Head of Education, Inverclyde Council. All views my own.

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Michael Roach retweeted
And we’re off no more sleeps to the international @Greenpowertrust final @SilverstoneUK - for one of our team it’s their first ever time being on a train. What an experience, see you soon @Colin_Engineer @inverclyde @invacad @rivclydehomes
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When it was suggested that I buy a kit car for the school, I never thought it would be as successful as this! At Inverclyde Academy we speak of education in it's widest sense, and no one could doubt that these boys have taken their learning to a new level. #veryproudheadteacher
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What are your plans for the week ahead? Don't forget holiday hubs are back at various locations across Inverclyde. For primary school children and their siblings, free activities including arts, crafts, storytelling and lunch is included. Visit bit.ly/2lgqK42
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Replying to @jpembroke
Good grief. Nothing says ‘we don’t do formative assessment very well here’ like a triangulated data tracker that uses made up language. This one hurts, it really does.
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Michael Roach retweeted
The delivery here makes this even funnier
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SIGN UP for our new, free, online email series, 'Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools': mailchi.mp/eefoundation/seco… - Based on our recent guidance report - Additional curated content from co-author @HuntingEnglish - 1,175 subscribers to date - Launching in just a few days
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Family holiday hubs are back for the October school week at various locations across Inverclyde. Open to primary school children and their siblings, there are free activities including arts, crafts, storytelling and lunch is included. Visit bit.ly/2lgqK42
S4 pupils had a great worship today to help them develop effective study skills. #bringontheexams
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The benefits and learning of growing the top @ChallengePartnr
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Huge thank you to Lucy and Blair for sharing their video about Port Glasgow High Schools uniform recycling and blazer hire and engaging in discussion about cost of the school day #ChallengePoverty @inverclyde #supportingInverclydefamilies @PortGlasgowHT @PortGlasgowHS
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I love this...
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So, this morning I send an "all.staff" email with a link to this remarkable post and one of my science colleagues @AlisterTalbot emails this one slide PPT summary back to me this evening...
The #1 problem/weakness in teaching and how to address it. teacherhead.com/2019/10/04/t…
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The #1 problem/weakness in teaching and how to address it. teacherhead.com/2019/10/04/t…
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Our Cost of the School Day Champions are primed up, ready to offer support to schools. Productive meeting tonight. #supportingInverclydefamilies
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Day 1 of Improving Our Classrooms, delivered by Glasgow City Council.What a great start to what looks to be an excellent programme.Thank you Geraldine and Louise! #IOC
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Inverclyde IOC Day 1 @inverclydeedu Fantastic professional dialogue and lots of enthusiasm as we begin our IOC journey! @wp_education
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Nothing like a local community @facebook group to provide support on a Sunday evening... 😬 – at Whyteleafe, South East
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✨CHALLENGE POVERTY✨ Next week is Challenge Poverty Week 📣 We want Scotland to be the best place to grow up. That is why we are investing in high quality early learning & childcare. This will improve children’s outcomes & give more opportunities to parents/carers 💫 #TeamELC