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Thank you @JenniferKillick! The children were made up with their bookmarks and the lovely postcard! They’re very much looking forward to your new book!

@scriptwren @jolivsey @XFrecklesXo I’ve used holes for Year 6. Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is brilliant. I haven’t done it with 6 but I loved it as a book to read myself: magic, mayhem and some peril. We do Explorers by her in 6 but she is very vocabulary rich and thematically mature.

@jolivsey @XFrecklesXo Good idea! I wondered about Katherine Randell but I’m worried it’s a bit young?

I’m looking for a year 8 novel for next year which is not hideously depressing. Currently Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on the curriculum and I cannot face another year of it! Everything I have googled sounds dystopian and grim. I would like something inspiring and fun.

@JenniferKillick @BarringtonStoke @thetimes @DanSmithAuthor Really? That would be amazing and would absolutely make their year!! Just let me know what to do and thank you again 🩷

@Bear30685 @BarringtonStoke @thetimes @DanSmithAuthor This is so lovely to hear, thank you! Please let me know if I can send them some signed bookmarks. 🥰

“If we want our children to love reading, we have to let them choose for themselves” @JenniferKillick in this great piece in @thetimes on the popularity of #horror among young readers, featuring @DanSmithAuthor's terrifying #TheNightHouseFiles: bit.ly/4tYbLsa

@WestHamPlace I think it’s just a few loud people. Most of us panic at a 3 goal lead watching them at ER 😂 we often use the term “Leedsy” to describe said unfortunate events haha

Ok I’ll bite… Leeds fans are waaaaay too confident about staying up They’re defiantly outsiders but they need to be careful

@TheLeedsPress Yep.

Yes or No? #LUFC

It could be 20 yards or 30 yards…. @Cli5hy!

It's now June, so I am giving away my monthly class set of a book from my bookshop @ANewChapterBks. Simply retweet to win, and please bear me in mind when buying books! anewchapterbooksonline@gmail.com

@tes Surely all primary and secondary teachers know this. Silly mark schemes, useless data, done at a point in the year that the whole curriculum hasn’t been taught so the Gov. can mark them. Nothing more than a stick to beat us with, definitely not for the benefit of children.

The government has been urged to review national tests after a poll showed that most teachers don't think KS2 Sats provide useful data to help students starting secondary school tes.com/magazine/news/…

@bphillipsonMP @TheSun Identifying needs isn’t the central issue. Support for children and teachers once issues are identified is. 2-3 years on waiting lists for mental health support/ diagnosis, removal of LSA’s due to budget cuts… how does any of that support children in school?

We're improving support for children with additional needs across 1,200 more schools. I've seen this programme in action, I've seen children thriving as a result, I know the difference it makes. Labour demands excellence, everywhere, for every child.

@adam_ski Glorious. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer bloke 😂

WE WIN GAMES #sufc

@bphillipsonMP I’d rather not have the pay rise if it’s firstly, going to damage the quality of education and secondly, risk redundancy. School’s can’t afford this!

Teachers are getting a 4% pay rise. We’re seeing green shoots on teacher recruitment and retention, turning the tide on year-on-year decreases. Now, we must go further and faster to deliver excellence, everywhere for every child – together

@SkyBetChamp @WhoScored No player of the year or shortlisted player of the year finalists?

Introducing @WhoScored's #SkyBetChampionship Team of the Season ⚽️

I'm doing a #giveaway of my latest book to celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend! *Like and retweet to enter.* Winner announced Monday evening. See below for some links to buy it! @BloomsburyEd #free #freebie

It's now May, so I am giving away my monthly class set of a book from my bookshop @ANewChapterBks. Simply retweet to win, and please bear me in mind when buying books!

@TheLeedsPress No. He’s all ego. I don’t want a manager who would think they’re bigger than the club. Also, he’s had his best day; he’s not what he was at Chelsea.

Would you want him? #LUFC

@cmcmenamy_ Agreed

I would follow Joe Rodon into war.

@leeds_utd_news My player of the season. Just leaves it all on the pitch. Proper Leeds

A Joe Rodon appreciation post. Absolute brick wall. Man mountain. Heart on the sleeve. A captain without the armband. #lufc

@LUFC @HisenseUK Bogle for me. Excellent performance and well involved with atmosphere too. He felt it.

@LUFC @AMT_Auto We’re all doing it again. We’re falling in love with a loan player. We must resist.

🔦 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 #LUFC x @AMT_Auto