Great read! @bennewmark.bsky.social - do you think there's any part of the EHCP system that is worth retaining and building in?

Really lovely to hear about success stories about alternative provisions!

So, when we drop into each other's slip stream, when we narrate the links explicitly to our pupils and when we boost each other up by retrieving and building on knowledge that we know our pupils know, this is our accidental approach to cross-curricular!

We rely on granular phrases to give our pupils a short-hand for a deeper conceptual idea. These little nuggets of knowledge are designed to be used flexibly.

Christine Counsell put nicely that these serve as a reminder that it is knowledge and not skills which are transferable.

We used below example. Mike's KS3 curriculum teaches trade unions and welfare state - meaning can simply reference them.

Mike was then inspired to do a unit on Hannah Mitchell - a working class suffragette from the North of England... did someone say Eva Smith?

Tangent - none of this is possible without certain enabling conditions:

1. Disruption-free lessons from a strong behaviour system.
2. Our booklet design follows similar principles - lots of text.
3. Our lessons are quite similar - retrieval DNA, exposition, read, discuss and write.

We start off with three health warnings.

In our opinion, the main responsibility of a curriculum leader is to ensure their subject is taught well.

A useful by-product is when children forge connections between two subjects. Especially two households both alike in dignity - English and History.

We are entering a critical 5th year. Our first year of GCSEs for our founding cohort. We are hiring across all depts as we look to scale up and expand our work. Check us out!

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Our staff development is top class. If you want to push yourself to being an amazing teacher, who changes the lives of those who most need it, Soane is for you. The incredible @priteshraichura.bsky.social leads T&L and his excellent work is showcased by @steplab.bsky.social

steplab.co/watch

Our subject teams are deep curricular thinkers. Every day, I get the chance to work with people who LOVE their subjects. Big shout out to @michaeldoron.bsky.social's fabulous history dept for hosting a fantastic conference last weekend.

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Our lessons are disruption free. We also believe that a strong school culture shapes the character of our pupils. We restored @douglemov.bsky.social's faith that 'strong and positive cultures were still out there'

teachlikeachampion.org/blog/my-engl...

Great to welcome you all!