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@AuthorGFAllen The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

In your opinion, what’s the best book you’ve ever read?

@AuthorGFAllen Yes

Do you visualize everything while reading a book? As if you are watching a movie?

@readswithravi Prophet Song by @paullynchwriter

Have you ever read a book by an author that was so good it made you want to read everything else they've written?

@penguinusa The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

What's your favorite book title? 📚

What’s everyone reading this weekend?

@ethicalliberty @bertsbooks Looks interesting, recommend?

@goodreads The Road - Cormac McCarthy.

What was the best book you read in January?

@GCSE_Macbeth The minister of ‘Yolo!’ will have to step down first just like the minister of ‘wassaaaaaaup!’ had to retire when his time was up.

What if it just NEVER goes away and in five years the government has to appoint a Minister For Six Seven to oversee the implementation of Six Seven in domestic and foreign affairs.

@trueclassictees seven emails since Friday, more than a little needy guys!!

@MissShakesparke @TeacherBusy @GCSE_Macbeth @TraceJane @SPryke2 @Bruff I taught the jekyll transformation scene to my top tens last week. Still get goosebumps, even though the ending always gets spoilt but the drama of “oh god” and “oh god” I screamed again and again… brilliant.

@TeacherBusy @GCSE_Macbeth @RWF86 @TraceJane @SPryke2 @Bruff I feel seen. I hate Dickens - his writing is so superfluous. I teach it because it's the right choice for our context. But 8 years of it and I am largely bored...

Contextually how exactly would more money have helped Tiny Tim? Is it just a case of better diet or was there actual legitimate medical treatment he needed? @SPryke2 @TeacherBusy @bruff

@TeacherBusy @GCSE_Macbeth @TraceJane @SPryke2 @Bruff Thank you both. I think our complaints are all ‘the grass is greener’ based and I don’t want to rewrite a big chunk of our curriculum based on that.

@GCSE_Macbeth @RWF86 @TraceJane @SPryke2 @Bruff Literally personal preference. I think Jekyll is darker and more challenging and therefore more interesting. I find ACC boring and I’m not a fan of Dickens prose.

@GCSE_Macbeth @TeacherBusy @TraceJane @SPryke2 @Bruff Can I ask you both why? What’s wrong with Christmas Carol and better about Jekyll? Only because my staff are arguing to move from Jekyll to Christmas Carol! Thanks

@TeacherBusy @TraceJane @SPryke2 @Bruff Me too tbh

@TeachLeadAAli My dept would’ve sunk this year without an AHT with flexibilty jumping in to cover SEVEN separate exam classes.

Having been an AHT for 9 years- it’s a DEMANDING job. (Not saying other areas aren’t!) We do EVERY duty, every day. Cover lessons. Stay behind for all/most school events. Line manage several people. Support them with parental meetings. And teach- a lot! It’s not a job that schools can afford to lose.

@missm_teachess Yep

Only a week back at work and I’m already exhausted 😴 Anyone else feeling the same?

@englishspecial Does this have a negative impact on the children and their primary school journey or is it more a problem for the school and their stats?

On a serious note. There is an answer. * If the government releases age-standardised scores, where the raw score is adjusted based on the student's exact age in months and days, the birth month effect on the reported score will be significantly mitigated. * If the government reports only raw scores and a fixed national pass/expected standard, then the birth month effect will be starkly visible, as the summer-born children will pass at a lower rate than their autumn-born peers. This is what currently happens with the Phonics Screening Check pass/fail metric.

@GCSE_Macbeth Mismatched pairs but have most able along one column or row and least able along another for easier adaptive teaching.

What's best practice for making a seating plan for a mixed ability class? Academic like with like? Mismatched pairs? Seat for behaviour only?

@amymayforrester Absolutely right.

I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.

@TeacherBusy Me too - this is my first one as HoD

Trying really hard but I’m so anxious about A-level and GCSE results. These two weeks are so rough when you’re an anxiety gal. I’ve not slept properly for a couple of days now and it will be like this until next Friday 😭

@gunsnrosesgirl3 I mash them with my hand and then lick the mush off my palm.

The correct way of eating peas according to Etiquette 📹William Hanson