Hodders129
@hodders129.bsky.social
Secondary English Teacher. Subject Lead. Reader. Yorkshire. Mum. Lefty. Learner. LGBTQ+.
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Five extracts - A Christmas Carol
Q and a
Prompts for Essay based on those and extracts front essay to improve : all adaptable
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Five extracts - A Christmas Carol
Q and a
Prompts for Essay based on those and extracts front essay to improve : all adaptable
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January 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Five extracts - A Christmas Carol
Q and a
Prompts for Essay based on those and extracts front essay to improve : all adaptable
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ut93a...
Five extracts - A Christmas Carol
Q and a
Prompts for Essay based on those and extracts front essay to improve : all adaptable
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“Starlings are flying in converging flocks towards their roosting place”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
January 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“Starlings are flying in converging flocks towards their roosting place”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
Lovely, niche, English teacher post!
January 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Lovely, niche, English teacher post!
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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
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January 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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A quick reverie about #Botheredness
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Please share (if you like it)😃
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Six Quick Things on Botheredness | Independent Thinking
To bring the curriculum to life to get engaged and motivated children takes 'botheredness'. Associate Hywel Robert explains more in our latest Six Quick Things
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January 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A quick reverie about #Botheredness
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I've always loved the fact that the word 'sneeze' is the result of a historical accident. The original form, in the Middle Ages, was 'fnese', but someone mistook the 'f' for the long medieval 's' and wrote down 'sn-' instead.
Fneezing sounds much more like a proper, nasal sneeze.
Fneezing sounds much more like a proper, nasal sneeze.
January 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I've always loved the fact that the word 'sneeze' is the result of a historical accident. The original form, in the Middle Ages, was 'fnese', but someone mistook the 'f' for the long medieval 's' and wrote down 'sn-' instead.
Fneezing sounds much more like a proper, nasal sneeze.
Fneezing sounds much more like a proper, nasal sneeze.
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An essay plan that focuses on how the character of Arthur Birling is presented in Act One of An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/essay-p... 🔍
January 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
An essay plan that focuses on how the character of Arthur Birling is presented in Act One of An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/essay-p... 🔍
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NEVER allow a lesson to proceed with any kind of interruption.
Nip low-level #behaviour in the bud! It’s tough to drop the curriculum.
Sweat the Small Stuff!
Nip low-level #behaviour in the bud! It’s tough to drop the curriculum.
Sweat the Small Stuff!
Sweat the Small Stuff! - TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 4 minutes: This is a blog about managing behaviour in your classroom, and doing it consistently in line with whole-school policy. There is no place for the maverick teacher who ignores…
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January 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
NEVER allow a lesson to proceed with any kind of interruption.
Nip low-level #behaviour in the bud! It’s tough to drop the curriculum.
Sweat the Small Stuff!
Nip low-level #behaviour in the bud! It’s tough to drop the curriculum.
Sweat the Small Stuff!
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There is a crowdfunder for Tony Slattery’s funeral - please share among those you think you be interested
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Funeral for Tony Slattery
Tony's death was sudden and unexpected, and sadly he had not made any provisions for his funeral.
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January 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There is a crowdfunder for Tony Slattery’s funeral - please share among those you think you be interested
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www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/funeral-fo...
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English teachers:
Starting to cover bias in media and exploring two articles that differed completely - be it objective/subjective.
Any ideas of articles based two events that were reported on in completely different manners? @sccenglish.bsky.social @conorsmurf.bsky.social #Edchatie
Starting to cover bias in media and exploring two articles that differed completely - be it objective/subjective.
Any ideas of articles based two events that were reported on in completely different manners? @sccenglish.bsky.social @conorsmurf.bsky.social #Edchatie
January 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
English teachers:
Starting to cover bias in media and exploring two articles that differed completely - be it objective/subjective.
Any ideas of articles based two events that were reported on in completely different manners? @sccenglish.bsky.social @conorsmurf.bsky.social #Edchatie
Starting to cover bias in media and exploring two articles that differed completely - be it objective/subjective.
Any ideas of articles based two events that were reported on in completely different manners? @sccenglish.bsky.social @conorsmurf.bsky.social #Edchatie
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Natalie Rak, aka Rak, Poland based street artist #WomensArt #Monday
January 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Natalie Rak, aka Rak, Poland based street artist #WomensArt #Monday
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@teamenglish1.bsky.social @natefeed.bsky.social
We're gathering a team of writers for Art of Poetry, Volume 22 on AQA's Worlds & Lives. Get in touch if you might be interested.
We're gathering a team of writers for Art of Poetry, Volume 22 on AQA's Worlds & Lives. Get in touch if you might be interested.
January 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@teamenglish1.bsky.social @natefeed.bsky.social
We're gathering a team of writers for Art of Poetry, Volume 22 on AQA's Worlds & Lives. Get in touch if you might be interested.
We're gathering a team of writers for Art of Poetry, Volume 22 on AQA's Worlds & Lives. Get in touch if you might be interested.
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‘Old films are boring and colourless’.
I give to you Powell and fucking Pressburger.
I give to you Powell and fucking Pressburger.
January 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
‘Old films are boring and colourless’.
I give to you Powell and fucking Pressburger.
I give to you Powell and fucking Pressburger.
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📖 Litdrive CPD 📖
A Christmas Carol: Explore the use of music in the novella in this concise and insightful online CPD session from @kelmidges. 🐝
🔗 Find it here: https://buff.ly/4gMz6ad
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
A Christmas Carol: Explore the use of music in the novella in this concise and insightful online CPD session from @kelmidges. 🐝
🔗 Find it here: https://buff.ly/4gMz6ad
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
January 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📖 Litdrive CPD 📖
A Christmas Carol: Explore the use of music in the novella in this concise and insightful online CPD session from @kelmidges. 🐝
🔗 Find it here: https://buff.ly/4gMz6ad
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
A Christmas Carol: Explore the use of music in the novella in this concise and insightful online CPD session from @kelmidges. 🐝
🔗 Find it here: https://buff.ly/4gMz6ad
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
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Other work of the Ladybird artists
Skating on a Winter Afternoon
(Homes and Gardens, 1962)
Skating on a Winter Afternoon
(Homes and Gardens, 1962)
January 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Other work of the Ladybird artists
Skating on a Winter Afternoon
(Homes and Gardens, 1962)
Skating on a Winter Afternoon
(Homes and Gardens, 1962)
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Secondary colleagues: What does your school do well to achieve great results in addition to effective teaching in the classroom?
#edusky #ukteaching
#edusky #ukteaching
January 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Secondary colleagues: What does your school do well to achieve great results in addition to effective teaching in the classroom?
#edusky #ukteaching
#edusky #ukteaching
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‘The ‘adaptive teaching’ collection’
“Adaptive teaching describes the moment-to-moment responsiveness that is orchestrated continuously in the classroom by expert teachers.”
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‘The ‘adaptive teaching’ collection’
“Adaptive teaching describes the moment-to-moment responsiveness that is orchestrated continuously in the classroom by expert teachers.”
alexquigley.co.uk/the-adaptive...
The 'Adaptive Teaching' Collection
Adaptive teaching describes the moment-to-moment responsiveness that is orchestrated continuously in the classroom by expert teachers.
In the past few years, in England at least, its prominence has ...
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January 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
*** NEW POST ***
‘The ‘adaptive teaching’ collection’
“Adaptive teaching describes the moment-to-moment responsiveness that is orchestrated continuously in the classroom by expert teachers.”
alexquigley.co.uk/the-adaptive...
‘The ‘adaptive teaching’ collection’
“Adaptive teaching describes the moment-to-moment responsiveness that is orchestrated continuously in the classroom by expert teachers.”
alexquigley.co.uk/the-adaptive...
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FRACTURED e-book deal alert! The second #WillTrent novel is just 99p right now in the UK!
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January 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
FRACTURED e-book deal alert! The second #WillTrent novel is just 99p right now in the UK!
Download the e-book now: www.amazon.co.uk/Fractured-Wi...
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Delighted that the @oracycommission.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. Here’s their thread on the work of the Commision in 2024, and where #oracy education may go in 2025 …
Last year, lots of us were talking about #oracy. Here’s a quick retrospective:
Oracy isn’t new. A useful discussion of what oracy means and why it matters to children’s learning and personal development is here, via our ‘Speaking Volumes’ papers:
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Oracy isn’t new. A useful discussion of what oracy means and why it matters to children’s learning and personal development is here, via our ‘Speaking Volumes’ papers:
oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u...
January 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Delighted that the @oracycommission.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. Here’s their thread on the work of the Commision in 2024, and where #oracy education may go in 2025 …
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I’ve updated the Writing Revolution sentence structure pages to include one on An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/writing... 🔍
January 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I’ve updated the Writing Revolution sentence structure pages to include one on An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/writing... 🔍
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MP @jontrickett.bsky.social explains in 1 minute why #water should be publicly owned.
If you agree with Jon, sign our petition ✍️
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#ThamesWater #PublicOwnership
If you agree with Jon, sign our petition ✍️
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#ThamesWater #PublicOwnership
January 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
MP @jontrickett.bsky.social explains in 1 minute why #water should be publicly owned.
If you agree with Jon, sign our petition ✍️
tinyurl.com/252aj8t5
#ThamesWater #PublicOwnership
If you agree with Jon, sign our petition ✍️
tinyurl.com/252aj8t5
#ThamesWater #PublicOwnership
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So I read a book every couple of weeks in 2024 but, embarrassingly for an English teacher, haven't read a single one of these. NYE resolution sorted! 😀👍📚 www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
December 31, 2024 at 7:36 AM
So I read a book every couple of weeks in 2024 but, embarrassingly for an English teacher, haven't read a single one of these. NYE resolution sorted! 😀👍📚 www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
@emilythornberry.bsky.social Congratulations, Dame Emily!
December 30, 2024 at 11:02 PM
@emilythornberry.bsky.social Congratulations, Dame Emily!
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In GM, we are not just keeping the £2 cap on single bus fares in 2025.
From Sunday, we are turning it into a “Hopper” fare so you can travel on multiple buses within the hour. 👍🏻
More here: bit.ly/4gU2OK2
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From Sunday, we are turning it into a “Hopper” fare so you can travel on multiple buses within the hour. 👍🏻
More here: bit.ly/4gU2OK2
1/4
December 30, 2024 at 12:49 PM
In GM, we are not just keeping the £2 cap on single bus fares in 2025.
From Sunday, we are turning it into a “Hopper” fare so you can travel on multiple buses within the hour. 👍🏻
More here: bit.ly/4gU2OK2
1/4
From Sunday, we are turning it into a “Hopper” fare so you can travel on multiple buses within the hour. 👍🏻
More here: bit.ly/4gU2OK2
1/4
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This is why I let Brad carry my phone most of the time.
December 29, 2024 at 6:08 PM
This is why I let Brad carry my phone most of the time.