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@SoVeryBritish Because the road had crossed them.

Why did the British person cross the road? (Best answer wins a virtual pat on the back)

@MrNott117 Thank you 😊

The first stage of quotations i used are here, these are the one si used at the beginning, when i wanted to ensure success docs.google.com/document/d/1DX…

@LolaOkolosie I really enjoyed this article. Thank you for writing it and putting children - rather than Tate/other sources - at the centre of it. As teachers, we want our young people to have the tools to navigate a changing, confusing world.

Parents, talk to your sons about Andrew Tate – we teachers can’t take him on alone theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@SteveChiger @threadreaderapp unroll please :-) great thread here!

English teachers: How might we choose great poems for teaching? Here's a short🧵on that with some linked examples and free resource! If enough folx add to this list, I'll compile results like I did with short stories.

@SteveChiger @mariamirsini Amazing list! @threadreaderapp unroll

English teachers: I’ve seen a number of requests for stories that could be read & discussed within a *single* class period. So, let’s do a fast 🧵. I’ll share a linked story with a possible discussion Q, imagining the following thumbnail lesson plan for secondary English…

@ArkadyOstrovsky just started reading ‘A message from Ukraine’ and thought your preface was superb. We’ve several Ukrainian pupils at my school so this I good to feel a little more connected with them and their homeland.

@MrColesDrama @UnrollHelper unroll

Students spend 15% of the day in break and lunchtimes so it certainly makes sense to give this time a bit of thought. It’s a great chance to interact with students in a different context and reinforce the sort of school culture you want to create! 16/16

Most teachers say that student behaviour is worst during break and lunchtimes (57% in a recent @TeacherTapp survey). This was certainly the case at my school so we completely changed our break and lunch routines to sort it out. Here’s what we did…👇 1/16

@SusanSEnglish @Team_English1 Don’t do My Boy Jack as it is being scrapped - do Wipers Times instead as that is first teaching from 2022.

Help @Team_English1 For AQA Literature A Level. Does this look right? Just unpicking the choices/spec & want to check. Paper 2 I realise is one or the other.

@MichaelRosenYes 100%

If you teach Eng Lit GCSE, can you post here, what percentage of students at your school, do Eng Lit GCSE?

@MrJamesCCC Mate. That’s awesome! Well done you and the team! Long time coming!

News we’ve been dying to share! From Special Measures to Good in 3 years isn’t too bad in the middle of a pandemic… I’ve always been proud to work here, but having led English through 5 yrs of change, and now working as part of SLT, I genuinely see working here as a privilege.

@litfanatic This is great. Thank you.

📚✒️ Language Resource ✒️📚 A 24 page Language Paper 1 revision booklet. 3 extracts and 3 opportunities to complete each question. It could be good for an 'I do, We do, You do' approach. This is tailored to my Y10s but the link is below if it's helpful ⬇️

@ACollinsTeach Thanks for sharing this. Really, really kind of you.

just seeing if this works... hipdf.com/download-file?…

@overpractised Great thread! Well expressed so I can understand it! Thank you 😊

Teaching is rewarding and challenging. Here are 4 *counterintuitive concepts* about how we learn🧠 They add to the challenge but once we know them, they can guide our thinking. You may be able to add to them...🧵

@overpractised @threadreaderapp unroll

@MrJamesCCC Congrats pal! It’s a great feeling. Enjoy it!

Shattered after the last few days, but can finally say I’m now in my own home, the fire is on and it’s time to put my feet up!

Wordle 237 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@HappyHead74 @AlwaysLearnWeb David James!

I am going to declutter my book cases over the holidays 😳 I want to do something fun with the hundreds of books - if you’d like to receive a random book, once loved by me, from any number of genres, pop your name in the replies- I’ll get your address by DM and we are on! #books

@mrjkwilson @Team_English1 @NewToSLTChat1 @SLTchat Thanks James!

@MrDavid_English @Team_English1 @NewToSLTChat1 @SLTchat Congratulations!!!

Today was my last day as Head of English at my school; from January I start at a new school as an Assistant Headteacher. I feel very humbled and emotional from all the love I’ve received today. Happy Christmas all. @Team_English1 #teamenglish @NewToSLTChat1 @SLTchat