*** 'What should we do with WAGOLLs?' *** "It is commonly accepted that reading with a writer’s eye, and being exposed to lots of great writing, is likely to prove helpful to pupils learning to write." theconfidentteacher.com/2023/05/what-s…

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I've been using rewordify.com/index.php a lot more this term to help me identify the challenging vocabulary in texts and help with pupil-friendly definitions. #literacy 📝#ClassicsTeacher 🏺🏛️

Teachers say “They can’t do that. They’ll find that hard”. We need to constantly say, “I don’t care, you’re going to do really well”. Don’t limit the challenge. Becky Wood sharing her fave quote from Jennifer Webb - always make aspiration possible. #WeCollaborate23

“Teach students never to be scared of not knowing vocabulary.” Absolutely! Becky Wood “Unlike speaking, writing is not a natural process.” Chris Curtis Lots of practical ideas in this session: pre-teaching vocab, dual coding. #WeCollaborate23

A thread of the most helpful Dropbox links for #Englishteachers Team English

I am looking for a range of short stories for teens. I am hoping to find short stories which involve action, tension and suspense, plot twists and interesting, relatable characters. Any recommendations, please let me know :) Team English

And the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to The Blue Book of Nebo! Congratulations Manon Steffan Ros Firefly Press! #YotoCarnegies23

🚨COMING SOON! A Literary Leaf for this brilliant text which will sit under our theme of Enterprise and Activism. #watchthisspace

📚 Y9 have thoroughly enjoyed the Carnegie programme this year! We can’t wait to celebrate tomorrow and announce the winners. 📚

A short thread on how I generally structure lessons around a selection of war poetry (plus a few resource links right at the end) 1/7

SEND DFE DATA RELEASE ⬆️ pupils with SEN has increased to 1.57 million pupils in 2023, representing 17.3% of all pupils. ⬆️ proportion of pupils with EHC increased to 4.3% in 2023 ⬆️Speech & Lang biggest increase assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

‘If they can’t change a sentence, they can’t change the world’ Brilliant input from Alex Quigley on the problem with writing. ResearchED Cheshire

‘Does reading *really* matter in mathematics?’ “Even simple mathematical operations, like subtraction, is described in lots of ways in typical talk, such as ‘subtract’, ‘minus’ or ‘take away’…Teachers are constantly translating the language of maths.” theconfidentteacher.com/2021/04/does-r…

📝 Our wonderful KS4 students loved this trip! ✍️

English intervention is even better with hot chocolate! ☕️ 🍫

Today I turned 28 YEARS OLD. Which means 12 YEARS AGO I was on Educating Yorkshire. Over the years, teachers have helped me to push forward in all things I doubted myself I could achieve. Teachers gave me more than an education - they gave me a future. I will forever be grateful.

On my way home from ASCL, where I attended the course ‘Leading Effective Disadvantaged Provision’ led by Marc Rowland. What a brilliant day! I have a clearer vision for my next steps and I am equipped with valuable insights and strategies to drive meaningful change.

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CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY: We have 2 Talk:Write Book Bundles to giveaway. Includes printed copies of Talk:Write, Oracy Is Not Just Speaking and Listening and Top Tips for Teaching Suave Words. Simply retweet to enter. Why not tag a colleague too. Closes Sunday 10pm.