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Are you based in a school? Would you like to hear more about the School Mental Health Award? If so we are hosting a live webinar on the 28th March at 7pm! Pls e: [email protected] for the invite.

Would your school like some free books? Every school that responds to the GSL questionnaire will be entered into a prize draw to win a substantial book bundle - huge thanks to the publishers who have given so generously. greatschoollibraries.edublogs.org/2019/03/08/gre…

Hey SENCOS!! Sign up to #sencobuddy (see link below. What a great idea SENCO Chat Network “Everybody needs somebody”

Gosh this year’s maths #SATs are a bit tricky. Q1 is a real beast. #SchoolCuts Thank Paul Cowley for sharing this.

Over the holidays, there was lots of chat about behaviour and zero tolerance approaches. My class are doing poetry at the moment, so I thought I’d give it a go too.

My piece on mental health in educational provisions and the role we can play. I tried to put across the point that often what we see are symptoms of stress and distress, not of illness. More here 👇 tes.com/news/teachers-…

Ok, so Amy Forrester just tweeted that there is a ridiculously easy way to convert PDFs into Word and I thought “Nah, mate. That can’t be true!” It bloody ruddy well is true! It’s pure wizardry!!

Consistent fairness means consistent flexibility. That'll be 10 million please.

Last minute spaces available for mine and Victoria Breathe's restorative women's health restorative yoga retreat day tomorrow. 10-3pm. Fully catered and a wonderful day planned! If you fancy having your battery topped up, just get in touch.

GIVEAWAY - your chance to win a copy of fi bullivant 💙's fabulous book which I review here: youtu.be/pMh1AHKV0iU Please RT (and comment to let me know if you'd like me to do more book giveaways in future)

The van was forced to swerve to avoid hitting the blind man and his guide dog.

Three students who joined last week's climate strike have been banned from their school prom. Albany Academy - kudos for producing students with global engagement, long-term vision and personal conviction. Please reconsider. Twitter, if you agree pls RT. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Time for another GIVEAWAY 🎉 Who's up for a bit of Phonics fun? We'll be letting you know very soon how you can win a pack of Carter's Yard Phonics interactive phonics cards....Stay tuned! Gareth D Morewood Cherryl-kd Jules Daulby @SimonKnight100 @Mellow_Pascoe Inclusiveteach Sue Cowley

Yet again, teachers today devastated on finding out how children really felt about comparative rewards when they asked for their opinions. Tchrs saying instead of reaching for a reward they now engage in dialogue about the learning.

My piece in 'The Conversation' today regarding what the UK can learn from other countries about the promotion of inclusion in education: theconversation.com/the-british-go… csie Equitable Education

The Tories' cruel and destructive policies have human consequences. #Parliamentshutdown #DefendOurDemocracy

Lots of people used our beautiful Words of the Week last year. With some help from Dom Traynor Adobe we now have ALL of our words for THIS YEAR on this website, totally free and downloadable!! mysparkwords.com/work Enjoy! Team English Co-op Academy Leeds Eng chat Litdrive UK

Hello new educators, I think you are going to relish home schooling your amazing children. Here’s a bit of applied psychology that might help. Thread:

THIS THIS THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS. Please watch and share. Brilliantly and simply put.