Sally - Creative Minds Artist

@DarrellWakelam Brilliant!! And so true 😂❤️

Quote of the day . . . Year 1 girl - "How old are you?" Me - "I'm 56, but I was 6 once. " Year 1 girl - "You should've stayed young, it's much more exciting." 😆😆😆

@DarrellWakelam Oh wow! 🥹❤️

My favourite quote . . . Me (mixing black and white paint) - “. . . and, if you mix these two, what colour do you get?” (expecting grey, or maybe silver) Year one girl - “You get the colour of the moon.” Yes, you do.

The Year 1 kids from Old Church Primary have had a busy week. Each child has had at least two sessions, working together in teams to create these four ‘giant insects’. I’ve been so impressed with them . . . Year 1 😮 darrellwakelam.com

@NiallHarbison What a wonderful thing you have all done saving his life and giving him a wonderful, happy, healthy future!! 🥹😭❤️

Things to observe… 🤯 The sheer size of Stormzy now. 🥘 He runs straight to the kitchen. Nothing wrong with that brain now! ❤️ He runs straight as an arrow now. No more wobbles. The best boy there ever was 🥰

@Kwik_Fit @Pirelli Toad 🍄

🎄All I want for Kwikmas is.... a Nintendo Switch 2 with Mario Kart World🎄 @Pirelli are giving you the chance to WIN big this Kwikmas! To enter: 🎁Like this post 🎁Comment your fav Mario Kart character!👾🎮 T&C's apply. Competition ends 02/01/2026.

@secyorkshire York 🤞

@clpe1 @DFB_storyhouse 🐉

Today we have an exciting chance to win a copy of 'Where the Dragon Waits' by Tom Moorhouse, published by @DFB_storyhouse. To enter drop a 🐉 below. Good luck! T&C's on our website.

@DarrellWakelam Love this!! Fabulous 🤩

I had a fabulous day today at West Moors Middle School, working with groups from Year 5, 6, 7 and 8. We took inspiration from the work of Keith Haring, creating our own 'human pyramid' as part of a teamwork display. 😎 darrellwakelam.com

@smithsmm @Sydneydraws @f33lthesun @PaulWat5 @RobCrossley4 @redgierob Oh this looks just gorgeous! 😍

No. 22 in my #FavePicturebooks25 is Island Storm by #BrianFloca & @sydneydraws a tour de force! Two kids caught in a storm, Floca’s wordplay and Smith’s evocative art capture nature’s raw power. Stunning and evocative. No one does Sea like Sydney Smith #PicturebookPage.

@toppsta My school, Brockwell Junior! Couple of these on my ‘to read’ list too 😍

✨ BOOK GIVEAWAY ✨ We’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Katherine Rundell's The Wolf Wilder with a gorgeous bundle of four books for you to win for your school! Our young readers love Katherine's books. They’re packed with brave heroes, breathtaking adventures and that spark of magic that keeps children reading long past bedtime. The perfect Christmas gift or holiday read. To enter our giveaway to win this book bundle LIKE, RT and COMMENT below telling us which school you'd give them to 1 bundle available. UK only. Ends midnight 30/11 #kidsbooks #bookgiveaway #edutwitter @kidsbloomsbury

We have 2 GORGEOUS hardback gift edition copies of #OscarWildesStoriesForChildren🎨 by the talented @oharasisters to #win! For the chance to escape into classic tales including The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant… RT & Flw by Nov 28 to enter #WRDMagComp @LittleIslandBks

@KirstieMAllsopp So, by your own logic, since he puts in more than most, and prob more than he takes out, he’s absolutely entitled to his pass. Glad you’ve finally seen sense.

It’s very, very simple. Some people put in more than they take out, therefore some must take out less than they put in.

@KirstieMAllsopp @MichaelRosenYes Are you offering to pay extra tax because you can afford to? No, thought not. If someone has properly paid into the system, and lives with the specified area, why TH shouldn’t they apply for and use their pass?! His disposable income in none of your business!!

@MichaelRosenYes That is not the same, you do not need to travel for free, you can afford to pay, older travels can get discounts, like students, but accepting free travel is wrong.

A writer so successful that today is a day dedicated to him in schools all over the country thinks it is reasonable that he travels for free due to his age. People have to stop taking things they do not need, it is wrong and it is bankrupting our country.

@clpe1 @whatSFSaid @sophieinspace @Usborne ❄️ would love to pop this in our school library 🤞

Today we have an exciting chance to win a copy of 'The Snow Girl' by @sophieinspace, illustrated by Melissa Castrillón and published by @Usborne. To enter drop a ❄️ below. Good luck! T&C's on our website.

@whatSFSaid Haven’t read Phoenix yet, so that one please 🤞

BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media much at the moment, working very hard on my new book, which I think will be my best yet when it's done! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. RT & like to enter, & say which book you'd like. Closes Dec 5!

@chickenhsebooks This sounds great! My youngest would love it 🥰

Step into the Outer Hebrides with THE HORSE DREAMER! Featuring stunning illustrations throughout by the author, this story will transport you to the Scottish Isles for a journey of family, healing and magic. ✨

@peaklass1 @PDArtisans One of our favourite places 🍂🧡

On a still morning, sitting by the froth of Burbage Brook as it tumbles through Padley Gorge, you can't help feeling that you've somehow fallen into a different world ... perhaps when you tripped over that tree root. Here, there's no haste or pressure, no noise but the constant rush and bubble of water and the occasional fall of a leaf. I find that I always stay long, long after I've taken the shot, losing track of time, just watching and listening and breathing it all in, so grateful for such places and the chance to fallen into them. #peakdistrict

More SEND needs. Fewer pupils. Less funding. Greater challenges. Higher expectations. Educations isn’t just stretched, it’s breaking.

@MichaelRosenYes @DanielKebedeNEU @bphillipsonMP They’re idiots, is the only sensible conclusion I can come to.

@DanielKebedeNEU @bphillipsonMP Irony: it's an admission that the phonics, checking, KS2- testing, Ofsted-overseeing regime for Years 1-6 has failed! And the remedy is....? More of the same! More testing. What mega-brain in the DFE worked this one out? They're not education-addicts, they're test-addicts.

What I find most disappointing about this article from @bphillipsonMP is how it portrays our union - a union representing over 500,000 teachers and support staff - as obstructionist. That’s simply wrong, and frankly, offensive. I’ve spent my whole career teaching white working-class children. No one cares more about their progress than @NEUnion members. More mandatory tests are not the answer. Pigs don’t get fatter the more you weigh them - and children don’t learn to love reading by being tested repeatedly. If we’re serious about improving outcomes for working-class pupils, we need to address the real issues: 1) Child poverty must come down 2) School funding must go up Yet under this government, child poverty is rising and education spending as a share of GDP is at its lowest in 25 years. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…