I went to the cinema the other day and walked out, disgusted. Why? There were CHILDREN in there and they were expected to be SILENT for TWO HOURS. This is EXACTLY what they do in GULAGS and that is in NO WAY an EXAGGERATION

This! When they were 1st introduced, key pioneers, Maureen Lewis & David Wray, made this very clear. As little as possible, for as limited a period as possible, and only for those who need it. Otherwise it’s like making everyone walk with crutches forever. That impedes walking!

WWE FUCKIJG DID IT. P1 🏆

A short post about "Cold Call" Cold Calling is a questioning strategy that I first read about in Teach Like a Champion 2.0. I used to use the term a lot when delivering training/INSET, but I tend to avoid it now for three reasons: 1. Some people are irrationally triggered by it

Some points on cold-calling: 1. Nothing wrong with it for some subjects, topics, kinds of questions & keeping students on their toes. 2. Using it all the time as a default can be limiting. It's an IRE pattern (Initiation-Response-Evaluation by Teacher-Student-Teacher)...1/

Such an important thread. Such good sense. Something some of us have been arguing for - incl many great primary teachers & English teachers - for many years. In literacy across the curriculum work we always say that reading interesting ‘real’ texts in the subject…1/

You DID teach them. I know you're worried you didn't. You DID cover the material, they HAVE practised. Honestly. I know the voice in your head is saying they didn't learn anything...but they did!

You’re Beautiful will be 20 years old next year, and you know I’m going to re-release that little bitch.

We're on the look out for English teachers, regardless of experience, to take part in a series of small conversations that discuss all things literature, as part of a new project with @JohnCattEd. If this is something you're interested in, click the following link:

An important moment in our democracy with our next Prime Minister shaking hands with his arch political opponent, Elmo.

Never even liked tennis anyway.

Thread of cool maps you've (probably) never seen before 🧵 1. All roads lead to Rome

So I looked into this. I thought maybe I should feel sorry for the woman, athletes can choke, and maybe it was cruel for people to be making fun of her. Alternatively, I thought it may be possible she was led up the garden path, told she was good break dancer when she wasn’t, and

As a headteacher I have immense influence. Since coming out as a sigma in assembly and walking around the place mewing and calling everything skibidi we have seen a 100% reduction in Y6 boys being interested in such gubbins.

“Nazi” isn’t a slur. It’s a word that describes real people who earnestly believe in their ideas. Their ideas are disgusting and hateful, but of course they often do not realize it. I keep running into racists who think that it’s not white supremacist to think that white people

After years of reading 'An Inspector Calls', certain lines still stand out on re-reading. Today, One that strikes me is when Mr Birling asks for his thanks to be passed to the cook, only to be reproached: “Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things.” by Mrs B 1/3

‘Why should we read aloud in class?’ “The teacher reading aloud and expertly modelling fluency (pace, expression, volume etc.) is likely a better bet than selecting underpractised pupils to read.” alexquigley.co.uk/who-should-rea…

The word "understand" appears 25 times in An Inspector Calls.

Congratulations to Yr 11 on your amazing GCSE results. We are so proud of all of the hard work you put in - well done!