Melissa B
@drboyd.bsky.social
Soon to be ex-Head of English. Voracious reader. Searching for an inclusive and representative curriculum. Melanoma:3b. Cat Rescue. TeachFirst'15.
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“My poverty, but not my will consents”: Haili Hughes explores the significance of the Apothecary in Romeo & Juliet in this insightful CPD.
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“My poverty, but not my will consents”: Haili Hughes explores the significance of the Apothecary in Romeo & Juliet in this insightful CPD.
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July 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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“My poverty, but not my will consents”: Haili Hughes explores the significance of the Apothecary in Romeo & Juliet in this insightful CPD.
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“My poverty, but not my will consents”: Haili Hughes explores the significance of the Apothecary in Romeo & Juliet in this insightful CPD.
▶️ Watch now: litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/my...
#LitdriveCPD
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#BecauseofYouThisisMe by @jazampawfarr.bsky.social is coming this July! ✨
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June 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#BecauseofYouThisisMe by @jazampawfarr.bsky.social is coming this July! ✨
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I’m so sick of these stories.
I’m exhausted, enraged & frustrated.
Misogyny in medicine kills. The patriarchy kills. The health gap kills.
We all have these stories. Some of us are lucky enough to survive, but many aren’t.
Tell your stories. Keep screaming until this never happens again:
I’m exhausted, enraged & frustrated.
Misogyny in medicine kills. The patriarchy kills. The health gap kills.
We all have these stories. Some of us are lucky enough to survive, but many aren’t.
Tell your stories. Keep screaming until this never happens again:
Georgia O'Connor, U.K. boxer, dies at 25 after saying doctors 'gaslit' her on cancer concerns for months
O'Connor announced her cancer diagnosis in January, saying, "Not one doctor took me seriously."
open.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I’m so sick of these stories.
I’m exhausted, enraged & frustrated.
Misogyny in medicine kills. The patriarchy kills. The health gap kills.
We all have these stories. Some of us are lucky enough to survive, but many aren’t.
Tell your stories. Keep screaming until this never happens again:
I’m exhausted, enraged & frustrated.
Misogyny in medicine kills. The patriarchy kills. The health gap kills.
We all have these stories. Some of us are lucky enough to survive, but many aren’t.
Tell your stories. Keep screaming until this never happens again:
Modified AQA past papers to fit what's been published for 2026. I am not linked to AQA - not official, just my interpretation.
Only June - Nov to follow - will go in same folder!
Hope it saves some time - all and any feedback welcome!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y9wf4...
Only June - Nov to follow - will go in same folder!
Hope it saves some time - all and any feedback welcome!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y9wf4...
Dropbox
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May 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Modified AQA past papers to fit what's been published for 2026. I am not linked to AQA - not official, just my interpretation.
Only June - Nov to follow - will go in same folder!
Hope it saves some time - all and any feedback welcome!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y9wf4...
Only June - Nov to follow - will go in same folder!
Hope it saves some time - all and any feedback welcome!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y9wf4...
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US artist Alison Saar's "Rise" is a linoleum print created in 2020 as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement #WomensArt
May 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
US artist Alison Saar's "Rise" is a linoleum print created in 2020 as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement #WomensArt
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Cancer changes you forever. Even if you’re lucky enough, like me, to have the type of cancer that can be cured. Your body is not the same. Life is not the same. It can feel very isolating when friends and family don’t understand this.
#graphicmedicine #cansky
#graphicmedicine #cansky
April 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cancer changes you forever. Even if you’re lucky enough, like me, to have the type of cancer that can be cured. Your body is not the same. Life is not the same. It can feel very isolating when friends and family don’t understand this.
#graphicmedicine #cansky
#graphicmedicine #cansky
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I was honoured to deliver a speech today at the International Roma Day celebrations in Glasgow, to listen to everyone’s amazing speeches & match with the community. A million thanks to Romano Lav for the amazing work! Opre Roma
April 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I was honoured to deliver a speech today at the International Roma Day celebrations in Glasgow, to listen to everyone’s amazing speeches & match with the community. A million thanks to Romano Lav for the amazing work! Opre Roma
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speaking in non-dominant patterns and using non-standard grammar has nothing empirically to do with ‘bad behaviour’ but it has lots to do with it ideologically
what does ‘misbehaviour’ sound like? in new open access work i ask this question in the context of school discipline policies, looking at how ideologies of ‘im/proper language’ and ‘im/proper behaviour’ coalesce and get co-constructed with one another. doi.org/10.1080/0962...
April 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
speaking in non-dominant patterns and using non-standard grammar has nothing empirically to do with ‘bad behaviour’ but it has lots to do with it ideologically
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am giving a talk at Goldsmith's on the 21 May on collaborating with teachers to design futures of linguistic justice in schools, it'll be fun and it's free 💜
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
April 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
am giving a talk at Goldsmith's on the 21 May on collaborating with teachers to design futures of linguistic justice in schools, it'll be fun and it's free 💜
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
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I hope you have someone who can be there alongside you through these difficult times. I hope that if help is available, you are strong enough to ask for it and accept it.
4/7
4/7
April 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I hope you have someone who can be there alongside you through these difficult times. I hope that if help is available, you are strong enough to ask for it and accept it.
4/7
4/7
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this is the story of how the so-called word gap came to be embedded in England's education policy, and how it (re)normalised discourses of linguistic deficiency which framed the acquisition of 'more words' and 'better words' as a social justice tool www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Word rich or word poor? Deficit discourses, raciolinguistic ideologies and the resurgence of the ‘word gap’ in England’s education policy
Educational linguists across England and the USA have long critiqued deficit-based language ideologies in schools, yet since the early 2010s, these have enjoyed a marked resurgence in England’s edu...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
this is the story of how the so-called word gap came to be embedded in England's education policy, and how it (re)normalised discourses of linguistic deficiency which framed the acquisition of 'more words' and 'better words' as a social justice tool www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
April 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
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My teacher bestie is leaving. Not just our school, but education. She is one of the best, inspirational, creative teachers I know. A sad day for all the children she could have taught. Hopefully everything she is hoping for will materialise. This could have been prevented.
Look after your staff!
Look after your staff!
April 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My teacher bestie is leaving. Not just our school, but education. She is one of the best, inspirational, creative teachers I know. A sad day for all the children she could have taught. Hopefully everything she is hoping for will materialise. This could have been prevented.
Look after your staff!
Look after your staff!
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✍️ #NaPoWriMo is here with the challenge to write a poem a day! Throughout April, The Poetry Society will be featuring poetry writing prompts created by poets that we've worked with recently through competitions, publications and projects.
Today's prompt is from @joedunthorne.bsky.social, (...)
Today's prompt is from @joedunthorne.bsky.social, (...)
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
✍️ #NaPoWriMo is here with the challenge to write a poem a day! Throughout April, The Poetry Society will be featuring poetry writing prompts created by poets that we've worked with recently through competitions, publications and projects.
Today's prompt is from @joedunthorne.bsky.social, (...)
Today's prompt is from @joedunthorne.bsky.social, (...)
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Had quite a few people ask for my @LitdriveUK PowerPoint. #LitdriveCPD25
Here it is: dropbox.com/scl/fi/j10pbmn…
Probably will make very little sense without my commentary so will blog about it at a later date. Got 60 English Lit Paper 2s to mark by Friday.
Here it is: dropbox.com/scl/fi/j10pbmn…
Probably will make very little sense without my commentary so will blog about it at a later date. Got 60 English Lit Paper 2s to mark by Friday.
March 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Had quite a few people ask for my @LitdriveUK PowerPoint. #LitdriveCPD25
Here it is: dropbox.com/scl/fi/j10pbmn…
Probably will make very little sense without my commentary so will blog about it at a later date. Got 60 English Lit Paper 2s to mark by Friday.
Here it is: dropbox.com/scl/fi/j10pbmn…
Probably will make very little sense without my commentary so will blog about it at a later date. Got 60 English Lit Paper 2s to mark by Friday.
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I didn’t post anything yesterday as I was rushed off my feet but in the best way! The Litdrive conference was incredible and I’m SO thankful to everyone who made it happen. Now for a day of doing nothing at all 😴🙏🏻 #LitdriveCPD25 @litdrive.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I didn’t post anything yesterday as I was rushed off my feet but in the best way! The Litdrive conference was incredible and I’m SO thankful to everyone who made it happen. Now for a day of doing nothing at all 😴🙏🏻 #LitdriveCPD25 @litdrive.bsky.social
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
March 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
March 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
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All set for tomorrow. Looking forward to #LitdriveCPD25
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We are excited to share that Chris Curtis @Xris32 will be speaking at our National Conference #LitdriveCPD25 in March next year!
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Get your tickets today: https://buff.ly/3XNnlI7
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish @Team_English1
We are excited to share that Chris Curtis @Xris32 will be speaking at our National Conference #LitdriveCPD25 in March next year!
🐝
Get your tickets today: https://buff.ly/3XNnlI7
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish @Team_English1
March 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
All set for tomorrow. Looking forward to #LitdriveCPD25
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'Further thoughts on Etymology'
Including chains of understanding
Polygon-Polymer-Polytheism-Monotheism-Monomer
mrtaylormaths2.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/f...
Feedback appreciated 👍🏼
Including chains of understanding
Polygon-Polymer-Polytheism-Monotheism-Monomer
mrtaylormaths2.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/f...
Feedback appreciated 👍🏼
Further Thoughts on Etymology
A previous post was about how etymology can help with the common misconception of getting the concept of Area and Perimeter the wrong way around. I wanted to have the excuse to discuss further some…
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March 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
'Further thoughts on Etymology'
Including chains of understanding
Polygon-Polymer-Polytheism-Monotheism-Monomer
mrtaylormaths2.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/f...
Feedback appreciated 👍🏼
Including chains of understanding
Polygon-Polymer-Polytheism-Monotheism-Monomer
mrtaylormaths2.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/f...
Feedback appreciated 👍🏼
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Do I have to tap the DAMN sign again?
I think this is my ask that everyone get a damn grip and stop treating adhd and autistic like it's some surprise increases in diagnosis.
If I were diagnosed in my youth, I'd have been institutionalised. You wouldn't have seen me. we've got better at it & we are trying to catch up. That's it.
If I were diagnosed in my youth, I'd have been institutionalised. You wouldn't have seen me. we've got better at it & we are trying to catch up. That's it.
March 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Do I have to tap the DAMN sign again?
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English teachers and Y11 parents!
I have two copies of my Power and Conflict #OxfordRevise to give away.
Follow and repost for a chance to win one 📚
#TeamEnglish #EduSky
I have two copies of my Power and Conflict #OxfordRevise to give away.
Follow and repost for a chance to win one 📚
#TeamEnglish #EduSky
March 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
English teachers and Y11 parents!
I have two copies of my Power and Conflict #OxfordRevise to give away.
Follow and repost for a chance to win one 📚
#TeamEnglish #EduSky
I have two copies of my Power and Conflict #OxfordRevise to give away.
Follow and repost for a chance to win one 📚
#TeamEnglish #EduSky
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‘Arts & Humanities researchers …find themselves increasingly having to produce outputs in their own time…Such circumstances make it feel odd to decouple Arts & Humanities researchers from their outputs…egregious when that decoupling means those outputs cannot move with the researchers who made them’
REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association : Please read this important joint letter we have written (on behalf of us, our chair @jennyrichards.bsky.social ) along with @ies-sas.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social
englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
March 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
‘Arts & Humanities researchers …find themselves increasingly having to produce outputs in their own time…Such circumstances make it feel odd to decouple Arts & Humanities researchers from their outputs…egregious when that decoupling means those outputs cannot move with the researchers who made them’