Dawn Murray

I never post on Twitter - professional lurker - but I have to share these. My proudest moment as HoD - book vending machines as part of whole school rewards #teamenglish #edutwitter

@Xris32 24 per fortnight - I'm the Head of English but also an AP - small studio school.

This has been a labour of love - my GCSE Worlds and Lives scheme is finished. I LOVED making these lessons and hope they are useful to someone. If you're thinking about switching anthologies, please do it - they're such lovely poems!! dropbox.com/scl/fo/52t39t2…

@SusanSEnglish I use this @SusanSEnglish and we love it. It 100% works for our students and I really appreciate that guy shared it.

@MissNS_Eng @Mathew_Lynch44 This is an old one that might have legs for you: susansenglish.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/why…

Fellow AQA Language teachers. Please share your tips for Paper 2 Q5. My lot are doing so well with the reading section, but writing 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I've tried all of my tricks but getting them to come up with ideas and points in relation to the focus is a struggle

Been a bit slow to upload resources to the Twittersphere, so here's the first of (hopefully) many that I've been working on...Paper 2, Q5 AQA on decriminalising drugs. tinyurl.com/vds5qfo All credit for the slow writing goes to @SusanSEnglish - see her blog for more info!

@MissPaget @misssbaker @Team_English1 @FunkyPedagogy @HuntingEnglish I've got loads of AQA specific blogs: susansenglish.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/why… This is paper 2 Q5, I'd also recommend blogs from @Xris32 @mssfax @stoneman_claire @TLPMsF @becky182O @MrsSpalding @Positivteacha @mrpeel @mr_englishteach @Mr_Bunker_edu @amymayforrester @Claire_Hill_ @helanvictoria

As a new AP for Teaching and Learning, I can't tell you how useful this course has been. Thank you for the team @AE_Growing for the support and encouragement. #npq

@JenniferKillick Just to cheer you up, my son got his Blue Peter badge this week. He wrote about Crater Lake and produced a piece of artwork based on the cover. He loves your books.

Why is there always someone on Twitter who makes you feel sad when life is so hard anyway?

For AQA Language Paper 2: editable Q by Q placemats to scaffold independent practice. Help yourself 👍 @Team_English1 dropbox.com/s/swsafiscjaga…

@missgray_eng I had 'Marry a girl who reads'. We had one for my husband as well, but that was the one he picked for me.

Team English request: Please recommend any great poems that would be appropriate for a wedding reading 💒 It's just over 10 weeks until my wedding 😬😱🥰 (all the emotions!)

@FunkyPedagogy @media_walsh I feel this deep in my bones.

@DavidNautilus1 No. I'd need a visualiser at least. I don't like having my back to the class and I like to keep a record of my models responses.

So let’s say that you applied for a job at my school. And when you came for your interview, you learned that we didn’t have any electronic whiteboards. Every class had a big dry wipe and every teacher was an expert at using it. Would you accept a job offer?

@UnofficialOA I'm looking for an English teacher - an addition to an existing team to ease workload across the faculty. Our advert is open to every one, including staff who would like part time. I just want a great candidate.

English/maths/science/MFL teaching job advertisements (will) be like: Our perfect candidate will: - Have a pulse We welcome applications from qualified and unqualified teachers. To apply, just show up one day and we’ll have a chat. #edutwitter

@C19thNerd Radish

Right. What is Peter holding? I know what I think, but the rest of the family disagree, so I need the people of Twitter to help me.

@MissBarten I use tablecloths that you buy for parties. Much easier to put up.

Hey Twitter community! Where is the best place to get backing paper for school displays? @Team_English1 @TPositiveTC @TLS_dot_Club

🧵 A boy and his bowls Feel free to RT A year ago my wee son Gabriel (12) was heartbroken to discover his love of woodwork was deemed uncool. So in a bid to boost his insta followers (at the time a rather modest 6) Dad foolishly (?) reached out to the lovely people on twitter.

@english_MrsH @Team_English1 @SPryke2 @AQA Exampro and training materials on the AQA site.

@Dogearedtatty I haven't seen a Robin for ages and then on Friday there was one on my windowsill looking straight at me on the 4 year anniversary of my dad's death. It was him. I just know it.

In a Tory world addicted to library closures, this is important and wonderful to see. Manchester’s beautiful central library today. Packed with young people quietly studying @MancLibraries

@BooksMbe Yes!

Would anybody be interested in #AKindOfSpark for our next class set giveaway? (A prize of 30 copies with plastic jackets to one school.) Just testing the water...

We are adding to our team. Do you know a passionate English teacher that would love to work in a small school with big ideas, centralised planning and a minimal marking policy? Part-time considered for the right candidate. #teamenglish aldridgeeducation.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard…