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Tom at WAIB

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Tom at WAIB

@MrPattisonTeach

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Joined October 2018

Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Dec 16, 2020
At this time of year, when TLs are full of teachers sharing heartfelt cards and presents from their students, it is crucial not to take it personally if like me you receive nothing. It's just that the kids you teach don't really like you. Hope that helps.
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Feb 24, 2022
Today is the kind of day where you realise how important the role of a History teacher is. We constantly preach that a value of our subject is how it helps us understand our world better. Explaining complex situations like the events in Ukraine to our students feels like a duty.
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
May 28, 2021
Is it ethical to tell Year 12 to do the stripping back of all the displays in my room and claim it is a role play for Cromwell's impact on the Church?
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Mar 15, 2021
Excellent question from a year 11 today; 'Where are the women in the GCSE course?' KS3 is rich and diverse. I need to try harder with KS4 but the course specs really do not help.
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Mar 18, 2020
Generosity of teachers sharing with teachers is everything that is great about the profession. Here is my contribution - all lessons, resources, entichment reading, videos, podcasts, etc. Basically this is my Mary Poppins bag. Please dive in. drive.google.com/folderview?id=…
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Apr 8, 2019
At the risk of opening a can of worms; if you are providing unpaid revision sessions in the holidays could it be argued that you are both undermining your colleagues and discouraging your students from taking responsibility for their own revision?
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Mar 31, 2022
So I saw @sehartsmith's KS3 assessment, realised mine were pathetic by comparison, read loads of academic wisdom about assessment in History, and then realised basically Sarah's was perfect. So here is my shamelessly ripped off version (with permission of course)
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Oct 17, 2020
Hell yes. CLEAN YOUR FLIPPIN WHITE BOARD!
Mike Hill
@michaeldoron
Oct 17, 2020
Moving between classrooms means that our choices have a significant knock-on effect on other teachers in our school. Let’s sweat the small stuff and uphold the highest standards in every single lesson, so that we don’t make life harder for our colleagues than it has to be.
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Sep 27, 2021
Thread: I asked my Year 7 class 'What is History?' before linking to EH Carr and the new book by @sixteenthCgirl and @HelenhCarr to show that it is a question 'proper historians' discuss. Some responses...
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Sep 26, 2020
As part of my big push on writing I made a guide for writing about causation. The students seemed to really like it yesterday so thought I'd share. drive.google.com/file/d/1h-_nR6…
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Oct 9, 2022
Not very exciting but might be of use to someone. Thanks @teacherhead @MrMountstevens and @DavidDidau for the inspo. drive.google.com/file/d/1FSnEk_…
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Mar 26, 2022
Hell of an image to start teaching an enquiry into the British Empire.
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Jun 25, 2022
What I learned from 13 years as a Middle Leader.
What I learned from 13 years as a Middle Leader.
From mrpattisonteach.home.blog
Tom at WAIB
@MrPattisonTeach
Nov 17, 2019
This took far longer than I care to admit but it will be worth it if it improves my delivery of an aspect I know I've taught badly in the past. Cheers @olicav for the inspiration and guidance.