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I’ve kept every single one. I call it my “don’t quit teaching” folder.

Give a card. Say something nice. Don’t lie.
July 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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How on earth has Keir Starmer, the human rights lawyer who defended peaceful non-violent direct action, ended up proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group?

Make it make sense.
July 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
When it’s show week and you’re spray painting props in your garden at 8pm…
Finish the sentence: You know you're a teacher when...
July 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Nine months to the day, I approached @CrownHousePub with an idea for a book. Today it turned out to be twins! The teacher stories in these books give a vivid, first-hand sense of teaching that results in pupils making great progress in their learning. Pre-order here www.crownhouse.co.uk/john-tomsett
June 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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This week, my niece comes to mind my kids and I reminisce about the many deprivations of my own babysitterless youth. On chores, child endangerment, and chainsaws.

observer.co.uk/style/featur...
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘I had no experience of babysitters as a child’ | The Observer
Having grown up in rural Ireland with 10 siblings and a fiercely frugal father, it’s no wonder that booking a babysitter feels like the height of indulgence
observer.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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It can be difficult to know how to best support a member of staff who has been affected by pregnancy loss. Our new article from the Miscarriage Association offers some guidance on how to ensure you’re providing the support they need.

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May 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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It's #buyastrangerabook day.

@lnr.bsky.social is offering to buy a copy of Melissa by Alex Gino to anyone in the UK who is feeling affected by todays Supreme Court ruling, particularly anyone with trans children in their lives.

Blurb in 2nd picture.

If you'd like it, get in touch.

UK only.
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Young people growing up in London are much more likely to go to university than those in every other region of England. Why is this? 🧵
April 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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April 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Today, more than 700 representatives from across the arts & education world signed an open letter in
@thetimes.com, calling for more opportunities for arts education for every child from every background. I was pleased to sign on behalf of the @oracycommission.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Interested in the 'How Teaching & Learning Happens' course?

Join @drchendrick.bsky.social and I for these free webinars:
- 27/2 at 4pm GMT Retrieval
- 6/3 at 4pm GMT Scaffolding
- 13/3 at 4pm GMT Checking for Understanding
- 20/3 at 4pm GMT Questioning

Register here: forms.office.com/r/a2w1QjfYDJ
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February 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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🤩💫 ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING!!!
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Anonymous Post:
I’m currently searching for a Year 6 teaching role in London, starting in September 2025.
If anyone has any recommendations, connections, or advice on schools that might be hiring, I’d greatly appreciate your help.
January 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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#EduSky #Teachers

I’ve got some FREE “gifts” for you!

I post low effort, high impact T&L ideas!

I read research, synthesise it and extrapolate it into what it could look like in a lesson/classroom.

You’ll find 250+ ideas here in my FREE website!

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Please share!
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January 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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‘We need a total culture change’: the UK teacher told to work 60-hour week or leave after having baby
‘We need a total culture change’: the UK teacher told to work 60-hour week or leave after having baby
Deputy head Vickie Johnson asked for a switch to part-time employment to balance work with parenthood but hit a brick wall that is causing problems in many schools * UK teachers should be allowed to work from home, education secretary says Vickie…
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I have a spare ticket to see The Tempest with Sigourney Weaver as Prospero tonight as I’m not well enough to attend.

Currently listed on twickets, but I don’t want it to go to waste so happy to let it go for a donation to the DEC or Trussell Trust - donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
Millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. Donate now.
donation.dec.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Absolutely this … and never more important than now …
Drama has a powerful positive impact on young people

As drama teaching faces cuts at school, it must be remembered the profound effect on society’s youth it has, and the force for good it is
Drama has a powerful positive impact on young people
As drama teaching faces cuts at school, it must be remembered the profound effect on society’s youth it has, and the force for good it is
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December 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Interested in improving teacher-retention and how we can stop our teacher-mums going missing from the classroom?

Then sign up for this fab online conference from The MTPT Project!

Tickets a total bargain in month of December- just £1 today!
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December 1, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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What a great initiative - my daughter feels as comfortable at games as my son - shouldn’t this be the same for everyone?

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November 30, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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👋 Hello, Bluesky!
November 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM
2 days earlier than last year…
Today is Equal Pay Day - the day when women effectively stop getting paid because of the gender pay gap.

At current rates it will take 16 years to close this gap.
November 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Today is Equal Pay Day - the day when women effectively stop getting paid because of the gender pay gap.

At current rates it will take 16 years to close this gap.
November 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM