Pritesh Raichura

I have been with these wonderful kids for 5 years, first as their form tutor & then as their science teacher. Today, every single one of them opened their science GCSE results to find they achieved the top grade: 9-9. I couldn’t be prouder of their hard work. #gcses2022

A few years back, @joe__kirby was one of the original innovators who helped ignite a revolution in how we think about, write about, and actually do teaching. One of the UK’s best pioneers, and an inspiration to many, and myself.

This is an incredible opportunity! All science leaders - if you invest in one thing next year, make it be working with Pritesh!

Very excited to announce that I have availability from September to offer CPD, training, coaching & INSET to schools. To find out more & to get in touch, use the link below: bunsenblue.com/training-cpd/

Becoming Better People bunsenblue.com/2024/12/23/bec… by @Mr_Raichura "Culture is forged deliberately. Every member of staff must row together to achieve it because culture is the collection of ALL behaviours in a school."

Choral Response and 'I Say You Say' bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/cho… masterpiece after masterpiece of curating teaching decision-making strategies from @Mr_Raichura

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…

My very first Substack blog (link below). Special mentions to @DianeFirestoker & @Mr_Raichura open.substack.com/pub/gauravduba…

Nothing beats good old hard work. Schools must defend knowledge-curricula, traditional exams & teachers must understand cognitive load theory to prevent being seduced by AI trends influencing schooling.

It’s one year since @Ofstednews published the first Good judgement in our history. What has @DonnyFreePress had to say about us this year? 🧵 doncasterfreepress.co.uk/education/donc…

researchED National Conference 2025, 6th Sept, featuring a galaxy of edubrains and voices. Come for the reason and evidence, stay for the professional development. New speakers announced every week. Over 150 sessions! Tickets here, discounts for groups. eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched-n…

Had the pleasure of dining in the most incredible company earlier this week. To say I feel inspired is an understatement. @Doug_Lemov @BrunoReddyMaths @EricaWoolway @Josh_CPD

researchED National Conference SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: some stellar minds and voices all assembled on one day to spread wisdom, joy and learning. Come and join them! Ticket link in next post. Please share and repost :) Sept 5th, Parliament Hill School. London.

Steplab is full of in-classroom video models 📹 We've filmed some amazing teachers in some of the world's best classrooms 🌐 Our video models cover EYFS, Primary, Secondary and a wide range of different subjects And they include this incredible clip from @Mr_Raichura 👇

Stunning session for ELP from @Mr_Raichura packed with such a powerful vision/mission: 'What is the goal for the classroom?' Start with the conceptual model, prepare, plan, deliver it, then go to see it in every classroom - lots - as culture, not judgement. Thank you, Sir!

Every word of this post is beautiful & true. It is all too easy to lower our expectations of what children can do. We must guard against this by being open to challenge about whether we expect enough, not just with respect to curriculum, but also with behaviour & character.

Oracy is yet another educational fad/distraction that doesn’t work. Focus on Oracy forces a school to organise itself around a mistaken concept, making it harder to succeed - not impossible, but harder. We do NOT do Oracy at Michaela. 1/15

How the press works: -School gets graded Inadequate and -Requires Improvement for over ten years. Unions express concern over behaviour. -Local papers staring at shoes for decade -School closed because of problems, academised. -December last year: new head teacher to fix the…