Emily Gray

A letter to the new UK government... 👇#generalection2024

All hail @coldwarsteve, ladies and gentlemen, all hail @coldwarsteve

@WakelingKate Congratulations!

Ahh happy day! ✨

I love how the word 'atone' wears its heart on its sleeve. It began as 'at one', because to atone is to bring back unity. Atonement is really 'at-one-ment'. In the same way, 'alone' began as 'all one'.

Today's Poetry Thread: SPRING "What is all this juice and all this joy?" Feel free to add poems.

@stephenjdilley This sounds great Stephen! Would love to see what you are doing for this. Hope new job is going well!

'Then I'll come home' 💘 Andrew Scott and Dominic Cooper performing a scene from Angels in America for 50 Years on Stage.

The Trees (Philip Larkin) The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Is it that they are born again And we grow old? No, they die too. Their yearly trick of looking new Is written down in rings of grain. Yet still the unresting castles thresh In fullgrown thickness every May. Last year is dead, they seem to say, Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.

Research shows 56% of people with mental health problems still feel ashamed. And feeling shame stops people getting the help and support they need. #IfItsOkay to not be okay, help us tackle the stigma 👇 bit.ly/if-its-okay-x

@WealandsBell I heard this the other day- delighted for you but you will be a huge loss at MCS- you will be immensely missed!

It was announced today in the parish that (subject to the usual checks) I have been appointed House for Duty Rector of St Laurence, Appleton with Besselsleigh in wonderfully rural Oxfordshire. We move in July. In addition to parish duties, I will write poems and walk the dog.

Leave a 💚 in the replies to help us show some love to our incredible volunteers today 🥰 They're there day and night for anyone who needs to talk, and we can't thank them enough 👏 #ValentinesDay

"I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding." ― John O'Donohue

Yup, AI generated art can be rubbish, but I'm still loving using it as a revision resource for literature. Talk through the picture and poem, link it to a line, explore metaphor/meaning... Here are some of my favourites... My Last Duchess:

Saturday night goals when you’re in your mid-30s

'Love, it's a trap.' 💔 Watch #AngelsInAmerica on #NationalTheatreAtHome

I know of one cohort in one school 30 pupils had their AQA English Literature grades changed from remarks; one pupil even went from a 6 to a 9! Most schools / parents can't afford or don't want to risk the remark fee and so this is probably just the tip of the iceburg

@Team_English1 Can anyone recommend a recent and good book/workbook for teaching grammar and punctuation for KS3 in the classroom?