Nicola Taylor

I might be a bit late to the party. But the full Ian Rankin documentary on Jekyll and Hyde is online on the Educational Recording Agency website. You’ll need to make a login and password.

I passed my dissertation module and can now say I have a MA in English 🎉🎉

Screw weekend mock marking, this is much better! All about the work-life balance!

My year 7s are studying Antigone and I asked them to consider the traits of a bad leader. They came up with dishonest, weak to criticism, refusal to stand up for citizens. Then they independently said ‘like Boris Johnson’. That’s his reputation from 11yr olds

@shadylady222 Very true! 🤣🤣

@Miss_NT93 They are literally talking English nothing of any value 🤣

Waiting for exam boards today…

@FakeHeadteacher Was recommended this as a trainee. Spent ages creating them for all my classes, differentiated by colour. Used them once. NEVER AGAIN

Yeah, and? What’s your point?

@LauraCurranBun I use this! As much as I love BZ I think this is a better teaching tool. I like to talk about stage craft and the difference between acting for film vs theatre as well when students laugh at Romeo crying on the floor as well!

Has anyone used this with teaching romeo and juliet please? I bought the macbeth one and thought it was superb. Tempted to get this. I ❤️ baz lurhmann but want to avoid using it to teach from if possible.

@lollydaffs So many amazing choices! Can we add them to student work? ‘Through no fault of their own, they were fucking accountants’. Still one of my all time favourite lines for a Lang p1 q5

@Miss_NT93 New game for the office!

Ofsted day 1 and deep dive: DONE. Feeling pretty good about it

I appreciate the pun!

A great thread if you are having a bad day. Ravi is my favourite!

If you’re having a bad day, have a look at this thread on bad books covers 🤣🤣 what’s you wonder who looked at them as said ‘yes, that’s the one!’

Proof reading a chapter of my MA dissertation today. I started to mark it. Ticking and listing AOs down the margin. I marked two pages before I realised… I have a teacher reflex apparently!

Leaving Christmas self isolation just in time to return to work

@lollydaffs this is so accurate!

I have been interrupted while folding my washing… I now cannot finish

@Lit_liverbird It’s always time for a masterpiece!

When it is time for ‘A Muppet Christmas Carol’?

I’m once again feeling the strange, unsettling effects of the Christmas Paradox. The break can’t come soon enough, and yet I also need more time.