Tom Boulter
@tomboulter.bsky.social
Director of Secondary Education at River Learning Trust. Based in Oxford, UK.
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A thread on smartphones in schools...
At Ormiston Academies Trust, our vision is for a school system where every child can thrive.
Learning, behaviour and wellbeing are top priorities in our schools, but all can be impacted negatively by smartphones.
At Ormiston Academies Trust, our vision is for a school system where every child can thrive.
Learning, behaviour and wellbeing are top priorities in our schools, but all can be impacted negatively by smartphones.
September 15, 2024 at 9:04 AM
A thread on smartphones in schools...
At Ormiston Academies Trust, our vision is for a school system where every child can thrive.
Learning, behaviour and wellbeing are top priorities in our schools, but all can be impacted negatively by smartphones.
At Ormiston Academies Trust, our vision is for a school system where every child can thrive.
Learning, behaviour and wellbeing are top priorities in our schools, but all can be impacted negatively by smartphones.
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This is the only misstep I’ve seen Phillipson make so far.
There is no way colleges can wait until Jan to find out if they can still offer BTECs next September.
Open evenings are this term! Ads needs designing, staff sorting.
That she said marketing materials can be sorted in Jan is naive at best.
There is no way colleges can wait until Jan to find out if they can still offer BTECs next September.
Open evenings are this term! Ads needs designing, staff sorting.
That she said marketing materials can be sorted in Jan is naive at best.
🗣️ More than 450 school and college leaders have made a last-ditch plea with the education secretary to stop the 'madness' and pause the planned cull of BTECs for at least one year
100s of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause
455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans
buff.ly
August 29, 2024 at 10:26 AM
This is the only misstep I’ve seen Phillipson make so far.
There is no way colleges can wait until Jan to find out if they can still offer BTECs next September.
Open evenings are this term! Ads needs designing, staff sorting.
That she said marketing materials can be sorted in Jan is naive at best.
There is no way colleges can wait until Jan to find out if they can still offer BTECs next September.
Open evenings are this term! Ads needs designing, staff sorting.
That she said marketing materials can be sorted in Jan is naive at best.
I’m sure I read a definition of expertise as being around the ability to internalise and spot underlying patterns and fundamental structures in a domain… anyone know where this might be from? @informededu.bsky.social you’ve done great stuff on expertise - ring any bells?
August 20, 2024 at 11:17 AM
I’m sure I read a definition of expertise as being around the ability to internalise and spot underlying patterns and fundamental structures in a domain… anyone know where this might be from? @informededu.bsky.social you’ve done great stuff on expertise - ring any bells?
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I haven’t read these for ages. They’re brilliant and very funny
An idiot’s guide to the philosophy of education: Part 1 othmarstrombone.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/a...
An idiot’s guide to the philosophy of education: Part 1
Socrates Socrates was a brilliant man. Not only is he considered the father of Western philosophy, he was also a great teacher and, what's more, a great teacher trainer. One of Socrates' most successf...
othmarstrombone.wordpress.com
August 11, 2024 at 11:11 AM
I haven’t read these for ages. They’re brilliant and very funny
Enjoying this Bluesky exodus… too fed up with the musky-toxicity of twitter - lovely to reconnect with so many brilliant people over here.
August 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Enjoying this Bluesky exodus… too fed up with the musky-toxicity of twitter - lovely to reconnect with so many brilliant people over here.
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I don’t want to go back to the bad place so if you’re part of the edu-exodus & looking for people to follow, I’m going to start a little thread of some familiar faces from edutwitter already posting here.
Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼
Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼
August 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
I don’t want to go back to the bad place so if you’re part of the edu-exodus & looking for people to follow, I’m going to start a little thread of some familiar faces from edutwitter already posting here.
Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼
Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼