Michael Forde

I wrote a story to help the kids in my class deal with lockdown. It's now been read 80,000 times and shared by the bbc. Read for free, donate , share. Parsleymimblewood.wordpress.com Thank you for the support @HonestMum @larnegrammar @NHSCharities @MyBCU @Baddiel @educationgovuk

Check out my newest project: @LancsLore Home-Grown Folklore by the good people of Lancaster. We're re-seeding the city with myths one canal/park/roundabout at a time! lancasterlore.com

Explore the map, find the hidden stories in our city and share your own local myths... lancasterlore.com

Two of my favourite characters from this year, Parsley and Bo Mimblewood, from primary school teacher @_MichaelForde ‘s not-for-profit children’s book series How to NOT Go To School. Kept me busy in Lockdown 1.0! #parsleymimblewood #kidsbooks #kidlitart #publishing #illustration

@WhiteRoseMaths Hi, I love the new teaching slides for the white rose primary scheme. Would it be possible to make them live to fit with the mixed year group scheme of learning. Thank you!!

📢Our new webinar series is now open for bookings! 🥳 Join us for 45 mins of info and advice on engaging with @UKParliament as a researcher or knowledge mobiliser. We've got tailored and themed sessions on offer - take a look and register at parliament.uk/academic-webin…. ~KEU team

Before term starts, have a quick look at what’s going on here at @ReformingRE. Six brilliant blogs on curriculum design in Religion & Worldviews. Authors so far include @educatormissm @_zainabali_ @katechristo4 @goochkt @MrMJLane & @MarkChater1 here: reformingre.wordpress.com

Best part of back to school planning... choosing books for my literacy long term plan... For my year 3/4 class, I'm liking the look of Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf by @davidjalmond... I was a Rat by @PhilipPullman... Any good non-fiction recommendations?

Hi @planetmoney My partner, @RebekahAckroyd, just discovered the theory of trickle down sofas. There's a sofa sale boom in the uk and a boom in second hand sofas on facebook and now there's a bunch of free sofas around too. #FloorNoMore

Passport circle of doom... British passport renewals needs all my passports to have the same names. British passports have middle names. Irish passports dont. Do all #NorthernIrish have this problem? My allegiance to the british state was already hanging by a thread...

@RebekahAckroyd ... I think this is for you...

Tom and Jerry is my new lockdown binge. Watched it during a very soggy and potentially grim socially distanced wet play with my school bubble. The kids were howling with laughter and so was I... Absolute CLASSIC!

@THEtheridge @mide_9 @Bradley_8919 @chanticamacho Yes love this. Just need one for the teacher too.

My class bubble were messing around with some logs in the playground this morning... They spent the rest of the day putting logs into song lyrics. Favourites include: I'll be riding "log"-gun underneath the "log" sun We are the "log"ians! I dont wanna hear "log" songs anymore.

@larrainesharri3 @RachelOrr Great idea! Something about the Anglo-Saxon or vikings that's not about raiding or invading? Maybe something based on the Icelandic sagas about exploration? Or something to do with Bede?

I am thinking of writing some free drama resources for primary history topics & would like to know what topics would be useful. I have some from a while ago but want to ensure the ones I write are still relevant - Any suggestions please. #edutwitter

Look at that juicy red beast of a tomato! I'm almost too proud to eat it.

So impressed by this #TFSI2020 cohort. Bringing bags of enthusiasm and resilience to a very different @teachfirst SI. #InterCohortRespect

Massive thanks to the very talented @lexguilford. He's only gone and made a #ParsleyMimblewood AUDIOBOOK!! #audiobook #edutwitter #literacy #teachertwitter Download it for free... bit.ly/2VKIXpB

How to go BACK to School! #ParsleyMimblewood returns! 100,000 people downloaded "How to NOT go to School" Now we've created the sequel to help kids adapt to the new normal when they return. Download for free bit.ly/2TV8Phc #backtoschool #schoolreopening

Has anyone been on a 250 car journey with a 4 year old child and NOT had to stop on route to use the toilet? #DailyBriefing #SackDominicCummings #dominiccummimgs