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English Teacher | Y11 Form Tutor | Studying for an MA in Literature & Culture

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I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost, says Josh Sargent

I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent

02.11.2025 18:31 👍 111 🔁 27 💬 20 📌 25
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Inclusion, Inclusion, Inclusion Let’s cut through the noise. There is a lot of sabre rattling about inclusion. There are organisations, think tanks, consultants, local authorities and even educators in schools pushing an agenda t…

New blog on inclusion

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10.10.2025 16:34 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Sue Cowley's book Getting your Class to Behave

Sue Cowley's book Getting your Class to Behave

I'm doing a couple of giveaways to celebrate the upcoming new school year! This first #giveaway is for my @bloomsburyed.bsky.social book on #behaviour. Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner picked next Saturday. Please share! Thank you. #freebie

24.08.2025 09:03 👍 25 🔁 20 💬 3 📌 4
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#TheLatest

"Learning to manage behaviour requires more than just theory" from SecEd

Read it here: https://www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/blogs/learning-to-manage-behaviour-more-than-theory

#NAPCE #PastoralCare #Education #Schools #Behaviour

23.07.2025 10:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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📚 Steplab Summer Reads is here!

Each week this summer, we’re giving away a brilliant CPD book written by one of our expert team.

Entering is as easy as 1, 2, 3:
1️⃣ Follow us
2️⃣ Like the giveaway post
3️⃣ Repost

Winners will be announced later that week.
Stay tuned - the first giveaway drops tomorrow!

21.07.2025 09:13 👍 17 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 1
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What’s the point of learning English? Students often ask why we study literature, and there isn’t always an easy answer. But, in a way, this is exactly why it’s so important, argues this international school English teacher

Convincing students about the importance of studying English literature isn’t always easy – but it’s a subject that perhaps teaches the most valuable skill of all, writes teacher Jack Dempsey

26.05.2025 06:05 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2
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Does subject knowledge matter more than teaching techniques? That is a terrible question. Earlier this week I got sucked into a stupid ‘debate’ about subject knowledge after making some comments on X and replying to some other posts. It seemed to me that various people &#821…

Does subject knowledge matter more than teaching techniques? That is a terrible question. teacherhead.com/2025/04/20/d...

20.04.2025 13:21 👍 19 🔁 13 💬 3 📌 0
Picture of a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching on a wooden desk next to a vase of dried flowers. The book has a black cover with colourful fingerprints.

Picture of a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching on a wooden desk next to a vase of dried flowers. The book has a black cover with colourful fingerprints.

I'm doing a #FreeGiveaway of my latest book "The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching" to celebrate its publication! Repost this message to enter. Winner announced on 10th April. UK only. #EduSky #inclusion

05.04.2025 07:19 👍 75 🔁 112 💬 5 📌 6
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The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers | Editorial Editorial: Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It’s a crisis demanding real-world solutions

The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers | Editorial

19.03.2025 20:11 👍 137 🔁 33 💬 5 📌 7

Adolescence. The most brilliantly harrowing TV I've ever watched.

15.03.2025 00:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think it's the most profound British TV drama I've ever seen. Binged it in one sitting.

15.03.2025 00:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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John Simpson: 2025 could be year for the history books Like 1968 or 1989, this could be a year when the world changes in a fundamental way.

My article for BBC Online about Pres Trump, NATO, and Ukraine:
John Simpson: 2025 could be year for the history books as Trump shreds global norms www.bbc.com/news/article...

23.02.2025 13:24 👍 95 🔁 14 💬 6 📌 1
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While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels How oil changed capitalism.

How oil changed capitalism.

03.02.2025 18:07 👍 30 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
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No, the kids are really not all right. Honestly, can you blame them? | Marina Hyde From Gen Z yearning for a ‘strong leader’ to children being swept up in riots, the portents aren’t great Who are the lovely dictators? You might find yourself wondering if generation Z has access to a historical cache of great guys who just didn’t want…

No, the kids are really not all right. Honestly, can you blame them? | Marina Hyde

28.01.2025 14:15 👍 241 🔁 52 💬 17 📌 10
The Ultimate Guide to Self-Regulation in the Classroom, book by Sue Cowley

The Ultimate Guide to Self-Regulation in the Classroom, book by Sue Cowley

I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway

10.01.2025 16:48 👍 223 🔁 185 💬 13 📌 9
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What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education? | John Harris As claims about practices in two flagship London schools are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for Ask the average Westminster politician about schools policy and the response will focus on issues that never seem to…

What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education? | John Harris

15.12.2024 16:15 👍 180 🔁 47 💬 13 📌 10
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The schools waging war on smartphones As fear mounts over the impact of smartphones on young people, what does being a phone free school really mean?

The government doesn't believe a national ban on smartphones in schools is needed, because schools are doing it for themselves. But are they? We investigate where the battlelilnes are being drawn in schools' war on phones

12.12.2024 17:19 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 3
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As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

28.11.2024 11:10 👍 16341 🔁 7649 💬 852 📌 409
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The fall of Eng Lit What is the cause, is it a problem - and if so, what can we do about it?

A lot of discussion lately about the reasons for the decline of Eng Lit A-level.

Are the Gove curriculum & exam reforms to blame?

I don't think so, because the decline of Eng Lit / the humanities more broadly is a global trend.

More here.

16.11.2024 11:48 👍 100 🔁 44 💬 26 📌 26

Does anyone have any literature or recommended reading they would be happy to share on the relevance, or irrelevance, of the English literary canon in the 21st century? #TeamEnglish #edusky

17.11.2024 17:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hello #TeamEnglish #edusky. It's great to join you.

17.11.2024 10:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0