Curriculum Leader of Classics at a state grammar school, #IB examiner, author of a few Classics related bits. @SwanseaUni @UniofOxford alumnus.

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I am delighted to see my article on a bilingual pun in Catullus 50 published today in Greece & Rome 😊. If you fancy reading it, you can find it here: bit.ly/45NmD0a #ClassicsTwitter
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It's always a good day when Argo comes through the post. #ClassicsTwitter
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This evening's reading is this fantastic edition. #ClassicsTwitter #BookTwitter
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I will be dipping into this volume today. #ClassicsTwitter #BookTwitter
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Penponds Viaduct today #PenpondsWoods #Cornwall
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As I suggested to new Tory shadow ministers, perhaps the former minister for common sense can help them find some. This Labour government has chosen investment over decline. Will the Conservative Party really vote against it? If so, what would they do differently? 👇
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NEWS: The Department for Education has confirmed three Medway grammar schools will become co-educational schools from September 2026 orlo.uk/4a4VK

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Purchased these three books yesterday from the Hellenic Bookservice in Kentish Town, all for £20. Bargain. #ClassicsTwitter
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RT @mgeorg11: “Take your delight in momentariness, Walk between dark and dark - a shining space” Robert Graves Photograph: Bill Brandt/G…
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What does the Budget mean for education? 💭 Updates below on: 🥯 Breakfast clubs 🏗️ School rebuilding ❤️‍🩹 Children's social care educationhub.blog.gov.uk/202…

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Today's Budget will fix the foundations to deliver change. Here are just some of the things announced by @RachelReevesMP today 👇
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There is nothing quite like having a quiet moment to sit and relax. A pint and GG are perfect companions for this Autumn afternoon.
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30 Oct 2024
“Winter, summer, the watchman sat there looking out from the roof of Atreus’ palace. Now he has good news to report. In the distance he saw the fire light up.” – Manuscript of Cavafy’s poem “When the Watchman Saw the Light”. Cavafy Archive. #poetry #cavafy
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Issue 20 of ARGO – marking ten years of its existence – is out now! Read Andrew Stauffer's essay on Byron's final years for free and subscribe here for full contents: hellenicsociety.org.uk/publi… @Hellenic_Soc #Byron200 #Greece
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I led my first school trip since COVID last week. A group of 40 to Sicily. It was a really good trip, but I forgot how unbelievably tiring the whole experience is. It was lovely to see these amazing sites again. #ClassicsTwitter #edutwitter
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🚨 The new minimum wages from April 2025 Over 21s: £11.44 > £12.21 - 6.7% increase 18-20: £8.60 > £10.00 - 16.3% increase Under 18s & apprenctices: £6.40 > £7.55 - 18% increase Labour will soon remove the 'discriminatory age bands' so all 18 workers are paid the same rate
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🚨 BREAKING: Rachel Reeves has announced the National Living Wage will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 in April 2025 Under 21s will go from £8.60 to £10.00
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BREAKING | The minimum wage will increase by 6.7% this April. The government is delivering on its promise to make work pay.
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