Writer and teacher and lover of philosophy, maths, literature, and the Oxford comma. Just my thoughts.

Joined June 2014
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Josh Lury retweeted
10 Jun 2019
Recurring decimals fell out of fashion in the 1920s...
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The British Book Industry generates up to £7.8bn within UK GVA - that is (for comparison) 5 times that of the fisheries industries. Here’s our letter to the Prime Minister, sent with a copy of Middle England, by @jonathancoe, to say how #Brexit will effect books. @PenguinUKBooks
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11 Nov 2018
Something I am sure @NatthapojVinceT might be able to add to
10 Nov 2018
So Twitter I need a hand...If you could put three picturebooks in every primary school what would they be ? #ThreeBooks *I’ve been asked to do this for a group of schools in Scarborough. It’s a bit daunting.
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Real terms pay cuts since 2010: •Prison Officer - £3,819 •Teacher - £2,414 •NHS ancillary staff - £897 •Firefighter - £2,888 •Lifeguard - £2,200 •Crown Prosecutor - £4,400 A Conservative Cabinet Minister such as Jeremy Hunt has seen their salary increase by 17.7%.
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Here's what I wrote about this in my most recent book "Creating the schools our children need" (bit.ly/LSIbook3):
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Josh Lury retweeted
25 Jul 2018
Top man @GaryLineker. I’m biased he did play for @SpursOfficial but thank god some people are prepared to stick their neck out and not pander to the “will of the people” bollocks. news.sky.com/story/gary-line…
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Conservative MP @Anna_Soubry attacked "ideologically driven" colleagues with "gold-plated pensions and inherited wealth" for ignoring the "reality" of Brexit.
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Tony Staneff says we need to tap onto the curiously of children and adults @WRMaths #WRMathsConf
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19 Jun 2018
"Why haven't I thought of this before?" Great session on unitising from Sam at #WRMathsConf
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19 Jun 2018
Tony's life in maths... call Hollywood now! #WRMathsConf
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And so this wonderful project continues. Can't wait to see what comes of today. Good luck everyone: challenge, support, celebrate and inspire. (And let us know how it goes!) #challengedays @NJLury x.com/codemathshub/status/10…

Challenge Day Training is going well @FranMaths @Buffetlearner @CODEMathsHub @nrichmaths @ststephenchtwn @Trewirgieinf
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🔷 Goodie bags are ready for our #WRMathsConf on Tuesday! Tweet us using the hashtag if you’re coming or will be following us on the day #WRMathsConf #Excited #MathsEveryOneCan
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Josh Lury retweeted
12 Jun 2018
Thank you @NJLury it was great to see you this evening. Hope we can work together again soon. x.com/allsaintstsa/status/10…

Maths SLES from the teaching school attended @WhiteRoseMaths training this evening so they can better support schools using these schemes of learning @hpalmer_helena
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one of Theresa Mays flagship election promises was a pledge to cap energy bills for 17 million families. It wasn't a vague aspiration, it was a manifesto pledge. As pensioners make a choice between a meal & heat for their homes on May 3 Remember that independent.co.uk/news/busin…
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6 Apr 2018
Carrotty Kid #TeachAFilmToCook
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Thoughts 💭 on Key Stage 1 #SATs as a parent 🤷🏼‍♂️ going through the education assessment system for the first time ... Blog/Video: teachertoolkit.co.uk/2018/03… #PrimaryRocks #ukedchat #SLTchat
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Primary teachers! Does your head say you must take photos of practical maths, print and stick them in pupils books? Watch this 1 min video.
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24 Mar 2018
Problem solving and story structure... one way of thinking about maths lessons and learning x.com/PearsonPrimary/status/…

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24 Mar 2018
Macbeth and Mathematics. What do they have in common? x.com/PearsonPrimary/status/…

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