No longer nomadic English teacher; Scrabble fiend; Facebook addict and knitting obsessed.
Joined June 2009
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Merion Taynton retweeted
19 Aug 2020
On #WorldHumanitarianDay we reflect with enormous pride in the winning of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, by the Quakers, who were taking part in relief work in horrifying humanitarian crises during & after the war. Proud of many OLs who played their part, such as Grigor…
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12 Aug 2020
It's a shit show.
12 Aug 2020
Teachers and Ofqual: weeks and weeks of work trying hard to generate a coherent, credible, fair set of exam results
@educationgovuk: stays up late one night to produce a colossal 'triple lock' dogs' breakfast to 'boost fairness'
Farcical.
Merion Taynton retweeted
3 Aug 2020
🎉Congratulations Damon Young @LPSchool on your poetry collection #FamilyRoom @DandWpublishing Hope to organise a launch event very soon🎉
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8 Jul 2020
I am so proud of what my school does in the community. #Quaker values being lived every day.
Thanks to all those who contributed to our weekly LP Donate! The production line is in full swing today preparing care packages for @Age_UK_Reading #respect #integrity #equality HMC_Org @ISC_Community @schoolstogether
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Merion Taynton retweeted
17 Jun 2020
Congratulations to @anthony_mcgowan and #ShaunTan! Our 2020 Winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals! Find out more at carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/cil… #CKG20 #BestChildrensBooks
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Merion Taynton retweeted
4 Jun 2020
Leighton Park (@LPSchool) in Reading have now made & delivered nearly 35,000 face shields 🤯
Their latest inspiration was to add toppers to the PPE that's heading to primary schools, to make them seem fun rather than strange for younger children 🤗
#BBCMakeADifference
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6 Jun 2020
I'm glad we already have Grace Nichols, Langston Hughes and Chimamanda Adichie on our #IBDP #EnglishA syllabus but need to be more explicit about #whiteprivilege and that #BlackLivesMatter
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6 Jun 2020
We also teach #BenjaminZephaniah's #RefugeeBoy in year 8. As a #QuakerSchool it's beholden on us to have even more diverse voices throughout the years #TeamEnglish
Merion Taynton retweeted
24 May 2020
This is me right now heading back into the covid ICU I’ve worked for the last two months.
This stuff is hot and hard work.
Haven’t seen my parents since January.
Frankly, Cummings spits in the face of all our efforts, the whole #NHS.
If he doesn’t resign, I will.
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Merion Taynton retweeted
13 May 2020
I can’t believe that Literature paper today. “Which witch is which?” was a really tough Macbeth question. And “If you had to hide Hyde, where would you hide Hyde?” was also a bit of a stinker.
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Merion Taynton retweeted
10 May 2020
MACBETH: This is a sorry sight.
(Looking on his hands)
LADY MACBETH: A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight.
MACBETH: There's one did laugh in's sleep, and one cried 'Stay alert!'
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Merion Taynton retweeted
6 May 2020
Everyone at Choice Care would love to give @LPSchool the biggest thank you imaginable.
Their generosity to donate 1600 facemasks to our staff may literally save lives of our #keyworkers and the vulnerable people we continue to support. Whilst we can never thank them enough💚💚💚
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29 Apr 2020
What a lovely idea. I particularly like the old fashioned wallpaper at the back of the box. Meaningful keepsake.
28 Apr 2020
I couldn’t bring myself to throw out some of my Grandmother’s things so I got Katherine Jones to make these beautiful boxes. Individually they may seem like tat you’d find in the back of drawers but displayed together they make me so happy 💖💖katherinemgjones.com/katheri…
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29 Apr 2020
So it's not just me then ...
28 Apr 2020
Anyone else having a ...' suddenly everything got much harder this week and I have no idea why ' kind of week or just me ??
Merion Taynton retweeted
28 Apr 2020
Production of face shields, coordinated by @LPSchool in Reading, has gone so well they've now delivered over 20,000 of them to groups across Berkshire! 💪
They've also got 22 schools, and 3 commercial organisations involved in production 😮
#BBCMakeADifference
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26 Apr 2020
But what happens when everyone has to go back out to work? 🐾🐾
26 Apr 2020
Animals shelters across the United States are emptying out thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, as people confined to their homes are adopting or fostering animals in droves. u.afp.com/3x7q
Merion Taynton retweeted
25 Apr 2020
Easter 1958 Leighton Park students took part in famous #CND Easter March from Trafalgar Square to Aldermaston along with parents & @OldLeightonians including Karel Reisz. ow.ly/xDMV30qw07x
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