Tom Sherrington

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Great day in London today with @teacherhead.bsky.social and @mattteachcoach.bsky.social. Really inspiring to work with the amazing @walkthrus.bsky.social team. Feeling really fired up about leading training and supporting schools to implement WalkThrus with precision.

Thursday's Three Things Three Things. On a Thursday.

Thursday's Three Things is back after brief hiatus for the 4th of July. Links to @dtwuva.bsky.social's first Substack post, designing inclusive classrooms from @teacherhead.bsky.social, and a consideration of context prompting with AI.
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We’ve had great fun at the Festival of Education last week! Thanks to @teacherhead.bsky.social for hosting us in the Walkthrus strand!

You all already know that I have a new book coming out but it seems a shame not to share this video which someone at the publisher has kindly made. You can pre-order a signed and dedicated copy from the lovely people at @foxlanebooks.bsky.social www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...

From @johntomsett.bsky.social‬’s upcoming books: nine things truly great teachers consistently do. Here’s number six ⬇️

Now available to pre-order:

#TrulyGreatPrimaryTeachers: buff.ly/9vTPyop

#TrulyGreatSecondaryTeachers: buff.ly/5ASChbZ

Excellent … really worth thinking about the implications of this eg cueing attention via test expectancy

Cueing attention in time… AKA the three benefits of a good check for understanding. This piece follows on from my last blog post: ‘Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue’ Lots of people have written great pieces about checking for understanding (CFU) in the cla…

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Cueing attention in time… AKA the three benefits of a good check for understanding.

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Every time we make a new tune I think it could be our best yet... So here's the latest.
Under the Clock
I made this up about 20 years ago on the piano but Tom AP has just completed the lyrics and vocals. It’s rather beautiful. on.soundcloud.com/JVyw8AJ55qpc...

Very relevant to MFL when considering interactions between pupils and teachers and pupil-pupil practice. Is everyone taking part and learning?

Thanks Paul

"Their assumption seems to be that if the student is present in the room, it’s their responsibility to engage, not the teacher’s responsibility to engage them."

Spot on from @teacherhead.bsky.social on what being inclusive really means.

Systematic inclusion: Is literally everyone thinking, talking, practising, learning? How much does it matter to you. I’m often struck by just how deeply embedded some ineffective teacher habits are.  I see it as a collective more than an individual problem. Faced with the inherent challenges that teac…

Systematic inclusion: Is literally everyone thinking, talking, practising, learning? How much does it matter to you?
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Rosenshine’s Principles Revisited - a real deep dive into effective instruction with Tom Sherrington today. I love learning about all of this because it is relevant to all subjects. #EdChatIE #ScienceOfLearning #InAction @teacherhead.bsky.social

The most read article of the week was ‘Encoding: Possibly the most under-emphasised element in securing learning for all.’ by @teacherhead.bsky.social‬ 📚

A fantastic day @walkthrus.bsky.social annual conference in London today. Thought provoking and lots of practical ideas to take away. Great to hear inspiring case stories of WalkThrus in action in schools. @teacherhead.bsky.social @mattteachcoach.bsky.social

I take the idea from @efratfurst.bsky.social’s work and it is helpful. Learning has some phases starting with encoding. If that part doesn’t happen, the rest can’t. It’s all too common. It’s not just sophistry as you seem to be suggesting.

After two days supporting a wonderful history team, it feels especially meaningful to arrive home to find this on my doorstep - a printed copy of the book I’ve co-authored!
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#HistoryEducation #HistoryTeachers #InternationalTeaching #EdChat

Codering: Onderbelicht en Ondergewaardeerd - kirschner-ED Codering is een essentieel concept binnen onze leertheorie, maar het lijkt vaak onderbelicht in discussies over hoe leren werkt en in de onderwijspraktijk die daaruit voortvloeit.

Codering is een essentieel concept binnen onze leertheorie, maar het lijkt vaak onderbelicht in discussies over hoe leren werkt en in de onderwijspraktijk die daaruit voortvloeit. Met dank aan @teacherhead.bsky.social
#EduSky
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Whoop! Thanks to everyone supporting us on this amazing journey.
It's been exciting - and working with @olicav.bsky.social @mattteachcoach.bsky.social and @johncattedu.bsky.social is amazing. More to come. walkthrus.co.uk

Überlegungen von @teacherhead.bsky.social zum Feedback bei Unterrichtsbeobachtungen. 👇

Lesson feedback: don’t send it, don’t give it – co-construct it. Otherwise, it won’t be worth it. A big part of my work is around supporting schools to develop effective professional development programmes. I encounter a wide range of approaches to this but schools are always on a journey, look…

Lesson feedback: don't send it, don't give it - co-construct it. Otherwise, it won't be worth it. teacherhead.com/2024/01/28/l...

Another anniversary. 17th May 2019 is Rosenshine In Action day. The little red booklet peaked at #17 in the book charts for all books which blew my mind. I think we’ve sold 200,000 copies of it … Enthusiasm for a short book led to the birth of the In Action series. amazon.co.uk/Rosenshines-Pr… >

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer- Secondary ITT Humanities at Plymouth Marjon University Recruiting now: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer- Secondary ITT Humanities on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Come and work with me…

Are you interested in moving into higher education and initial teacher training?

Do you have experience of teaching humanities (primarily geography & history)?

Would you like to work in the South West in a fantastic setting?

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Whoop! Thanks to everyone supporting us on this amazing journey.
It's been exciting - and working with @olicav.bsky.social @mattteachcoach.bsky.social and @johncattedu.bsky.social is amazing. More to come. walkthrus.co.uk

Absolutely fantastic day in the Walkthrus Big Classroom at Caludon Castle. Impactful and thought provoking strategies with Tom. @teacherhead.bsky.social @walkthrus.bsky.social

Superb @walkthrus.bsky.social trip to Jay Pritzker Academy in Siem Reap with @mattteachcoach.bsky.social Real honour to contribute to their mission.. free first class education for village children with unbelievable outcomes. And Angkor Wat is extraordinary.

So excited for that week!!!

Five Ways: Tackling Common Learning Barriers. There are SO MANY issues that teachers have to think about every lesson just to run the room and work through the curriculum – and there are SO MANY concepts and ideas from research and the w…

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