😭🏳️‍⚧️To see people celebrate terrifies me - so goodness knows how the community themselves feel🏳️‍⚧️😭

Well, this is going to be a short half-term. 23 working days. An incredible amount to fit in though..... 20 actual days I think the first Lit exam. Time is but a fleeting moment.

I remember these days.....

Book 164/1000 of the Decade. 11/25 for 2025. A light-hearted read about female friendship and how important they are to lift us all up. A feel-good book.

Turns out I prefer running when not training for a Marathon. Ran last night and tonight with no pressure.

Aaaaaand it's over to the women now. The men acquitted themselves well though 💔⚽

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Do I know anybody on here who has nailed homework in their school? In particular, the tracking of it and praise / consequences for completion. We have a great Policy but looking at increasing completion rates & tracking it effectively, without taking too much teacher time.

Book 165/1000 of the Decade. 12/25 for 2025. Read to the 8-year-old. He enjoyed and laughed a lot.

Book 166/1000 of the Decade. 13/25 for 2025. Book 5 in the series. Liked this but didn't love it as much as the other ones. On to The Sun Sister next ......

Book 167/1000 of the Decade. 14/25 for 2025. Well, this hit hard. This book will stay with me forever. An important read for educationalists. Will I see educational equality in my time? No. Is it something to strive for every single day? Yes.

How to spot an English teacher in a queue at a theme park 🤣📚

How to spot an English teacher in the queue at a theme park 🤣📚

Book 168/1000 of the Decade. 15/25 for 2025. Well, this had some very familiar themes. Misogyny in macro society, played out in the micro, via schools. Comparing my own time at secondary to today's schools, I would say that a lot has improved - but there's a long way to go.

Book 169/1000 of the Decade. 16/25 for 2025. Read to my history-obsessed 8-year-old. We both really enjoyed this journey through history.

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Book 170/1000 of the Decade. 17/25 for 2025. Based (loosely) on Robert Browning's My Last Duchess. A great read, written by the author of one of my favourite books of all time - Hamnet. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book 171/1000 of the Decade. 18/25 for 2025. Fancied something a bit Gothic,this did not disappoint.

Book 172/1000 of the Decade. 19/25 for 2025. The penultimate book of the series - they are all brilliant. What will I do when they end?!

Book 173/1000 of the Decade. 20/25 for 2025. A thrilling read but not scary enough for me.