Sam Gibbs
@samgibbs.bsky.social
Trust Teacher Development & Curriculum Lead, GMET | Deputy Chair,TrustCPDLeads | Speaker,co-Auth ‘The Trouble With English’, ‘Love the One You’re With-Why Teachers Stay & What We Can Learn From Them’. | LeadingTrusts100 | Running, Reading, Red | Views Own.
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This is the @engmediacentre.bsky.social response to the CAR. It's a relief & pleasure to find so much to welcome in it. I hope that DfE gets firmly behind the key recommendations & especially that the changes to GCSE English can be brought in as quickly as possible. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
Here's our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review. We're v hopeful it holds out the possibility of real change in secondary English - more oracy, media, drama, proper language study + better GCSEs! englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-res...
EMC response to Curriculum and Assessment Review Report
EMC's response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, exploring its implications for English and Media teaching in secondary schools
englishandmedia.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is the @engmediacentre.bsky.social response to the CAR. It's a relief & pleasure to find so much to welcome in it. I hope that DfE gets firmly behind the key recommendations & especially that the changes to GCSE English can be brought in as quickly as possible. @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
So grateful to the Trust CPD Leaders' Forum, @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social for sharing my blog post all about the importance of context!
www.trustwidecpdleads.com/blog/context...
The forum is a wonderful space for learning and collaboration!
www.trustwidecpdleads.com/blog/context...
The forum is a wonderful space for learning and collaboration!
TrustWide CPD Leads - Contextual Implementation
No One-Size-Fits-All: The Power of Context in School Improvement
Viviane Robinson states that the number of priorities a school can attend to should be “fluid and contextual”.
Not only does context ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It’s the first day of (volunteer) Ofsted inspections today, but leaders have been told about changes to how the watchdog uses performance data just days before.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social say it’s reason enough for volunteer schools to pull out entirely.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
@ascl-uk.bsky.social say it’s reason enough for volunteer schools to pull out entirely.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Major concerns’ over Ofsted data changes
Schools that volunteered to be first for new inspections should be allowed to withdraw because of changes announced by Ofsted just days before the new system begins, say heads’ leaders
www.tes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It’s the first day of (volunteer) Ofsted inspections today, but leaders have been told about changes to how the watchdog uses performance data just days before.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social say it’s reason enough for volunteer schools to pull out entirely.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
@ascl-uk.bsky.social say it’s reason enough for volunteer schools to pull out entirely.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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"...to work together, listen deeply and keep the needs of children at the heart of every decision."
A great piece by @samgibbs.bsky.social & @missgoodyear.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana... 2/2
A great piece by @samgibbs.bsky.social & @missgoodyear.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana... 2/2
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"...to work together, listen deeply and keep the needs of children at the heart of every decision."
A great piece by @samgibbs.bsky.social & @missgoodyear.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana... 2/2
A great piece by @samgibbs.bsky.social & @missgoodyear.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana... 2/2
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"Real reform is rarely dramatic, but it is always collective. We must see this review as a chance to recast teaching as a profession that privileges professional thought and agency. As we look ahead, our challenge is simple..." @missgoodyear.bsky.social @samgibbs.bsky.social 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Real reform is rarely dramatic, but it is always collective. We must see this review as a chance to recast teaching as a profession that privileges professional thought and agency. As we look ahead, our challenge is simple..." @missgoodyear.bsky.social @samgibbs.bsky.social 1/2
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"Experience tells us that ownership, not compliance, drives meaningful change." Great piece from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Experience tells us that ownership, not compliance, drives meaningful change." Great piece from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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In case you missed it: The Education Secretary is holding a live online event at 4:15pm on Wednesday 12 November, where she will discuss the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the government’s response.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-c...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-c...
Focus on curriculum reform with the Education Secretary
The Education Secretary answers your questions on curriculum reform.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In case you missed it: The Education Secretary is holding a live online event at 4:15pm on Wednesday 12 November, where she will discuss the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the government’s response.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-c...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-c...
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Nice response to the curric & assess review. In case it’s paywalled for you, @missgoodyear.bsky.social & @samgibbs.bsky.social conspicuously don’t go down the ‘implementation’ of ‘what works’ (ie data-farming) path, but instead go with attuning to & meeting actual needs.
Happy #neuroqueering! 🦋
Happy #neuroqueering! 🦋
What does the curriculum review mean for the sector? @missgoodyear.bsky.social and @samgibbs.bsky.social set out six points for schools to consider as they plan to implement the review's recommendations
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Nice response to the curric & assess review. In case it’s paywalled for you, @missgoodyear.bsky.social & @samgibbs.bsky.social conspicuously don’t go down the ‘implementation’ of ‘what works’ (ie data-farming) path, but instead go with attuning to & meeting actual needs.
Happy #neuroqueering! 🦋
Happy #neuroqueering! 🦋
Another one from @missgoodyear.bsky.social and I - why we think ‘the readiness is all’ when it comes to the CAR.
You've read the curriculum and assessment review and the government response - what next?
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Another one from @missgoodyear.bsky.social and I - why we think ‘the readiness is all’ when it comes to the CAR.
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Edition 409 done and dusted:
A curriculum and assessment review SPECIAL ...
PLUS:
Government plans £3m SEND research centre
Do schools really have too many assistant heads?
Ministers scope out plan to help schools boost investment returns
A curriculum and assessment review SPECIAL ...
PLUS:
Government plans £3m SEND research centre
Do schools really have too many assistant heads?
Ministers scope out plan to help schools boost investment returns
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Edition 409 done and dusted:
A curriculum and assessment review SPECIAL ...
PLUS:
Government plans £3m SEND research centre
Do schools really have too many assistant heads?
Ministers scope out plan to help schools boost investment returns
A curriculum and assessment review SPECIAL ...
PLUS:
Government plans £3m SEND research centre
Do schools really have too many assistant heads?
Ministers scope out plan to help schools boost investment returns
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I want to pass on my sincere thanks to Professor Becky Francis and her expert panel.
I knew from opposition that Prof Francis was the person I wanted to revitalise & renew our curriculum.
She has been unflinching in her drive for high standards for all.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
I knew from opposition that Prof Francis was the person I wanted to revitalise & renew our curriculum.
She has been unflinching in her drive for high standards for all.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Curriculum review: what does it say about your subject?
The newly published review of curriculum and assessment makes a series of recommendations across different subjects. Find out how your subject could change if the government takes forward its proposal...
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I want to pass on my sincere thanks to Professor Becky Francis and her expert panel.
I knew from opposition that Prof Francis was the person I wanted to revitalise & renew our curriculum.
She has been unflinching in her drive for high standards for all.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
I knew from opposition that Prof Francis was the person I wanted to revitalise & renew our curriculum.
She has been unflinching in her drive for high standards for all.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Which of the curriculum and assessment review proposals has the DfE rejected or will not implement as prescribed?
There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Francis review: the recommendations rejected by government
The DfE wants full rather than phased implementation of curriculum reform - from 2028 - and puts the brakes on inclusion of RE in the national curriculum
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Which of the curriculum and assessment review proposals has the DfE rejected or will not implement as prescribed?
There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Looking forward to a day of planning with our Trust Subject Leads tomorrow…and especially to exploring how we might develop our didagogical approach, based on the work of @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Looking forward to a day of planning with our Trust Subject Leads tomorrow…and especially to exploring how we might develop our didagogical approach, based on the work of @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social.
Devastating news about the train attack. A journey I make regularly and it must have been utterly terrifying. Thoughts with everyone affected.
November 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Devastating news about the train attack. A journey I make regularly and it must have been utterly terrifying. Thoughts with everyone affected.
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Bridget Phillipson confirms long-awaited SEND reforms will not be published until 2026
In September @politicshome.bsky.social reported warnings from multiple sources familiar with the process that the delays could be as late as January/February
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In September @politicshome.bsky.social reported warnings from multiple sources familiar with the process that the delays could be as late as January/February
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
SEND Reforms At Risk Of Further Delay As Government Tries To Avoid Backlash
There is growing concern that long-awaited reforms to the special education needs and disabilities system risk further delay, PoliticsHome understa...
www.politicshome.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Bridget Phillipson confirms long-awaited SEND reforms will not be published until 2026
In September @politicshome.bsky.social reported warnings from multiple sources familiar with the process that the delays could be as late as January/February
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In September @politicshome.bsky.social reported warnings from multiple sources familiar with the process that the delays could be as late as January/February
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Teachers make unique learners, a report from @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social has found. But what does this mean for how schools and trusts approach training and CPD?
Is ‘didagogy’ the key to better CPD for teachers?
The study of how teachers learn is unique enough to need its own terminology, finds a new report – and that has implications for how we understand teacher training and CPD
www.tes.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Teachers make unique learners, a report from @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social has found. But what does this mean for how schools and trusts approach training and CPD?
Too much CPD is still ineffectual, despite huge sums of money being spent across the sector.
Collectively, we need to acknowledge that current approaches are not working for too many teachers.
Delighted to have co-authored this piece with Andrea Bean, where we propose a way forward.
Collectively, we need to acknowledge that current approaches are not working for too many teachers.
Delighted to have co-authored this piece with Andrea Bean, where we propose a way forward.
Most CPD fails to understand a teacher's context and it doesn't meet a teacher where they are in that moment in terms of knowledge or need.
A didagogy model fixes those problems.
This is the view of @samgibbs.bsky.social and Andrea Bean They explain why below.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
A didagogy model fixes those problems.
This is the view of @samgibbs.bsky.social and Andrea Bean They explain why below.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Is ‘didagogy’ the key to better CPD for teachers?
The study of how teachers learn is unique enough to need its own terminology, finds a new report - and that has implications for how we understand teacher training and CPD
www.tes.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Too much CPD is still ineffectual, despite huge sums of money being spent across the sector.
Collectively, we need to acknowledge that current approaches are not working for too many teachers.
Delighted to have co-authored this piece with Andrea Bean, where we propose a way forward.
Collectively, we need to acknowledge that current approaches are not working for too many teachers.
Delighted to have co-authored this piece with Andrea Bean, where we propose a way forward.
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Most CPD fails to understand a teacher's context and it doesn't meet a teacher where they are in that moment in terms of knowledge or need.
A didagogy model fixes those problems.
This is the view of @samgibbs.bsky.social and Andrea Bean They explain why below.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
A didagogy model fixes those problems.
This is the view of @samgibbs.bsky.social and Andrea Bean They explain why below.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Is ‘didagogy’ the key to better CPD for teachers?
The study of how teachers learn is unique enough to need its own terminology, finds a new report - and that has implications for how we understand teacher training and CPD
www.tes.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Most CPD fails to understand a teacher's context and it doesn't meet a teacher where they are in that moment in terms of knowledge or need.
A didagogy model fixes those problems.
This is the view of @samgibbs.bsky.social and Andrea Bean They explain why below.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
A didagogy model fixes those problems.
This is the view of @samgibbs.bsky.social and Andrea Bean They explain why below.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Thrilled to be speaking at the @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social national conference today - sadly without my partner-in-crime @missgoodyear.bsky.social who is here in spirit!
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Thrilled to be speaking at the @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social national conference today - sadly without my partner-in-crime @missgoodyear.bsky.social who is here in spirit!
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PRE-ORDER NOW
Succeeding as a Deputy Head by me and @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social is being published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Jan 26.
Contributors include @samgibbs.bsky.social @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social and foreword by @samtwiselton.bsky.social
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Succeeding as a Deputy Head by me and @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social is being published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Jan 26.
Contributors include @samgibbs.bsky.social @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social and foreword by @samtwiselton.bsky.social
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October 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
PRE-ORDER NOW
Succeeding as a Deputy Head by me and @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social is being published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Jan 26.
Contributors include @samgibbs.bsky.social @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social and foreword by @samtwiselton.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/8ir1F7P
Succeeding as a Deputy Head by me and @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social is being published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Jan 26.
Contributors include @samgibbs.bsky.social @andrewpercivaled.bsky.social @joshpd.bsky.social and foreword by @samtwiselton.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/8ir1F7P
Proud! (And knackered 🤣)
October 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Proud! (And knackered 🤣)
Ready (sort of 😂) Running for my Dad and all who are affected by Parkinson’s. Last minute plug for sponsorship here: events.parkinsons.org.uk/fundraisers/...
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ready (sort of 😂) Running for my Dad and all who are affected by Parkinson’s. Last minute plug for sponsorship here: events.parkinsons.org.uk/fundraisers/...
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“There is a whole workforce that is just hiding in plain sight. These people are already working with kids, they love kids, but their development is stymied, so this is about unleashing those people.”
HUGE news. 👇
Will be transformational.
schoolsweek.co.uk/trust-offers...
HUGE news. 👇
Will be transformational.
schoolsweek.co.uk/trust-offers...
Trust offers degree pathway to create ‘children’s workforce’
Reach Foundation to launch unit to provide 'structural solutions' to recruitment and retention issues
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“There is a whole workforce that is just hiding in plain sight. These people are already working with kids, they love kids, but their development is stymied, so this is about unleashing those people.”
HUGE news. 👇
Will be transformational.
schoolsweek.co.uk/trust-offers...
HUGE news. 👇
Will be transformational.
schoolsweek.co.uk/trust-offers...
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My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social column: ‘Inclusion by design: why it matters and how to do it’.
I explore the changing picture around inclusion (from the OFSTED to the ‘Send crisis’), alongside practical, evidence-informed approaches teachers can address now.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
I explore the changing picture around inclusion (from the OFSTED to the ‘Send crisis’), alongside practical, evidence-informed approaches teachers can address now.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Inclusion ‘by design’: why it matters and how to do it
With the new Ofsted framework taking a broad view of inclusion, it’s even more important to make teaching inclusive ‘by design’ and not by accident, suggests Alex Quigley
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October 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social column: ‘Inclusion by design: why it matters and how to do it’.
I explore the changing picture around inclusion (from the OFSTED to the ‘Send crisis’), alongside practical, evidence-informed approaches teachers can address now.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
I explore the changing picture around inclusion (from the OFSTED to the ‘Send crisis’), alongside practical, evidence-informed approaches teachers can address now.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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Edition 407 done and dusted:
So much for saving money: Reform council eyes school budget raid
Scoop: trust plans to roll out deepfake teacher avatars to cut workload
Long read on SEND cluster funding
Legal explainer on campaigning pupils
So much for saving money: Reform council eyes school budget raid
Scoop: trust plans to roll out deepfake teacher avatars to cut workload
Long read on SEND cluster funding
Legal explainer on campaigning pupils
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Edition 407 done and dusted:
So much for saving money: Reform council eyes school budget raid
Scoop: trust plans to roll out deepfake teacher avatars to cut workload
Long read on SEND cluster funding
Legal explainer on campaigning pupils
So much for saving money: Reform council eyes school budget raid
Scoop: trust plans to roll out deepfake teacher avatars to cut workload
Long read on SEND cluster funding
Legal explainer on campaigning pupils