Kat Howard
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**NEW BLOG**
What do Expert Teachers Know, Do and Need?
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Conversations instead of emails
Conversations instead of lesson observations
Conversations instead of curriculum tick lists
Conversations instead of onerous PM evidencing
Conversations instead of catch-out culture 🙌🏻
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Here we are! A work in progress: my how-to guides for feedback, vocabulary teaching, using a visualiser, questioning, knowledge organisers and modelling. Also on
@LitdriveUK
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An Inspector Calls workbook to accompany study of the text in full. and on
@LitdriveUK
#Litdrive
#TeamEnglish
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So, does everyone else want takeaway every day because every day feels a bit end of the weeky?
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Hi! Launch day AND my birthday is Saturday and to celebrate, I’m giving away a copy of
#StopTalkingAboutWellbeing
to one lucky human being. Simply RT and like this tweet, or @ someone you’d it to go to. Winner will be announced on Sunday 23/02. Thanks!
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my classroom how-to guides can now be found here:
Here we are! A work in progress: my how-to guides for feedback, vocabulary teaching, using a visualiser, questioning, knowledge organisers and modelling. Also on
@LitdriveUK
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If I haven’t moved and you haven’t moved and no one else has moved....
Who are we catching up with?
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A friend of mine works as part of SLT in a school that takes a ‘no desk’ approach to visible leadership- they love it! SLT rota to support teachers, minimal email and increased conversations - nothing works everywhere but she says it’s been so positive for school culture.
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First half term as SLT and I’m still in once piece! My daily inside voice:
- Support not judgement
- Listen more than you speak
- Planning your day is a myth
Absolutely privileged to work with such a brilliant team. I might even go back after half term 👌
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Hi, I've finished my AQA anthology guide, at last. I think I will probably add some extended writing stuff later on, but for now, its on my blog here and
@LitdriveUK
here
@Team_English1
@ITTteamenglish
#litdrive
#teamenglish
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If ever school reward systems needed to be utilised, it’s now. Making sure we remember the often forgotten ‘middle’ of the student body, not the one-off high scorers,nor the ones not engaging with work, but those that,a month later, are consistently putting in the work.
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I was asked by the BBC yesterday if there’s anything that might be useful to air at the moment....
@Team_English1
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Unpopular, but I’d definitely take a four week summer and have Mondays off all the way to Christmas instead.
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Oh, hi Becky. It’s 8.36am on a Sunday and I wasn’t thinking about quality resources on the Vikings but sure, you go ahead.
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Don’t you love her?
The moment an earthquake struck as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was conducting a live interview in the Beehive (NZ government building) theatrette
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Absolutely delighted to announce that I will be joining Duston School as Assistant Principal, Strategic Lead for English in January 2020! Over the moon to work with such an incredible team and humbled to contribute to an already amazing journey to excellence for the school.
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If anyone is teaching the P&C poetry anthology this year, I put together this thread of subject knowledge before compiling a booklet which can be found here:
#TeamEnglish
THREAD: Putting this together, after a year of promising the anthology I would put a little time into exploring its poets a little better. Things I have learned so far:
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Delighted to announce that
@Claire_Hill_
and I are wrapping up writing our new book, due out in September! Symbiosis:The Curriculum and The Classroom blends research and practical advice for designing and delivering an effective curriculum. To pre-order:
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If you are homeschooling:
- Give your child a book to write in
- Look at their work every day
- tell them what a fantastic job they have done where they have done a fantastic job.
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Morning
@Team_English1
: I've uploaded my History of Rhetoric workbook with KO, teaching crib sheet, MCQ and Big Lecture to my blog and
@LitdriveUK
.Thank you to
@fod3
@Positivteacha
for heaps of inspiration here.
#TeamEnglish
#Litdrive
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Never mind tomorrow, high five if you’ve managed to:
-Wash your hair
-Eat a vegetable
-Get through a sentence without getting the words back to front
-Not said ‘for God’s sake’ under your breath
- avoid getting into a one-upmanship chat about who is more tired
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The longer I am a teacher,the less interesting my Ppts get and the more I rely on myself being able to deliver the content like a rock star.
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I swear to God, I would get in my car and drive to every single child’s house with a hot dinner, every single day if I could. What kind of world do we live in?
The Tories yet again chose to go against
@MarcusRashford
appeal to feed hungry children like those in this video.
Personally I think Angela Rayner describing them as scum is bang on.
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THREAD: I’m not comfortable clapping for the NHS, whilst we then allow NHS workers to die because they didn’t have adequate protection.
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I've had a bit of a tidy up of my blog as it was looking a little shabby. I've uploaded all my big lectures, expert teaching crib sheets and workbooks, including this for The Tempest. Fill your boots!
@Team_English1
#teamenglish
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It is important to me that teachers know I fully advocate the sharing and adaptation of my work, in any capacity.
I do, however, take issue and have become increasingly upset by others endorsing my work publicly, whilst speaking so poorly of me privately. This is gaslighting.
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A little thread about Gerald. Jesus Christ, I am not a fan of Gerald.
The way in which he behaves as a mouthpiece for both Sheila and Eva is incredulous. He’s not just an unreliable narrator because he lies by omission about the affair with Eva, but he perpetuates a version...
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Teaching is complex. Curriculum is complex. We are seduced by simple solutions to complex problems- instead, give time over to understand the complexities. THAT’S how we improve.
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Tried this out with eldest tonight. He now thinks words are MAGICAL! Still a bit rough round the edges but I love it
#teamenglish
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Loved loved loved loved loved loved teaching An Inspector Calls today. Ask me anything on An Inspector Calls. I love it.
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Putting together an Aim Higher booklet for AIC and ACC to work in a similar way to my R&J one ( if anyone wants it). Does anyone have critical readings that I could pinch to include? Will share once they're done, of course
@Team_English1
#teamenglish
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Macbeth Aim Higher booklet using Cornell notes guidance (on
@LitdriveUK
, of course)
@Team_English1
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To all the staff being tasked with the job of measuring progress of students learning from home, I’m sorry that your time is being spent in such a ridiculous fashion.
#StopTalkingAboutWellbeing
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🧵 Lots of talk around workbook design as a way not just to create a shared language at departmental level, but also minimise workload so teachers can focus on the important stuff: tailoring their lessons for their students.
A few materials to help ⬇️
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I made a sixty page booklet of 19th and 21st century texts after getting angry that there wasn't one.
#teamenglish
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🧵 I’ve been thinking about collaborative curriculum development and why it’s so important..
💭 the *perfect* English curriculum doesn’t exist, because it needs to attend to context- context of who it will serve, but also who enacts it.
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Positively THRILLED to announce that my book, published by
@JohnCattEd
will be out early next year!
Stop Talking About Wellbeing: : Kat Howard: Books
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First week done as SLT and I feel so lucky to work as part of such an incredible team, and with a brilliant English faculty who have been so patient with me muttering at a new photocopier all week- and that’s just the tip of that iceberg! Going into the weekend smiling.
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THREAD: things that don’t help to close the attainment gap:
PP students being different colours on seating plans
PP students getting their books marked first
PP students having all year round intervention, irrespective of need
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▪️Teach students
▪️Check for understanding
▪️Scaffold, support, reteach
Engagement rates are for Silicon Valley, not schools.
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When you hear
@LitdriveUK
is a recommended resource on several English PGCE courses ⭐️
#Litdrive
#TeamEnglish
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What in the name of Batman and Robin is this witchcraft
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Brilliant news!
Children will be able to access books online for free during school closures | ITV News
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I've uploaded the first section of my poetry anthology booklet to
@LitdriveUK
and my blog: would very much welcome feedback as I plough through the remainder of the poems!
@Team_English1
#litdrive
#teamenglish
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Really insightful with plenty of rabbit holes from
@HFletcherWood
Improving teaching and learning: ideas for heads of department – Improving Teaching
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In case anyone was wondering how lockdown was going now I can only shop at Amazon. I love you, Amazon.
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Over the moon to share the news that I will be joining
@DRET_TSH
as Head of Professional Learning. It will be an absolute privilege to work with
@GraceEHealy
and the rest of the
@DRETnews
team!
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I’m at a hotel where people sleep for more than four hours at night, without being hit round the head with a Peppa Pig book. This is practically the Bahamas right now.
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Lost 10 lb in lockdown so having cake for breakfast, because any more would be a bit careless.
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So, is it a fine for every time my neighbours break social distancing guidelines? Because they’re on their ninth visitor of the day so I’d say that’s £300,000, 34, £974,000 in fines so far. I’d have to ask an expert, mind you..
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To all the people casting aspersions on people that attend conferences in the weekend, can I please refer you to the broadly known term of ‘free will,’ otherwise known as, ‘Being grown ups who do whatever we want to do.’
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Anyone else finding home schooling, nursery care, regular exercise, employment, maintaining a healthy wellbeing for you and your family, catering, housekeeping, keeping up with current affairs and virus dodging a breeze because you’ve put it all on a noticeboard in the kitchen?
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Jesus Christ, 15000 people! Thank you for reading/ engaging/ debating/discussing/ challenging/ sharing. 💫
I’m going to give a book away to say thank you. RT/like/tag a few folk in the replies and I’ll announce the winner on Sunday!
#StopTalkingAboutWellbeing
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One of the many, many useful documents to come out of the
@EducEndowFoundn
to support school leaders:
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Aim Higher booklet:
And another:
Newsletter example:
Scheme with memory retrieval for KS3:
Example teaching structure:
#litdrive
This term, I have made very little resources. Instead, this is what I’ve been doing (and how I plan to measure impact):
Knowledge organisers for homework self quizzing and starting lessons with memory retrieval for both ks3 and 4
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Please RT: What professional development would you argue has had the most impact to develop your competency as a teacher or leader and why?
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A thread about how we have used Microsoft Teams for CPD:
In case it's useful, here is where we are up to so far in providing an online platform for staff to access a range of CPD. Initially developed over lockdown, it has continued to act as a central space for a range of CPD.
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Some news! 🎉
Feeling hugely privileged to join the
@WinAcadTrust
family, supporting all children to unlock their academic and personal potential.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kat Howard as Executive School Improvement Lead. Kat has a wealth of experience, having worked in a number of school and system leadership roles across her decade-long career in education.
Find out more:
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At this point in the term, conserving your energy has never been more important. So many teachers get sick as soon as the term ends: prioritise sleep and be strict with those outstanding tasks- you have not worked this hard to be ill for Christmas!
#StopTalkingAboutWellbeing
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Oh my Lord, every time!
Teaching’s a lovely profession, isn’t it?
😢 every time
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Just so you know, I have three children at school right now and none of them have labels on their uniform.
Enjoy your day
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If there was ever a year to emphasise that your results do not define you, I *think* this is the one.
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JB Priestley’s Father: Head of the first school to offer free school meals.
@Team_English1
Priestley wrote,’It’s not that I went to the right type of school, but I was living in the right sort of town.’
81. Scotch Barley Broth and Fruit Tart
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So- I can’t see my Mum yet, but people can meet up less than 2 metres apart for lunch? Can someone talk me through the rules just one more time...
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This is a thing of beauty from
@evenbetterif
: Dread the Unseen | gettingitrightsometimes
#teamenglish
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Or better? I have seen my child take his first steps, taught my toddler colours through flowers on our walks and discussed Greek mythology with the eldest. Depends which glasses you want to put on.
Has there been a tougher time to be a parent to young children in the last 50 years than at the minute? I’m not a dad but my brother is and oh my word!
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November is one of the toughest months to get through in the academic year.What helps? How does your school acknowledge this and support staff?Strategic staff care needs to be underpinned by policy and processes that prioritises time and core values
#StopTalkingAboutWellbeing
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When you wear your ‘feminist’ t shirt but still ask the Christmas tree man to carry your tree to the car because you’ve not had all your feminism coffee yet.
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Tracking mood shifts through stage directions after finding my notes from AIC. Will upload to
@LitdriveUK
when done if they’re any use.
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When Sports Day falls on the hottest day of the year and Year 9 have swiped the megaphone, again
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Absolutely delighted that my work around rhetoric will feature on
@oaknational
’s 2020-2021 curriculum. It will be a pleasure and privilege planning and delivering it.
#TeamEnglish
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I’ve been on Twitter for nine years. During that time, I have blocked only ten accounts as a result of harassment, gaslighting, or abuse for being complimentary about Michaela after visiting.
These all seem like a minor price to pay for the wonderful friendships I’ve gained 💜
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Ploughing (really slowly) through these as procrastination from writing. Sticking on
@LitdriveUK
as I get through them.
#teamenglish
Thanks to
@Claire_Hill_
for the KO input!
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And that’s a wrap! Twenty two lessons of glorious rhetoric for
@OakNational
done and dusted. Celebrating in style, with the ultimate staycation combo: Man in the High Castle and all of the ice cream!
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Finished Of Mice and Men today and Y9 did not disappoint. Honestly, is there a better book out there?
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I have had FIVE human beings thank me for helping them to secure jobs today. It really is the nicest thing in the world to know when you’ve made a small contribution to helping other people 🥰
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A great deal of high quality case studies in here, with a real sense of fidelity to subject disciplines. If you are having conversations about meaningful recovery through the delivery of your curriculum offer, this is incredibly useful.
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Finally stuck these guys on my blog, along with workshops from the last year and some other bits. All resources are also on
@LitdriveUK
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My Aunty has spent most of the last year shielding. She’s spent the time making these for all the tiny ones in our gigantic family and it is just beautiful! It made Middle’s day
@maternityCPD
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After
@DrArleneHH
mentioned in her
#LitdriveCPD23
session, we are delighted to be able to share our joint project!
Looking forward to providing a practical guide for teachers keen to implement rhetoric as part of their curriculum provision for pupils. Exciting stuff! 🎉
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'The idea that we should move on because it is on a plan, if our pupils are not secure, is basically saying that the plan is more important than the pupils.' Utter commonsense from
@MaryMyatt
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my DMs are open so that I can connect with teachers, help teachers with curriculum-related queries, flexible working requests, workload-supportive policy, applications and interviews, and just continue to share my experience and expertise. Thank you for enabling me to do that.
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