"I squat 315" "I bench press 225" ok well while you're lifting weights I'm lifting my homies' spirits with little jokes and tomfoolery

Sometimes it’s OK to do stuff with your class just because it’ll be a laugh.

NEW: Detectives investigating the stabbing of 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in Greenford release CCTV images of a man seen running from the scene armed with a knife. Metropolitan Police urge anyone who sees him to call 999 immediately.

In 1995, 14 wolves were released into the wild in Yellowstone National Park. Scientists at the time did not suspect that this would radically change the entire ecosystem of the park. 1/n

I frequently get asked by students whether a psychology degree is right for them. Here is a thread with some of what I think are the main considerations that anyone thinking of studying for a BSc psychology should be aware of.

33 years in and I still imagine that I’ll have forgotten how to teach when I go back in September. All you ECTs out there. Don’t worry. You just have to be one step ahead of them. It helps to be more but you can’t know it all. Enjoy the last week of your hols. Know what you’re…

I know things are scary now. And I know that things have felt scary for a REALLY long time. We have been bombarded by hard things and we are all so very, very tired. I haven’t done a psychology thread in a while, but it feels like one might be necessary right now. #EnergyCrisis

Farewell your majesty. Nothing about the royal family makes sense in the modern world and yet this queen, our queen, sat atop our unwritten constitution and stopped our country from fragmenting completely: it was her government, her army and she was our fairy godmother. God speed

Thank you Ma’am, for everything.

Pondering the wildest things that have happened to me in teaching. 1. Got a call from reception to say my dalek had arrived. A 6ft one had been left there for me. A parent had made it for child’s homework. I had not, in fact, asked for a dalek. The homework was about apostrophes

I feel like bilbo baggins. I don’t want to go places and do things. I want to curl up at home and eat eleven meals in one day, have some tea, and take hobbit naps.

The day before my son should have been 26, and on the day the news is reporting 3 suicides relating to the same hospital, I’d like to make a point about the language around suicide. It’s only going to be 3/4 tweets. If you agree, please retweet and let’s see how this goes

Years ago, before verified accounts were a thing, back when I was on Eastenders, I was contacted multiple times by parents of children who had been “conversing” with me online. 11-15 year old children that had been talking with a fake me. I was informed one of these children-

After Mum's heart attack yesterday, I am putting this out there. Heart Attacks present differently in Women, and if my Dad hadn't acted as quickly as he had, things may have been a very different story today.

youtu.be/SFnMTHhKdkw. Many have seen this, also many haven’t! This has been the most influential TED Talk of my teaching career! This truly changed my perspective. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. If you have seen it, adopt it!

Followers (especially females) - please be wary if receiving interactions from @//properteacher. Convo initially started about tutoring but quickly turned s3xual and uncomfortable even when I explained I am in a long-term relationship nor edutwitter being the right place for it.

The pool may be shallow, but the chat is deep, and we're here for it! 💙 #ImACeleb

Had a nerdy psychologist moment. Mum just reminded me in a text of a childhood toy, and LOADS of memories I had forgotten came back. Felt like a light turned on in that part of my brain. I then started shouting "THE FROG IS A RETRIEVAL CUE" at my confused boyfriend😂 #psychology

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