"Poverty’s bite, whilst jagged & painful, can also make you exceptionally determined & focused." This is such a powerful post from Claire Stoneman. Thanks Helen Salmon - Chippy person Back to square one for sharing it: birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2018/09/30/gre…

180,000 hours conserving 311 panels of stained glass (the size of a tennis court) behind 16 miles of scaffolding. Worth a vote, right? Just one aspect of the York Minster Revealed project which is up for a The National Lottery Heritage Fund Award! 👉Re-tweet this post to vote👈 #NLAYorkMinster

“At the time, we were liberated. Today, we must liberate ourselves… From hatred and hate speech, from xenophobia and contempt for democracy – for they are but the old evil in a new guise.” The President of Germany marks 75 years since the end of the war in Europe.

The Prime Minister said he was setting out a roadmap but if we’re to complete the journey safely a roadmap needs clear directions.

Those Germans sure are wise!

Today is #WorldIBDDay. #ItTakesGuts when you have #Crohns or #Colitis or any other form of IBD. Please know that YOU are not alone. All On The Board Crohn's & Colitis UK #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis #IBD #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #RaiseAwareness #allontheboard

“You cannot enjoy the rhythm and ignore the blues” This is incredibly powerful from @claraamfo on the death of George Floyd, racism and its effect on her own mental health.

In recent days the magnitude/uniqueness of our role as history teachers has hit me. We have a responsibility to open eyes to hate, intolerance and persecution whilst equipping minds to identify, challenge and overcome. What a task, but what an incentive. #historyteacher

A message for Year 11 from @Mr_GwynneTMCS and I on the evening of Year 11 prom to show we are thinking of them! Magna Carta School @TimSmithCEO @tmcsjanzan 🌸🌸Mrs Randazzo (Miss Sorce) MFL🌸🌸

Really thought-provoking session, particularly about the narrative we use in our lessons and the language we use too.

How to destroy your credibility in your profession in under 1 minute.

.@Camillalong An education suggestion: here is a column (actually a full online lesson) about the development of Nazism: lekcja.auschwitz.org/26_en_rozwoj_n… We also remind that visitors at Auschwitz Memorial are requested to cover their faces inside the buildings.

Many of the places we care for have direct or indirect links to slavery, including objects made from materials obtained by forced labour. Today, as we mark the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, we take a closer look at these materials.

One of my favourite modules we teach is centred on the question "How British is Britain?"and demonstrates the impact immigrants have had on Britain.

An artist spray-painted hate tweets outside Twitter's offices to ask them to monitor hate speech - via AJ+

Happy #WorldElephantDay! Retweet and let’s help conserve and protect elephants from the numerous threats they face. #NatGeoAfrica

#SummerIn4Pics #teacher5aday

When you're thinking "i'm not a good teacher" always ask the subsequent question - "at this moment, how tired am I on a scale of 1-10?" - I can bet on a strong correlation failure/fatigue.

Hard work and luck go hand in hand #inspirational assembly from Miss Stevens this morning Magna Carta School