Marina Robb

Join me where the skies are blue! go.bsky.app/2aFWvNi

@NATREupdate @ClaireClinton67 Is it OK if I sit in the garden? 😜

The next #REchatuk will be on Monday 20th April at 8.00pm. The discussion will focus on outdoor learning in RE. Who will be joining in?

@GBPolitcs Queen Elizabeth issued only once an Easter Message (during COVID). Anyone throwing a tantrum over this is certified stoopid.

This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood” (Is 1:15).

@adamboxer1 Not Ra Ra Rasputin????

One of my history teacher colleagues was teaching about Rasputin and did call and response so they could practise saying his name, but he did it three times and I'm like mate that's the kind of thing that would make him appear in the room in a puff of green smoke

Palestinian christian Christmas parade play popular song "Allah allah Ya Baba" in Bethlehem, birth place of Jesus. Christianity lives in the holy Land because of Palestinians.

@AmazonHelp It's already been dealt with. Just amused at the rudeness of "Wenceslas" given the season. I've reported via your Customer Service and issue mainly resolved. You still owe me 9 pence! But we can let that slide!

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@AmazonUK Very poor and petty customer service from your chap Wenceslas in the chat! I questioned an obvious typo in the refund amount (tiny amount). Unprofessional language. He then tried to cancel my Prime membership too! I do hope he's not at Amazon on the Feast of Stephen!

@DavidDidau I always get the clock moved where I can see it (back not front). It always provokes an interesting conversation with the caretaker. I do use a visible timer when needed for a test! (Rarely) And I usually procure an extra bin - but hadn't thought about that! Spot on!

The 2 most banal observations I make most often in schools. 1. If you can’t see a bin there aren’t enough bins 2. Move clocks so they’re in teachers’ eye line , not students’

@AmazonHelp I've given my feedback on your employee!

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Thankfully sorted on the phone. Let's hope the £95 is returned correctly!

📣 #RSteachers, check out this FREE OCR Train e-course from #CambridgeOCRRS for #ALevel #ReligiousStudies! It includes marking exercises to build your confidence in the subject. 👉 Find it in Teach Cambridge under >Training >Online courses.

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📣 #RSteachers and #RSstudents, why choose #CambridgeOCR A Level Religious Studies? Here's a poster that tells you! 👉 ow.ly/t9hH50Xy4ME Use for Open Evenings, options events, discussions with students and parents, and however you like! #ALevelRS #chooseRS

Reading education blogs changed my life, so I want to do everything I can to share and amplify recent blogs. Here's a list of some I've really enjoyed, and I'll try and get some suggestions of quality free blogs out regularly. Please do share and subscribe if you can - writing blogs is an intensive process and authors need encouragement or they will stop! Claire Stoneman's characteristically beautifully written piece about the small blessings that make teaching worth it: birminghamteacher.substack.com/p/on-blessings… Teach Like a Champion team with some useful tips for observing lessons: teachlikeachamp.substack.com/p/active-obser… Lee Donaghy on how the most inclusive way to teach is to be clean, clear and explicit at all points: ldonaghy.substack.com/p/good-for-all… Adam Robbins with a nifty tweak to the way you challenge poor behaviour: mrarobbins.substack.com/p/quick-hitter… Shaun Allison with a slew of useful strategies for effective lesson management: shaunallison.substack.com/p/beyond-getti… Lee Wheeler speaking my language in arguing that schools don't focus enough on retrieval practice and long term learning: mrwheeler1.substack.com/p/retrieval-is… I'm posting another blog soon, and you can check out and subscribe to my account here: carouselteachlearnlead.substack.com/?utm_campaign=… Thank you to @stoneman_claire @Doug_Lemov Lee, @MrARobbins @shaun_allison Lee W (is he on X?) for writing!

It’s okay to wish things had turned out differently and still be grateful for where you are

@adamboxer1 Same. Few weeks ago. I've just written to my Labour MP about Education and funding etc. So disappointing.

i've cancelled my membership of the Labour party

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 We live in divided times. Religion is often seen as the problem. But we see it differently. RE properly understood - as lifelong learning that goes beyond the school classroom - could help us heal our fractured society. Follow along to find out more 🧵 bit.ly/4pbCPSv

And this is the challenge: It’s easy to thank God when life is smooth. It’s far harder when we “can’t see a single bright day.” Yet the saints say that trials prepare the heart, teach humility, and open us to the grace that follows. Glory to God for all things!

Chrysostom calls it a deadly blow to the devil. The moment we say it, he writes, the cloud of sorrow scatters. It turns storms into calm. It’s what made Job victorious. It’s the confession that suffering is never pointless, because Christ Himself meets us there.

Δόξα τῷ Θεῷ πάντων ἕνεκεν Glory to God for all things. A phrase often heard, but its meaning is far deeper than it looks. 🧵