Thanks for this, Bob. My class are looking at war poetry this week and so I shall share it with them.

Fantastic news! We loved having you speak at our Trust the other year. Always great to see Opening Doors principles being used in the schools I visit.

Thanks for sharing. Love the analogy of Couch to 5K Writing.

This was recommended to me recently and I read Botheredness over summer. Made so much sense. Even as an 'old' teacher...

Someone I know has reinvented themselves as a poet, having never read a book nevermind a poem in his life. Is publishing a book of poetry on Amazon tomorrow. So easy to do on chatgpt. What is going to happen to creative arts?

Having spent the afternoon reading The Writing Framework, I makes a lot of sense and aligns already with much of what we do already. Food for thought for those involved in school improvement.

I enjoyed reading your article, even more so when I got to the example work from the child in my class. Thanks for using our work.

Didn't even use it much in lockdown.

Was at an English Conference where the Town End teachers talked about Readers Theatre. It sounded great at engaging all pupils.

I went on a York Ghost Walk a few years ago. It was fun going down all those ginnels and snickets, hearing all the spooky stories.👻

Thanks, I must check them out.👍

Fantastic. How long are they there for?

When I applied to be on the SLT with my school, I was the only candidate. I was still interviewed which was slightly odd.

Good grief! I have been at my school since 1996 and there was an interview with the HT, DHT and two governors. And that was it. No tasks, no lesson observation. Think I had to do more to get onto my PGCE... Don't think I could ever get a job now as the interview process is so demanding!😅

*those were the days.

I flew to Portugal by myself when I was 16. Had never flown before and was staying with a pen pal (those were the says). Had no mobile phone back then, only real money - no cash card for emergencies. Was delayed at Lisbon airport for 4 hrs on my return, with no money left. Can't believe I did it!

What an impressive haul. I made blackberry crumble with lavender sprinkled into the topping. Delicious!

Thanks, yes, exactly this. Gives another perspective to reflect upon our own practice. Have already implemented some things I have seen in a couple of schools. 👍

Interesting to see what is going on in other schools and identify the tweaks needed to improve curriculum coverage and teaching. Do have a bit of imposter-syndrome at times.