Feeling genuinely appreciated lifts people up. Being valued and appreciated helps us reinforce a positive sense of self-worth. At the most basic level, it makes us feel safe, which is what frees us to do our best work. #Appreciation #Leadership

If sleep is the only kind of rest you get this weekend, You're setting yourself up to fail next week. There are actually 7 types of rest we need, explains Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, And sleep is only a PART of ONE of those 7:

My collection of 30+ digital manipulatives. All free and simple to use. mathsbot.com/manipulatives

How blooming wonderful! What a community!

We pay more per hour for our dogs to be looked after than we do for our children to be cared for, nurtured and educated. Hourly rate below Dog walker/carer £15 per hour Nursery Professional 8.50-11.80 per hour Parents should be outraged, we all should be outraged at this.

Setting out our priorities at my first Education Questions as Secretary of State. Our inheritance is poor, our challenges significant, our ambition resolute: this Labour government will break down the barriers to opportunity, so your background does not limit your success.

Yes yes yes! Thank you Insight Tracking ❤️

I post this every year on 9-11. No words. #remebering911

This is a valuable new study on the impact of technology on early language development from Oz. Screen-time can negatively impact quality talk & back & forth interactions. The concept of 'technoference' is catchy & would be useful to explore further. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Year 6’s #Computing lesson explored gender stereotypes both offline & online, & the impact these have. We examined ads & how video games are beginning to challenge traditional roles. Adapted a great resource from SWGfL - Safe, Secure, Online’s #ProjectEvolve #Edutwitter #Education

Love this display in EYFS- Communicating the real skills we are developing in our provision areas x ❤️

Just blasted out my first blog in over a year about how I'm tackling Y6 arithmetic with the help of MathsBot. If you're new to Year 6, it might be useful. mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2024/09/15/cra…

Planning your Pupil Premium strategy: eventbrite.com/e/planning-you… | A series of online seminars - support from Department for Education, with case studies of strong / high impact practice.

One of the best parts of my role is seeing people develop and flourish 💛 For this to happen you have to let go and trust!

Being "nice" is hurting your leadership - Nice leaders want to be liked. Kind leaders build trust Choose the harder path. Be kind. Please repost to help others out there! ♻️

Workload is often cited as a major factor in why many educators choose to the leave the profession. Allowing teachers more flexibility on where they can work is a good first step towards reducing the burden on overworked staff. #ValueEducation telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

NEW: I've compiled all the addition questions from KS1 to KS2 into an "Addition ladder". I'll do the same for the other operations if people find this one useful. Fully customisable so you can drill down (for example) on just the fractions etc. mathsbot.com/primary/additi…

What would you prefer if you could have only one? No pay implications