"If you want to be a doctor, it's just, have you got loads of As and are you good at hockey?" Adam Kay, former doctor and author of the bestselling book 'This is Going to Hurt' says medical schools would get a "better calibre of doctor" if they dropped the entry grades.

'Subject Knowledge needs to be nourished, cherished and honed!' Great to hear recognition from @SarahHubbardHMI on the power and role of teachers and our specialised subject knowledge. Team English #TeamEnglish #TENConline

@SarahHubbardHMI talking sense at Team English National Conference

Brilliant promotion of teaching mythology in KS3 by @ReynardannaAnna and loved the health warning about the likelihood of becoming obsessed with all things myths! #TENConline Team English National Conference

I’m gonna say it. The blatant double standards in NI are shocking. St Patrick’s Day was cancelled, BLM protests were met with the police coming down heavily on organisers & protestors. But the 12th will go on, Irish flags will be burnt and racism will be justified...

*NEW POST* How I use works of art when teaching English literature and why I find this valuable. Including specific classroom examples from GCSE and A Level. codexterous.home.blog/2020/07/26/the…

- knowledge is powerful and a knowledge-rich comprehensive education system re-balances power - knowledge creates students with the confidence and facts to challenge unjust authority

I have no words that could possibly do this Man’s life and legacy justice. Perhaps I should just use the ones he said time and time again “ We Shall Overcome.”Thank you John. You gave us peace, now rest in it 🕊 #JohnHume

We owe you everything. #RIPJohnHume 🕊

The influence one person can have on a place is often overstated. It is very, very difficult to overstate the effect John Hume had on Derry, and Northern Ireland, over decades and decades of service - much of it difficult, exhausting and thankless. He was, and is, a giant. RIP.

Not the most poetic of tributes but I’m glad it worked out for him too #JohnHume #DerryGirls

'Every person born in Northern Ireland will be regarded as a EU citizen for immigration purposes, following a significant climbdown by the British Home Office.' These changes benefit all the people of NI & set a precedent for recognition of our GFA rights irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…

This is appalling!

We’re right behind everyone at the #ALevelProtests These are the people who will be staffing our NHS in future years, and the way they have been treated is nothing short of a disgrace Please RT if you’re behind them too and show them your support

A message from the White Cliffs of Dover. Sound on.

Some really interesting reaction to the regional divide in #gcseresultsday2022 coming from education experts this morning. Here are some key thoughts.🧵

Is everyone ready for the new term? This man is... Team English Litdrive UK

Win a class set of Ghost Boys! For your chance to win THIRTY BOOKS, just follow us and share this tweet by 10am on Friday 23/09/22. The competition is open to employees of UK schools only, and the prize can only be delivered to a UK school.