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8/ experienced teachers to leave the classroom because they are not being trusted to use their skills and experience. @bphillipsonMP needs to think about this. A recruitment crisis makes headlines, but the elephant in the room is retention ...

7/ homogenisation simply doesn't do that. It's going to deliver an average (dare I say mundane) experience to youngsters who need and DESERVE inspiration, and because there is no such thing as average, it won't actually meet anyone's needs, as well as causing more /8

🧵1/ On teacher autonomy, and why it might be better for parents to hire tutors. This is actually really important - many experienced teachers are leaving the classroom because of behaviour, but ... /2 tes.com/magazine/teach…

4/ when all you have to do is rock up and read from a prepared script, what's the point in being a subject specialist? And, indeed, as a school, why have expensive experienced teachers on your payroll when you can save money ... ? Let's go back to the main thing ... /5

I remember audibly gasping, then laughing at loud, when I first read Jonathan Swift's essay, 'A Modest Proposal'. On his birthday, treat yourself to a masterclass in irony. gutenberg.org/ebooks/1080 - just 3,500 words, but ... wow! #books #Literature #english #englishtuition

UNPOPULAR OPINION: do we need another adaptation of 'Little Women'? 4 BBC Serials; 7 films! I mean, it's not exactly #shakespeare, is it?! 🤪 (erm, Happy Birthday, Louisa May Alcott!) #english #englishliterature #books #alevelenglishliterature #englishtutor #englishtuition

Ooooooh, I've lost about 25% of my followers this week! As I'm leaving X tomorrow, that's not a worry ... as long as y'all are coming over to say hi at the other place ... 🤪 @upstart-english.bsky.social

You've got 'Hotel California' on loop because you are trying to focus on something, and you miss the beginning of the guitar solo every time ...

William Blake's artistic and poetic talents are still popular over 250 years after he was born: especially impressive when you consider he left school at 10! #poetry #otd #english #englishliterature #alevelenglishliterature #englishtuition #englishtutor #books

@Joseph_Fasano_ Really sorry to hear that. If it's any good to you, I've just followed, and will too if I can find you at the other place ... so, how about simply that one new person wants to hear what you have to say ... ?

Friends, I'm in a dark place mentally. If anything I've written has helped you, or moved you, or done any good, I'd be grateful if you could tell me. I think I need to feel some reasons to keep sharing my heart.

Happy birthday to Sarah Perry! The Essex Serpent is a great read, riffing not just on conflicts between religion, superstition and science, but between the head and the heart, too. I hope a tutee chooses it for coursework at some stage! #alevelenglishliterature #books #English

@lhallwriter Putin and Trump (L-R) ?

Wrong answers only Can you name this iconic duo?

@bmerer I haven't seen the film but have been teaching the book for years (to 17/18 year olds). It's a devastating read, and the students love it.

April 12. Saorise Ronan? On Chesil Beach - 2017 This film is gentle, sensitive, and gently sensitive about a corner of romance that is rarely discussed, often misunderstood, and occasionally mocked, and I am very glad it exists. #StonegasMovieChallenge2024

How DO you write about sex in your #AlevelEnglishLiterature? How can you sound like an academic, not a pervert? A 5-minute read on the blog, with examples using Philip Larkin and Ian McEwan. Please share with anyone doing the qualification! upstarttuition.com/post/how-to-wr… #English

@eileenfinnegan1 @BookTasters I teach 'On Chesil Beach', and that's broadly the same - McEwan REALLY knows how to get under my skin! Have you read it?

What book made you ask yourself, 'Did I finish the book, or did the book finish me?'