Victoria Thornton

@ick_real @Dontfwdaave Edna Joan Jean Doris Alicia Mavis Maureen Winifred Vivian

@Dontfwdaave Thats great names

I'm looking for a ridiculously old-fashioned girl's name for our new born . Think great-grandma name. Very old and rare. Any suggestions asap pls?

@Paw_Vibe Dotty.

#macbeth #gcseliterature #motifs

@lady_valor_07 Eve. Ava. Joan. Jean.

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This looks like a valuable new text for those interested in secondary students' literacy skills (all of us I would have thought). Check it out @MelanieMHenry & @JessicaColleu 👇

‘Secondary literacy: Why fluency matters for every subject’ by @AmyFord_Educate researchschool.org.uk/derby/news/sec…

@greeborunner I have a whole different take on reading since @Doug_Lemov sent me The Science of Reading to summarise... And I teach physics. Now I realise what I should have been doing (as should parents). itsalearningcurve.education/cogsci-book-su…

A list of techniques that students can use in their transactional writing. Designed to be stuck into books for reference douglaswise.co.uk/blog/transacti… 📝

Literacy is firmly back at the centre of national conversation — and rightly so. If you’re thinking ahead to spring planning, we’ve brought together: ✔️ National Year of Reading ✔️ The RISE Framework ✔️ What it means for whole-school strategy All summarised for busy leaders inside HeadteacherChat. headteacher-chat.link/dfe-literacy1

This resource seems to be gaining traction again. Reposting in case it’s of use to anyone! @Team_English1

Perimenopause is something I’m actively trying to learn and understand, as a colleague, a friend and a husband. After reading a TES article - tes.com/magazine/analy… It hit me how many teachers are

@Matt_Pinner Hank.

Help me out: I need a highly specific, aggressively masculine name for a tiny Chihuahua puppy. Nothing cute. I'm desperate.

'Sustained Crafting of Linguistic Devices' in P2Q5: Extended Metaphor youtu.be/MvirrJr9aTU?si… via @YouTube

Come and join us - Literacy Coordinator for Phonics. We are such a tight-knit and supportive team - if you have taught phonics (or similar interventions) and want to make a difference to vulnerable readers, then, this role could be for you.

I get this question a lot, and yes I am sure! November 2017 was two narrative options. You will not ALWAYS be able to choose between narrative and descriptive in AQA P1Q5.

@sciencegirl Jeeves

What would you name him

@adamboxer1 @JewishChron Congratulations on baby Orly - she is wonderful. We too were blessed with our child via the IVF route. Isabella is now 11, 5ft 6 inches of dancing energy and love. Thanks for sharing: we need to talk about it.

Many of you may know that we recently had our third child. You probably don't know that we struggled with secondary infertility and went through IVF. Very grateful to @JewishChron for publishing my reflections on something we don't talk about enough. thejc.com/community/infe…

Giveaway! I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase. Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose? (UK only)

@bertsbooks @fidsta77 Shelf two please.

@Matt_Pinner Homity Pie (kinda works).

Tomato 🤣🤣 The last thing you ate is what you have to name the sheep