I’ve got bottom set year 10 and they’ll be starting AQA Power and Conflict poetry. Is there a specific order that I could go through or should I do the poems chronologically? Team English

My best interview tip: research the name of school's DSL and name drop them when the safeguarding Q pops up. Guaranteed to raise some eyebrows. What's yours? Mr T's NQT/ECT support 🙋🏻‍♂️ #edutwitter

Took a ‘c-word’ test on Sunday and am still waiting for the results... I have been teaching live lessons this week with a variety of success. 😅 But my god am I itching to get back in the classroom. 🤪

Why get us to put down we’re ‘essential workers’ if that makes no difference? I’ve been waiting more than 72 hours for my results. I phoned 119 to get an automated message saying they can’t chase and then they hung up. Livid. I should be at school not home. #TestingShambles

Got my negative result back! I can get back into school! Yaaaay! 😁

Naturally woke up at 8:15 on a Saturday... I think my lockdown hours are now completely gone and the body clock is kicking back in. 😂

Gave my loud and bolshy year 10s a points competition this week: gain points for contributing, working hard and being helpful; lose points for talking, being silly, etc. (As well as using the behaviour system). It’s working a treat - more people getting involved and enthused!😁💪

Some very useful do and don'ts.

If your students can follow the timeline of all 23 Marvel movies, they can follow the timeline of Jekyll and Hyde.

Look what came in the post! 😍 Just in time for Macbeth with my low ability year 10s - the help and resources will be greatly appreciated! Stuart Pryke Amy Staniforth

Is anybody else irrationally annoyed by the Get Into Teaching adverts? I just keep constantly thinking ‘you’ve got me; go away now!’ 😂

Year 9 Parents’ Evening... If there’s anything scarier than my year 9 themselves then this is it... 😅

My husband has just had a pay rise, which is lovely, but I can't help notice that in the last 10 years, his salary has increased 87%, while mine has increased by 18% I've spent most of that time working on curing cancer. He's been calculating your car insurance.

Finally through my NQT year. All I can say is “hectic”! 🥳😅 You’ll find me under my duvet for at least the next fortnight…

My classroom has been revamped and is looking good!

It’s only 9pm and I cannot stay awake… Full teaching day today. 😴 On the other hand, boy do I have some lovely classes this year! 🥳

You’re welcome “SmartLess” 😁

ACC: dropbox.com/s/eqmz36gxb1f1… AIC: dropbox.com/s/pge7vumx3iyc… Macbeth: dropbox.com/s/ads4eupy0w6t… Poetry: dropbox.com/s/ilapv8y6g05s…

I’m sure that #teachertwitter will love the before and after of my displays! Excuse the mess on the tables… 😅