Tim Lamb
@FantasticTim
AHT - T&L. Head of Maths. Evertonian. Living the Dream.
With a massive shout out to @GemmaHeald I've completed my first task of the summer, a curriculum route map based on @kangaroomaths
Go on then… Hey, @grok , who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was.
We don't normally post on a Sunday, but we're too excited not to... Tomorrow marks the first day of our Steplab Institute summer training events: 🗓️ 7 days 📍 London, Leicester, Leeds, Kent, Swindon 👩🏫 700+ teachers, coaches & leaders We can't wait - see you all there 👋
Too many schools waste energy trying to keep culturally misaligned staff comfortable, when in reality, that comfort comes at the cost of the whole crew. It causes confusion, resentment, resistance. It creates pockets of negativity and drag. open.substack.com/pub/lynseywhit…
Such a super, thought-provoking session @Josh_CPD @Doug_Lemov @Claire_Hill_ @Steplab_co
📣 It's tomorrow at 4 pm 🚨 It's not too late to sign-up for our webinar with @TeachLikeAChamp Join @Doug_Lemov, @Josh_CPD and @Claire_Hill_ as they dive into the mechanics of effective teaching ⚙️ Sign-up 👉 bit.ly/4jw3TIQ See you there 👋
@MattTeachCoach's session at #rEDBournemouth was truly wonderful: clear, comprehensive and practical.
Almost every school I go to has their values displayed everywhere in the form of a charming acronym formed in some torturous way to spell out SHARE or RESPECT or something. I focus group *lots* of groups of kids. Over 70% can’t even name those values. Posters and acronyms won’t…
The Sun photographed for more than a year from the same spot at the same time ♾
Why do knowledge organisers, line ups and silent corridors work in some schools but not in others?! The concept of ‘straddling strategy’ and why we shouldn’t copy and paste school improvement!👇 1/10
Lead by example. Be VERY visible. Be seen to build good relationships with pupils on basis you’re the adult & in charge. Be v clear we don’t cajole & negotiate. Stress to staff they deserve better than they’ve had. Stress to all: this will become a school built on mutual respect.
Utterly devastating news. I remember meeting @missdcox at the founding CogSciSci event - she was so passionate about doing the best for her pupils & contributing as widely as possible to the profession. Her blogs were excellent. She will be dearly missed.
Following news from @missdcox’s partner Roy, the world is a bit less wonderful today. Dawn is a huge loss as a colleague and the most spectacular devil’s advocate. I was really enjoying becoming friends. In all you do today, be more Dawn - unapologetically yourself. #teamRE
A 47 page report to tell you that if pupils turn up to school, and attend lessons they’ll achieve better outcomes.
School culture is not created by a laminated vision statement, a slogan or even policies, but it is created by what everyone does everyday.
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Days like this when the end of March start of BST seems a waste. If we put clocks forward at end of February it would still be light at 7 pm and and lighter in morning than December.
Good senior leaders enforce the rules they expect you to enforce. They teach the way they expect you to teach. They don’t mind you observing their lessons. They don’t ignore trouble in the corridors, hide in their offices or ignore students who aren’t obeying rules concerning…
Barry Smith Teaching French youtu.be/WtO1YWhwAGE?si… via @YouTube