Mark Enser
@ensermark.bsky.social
Yorkshire based freelance writer, TES columnist, author of books and school support person.
Ex-HMI and national geography lead
Once a teacher
Wanderer of hills, wonderer of everything else.
Posting on Education, Folklore, Dungeons & Dragons and music.
Ex-HMI and national geography lead
Once a teacher
Wanderer of hills, wonderer of everything else.
Posting on Education, Folklore, Dungeons & Dragons and music.
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Mark Enser
@ensermark.bsky.social
· Jan 6
a cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop .
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I'm looking forward to my first term as a freelance writer and supporting schools.
If you think I could be of any help, do get in touch.
If you think I could be of any help, do get in touch.
I love Dog House. I love Christmas.
But I don't understand why they force everyone into a Christmas jumper in the middle of summer and then call that a Christmas special.
But I don't understand why they force everyone into a Christmas jumper in the middle of summer and then call that a Christmas special.
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I love Dog House. I love Christmas.
But I don't understand why they force everyone into a Christmas jumper in the middle of summer and then call that a Christmas special.
But I don't understand why they force everyone into a Christmas jumper in the middle of summer and then call that a Christmas special.
Love Stranger Things - but every time they confuse their D&D lore, a bit of me dies inside.
a man stands in front of a sign that says " advanced dungeons & dragons "
ALT: a man stands in front of a sign that says " advanced dungeons & dragons "
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November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Love Stranger Things - but every time they confuse their D&D lore, a bit of me dies inside.
A wet walk at the Beck
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A wet walk at the Beck
Laszlo is unimpressed by the storm
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Laszlo is unimpressed by the storm
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Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching 🌍
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
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A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching
Why powerful geography teaching still matters – and how we can strengthen it across secondary classrooms.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching 🌍
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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CPD works best when we treat it like curriculum: clear intent, thoughtful sequencing, real impact.
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
How to design a CPD curriculum
Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don’t shift and progress stalls - and this is just as true for teachers’ learning as it is for pupils’, writes Mark Enser
www.tes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
CPD works best when we treat it like curriculum: clear intent, thoughtful sequencing, real impact.
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
This reflects my concerns that the Ofsted Toolkit rips the methodology from the EIF and leaves leaders to pick up the slack to prove their outcome.
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Ofsted’s new inspections cause ‘greater stress’, warn heads
But schools taking part in the first inspections under the new report-card system also report that the process feels more collaborative
www.tes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This reflects my concerns that the Ofsted Toolkit rips the methodology from the EIF and leaves leaders to pick up the slack to prove their outcome.
1/2
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
1/2
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
CPD works best when we treat it like curriculum: clear intent, thoughtful sequencing, real impact.
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
How to design a CPD curriculum
Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don’t shift and progress stalls - and this is just as true for teachers’ learning as it is for pupils’, writes Mark Enser
www.tes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
CPD works best when we treat it like curriculum: clear intent, thoughtful sequencing, real impact.
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.
Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Reposted by Mark Enser
Effective CPD can't be delivered through disjointed, one-off sessions – it requires curriculum thinking, says @ensermark.bsky.social
How to design a CPD curriculum
Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don’t shift and progress stalls – and this is just as true for teachers’ learning as it is for pupils’, writes Mark Enser
www.tes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Effective CPD can't be delivered through disjointed, one-off sessions – it requires curriculum thinking, says @ensermark.bsky.social
Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching 🌍
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching
Why powerful geography teaching still matters – and how we can strengthen it across secondary classrooms.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching 🌍
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.
Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
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Nearly fifty expressions of interest in our book, A Year in Willerby.
12 of our stories, improved and edited with original lino prints. Can still increase the print run from the original 60, if you're interested let us know here if you haven't already.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk/a-year-in-wi...
12 of our stories, improved and edited with original lino prints. Can still increase the print run from the original 60, if you're interested let us know here if you haven't already.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk/a-year-in-wi...
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Nearly fifty expressions of interest in our book, A Year in Willerby.
12 of our stories, improved and edited with original lino prints. Can still increase the print run from the original 60, if you're interested let us know here if you haven't already.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk/a-year-in-wi...
12 of our stories, improved and edited with original lino prints. Can still increase the print run from the original 60, if you're interested let us know here if you haven't already.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk/a-year-in-wi...
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Welcome to Willerby, where the supernatural is only as remarkable as the weather.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
Over fifty free stories, original art and music.
Come find us.
Stories can be read in any order but three good places to start 👇🏻
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
Over fifty free stories, original art and music.
Come find us.
Stories can be read in any order but three good places to start 👇🏻
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Welcome to Willerby, where the supernatural is only as remarkable as the weather.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
Over fifty free stories, original art and music.
Come find us.
Stories can be read in any order but three good places to start 👇🏻
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
Over fifty free stories, original art and music.
Come find us.
Stories can be read in any order but three good places to start 👇🏻
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Promises to Keep.
A Willerby Story.
What might happen if you took the path less travelled?
willerby.substack.com/p/promises-t...
A Willerby Story.
What might happen if you took the path less travelled?
willerby.substack.com/p/promises-t...
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Promises to Keep.
A Willerby Story.
What might happen if you took the path less travelled?
willerby.substack.com/p/promises-t...
A Willerby Story.
What might happen if you took the path less travelled?
willerby.substack.com/p/promises-t...
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This has been my worry all along with the breakfast club nonsense. You can talk about funding all you like, the long and the short of it is that school leaders end up with another job on the list, another extension to their working day, and the job becomes ever harder...
And this is from DfE advice!
And this is from DfE advice!
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This has been my worry all along with the breakfast club nonsense. You can talk about funding all you like, the long and the short of it is that school leaders end up with another job on the list, another extension to their working day, and the job becomes ever harder...
And this is from DfE advice!
And this is from DfE advice!
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Oh yes... of course, another group of people who are just yearning for extra responsibilities on their plate.
No indication here of when those key staff get that time back. Or maybe they're being paid a massive rate, from the £1 per pupil?
Just another job on the to-do list of overworked staff.
No indication here of when those key staff get that time back. Or maybe they're being paid a massive rate, from the £1 per pupil?
Just another job on the to-do list of overworked staff.
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Oh yes... of course, another group of people who are just yearning for extra responsibilities on their plate.
No indication here of when those key staff get that time back. Or maybe they're being paid a massive rate, from the £1 per pupil?
Just another job on the to-do list of overworked staff.
No indication here of when those key staff get that time back. Or maybe they're being paid a massive rate, from the £1 per pupil?
Just another job on the to-do list of overworked staff.
At the worlds greatest city
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
At the worlds greatest city
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Forward.
A Willerby Story.
Jamal falls forward in time and finds a very different village.
willerby.substack.com/p/forward
A Willerby Story.
Jamal falls forward in time and finds a very different village.
willerby.substack.com/p/forward
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Forward.
A Willerby Story.
Jamal falls forward in time and finds a very different village.
willerby.substack.com/p/forward
A Willerby Story.
Jamal falls forward in time and finds a very different village.
willerby.substack.com/p/forward
Call of Cthulhu on Amazon Prime is worth a watch. A short, modern, silent film based on H.P Lovecraft's mythos.
a creature with red eyes is swimming in the water
ALT: a creature with red eyes is swimming in the water
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November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Call of Cthulhu on Amazon Prime is worth a watch. A short, modern, silent film based on H.P Lovecraft's mythos.
@greeborunner.bsky.social is away so I am indulging myself in all the esoteric folk ramblings you can shake an athame at
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Castings
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November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
@greeborunner.bsky.social is away so I am indulging myself in all the esoteric folk ramblings you can shake an athame at
open.spotify.com/album/5GfXPI...
open.spotify.com/album/5GfXPI...