Chris Watson @chris_watson83

Senior Deputy Head for Learning and Teaching at ESMS Junior School. Edinburgh, Scotland Joined May 2015

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LuxfordEDU @LuxfordEDU

2 weeks ago

With some families settling into the new routines of the school year & others getting ready, we recognise this time can also be an anxious one for many young people. Don’t let tech add to that angst. Use it to its full & realise how your strengths can harness its capability.

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LuxfordEDU @LuxfordEDU

a week ago

Anyone heard of @ThingLink but never been sure how it can augment content and foster creativity? I’ve been so impressed with it over the last seven years. It’s been an intrinsic part of my #PedTech toolkit. See what you think: refer.thinglink.com/l/SIMONLUXFO30/

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LuxfordEDU @LuxfordEDU

5 days ago

What’s the key to using AI effectively? Like all things tech-related, it’s realising it’s just a tool & you’re the expert. Be #confident & #competent and explore #AiEd with the support of #LuxfordEDU Get in touch at [email protected] or visit us at luxfordedu.com

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Tes magazine @tes

3 months ago

Teachers today shouldn’t completely disagree on what great teaching looks like – not when you take into account the weight of the research evidence on effective teaching, writes @BruceNextLevel tes.com/magazine/teach…

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The Reading Ape @TheReadingApe

6 months ago

‘Flexibility for schools to use other methods than systematic synthetic phonics to teach reading and spelling…’ er…guessing?

Susan Godsland @SusanGodsland

6 months ago

‘Flexibility for schools to use other methods than systematic synthetic phonics to teach reading and spelling…’ er…guessing?

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Rhys Williams﮷ @RhysWilliamsTV

7 months ago

ICYMI: We've been looking in to the way reading is taught in early years in Wales and across the UK 👇🧵 itv.com/news/2025-02-0…

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Chris Watson @chris_watson83

9 months ago

Vested interests have an iron grip on Scotland’s failing education system thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

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Education Scotland @EducationScot

9 months ago

A national report evaluating learning and teaching in mathematics education in Scotland has been published by HM Inspectors. Read the full report and recommendations: ow.ly/Con850UhC0O

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Bruce Robertson @BruceNextLevel

9 months ago

Last call for bookings👇 Really looking forward to seeing everyone who’s coming to the conference on Saturday 😊

Bruce Robertson @BruceNextLevel

10 months ago

Last call for bookings👇 Really looking forward to seeing everyone who’s coming to the conference on Saturday 😊

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Chris Watson @chris_watson83

10 months ago

For anyone interested in early reading, this is a must @ehanford @MrMcEnaney

Emily Hanford @ehanford

10 months ago

For anyone interested in early reading, this is a must @ehanford @MrMcEnaney

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Bruce Robertson @BruceNextLevel

10 months ago

Brilliant to have so many middle and senior leaders at the inaugural ‘Power Up Your Leadership of Teaching & Learning Conference’ in Edinburgh today. We unpacked leadership of pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and professional learning. A wonderful group of people to work with 😊

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Chris Watson @chris_watson83

10 months ago

Absolutely fantastic day of learning at the Power Up Your Leadership of T and L Conference with @Bruce_NextLevel . Left so enthused and full of ideas. Thank you!

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Rhys Williams﮷ @RhysWilliamsTV

11 months ago

NEW: The Welsh government has changed its position on the way English reading is taught in Wales for the third time in three weeks. Full story here and more below👇 itv.com/news/2024-10-1…

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Emma Turner FCCT @Emma_Turner75

11 months ago

I do think there’s a very unhelpful conflation of discovery learning and play. Play is freely chosen by the child and serves specific developmental functions in humans; it also happens to be how young children make sense of some aspects the world.

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Chris Watson @chris_watson83

11 months ago

👇this

Darren Leslie @dnleslie

11 months ago

👇this

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Darren Leslie @dnleslie

11 months ago

Excited to announce plans for an inaugural “The Science and Art of Learning” conference in Scotland. Coming in 2025, more details to follow soon. Please RT #ScoEdu #talkscoted #scoted #scottisheducation

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Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu

11 months ago

What every teacher needs to know about assessment. FREE ebook on how effective teaching requires ongoing professional development in assessment. Download now: hubs.la/Q02RZTqS0

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Simon Luxford-Moore @MrLux4DMoore

11 months ago

Such an amazing variety of #educators and #passionate #changemakers joining us for this #RoundTableEvent. Please register your interest below so we can get as many voices heard, and solutions shared, as possible. #MakeADifference #WeAreESMS

Simon Luxford-Moore @MrLux4DMoore

12 months ago

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Simon Luxford-Moore @MrLux4DMoore

12 months ago

Thank you, @MSEducationUK, for recognising all the #effort, #passion, #commitment, #ambition, #innovation and sense of #community, which the staff at @esmsedinburgh demonstrates every single day. We are proud of striving to provide our very best. #TeamMIEEScotland #WeAreESMS

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Ben Carroll @BenCarrollMP

12 months ago

A great piece by @buckingham_j. Thanks for sharing @MmeLockhartLDSB. On this debate, I find solace in the old Chinese proverb - “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." From 2025, we’re mandating 25 minutes daily explicit phonics teaching.