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lindsayjskinner.bsky.social
Director of Education and writer, former headteacher and English teacher.
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Come on, folks--I know a lot of you believe in restoring the A Level in Creative Writing in England--sign and share now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @poetrysociety.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social @kitdewaal.bsky.social

Love the additions to the bottom of the delivery list from @marksandspencers.bsky.social

With vaccination under attack worth reading this, which I think is the most understated powerful thing Roald Dahl ever wrote.

Bronte on behaviour…

Tapirs are excellent creatures. The world doesn’t seem as bad when you’re watching a newborn tapir and its mother.

This Mini eggs chocolate is like loads of lovely little fossil eggs buried in chocolate. Thumbs up from me.

me after killing a werewolf: more like werewolf {but this time i pronounce it were, like the second person singular past, plural past, and past subjunctive of be}

I wonder if this would change if the access arrangements given were printed on the results certificates…

Great (though depressing) European Rainbow map that ranks countries for LGBT+ inclusion: rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

Well, BlueSky… can you help?! I’d love to attract more listeners to my podcast about Physical Education. Can I ask you to share this with your network, and hope they’ll share it to theirs? Link below ⬇️ open.spotify.com/show/6gELmFY... #BlueSky #Teachers #EduPE #EduSky #ITE #networking #podcast

I hate penalty shootouts!

Do you know someone in the East of England who would make a great headteacher? Do they want to join a growing network committed to eradicating educational disadvantage? Would they benefit from an intensive year of development with a cohort of leaders? Ask them to join our info webinar TOMORROW

Teachers be having the mubble-fubbles tonight.

Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…

Just a shout out to @nigella.bsky.social website. Not only does it host the infamous gammon in coke recipe, there is also a question and answer session for those of us who aren’t really sure what they’re doing. Happy Christmas!

This is the plot of the best Christmas Ad not yet made. Slow motion run to a slow acoustic version of Chasing Cars. The bin lorry slows and stops. Close up on the driver who has a big white beard..

Here's a true story about my dad. When I was little, we were on a beach in Oregon and he found a message in a bottle. The note contained an address, with a plea in a young boy's handwriting to send a postcard and let him know how far the bottle had traveled.

Absolutely love this aubergine and bulgur wheat salad. The pumpkin seeds and feta to top make it so good.

It’s like The Birds at our house.

Great dinner again tonight: Madras lentils and tofu.

Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.

Better still Vote using this link then you don’t have to go onto the Express page. Let me know if anyone finds out how the current vote share is swinging! Link 👇 xd.wayin.com/display/cont...

I'm not saying that every cup of coffee I have has to be served like this, but just once would be nice.

Optimist: the cup is 1/2 full Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty Excel: the cup is January 2nd

Watching Joy on @netflixuk.bsky.social is incredibly moving when you’re pregnant with a baby conceived through IVF. Wonderful film.

Here’s one for all you proofreaders.

Eclectic Public Library Eclectic, AL

Finally got our Luke Spooner painting framed.

Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.

Who, as a child, used to go to bed when the shipping forecast came on? The BBC has combined it with soothing music to help you sleep. 8 hours of it! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Normal people, how do you block someone on here? Thanks.

It shouldn't work but halloumi and pea curry is really very good.

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