English teacher at @ThetfordAcadUK, part of @InspirationEast. Whole School Literacy. MA in Education Research and Practice. English Language geek.
East, England
Joined March 2018
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Come and join myself and Richard Patterson tomorrow afternoon! We’ll be discussing all things reading culture - what we wish we’d known before we began, challenges, unexpected successes. Time for reflection and discussing your own circumstances too. Tickets still available.
TOMORROW:
What every leader needs to know about developing a culture of reading.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/167459823…
One of our incredible @ThomasPaineSF sixth formers sketched this today of our of our sixth form support dogs (my dog) in 15 minutes, using him as a live model. How amazing is this?!
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Seeing as the trailer for this just made me well up, I suspect the documentary will be incredible. Looks like an absolute must-watch.
Check out this teaser video for the new documentary by Nick Nanton "The Truth About #Reading" featuring our President and CEO, @lacrob, with @ehanford, @natwexler, @GaabLab, @FaithBorkowsky, John Corcoran, Nora Chabazi, & many more!
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Head of @ThomasPaineSF sent me a photo of Albus having a sneaky nap in her office earlier today. Hard life being a sixth-form dog!
Once you’ve studied/taught English Language, you can’t help spotting it everywhere. Went to a local pub tonight and had to get a picture of this great Language and Gender example!
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I’m not a football fan at all but an ex-student is currently playing in a match on Sky Sports and I’ve never been more invested in a game. So proud!
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I’ve eschewed anything work related all summer but I had a classroom sort today (to be continued!) and am looking forward to listening to my wonderful friend @RuthevRuth tonight talk all things literacy. It’s beginning to feel worryingly close to September…
Come and listen tonight ! Teachers reading to the class and how to help improve teachers literacy skills within a school. @TTRadio2021 @RuthevRuth @rebeccahodes
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Having benefitted from @RuthevRuth’s literacy knowledge so much in the past, anyone who attends this will be in for a real treat.
Check out "Introducing disciplinary literacy into your school: a strategic overview" eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduci… @EventbriteUK
Check out "Introducing disciplinary literacy into your school: a strategic overview" eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduci… @EventbriteUK
Anyone got any guidance (research, blogs etc.) on increasing hand-writing speed at Secondary? It’s not a lack of knowledge but, definitely post-pandemic, mine are writing less in timed conditions. Keen to support them without just adding in more essays... @Team_English1
Although this is something we ‘know’, reading it with this clarity is really eye-opening.
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I started reading @AnthonyHorowitz’s “Raven’s Gate” with my year 8 class today. A chapter in, one of my ‘non-readers’ volunteered to read the character of Mallory, declared it “the best book ever” and asked when we were next reading. The importance of finding the “right” book!
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My teaching assistant today was rubbish; started keen and then gave up and went for a nap 10 minutes in...
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One of our History A Level students has emailed me asking for help with the following. I’ve sent over some stuff on Creole but that’s the extent of my knowledge; my #Linguistic focus was more sociolinguistics and stylistics. Anyone have any ideas?
@Christianilbury, @amy_smith117, @RobDrummond, @LinguaCelta, @DrofletJess, @LaymansLinguist - Just if you have any colleagues or directions you can offer help in? Thanks!
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Just wanted to share my new Teaching Assistant. His name’s Albus, he is 4 months old and I’m looking forward to his attempts at remote learning 💗
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Really noticing how similar my online teaching language is to my classroom.
Class:
"Pop yourself into SLANT when done so I can see who's ready to move on."
"3, 2, 1" GO."
Online:
"Pop your hand up when done so I can see who's ready to move on."
"3, 2, 1, SEND!"
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Susie Dent’s word of the day really acts as a wonderful way of tracking key daily events. Language is amazing.
