It was a pleasure to welcome Bridget Phillipson to the fantastic Woodrow First School and Nursery in Redditch today. It was great to meet an incredible staff team led by Richard Kieran that is delivering an interactive and innovative curriculum from breakfast club to home time #redditch

8 demo lessons in 2 days at the wonderful Woodrow First Sch. Plague village; stranded whale; land of stories; shark investigation; and wetland protection. I loved every minute. Thank you Richard Kieran for inviting me. #MantleoftheExpert

It’s the end of the Tories as we know it (and I feel fine) - R.E.M. ft swedemason

Dorothy Heathcote Now Conference, Aberdeen 5th - 8th Oct.
LisaH, Richard Kieran & I will be running three practical workshops exploring how Mantle of the Expert works in a mainstream school and can be to make curriculum learning meaningful and exciting. trythisbook.org/try-this-book-…

It might be that outcomes for most school inspections are an accurate reflection of the school; but until this is the case for all inspections the system is badly flawed.

George Bernard Shaw was born 167 years ago. But he’s still relevant:
‘A complete public school and university training may leave its graduates so barbarously ignorant that they are found closing public arts galleries and museums..’
And libraries and opera houses and theatres…

Dorothy Heathcote said this is: 'Kicking around your ignorance.'

I wise person once told me Mantle of the Expert gives a voice to those on the edges of the classroom.

Exercise books up in price 60 f**king %

Remember when Speaking and Listening was in the National Curriculum!

I'm hoping all this oracy chit chat goes beyond nattering. Do not natter.

In role as Marine biologists Y2 observed sea turtles caught up in plastic along the shore. With the help of Tim Taylor #MantleoftheExpert #TryThis... we then operated on our turtle to see if we could remove the plastic carefully. Wonderful work Y2. #MantleoftheExpert 🐢

This is a wonderful school, wonderful kids, wonderful staff, wonderful community. If you are looking for a job go and take a look, you won’t regret it.

Hundreds of people visit our school each year to see what we do and how we do it. Come and be one of them.....and stay!

If you fancy a new start at a lovely school we are recruiting an EYFS teacher woodrowfirstschool.co.uk/job-vacancies/

I love this thread and am entrenched old school.

The whole purpose of ofsted one word gradings was demonstrated by Oliver Dowden. 'X% of schools are good or outstanding under this government.'

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Get this on the White Rose videos!!