I have a Y11 child who has asked if they can borrow my copy of Cujo as we were discussing Stephen King we’ve read. Would it be inappropriate to lend?

Examiner contract confirmed - so glad it’s back!

The vibes have shifted in the state of Denmark

LAUNCH WEEK SCHEDULE Here's all the events coming up from Monday the 21st of February. All are free and open to anyone, please come along and get involved! rotherham2025.com/hello #Rotherham2025 #ChildrensCapitalofCulture

Only taken me almost two months to finish it…

Book 2 of 2022 begins.

NEW POST. Reading: Questions for Heads of Departments tomneedhamteach.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/rea… #edublogshare

2️⃣ As well as suggesting X, Y also seems to imply… 3️⃣ When one thinks of X one perhaps imagines… 4️⃣ The use of X, unlike Y, suggests… 5️⃣ Pressing upon this further… 6️⃣ In suggesting this, perhaps the image also conveys… 7️⃣ Staying with this image, perhaps it also… /3

good morning to every english teacher who woke up this morning like “today’s the day I assign a short story that will haunt them till the day they die”

If anyone has ever taught Valentine by Duffy I think you can all respect the end of year gift I received today:

Educators and Librarians! I’m giving away a set of hardcover books and audiobooks here and a set on Instagram! I hope you’ll share these with kids or colleagues, add them to your library, or enjoy them. To enter to win, retweet and follow me. Tag a friend for double entry!

🚨Bank Holiday Book Giveaway🚨 This bank holiday weekend, I’m giving away 3 signed copies of ‘Closing the Writing Gap’! ✍️ Simply RETWEET to enter. Winners drawn on Monday 29th August 🤞 [Grab the ‘Practical Strategies’ chapter from the book HERE: bit.ly/3QRvFC6]

Getting back into the school work mindset today - if I start off by reworking Schemes of Learning then I always feel excited to teach 🤓

Walking out of work for the last time before Maternity Leave has very much this feeling about it:

The #1 problem/weakness in teaching and how to address it. teacherhead.com/2019/10/04/the… Now with an awesome infographic by oliver caviglioli to download from the linked post.

First ever half term since I started teaching that I’m not ‘going back’ for… 3 weeks into a different kind of role now!

As international research suggests teaching the same class for more than a year has a positive effect on attainment, attendance and behaviour, Alex Quigley considers if the practice could work in England tes.com/magazine/teach…

Will I ever not find students calling the Duchess’s husband the Dutch endearing?

Any fellow English teachers recently made the switch to Eduqas and know who to follow etc.?

We are currently seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and passionate Cover Supervisor. The successful candidate will supervise whole classes during short term absence of teachers. To find out more click below👇👇 nclt.ac.uk/vacancies/?vac…