I had to play a recording of myself in form, I said to the kids, "I'll watch this with my fingers in my ears...I hate the sound of my own voice."

To which one on my pupils said, "You should be proud of your voice; it changes lives." 🥹🥰🥹

I don't think teaching English could ever be boring! Despite teaching the same texts every year, I feel I gain a new perspective depending on the pupils in front of me. What a marvel it is to lead young minds as they evolve, evaluate, and explore literature.
#privileged

Is it just me...
Or does marking student work make you doubt spellings? Honestly, seeing the same mistake over again has me doubting myself! I've just had Alexa spell check it for me. This was a word given in the question, too! 🙈🤯

I delivered training for my DPT yesterday based on my own experience with marking, and it was really positive. Exam marking is 👍 great 👍 CPD! It's not about the pay, but about understanding the mark scheme - although I do enjoy that I can book a holiday with the money ✈️ 💼📚🎉

Brilliant resources here 👇

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Tomorrow I'm going to eat my frog 🐸!
Sorry Kermit 😬

Is there anything better than working for kind students and staff?

This student noticed how busy I've been, and brought me a self-care kit. I love sending students like this into the world knowing they'll make the world a better place 💕

Exam marking and cat cuddles...that's what I call work-life balance 😻

I like to think my team has agency.
Starting with allocations. We do this together. We make decisions for the classes students are in together. We support each other if movement is required together.
I'm surprised this doesn't seem to be standard practice 👇 🤔

What should my last 7 books of 2024?

Loving 'Every Move You Make' and Alex Pine 'Killer in the Cold' is a must for Christmas 🎄 Open to other suggestions 📚