Miss Duffy

I'm so excited to be finally teaching this to my Y9s. It is a speaking and listening unit inspired by @helenlewis amazing book 'Difficult Women'. It has sparked really insightful discussions with my Y9s, especially in light of the BLM protests. Even though we've

Marking. Optimising the impact:workload ratio. teacherhead.com/2022/02/27/mar… via @teacherhead

I wonder what happened to Kerstin B and Jakobi? Are they still together? I hope so...

What does it say?

Had a lovely wander around Gothenburg today and come across this lovely second-hand bookshop... outside it I find an old copy of one of my dad's favourite books... I must get it 1/2

We are delighted to be able to share our Impact Report for 2023/2024. You can download a copy from our website by visiting the Our Story page: buff.ly/3J6zqBv #Litdrive #TeamEnglish @Team_English1

🗓️ LitdriveCPD: Southampton 🗓️ There is still time to grab a ticket for our CPD event in Southampton tomorrow at St Anne's Catholic School and Sixth Form College to develop subject knowledge and English teaching expertise. 🐝 Tickets: buff.ly/3KErGHz #LitdriveCPD

🗓️ LitdriveCPD: Leeds 🗓️ Join us on Thu 27 June at The Grammar School at Leeds for 5 sessions covering topics such as unseen poetry and looking at form and structure in the Romantic era. 🐝 Get your tickets here: buff.ly/3xhRE0w #LitdriveCPD @Team_English1

Right, I am putting it out there. Unfortunately, my daily commute is becoming more stressful and expensive, so I am looking to work in Manchester. If anything comes up in your school that you think I might be suitable for, please do drop me a DM. dropbox.com/scl/fo/szju6rs…

Could your school host #LitdriveCPD24? We are looking for a school in the North West region to host our national conference on Saturday 13th July for 500 of our members. 🐝 Please get in touch at litdriveuk@hotmail.com if you think your school could support us. #Litdrive

Final little plug for this - 3 days to go! @Team_English1

🗓️ Litdrive Regional CPD: Hull 🗓️ There is still time for you and your colleagues to get tickets for our regional CPD event in Hull on Sat 13 April at St Mary's College to develop subject knowledge and expertise. 🐝 Tickets: buff.ly/4aB559E #LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish

🗓️ Litdrive Regional CPD: Hull 🗓️ Join us on Saturday 13 April at St. Mary's College for 7 short sessions on topics such as the golden threads of the English curriculum and Shakespeare's relevance 🐝 Get your tickets here: buff.ly/49sPMQp #LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish

Finally... the winner of our @QuotationBank and @poetrybyheart goodies was Richard! 🎉

Our final session has @MrsDuffyEnglish presenting on the domestic sphere in Macbeth! @LitdriveUK

@FloundersMrs @MrGrieve92 @MrGrieve92 has kindly let us have a look at his team's gorgeous booklets. What an amazing labour of love!

@FloundersMrs @MrGrieve92 Really fascinating to see the thinking behind the curriculum choices. What is the knowledge? What do we want them to remember? What do we want them to be able to do?

We are kicking off our Sheffield #litdrivecpd regional event with Mark Nicholson discussing the reality under the fantasy of Keats' poetry