Karen C
karenc828.bsky.social
Karen C
@karenc828.bsky.social
Year 3 Teacher and year leader. Passionate about SEND and PSHE. Swim coach to amazing swimmers.
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Since the DfE's new writing framework seriously downplays the importance of emergent writing, I'm giving away a free copy of my book on mark making because it 100% *does* matter! ☺️

Like and repost to enter. Winner announced next Thursday. #EduSky #giveaway #freebie
July 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today a y11 came to see me. I taught her in y3/4. She wanted me to sign her shirt and gave me a card with the nicest message. It helped me remember, we do make a difference.
June 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Summer Term Giveaway!

Ok to celebrate my last term of teaching here’s a wee giveaway 😊

To win everything in the video:

Like and share this post.
Follow me.

It’s that simple 😁

Closes 7pm Friday 25th April and I’ll draw it as soon as I get time after that 😉
April 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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I'm doing a #FreeGiveaway of my latest book "The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching" to celebrate its publication! Repost this message to enter. Winner announced on 10th April. UK only. #EduSky #inclusion
April 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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A gentle reminder:

"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~Andrea Junker
:-)}
October 12, 2024 at 4:57 AM
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✨ X2 BIG BOOK GIVEAWAYS!!!! ✨

To celebrate Ben Cort’s ‘Dragons Love Underpants’ 10 Minute Challenge we’ve got TWO giveaways to share with you…

📚 GIVEAWAY 1: Share this post by 18.10.24 to win a bundle of ‘Dragons Love Underpants’ goodies (see image below).
September 26, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Food for thought, not looked into whether any evidence supports it. Via Helen Bevan on X: Differences between efficiency and productivity - article by Avi Siegal archive.ph/NzBle and sketchnote summarising it.
September 5, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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Delivered CPD at Taunton Prep School today- look at how amazing this is! I love it. I am going to do this at home and in my school too!
August 30, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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“Too often the neurotypical world forgets, or isn’t really aware, that people can and do exist differently and have different needs”

This is an excellent video from the National Autism Trainer Programme about understanding and respecting #Neurodiversity

#EduSky #EdPsychs

youtu.be/_5hg5XwcPcI?...
Learn about Neurodiversity in this National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) course animation
YouTube video by Anna Freud
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August 28, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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🎉 End of summer giveaway!
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I've got 2 copies of KS1 Times Tables Ninja to give away- one on X and one on BlueSky.

To enter, just like and repost this post. Feel free to enter on both sites!

Winner drawn at 6pm on Friday 30th of August. UK only.
#EduSky
August 27, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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Hi UK teachers/schools/librarians!

I’ve got ONE signed and dedicated copy of my spooky book to giveaway!

No need to follow me - this isn’t Twitter, dahhlings - just share/tag some pals and I’ll choose a winner on 30.8.24!

#EduSky #PrimaryEduSky #BookSky #Skybrarians #UKEd #KidLit
August 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!

primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/o...
August 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Wishing everyone a safe, happy and lovely Monday. Take good care

❤️✨❤️
August 26, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
August 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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Hello all, Y4 teacher and phase leader.

I also run a website full of low threshold/high ceiling maths tasks that promote curiosity and creativity for KS2 islesofwhatif.com #primaryedusky #edusky
The Mathematical Isles of What If…? - The Mathematical Isles of What If...?
Come explore with us and discover an inquiry approach to primary maths that emphasises creativity, mathematical thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
islesofwhatif.com
August 17, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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Great blog from Gary Aubin @sendmattersuk.bsky.social who has just joined the platform. He’s really worth adding to your Ed and #SEND lists
August 19, 2024 at 7:05 AM
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At a Glance #EHCP Summary Sheet. 📝

1. Summarise key info from Plan and drop into boxes.
2. Add photo.
3. Add class teacher actions.
4. Share as needed & update at Review.

Helps as a reference for everyone & useful for monitoring 🙂

docs.google.com/presentation...

#edusky #uked #send #senco
August 18, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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Sharing again before September… Y6 teachers, here is a document with loads of question stems seen on past SATS papers ⬇️ it’s editable for any text or context 📝 and it’s FREE 🙌🏻 www.tes.com/teaching-res... #year6 #edusky #primaryedusky
KS2 SATS READING QUESTION TEMPLATE | Teaching Resources
A word document that has a similar layout to the KS2 SATS reading papers. It includes a range of question types that you simply need to edit the questions for.
www.tes.com
August 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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300+ primary focused people now in Primary Sky feed 🫡

bsky.app/profile/did:...

If you're not on it, ♥️ the feed & I am adding everyone who's bio shows they're primary related.

It's more than a list! It picks up # and avoids replies & repost.

👌to find people to follow / follow back

Pls repost :)
August 17, 2024 at 10:45 AM