A lot of wonderful advice here Rebecca, thank you. I often doubt the application of my ‘voice’ but this gives me confidence and a very good reason to use it!
"Just start" Agreed. I finally took the plunge as Twitter slowly circled the drain. Now I am getting started here. Good to connect with fellow educators. https://collegetowns.substack.com/
This is great advice, thank you. I’ve been a long-time reader of your posts and I think your work is excellent!
I’ve thought about starting a Substack in the past but I remain wary of the Code of Conduct restrictions as a public school teacher. Recently I came to the conclusion that the only thing worth writing about, in my professional opinion, is the concerning gap between the best performing Australian public schools and the worst. ‘Performing’ would need to cover many metrics beyond academic performance, and take into account variables like school exec and/or p&c autonomy in the context of department-imposed funding/resource allocation and stratification policies. It’s likely a PhD project, and I’d almost certainly need to leave the department. I’m not quite ready to do that.
Do you know of any public school teachers within your network who are writing on Substack?
Teachers should be able to fuse writing and literature together as a subject rather than always teaching them as two subjects. While there are specific elements that are individual to both they also share many features.
Thanks for this! Most of my posts are longer than 500 words, and are less frequent than weekly. Shorter posts, more often, is good advice. What substack tools do you use to share your writing? Are they automatic? The only thing I really use is an email list.
A lot of wonderful advice here Rebecca, thank you. I often doubt the application of my ‘voice’ but this gives me confidence and a very good reason to use it!
Yes, I think we can be professional AND have a personality
"Just start" Agreed. I finally took the plunge as Twitter slowly circled the drain. Now I am getting started here. Good to connect with fellow educators. https://collegetowns.substack.com/
Hello Rebecca,
This is great advice, thank you. I’ve been a long-time reader of your posts and I think your work is excellent!
I’ve thought about starting a Substack in the past but I remain wary of the Code of Conduct restrictions as a public school teacher. Recently I came to the conclusion that the only thing worth writing about, in my professional opinion, is the concerning gap between the best performing Australian public schools and the worst. ‘Performing’ would need to cover many metrics beyond academic performance, and take into account variables like school exec and/or p&c autonomy in the context of department-imposed funding/resource allocation and stratification policies. It’s likely a PhD project, and I’d almost certainly need to leave the department. I’m not quite ready to do that.
Do you know of any public school teachers within your network who are writing on Substack?
Hi Dave,
I know of one. He is hard to identify because of the name of his Substack, but he is also too valuable to fire!
Teachers should be able to fuse writing and literature together as a subject rather than always teaching them as two subjects. While there are specific elements that are individual to both they also share many features.
Yes, this is the way the syllabus is set up in Australia. Texts are a way in to writing.
Thanks for this! Most of my posts are longer than 500 words, and are less frequent than weekly. Shorter posts, more often, is good advice. What substack tools do you use to share your writing? Are they automatic? The only thing I really use is an email list.
Hi Brian, I just use the promotional tools like the tiles and pop them on X and LinkedIn