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A cracking day working with teachers, middle leaders and the SLT at Oban High School today 😊 ✅Cognitive science ✅Knowledge vs skills ✅Novices vs experts ✅Being busy vs learning ✅Questioning ✅Differentiated support & challenge ✅Leadership of teaching and learning

Look what arrived Sarah Philp It seems I can’t listen to a podcast without buying a book!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Great to meet with the Expressive Arts Core Group tonight as part of Education Scotland CIC work, especially as I was unable to join everyone on Friday. The passion for the Exp Arts in the breakout room left me hopeful for what we will achieve together. 🎨 🎵 🎭

#womenedwednesday WomenEd 10%Braver #DisruptiveWomen

It seems so obvious to me visiting schools - everywhere - that there’s just so much mileage in improving everyday responsive teaching practice so that *every* student is engaged, thinking, talking, consolidating, making meaning, achieving a high success rate …

There is also mileage in deepening teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge - knowing which examples to use, how to build secure schema, making learning concrete, weaving together the abstract ideas, language and a rich array of experiences…

The problem is that improving things takes years. It’s hard. Improving these core agendas requires perseverance, persistence .. fuelled by strong developmental PD that also takes time to get right. When things inevitably feel hard going people want to do something else ..

The new 3 Rs….

Thought for the day Imagine how boring life would be if everything went to plan….

Busyness is all well and good but are you super busy doing the wrong things? (asking for a friend)

#womenedwednesday WomenEd 10%Braver #DisruptiveWomen

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Summer Solstice 2025 DunollieOban

Delighted to say that from August I’ll be stepping up as DHT for Diarmid Clan at Oban High School. 💛💛💛 Can’t wait to get started.

Still a few days left to take the CfTE National Teacher Survey and tell us how our work can best meet your needs Share your views before Jun 30 (English) Take the survey now: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2a… (Gaelic) Lìon an t-suirbhidh: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6n…

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I have two copies of The Visualiser Handbook to give away. This is for busy teachers who need concise clarity to make live modelling an effect part of their practice ASAP. To enter, follow, like and retweet this post and I will draw winners at random on the 18th July.

Happy Sunday all. Would love to connect with anyone who has experience of leadership within ASN dept/specialist provision particularly severe and complex needs? Jane Minelly can you help?

Just because they got it right doesn't mean they've learned anything. A reflection on an instructive moment with my daughter. Link in reply⬇️

Far too often educators are told to motivate students through games, flashy lessons & flashy group projects. However, IMO careful sequencing of lessons & providing scaffolds so that all students can succeed are the most crucial things you can do for student motivation.