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25th January ‘What Space for English’ an event celebrating and exploring what English is/ has been/ can be as we look forward. At UCL Institute of education, will post eventbrite ASAP! Workshops by teachers on drama, talk & poetry #TeamEnglish @EnglishAssoc @EngMediaCentre
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Leaving this place, am on the other one but quickly becoming unsure if they’re worth it. Also on goodreads! Come to LATE and meet me in person (pinned info) Bye!
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These would be great for any and all people interested in Shakespeare but think if if @mtpt_project people on mat/pat leave who fancy some free brilliant CPD this could be lovely. I loved a webinar on mat leave
Free webinars? On every Shakespeare play? With Emma Smith? You're a fool if you miss these. english.ox.ac.uk/english-fac…
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25th January ‘What Space for English’ an event celebrating and exploring what English is/ has been/ can be as we look forward. At UCL Institute of education, will post eventbrite ASAP! Workshops by teachers on drama, talk & poetry #TeamEnglish @EnglishAssoc @EngMediaCentre
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Replying to @DamianHinds
How much evidence do you need Damian? Average teacher salaries acc. to DfE workforce census (2016). Maintained vs. Academy pay. Happy to send more as clearly know MP was willing to intervene… discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprin…
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We are recruiting for HOD #English - April or Sept 2025 start. For more details and to apply careers.twyfordacademies.org…
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Replying to @tombennett71
In fact drilling in English can risk ironing out complexities, lead to stale thinking rather than ongoing fresh insights, reduce the subject to a single right answer rather than multiple ones, over-play the use of learning multiple quotations, take time away from dialogue.
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If you’ve been interested in conversations surrounding the English curriculum, the political aspects of change, the future of English and what’s really going on in schools do get your tickets to this: all our workshops are led by English teachers in London schools! #TeamEnglish
25th January ‘What Space for English’ an event celebrating and exploring what English is/ has been/ can be as we look forward. At UCL Institute of education, will post eventbrite ASAP! Workshops by teachers on drama, talk & poetry #TeamEnglish @EnglishAssoc @EngMediaCentre
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Too. Much. ‘Consistency’… Or perscriptivism. Too many meetings. Behaviour being poor. Total lack of trust. Total lack of freedom. Consistency and control freaks and admin and meetings are killing education.
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The outraged binary responses to this are incredibly unhelpful. Of course flaws in the current curriculum aren’t responsible for *all* behaviour problems in school! But are they a part of the problem? Yes. There is a long list of reasons & a list of things that can be done…1/
Ministers are facing union pressure to make the curriculum more enjoyable for disadvantaged pupils after figures showed that school suspensions and expulsions have reached a record high ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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There's quite a consensus that English urgently *needs* reform & that the texts on offer need to be part of this - Awarding Bodies, academic English communities, English teachers, ITT. See this report of a recent big meeting on this: englishassociation.ac.uk/sum…
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2 Jan 2025
There has been an alarming rise in the number of children needing specialist treatment for severe mental health crises, despite attempts to provide more mental health support in schools tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
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On quality v enjoyability...a long time ago, I wrote 'The Poetry Pack' for EMC. One of the most popular activities was a 'Reading Trail' with 'I wandered lonely', an extract from Dorothy's journal, a poem by Gillian Clarke, another modern comic one & the Heinneken ad...1/
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This account and the attached website are the most powerful things I found out about when pregnant and ensured I got 12 weeks full pay across a year. Take a look and see how they can help you- amazing stuff
Happy New Year 🎉 If you started your maternity leave in the second half of 2024, it's not too late to take Shared Parental Leave! teachersspl.co.uk #sharedparentalleave #teacher #teacherlife #education #teacherworklifebalance #teachertwitter
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Happy New Year 🎉 If you started your maternity leave in the second half of 2024, it's not too late to take Shared Parental Leave! teachersspl.co.uk #sharedparentalleave #teacher #teacherlife #education #teacherworklifebalance #teachertwitter
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@Miff__ year five riffing on Shakespeare.
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eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-spac… Tickets are here! January 25th 10am-1pm Lunch included in ticket price. All welcome!
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25th January ‘What Space for English’ an event celebrating and exploring what English is/ has been/ can be as we look forward. At UCL Institute of education, will post eventbrite ASAP! Workshops by teachers on drama, talk & poetry #TeamEnglish @EnglishAssoc @EngMediaCentre
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The EMC download publication has a very strong focus on the play as drama, by the way, as well as offering work on scenes critical and contextuel material. englishandmedia.co.uk/public…
I've been re-reading 'An Inspector Calls' for a workshop I'm doing in a school in Jan. It's interesting coming back to it again after a couple of years. I've been working up a creative-critical activity that has highlighted a few fresh things for me about Priestley's approach. 1/
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