bsky.social in to work with us! fantasticmaths.substack.com/p/planned-an...
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Building Bridges with the Area Model: From Multiplication to Algebra
A Planned and Purposeful Journey of Multiplication (and Beyond!)
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Clare Sealy @claresealy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
New blog! primarytimery.com/2025/05/20/w...
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What are we teaching when we teach writing?
Writing is really, really hard. Learning to write even more so.  Robert Kellogg – cognitive psychologist and author of The Psychology of Writing – describes writing as the cognitive equivalen…
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Clare Sealy @claresealy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Bluesky do your thing. Who is the wonderful woman who presents at researchEDs on evaluating CPD? First name begins with B think. Ideally she is on here too!
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researchED Birmingham @researchedbrum.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
#rEDBRUM TIX ARE GO GO GO GRAB YOUR TICKET AND A BIG DOLLOP OF @daisychristo.bsky.social @tombennett71.bsky.social @didau.bsky.social @drchendrick.bsky.social @counsellc.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social @claresealy.bsky.social AND THE REST OF THE GANG www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...
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a group of men in suits and hats are walking down a street and one of them is smoking a cigarette .
ALT: a group of men in suits and hats are walking down a street and one of them is smoking a cigarette .
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David Didau @didau.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Like every other bugger, I've decided to give substack a go. First post.... Attention, meaning & mastery The questions every teacher needs to answer every lesson open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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Attention, meaning & mastery
The questions every teacher needs to answer every lesson
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Clare Sealy @claresealy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Great job opportunity here teaching maths in gorgeous location. career012.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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States of Guernsey Careers: Teacher of Maths (93767)
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Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training @etscitt.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." William Butler Yeats Every teacher changes lives. Train to teach with us and inspire the next generation. buff.ly/4fn0Pxe #traintoteach #getintoteaching #teachinessex
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Very sad. I spent 6 years and my colleagues a few more taking our able and gifted students to the Isle of Wight. Let's hope PGL can safely secure the three…
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Clare Sealy @claresealy.bsky.social · 12/10/2024
Great job in unique location career012.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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States of Guernsey Careers: Teacher of Maths - St Anne's School, Alderney 1 (92621)
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The Teachers' Collection @teacherscollection.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Hello to our new followers! We suggest books for all National Curriculum subjects & PSHE, with accompanying planning including key questions, activity ideas and signposts to resources, as well as cross-curricular links & key vocabulary. Free example units here!
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Free examples - The Teachers' Collection
Free examples
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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Amazing webinar earlier today with @claresealy.bsky.social What are the links between oracy & literacy? How is speaking easier than writing & how is it harder? What's "sentence-based idiom"? More from Clare primarytimery.com/2024/06/21/t... More from us blog.nomoremarking.com/assessing-or...
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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
This is how knowledge-rich works. Rich, connected schema transform what and how pupils access the next stuff, unlocking fascination, heightening attention and thereby transforming inclusion. Our latest video from #OpeningWorlds, this time about Year 4 geography. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ETA...
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Y4 Geography D1
YouTube video by Opening Worlds Ltd
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Adam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
NEW EPISODE Absolutely fascinating podcast with special guest @samfr.bsky.social! This is absolutely 100% not to be missed. A deep dive into how education policy is made, why everything is broken, and how we fix it. Tune in and share!! open.spotify.com/episode/0Pm0...
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Why is everything broken, and how do we fix it? With special guest Sam Freedman
They Behave For Me · Episode
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Clare Sealy @claresealy.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Fantastic opportunity to make a difference in secondary special school for learners with learning difficulties. DM for more detail. career012.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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States of Guernsey Careers: Deputy Headteacher (93002)
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ged10.bsky.social @ged10.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Low oral reading fluency at end of KS1 Sobering findings via FFL Data Base. Campaigning to get essential,rigorous foundational phonics teaching complete by end of yr 1 allowing for fluency,recitation,poetry,bk reading,outdoor play,arts,communication ++ @claresealy.bsky.social @geoffv.bsky.social
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
"..by reducing their overconfidence & getting them to think more carefully." @alexjquigley.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/tea... 2/2
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Why we need to teach our students to argue properly
In an age full of arguments, there can be huge value in fostering constructive disagreement in our students - for life and for learning, writes Alex Quigley
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 12/10/2024
Snow Hill, next stop!
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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
I am speaking at Research Ed tomorrow about what VAR tells us about education...
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Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
NEW ONLINE TRAINING: Behaviour and the new class. The most effective strategies you need to get the behaviour you need from a new class. Sept 23rd, 4-5:30pm. Live webinar with Q&A www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behaviour-...
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Behaviour and the new class- top tips from Tom Bennett
The new term has started. Behaviour is perfect! Or maybe not. Wherever you are, here are some of the fastest strategies to get it right.
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Sarah Donarski @s-donarski.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
**NEW** ResED National 24: 'Spiralling Curriculum' Slides perspected.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/r... 🖐️ My slides are now available to download. Thanks to everyone who came to my talk; also to @tombennett71.bsky.social and @hgaldinoshea.bsky.social for making such an inspiring movement in education.
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ResearchED National 24: ‘Spiralling Curriculum’ Slides
ResearchED National Conference, 2024 - What a day! I cannot ever thank Tom Bennett or Helene Galdin-O'Shea enough for the outstanding work they do with ResearchED and, in particular, the amazing peopl...
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 12/10/2024
I am excited to be joining the ELP5 group today for the launch. #education
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,168,653!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,168,653, Martin Winward ‪@winward3.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 15, 2024"
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Nikki McGee @re-mcgee.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Trying a new personal knowledge resource in our Yr7 wisdom unit - “What did the Ancient Greeks believe about wisdom and are their ideas relevant today?” Pupils complete a questionnaire on wisdom at the start of the unit. This produces an initial piece of writing. #TeamRE 1/3
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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Read more about the findings from the first phase of our oracy assessment project, and how you can take part in the next phase. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/assessing-...
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Assessing Oracy - the next phase
What we have learned from our trial, and what we are planning next
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
Resting up after being on duty!
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
It's an admin day. Enjoying learning more about Class Charts linked to Provision Map in support of our young people. Webinar and training videos for me on this windy Tuesday morning! #SEND #education
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
#teaching #AP Enjoyed catching up on favourite chapters this morning in readiness for year ahead and fresh look at AP as part of our inclusive offer.
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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
What a beautiful 🧵. I feel the same. It brings all the emotions of making a new home – nostalgia and excitement, rolled into one. Thank you Jenny. 😘
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
Very good!
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James Durran @jdurran.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
I've been working a bit on modelling, as a key element of effective #adaptive_teaching, so here is a new blog post collating some thoughts on how it can be planned for. #EduSky #UKEd #UKEDU
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Modelling and how to plan for it
The current focus on ‘adaptive teaching’ has meant that the craft (or art) of teacher modelling has rightly been foregrounded, as a crucial mechanism for making learning accessible. Interestingly, whe...
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
A thought provoking read
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Mary Myatt @marymyatt.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Very pleased to have this conversation between Sean Warren & Steve Willshaw about the tensions between holding high standards and aspiring to a culture based on authentic relationships. Myatt & Co (£/free trial) films.myattandco.com/programs/col...
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Collection: Living Contradiction
Collection: Living Contradiction
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Nick Wells @nsmwells.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
I’m holding out for the Boxer rebellion and hope he brings Harry Fletcher-Wood, Sarah Cottingham, Peps McCrea, Vic Goddard, Laura Webb and Positivteacha with him.
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Claire Stoneman @clairestoneman.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Solidarity, nervous headteachers like me! Best of luck for tomorrow 💪
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Rachel Higginson FCCT @creativehigg.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Brilliant, timely and inspiring post...
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Martin Winward @winward3.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Just finished reading 📚 this, too.
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Claire Hill @clairehill.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
As expected from @profbeckyallen.bsky.social this is analytical, insightful & heartfelt… if depressing… ‘It’s worth imagining a future that fosters more joyful & productive learning in secondary schools, even if we can never make it there’ Loving reading new blogs in this edutwitter renaissance
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David Didau @didau.bsky.social · 12/08/2024
Ok. Bracing myself for life after Twitter
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Claire Stoneman @clairestoneman.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Tom Bennett @tombennett71.bsky.social might not fully be on here yet but he IS on Radio 4 at 08:40 this morning talking about curriculum and the lessons to learn from other countries. Tune in :)
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an on air sign next to a microphone on a black background
ALT: an on air sign next to a microphone on a black background
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Marc Hayes @marchayes.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
First post on BlueSky - I'm getting a bit of nostalgia from when I first joined Twitter as a teacher back in 2014. Seems fitting to share on here this blog I wrote earlier this year 😀 www.marcrhayes.com/post/powerfu...
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Powerful Curriculum Design - Stories in Primary History
Discover the power of storytelling in primary history curriculum design.
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Nikki McGee @re-mcgee.bsky.social · 17/08/2024
There is so much great advice here for A level teachers. Thankyou @karensteele.bsky.social I used to work with a head of sixth form who used to say that Yr12 are just Yr11 with a suntan. They need support with organisation, talking notes, meeting deadlines, reading etc. #TeamRE
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Cassie Young @moderncassie.bsky.social · 17/08/2024
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