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@englangblog.bsky.social good little snippet for discussion with a class. Even when the government no longer uses a term (highlighting how political it is) media still do

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🚨Incredibly excited to announce this job 🚨 Are you interested in driving the future of professional development? Helping teachers everywhere get better faster? We changed the game on retrieval practice, we're going to do it on CPD. APPLY HERE Please share if you can 🙏🙏

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In association with @engmediacentre.bsky.social - come to Nottingham on April Fool’s Day (yes, really) for the UK’s first ever student conference for A-level Lang/Lit. Cheap as chips! And a great line up. Book here: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...

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Just putting the finishing touches on my presentation for PiXL conference in March. Looking forward to it. @pixlnetwork.bsky.social

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Here are some revision lessons on language and literature I’ve made for the 2025 run up to exams. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! Help yourselves 👍🏻 www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/s9x6l...

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A love letter to libraries, on Ireland Reads Day. juliangirdham.substack.com/p/a-love-let...

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First blog in a while, trying to clarify my thinking about 'Layers of detail' in schools. lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/l... Thank you to David Goodwin, @samgibbs.bsky.social, Matt Stone and @jgprofdev.bsky.social for helping develop and challenge my thinking in this area.

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Bringing together creative writing with close reading in the classroom, our new special issue of Changing English: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccen20/3...

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Amazing preorder offer with Waterstones this weekend!

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THROWBACK TO THE FIRST #rEDBRUM IN 2018 WITH @daisychristo.bsky.social @tombennett71.bsky.social @olicav.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social AND @teacherhead.bsky.social WHO WE FOOLISHLY CRAMMED INTO A VERY PACKED DRAMA STUDIO 😂 TIX FOR 8 MARCH 2025 HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...

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If you want to see our fantastic kids taught Macbeth by English supremo @didau.bsky.social, come along to @researchedbrum.bsky.social on 8th March held at my lovely, unassuming, properly comprehensive school in south-west Brum #rEDBrum Tix here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...

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* NEW POST * @greeborunner.bsky.social explores why you sometimes just need to get out of teachers' way... wp.me/p7mhqT-OI

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This looks v v interesting ! Shakespeare chatbots for revision anyone 🤔 come along & find out more next week! @englishassociation.bsky.social free online event 🙌🏼

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Making the case for #oracy .... in Maths teaching: www.ncetm.org.uk/features/we-...

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World Book Day has the most sustained impact when it's used as a springboard for developing a school culture of reading. This year, we're exploring Daniel Pennac's Rights of the Reader (beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake). Each class will develop their own set of reading rights and share them.

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‘Why should we read aloud in class?’ “The teacher reading aloud and expertly modelling fluency (pace, expression, volume etc.) is likely a better bet than selecting underpractised pupils to read.” alexquigley.co.uk/who-should-r...

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The British Shakespeare Association's 'Shakespeare, Race & Pedagogy' Special Edition of 'Teaching Shakespeare 26' edited by Dr Wendy Lennon. www.shakeracepedagogy.com/published-work

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Turns out I don’t know how to teach without piles & post-its. Ready for a little talk about metaphor at Sheffield Hallam tonight. Old Post Office, 6.30pm, free & open to all. Also reading from Nowhere Near As Safe As A Snake In Bed #poetry #metaphor #poetrybluesky #bookSky

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@xris32.bsky.social @funkypedagogy.bsky.social @myf1990.bsky.social

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One of the things I've learned in my life is that if I'm unsure about something, I need a two step process: 1. Have a good think about the issue and write stuff down. 2. Leave if for at least a couple of days and think about other things, knowing you'll come back to it. 3...

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THIS’LL BE GREAT BABS #rEDBRUM

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🙇‍♂️ RETRIEVAL PRACTICE PRINCIPLES! This new poster is based on ‘Making Retrieval Practice Actually Work: Seven Essential Principles for Teachers to Know’ an important blog post by the excellent @carlhendrick.substack.com 🙌 Carl’s Post 👉 bit.ly/4b4Rysh

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Some useful research for those following the attendance and working from home discussion www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

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My very talented wife is the director on this East Midlands tour of Macbeth which starts on Wednesday. She'll also be playing The Porter!

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Do you want to develop your KS3 curriculum? I’m running my ‘Crafting Curriculum’ course again in March and April. My courses are always more practical than theoretical, and deal with the reality of working in schools. Join us live or just get the recording: funkypedagogy.com/product/craf...

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What’s fluency and why is it important? Should you use extracts or full texts? How do you approach a class discussion about a book? Hear @suchmo83.bsky.social’s wise insights on these questions and many more, and share with anyone who cares about getting kids reading. youtu.be/DyrGjl-U2Xc?...

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I have raved about this series from the start. A masterclass on comedy and pathos. The last episode is some of the best TV ever. The opening especially. Episode 5 rang true too. Thank you, Jack.

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youtu.be/JcOfFeKXcd4?... My name is Chris and I am a member sarcasmsholics!

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I dislike the idea of celebrating birthdays. Had one this week. I had a near death experience 26 years ago and for that reason I think every day should be a reason to celebrate life. Not one day a year. Treat every day like a birthday!

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Our staff room is a great place. Full most break times with staff members from all areas. We don’t have a CPD lending library though. Maybe that will be coming soon.

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READING RECOMMENDATIONS TERM 4: This term's version of reading recommendations. Follow the link and click to download. Includes @LaurenLayfield @julianaurelius Chie Kutsuwada @AdamBaron5 @philipreeve1 #engchat #engchatuk learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2024/06/read...

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READING RECOMMENDATIONS TERM 4: This term's version of reading recommendations. Follow the link and click to download. Includes @LaurenLayfield @julianaurelius Chie Kutsuwada @AdamBaron5 @philipreeve1 #engchat #engchatuk learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2024/06/read...

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Why don't schools change? Why don't schools improve? Why does it seem so hard to make it stick? @rethinkingjames.bsky.social joins me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social this week to discuss all things school improvement and implementation. Tune in and share! open.spotify.com/episode/2gSa...

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Got a part time English teacher with some scope TLR in Reigate. DM to pass on details

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Got a head of English looking to relocate to Oxfordshire. I rate them.

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Happy to promote any English teacher jobs or English curriculum leader roles if you are looking for someone. Especially around Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Copy me in.

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Happy to promote any English teacher jobs or English curriculum leader roles if you are looking for someone. Especially around Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Copy me in.

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The latest Read for Empathy collection has been launched. As always, it's full of absolutely superb books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. The work @empathylabuk.bsky.social are doing is incredibly important. More information here: www.empathylab.uk/rfe

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🖊️ Member blog 🖊️ Do you have an idea that you would like to develop into a blog post? Get in touch with us today so we can help you share your thoughts and knowledge with our members. Contact us here: https://buff.ly/482iVAt #LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish @Team_English1

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It's done! RTT: AIC is winging its way to @spryke2.bsky.social & @teachals.bsky.social! It's been a labour of love; I've read 100s of books & journals & learnt so much - 130k words of goodness. @miriamhussain.bsky.social has produced some fab resources. You can pre-order here: shorturl.at/jUlIE

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@derbytheatre.bsky.social Fantastic performance of Of Mice and Men. Packed theatre. Students were spellbound. Well done cast and crew.

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Here it is! The TTR Connect Running Order and Talk Titles. This is our most ambitious event EVER bringing together so much expertise from across the profession in one venue. It is completely FREE for teachers! Manchester - Saturday 1st March - Grab your ticket now: www.ttradio.org/teachers-tal...

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#rEDBRUM IS BACK! 8/3/25 💥 CHRISTODOULOU @daisychristo.bsky.social BENNETT @tombennett71.bsky.social SHERRINGTON @teacherhead.bsky.social MYATT @marymyatt.bsky.social DIDAU @didau.bsky.social COUNSELL @counsellc.bsky.social AND HIS BRUM DEBUT: HENDRRIIIIIIIIIICK @drchendrick.bsky.social

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3 and a half years ago, a small group of 11 teachers set up Ark Soane Academy. We are now recruiting for our FIFTH year as a school. Where has the time gone?! 🧵

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