Matt Hinkley
@mrhinkles.bsky.social
Primary Teacher, avid reader, nerd before it was cool
Couldn't agree more. So much of my SCITT had a secondary focus despite my being a primary trainee - the only primary focus was on phonics.
There's a specific challenge to bring a primary teacher which this captures well - not mentioning the parent contact secondary colleagues may not have
There's a specific challenge to bring a primary teacher which this captures well - not mentioning the parent contact secondary colleagues may not have
My latest blog around why primary CPD needs experienced primary voices.
thinkingflexibly.com/2025/03/24/w...
thinkingflexibly.com/2025/03/24/w...
Why primary CPD needs primary expertise – avoiding “Secondary Lite”
Primary and avoiding “Secondary Lite” CPD. I led a session last week where the schools in attendance were focusing on primary pedagogy and the need for specific approaches across the developmental …
thinkingflexibly.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Couldn't agree more. So much of my SCITT had a secondary focus despite my being a primary trainee - the only primary focus was on phonics.
There's a specific challenge to bring a primary teacher which this captures well - not mentioning the parent contact secondary colleagues may not have
There's a specific challenge to bring a primary teacher which this captures well - not mentioning the parent contact secondary colleagues may not have
Okay fine...but how long would it take them to meet the KS2 TAFs statements that's what I want to know.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Universe would die before monkey with keyboard writes Shakespeare, study finds
Australian mathematicians call into question the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ in new research on old adage
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Okay fine...but how long would it take them to meet the KS2 TAFs statements that's what I want to know.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Big fan of this idea. Fits nicely into my brand of nerdy. That's another podcast into the weekly listen!
Listeners to Hammer House of Podcast will today have heard @lizbethmyles.bsky.social and I announce our sequel podcast, starting in January. Telefantasy Time Jump @telefantasytj.bsky.social will be about the history of UK SFF TV, starting in 1953 with The Quatermass Experiment! 1/3
October 13, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Big fan of this idea. Fits nicely into my brand of nerdy. That's another podcast into the weekly listen!
I am firmly in the stop moaning camp - and I say this with the experience of having been in another career prior to teaching. Is teaching the hardest I've ever worked? Yes. Is it also the best career ever? Also, yes. Those in the profession who complain - the grass isn't always greener!
New episode and new feature!!
🌶️🌶️SPICY TAKE OF THE WEEK🌶️🌶️
In STOTW one of us proposes a spicy take, and has to justify ourselves.
Did I manage to convince Amy this week?
TUNE IN TO FIND OUT
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🌶️🌶️SPICY TAKE OF THE WEEK🌶️🌶️
In STOTW one of us proposes a spicy take, and has to justify ourselves.
Did I manage to convince Amy this week?
TUNE IN TO FIND OUT
open.spotify.com/episode/28rE...
October 13, 2024 at 6:07 PM
I am firmly in the stop moaning camp - and I say this with the experience of having been in another career prior to teaching. Is teaching the hardest I've ever worked? Yes. Is it also the best career ever? Also, yes. Those in the profession who complain - the grass isn't always greener!
Agree with some of this - not sure a ban is the answer. Would make my life easier though!. Better awareness by parents of the risks of these platforms is necessary though - schools having to deal with stuff that happens online is a nightmare and happening too often
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
EE tells parents not to give smartphones to primary-age children
The mobile phone network recommends parents buy under-11s phones that can only text or call.
www.bbc.com
August 26, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Agree with some of this - not sure a ban is the answer. Would make my life easier though!. Better awareness by parents of the risks of these platforms is necessary though - schools having to deal with stuff that happens online is a nightmare and happening too often
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
August 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
Great article - though I think wellbeing can look different depending on whether you're primary or secondary. Biggest thing is for schools to recognise that teachers have lives - something that the SLT in my school are very good at!
August 25, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Great article - though I think wellbeing can look different depending on whether you're primary or secondary. Biggest thing is for schools to recognise that teachers have lives - something that the SLT in my school are very good at!
Agree with this - with the caveat that there needs to be the right culture around incorporating research rather than one, which is just 'Well that won't work'. It might not - only one way to find out! One of the things I love most about this gig is that there's always something new to try and learn.
🧠 New Blog 🧠
I recently interviewed @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social about how much weight should teachers place on research.
He beautifully described it as “an “offering” rather than a “power grab.”
www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/researc...
I recently interviewed @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social about how much weight should teachers place on research.
He beautifully described it as “an “offering” rather than a “power grab.”
www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/researc...
How much should research inform teaching practice? | InnerDrive
While research is indispensable in informing effective teaching practices, it should not dictate them. Find out more about their relation.
www.innerdrive.co.uk
August 22, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Agree with this - with the caveat that there needs to be the right culture around incorporating research rather than one, which is just 'Well that won't work'. It might not - only one way to find out! One of the things I love most about this gig is that there's always something new to try and learn.