Teacher of English, lover of cheese, petter of pooches.
Cardiff, Wales
Joined October 2017
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Year 11s got political this week, writing letters to the Prime Minister of Cambodia demanding that @CambodiaMother detainees are released from jail and combining writing practice with activism!✊ #FreeMotherNatureCambodia #FreeOurFriends #stcyreschat
Some really inventive responses to submit to the The Martha Mills Creative Writing Prize in collaboration with the London Review Bookshop. #imagination #creativewriting
Xmas offerings for the German Christmas market tomorrow! Bring your 💵 to support the excellent charity Latch & take home some goodies!
#Christmas #stcyreschat
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We @QuotationBank believe in the power of English.
We are thrilled to announce, in collaboration with @UnivOxford, The Quotation Bank Essay Prize for Yr 11 and Yr 12 pupils.
See below for details, including an amazing prize.
#TeamEnglish #LitdriveUK #edutwitter
Please RT!
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It’s that time of year again & the last year of OMAM episodes before the new GCSE!Please share with anyone who will find it useful & let me know the texts you want covered for the new single/double award! @EnglishWales @Team_English1 @CSC_langlitcomm tinyurl.com/Litcast
My Year 11 class' preparation and oracy practice is evident in their group discussion recordings today.👏Well done - 20% of your language grade down, exams to go! @CyresYr11 #groupdiscussions #englishlanguage #oracyskills #proudteacher
Thanks to Ayah in year 9 for her thoughts and recommendations!
Listen to them here: "Beautiful Description, Crows and Airports." by The Lit Lounge. creators.spotify.com/pod/sho…
Happy National Poetry Day! 8JSV created some heart-warming autumnal poetry to get you cosy and inspired by the season! #NationalPoetryDay
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#TeenAdvisor Apps are OPEN!
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Apply to join our youth-led, youth-driven movement🌟 bit.ly/2023TAGirlUp
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*SCHOOLS GIVEAWAY*
To kick-start the new academic year, win this superb bundle of books for your school!
To enter: RT, FLW & comment below giving your top tip to keep kids reading
Find out more about the books here bit.ly/3gcu1L5
UK Only closes 15/09 #edutwitter
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Today is #NationalReadABookDay and with the weather beginning to turn, there's no better time to curl up with a good book... so let's share some recommendations! What are you reading? Kids, teen, adult... what do you recommend? Let us know in the comments.
Listen to "Rolling Pins, Pocketbooks and Immortality." by The Lit Lounge. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
Yesterday's tour of Bath Uni got year 8 thinking about their futures!🤔Really enjoyed the psychology lecture! @UniofBath @CyresYr8 #aspiringstudents
The top 4 10-minute Welsh dragons created by RWH in form time this morning! Bendegedig! #StDavidsDay @CyresYr8 @StCyresSchool @Cymraeg_StCyres
Community links between police and young people have never been more necessary. Please sign and share.
petitions.senedd.wales/petit…
Listen to "Death Dates, Bread Boy and Hollywood Glamour." by The Lit Lounge. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
English Lit and English Lang/Lit are looking forward to meeting lots of prospective sixth form students tonight! #stcyreschat @CyresYr11 @stcyres6th
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Continuously linking people to this brilliant article helping students and teachers explore what a text DOES. Teaching these critical verbs to help students unpick a text has supported learners to understand the big ideas proposed
Credit: @__codexterous
codexterous.home.blog/2021/0…
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An open letter from @Booktrust and 12 Children's Laureates this week asks Government to commit to a long-term national investment in books & reading for the under-7s to support every low-income family in becoming a family that reads together. We champion this wholeheartedly.
