In all our concerns and complaints about what returning to a new academic year will be like, let's remember our female colleagues in schools in parts of Afghanistan who won't return to work and the girls who will no longer be allowed to attend school. 💔 #Afghanistan

🚨 Competition 🚨🎉 My FIFTH book is published next month ... I am very excited but before then I’m hosting a competition to win all 4 of my books. Simply retweet this tweet to enter - that’s it! Easy! Random winner picked & announced 23.08.21 Good luck! 😁👍🏻 📚

Want to win a signed copy of Power Up Your Pedagogy? Just RETWEET THIS TWEET. Winner drawn 20.12.21. 🖌The book that keeps on giving…truly remarkable - Kate Jones ✏️Superb - Tom Sherrington 🖍One of the best practical guides a teacher or school leader can have - Carl Hendrick

Here is our Virtual Christmas Concert. Well done to all the pupils involved - we are very proud of you! youtu.be/szBRTd0kFTA Bertha Park High School

Want to be in with a chance to win a PERSONALISED SIGNED COPY of ‘Teaching Strikes Back’? Just do two things: 1. Follow me on Twitter 2. Retweet this tweet That’s it! Winner drawn 31.1.22 😊

In celebration of my book’s 6 month birthday tomorrow and recent reprint, I’m giving away THREE free copies :) If you’d like one, please retweet/like the tweet! Or nominate yourself or a friend in the comments. I’ll select winners at random next week #teaching #edutwitter

Great opportunity for Senior Phase language learners!

Nearing completion - we are trialling a new series of short lessons on the biology of learning & memory to all S1 classes after we finish our introduction to STEM. Looking forward to seeing how this is received; lots of brain training 🧠

📝EXCITING NEWS! Myself and @teachgratitude1 have signed a contract with @JohnCattEd to write a book about being a student teacher in Scotland. We're looking for contributors and reflections on your PGDE. Feedback on the form below would be brilliant... forms.office.com/e/hQCVhPskSW

Really good discussion with the group in my #pedagooperth session about experiences of and approaches to subject specific #CLPL It's important teachers have good opportunities to improve pedagogy and knowledge. It's vital that LAs, RICs and EdScot provide access & opportunities.

Loved #pedagooperth! Super sessions on subject-specific CLPL, Feedback & OneNote. Great combo of food for thought + practical stuff to use on Monday. And the lemon drizzle cake of my dreams! Thanks to all who organised & hosted Pedagoo Christine Couser🦩 Bertha Park High School

Now on Minding the Gap: We do need to teach vocabulary, but it's impossible to directly teach kids all the words they need to be proficient readers. That's why the only effective way to expand vocabulary is to systematically build knowledge. nataliewexler.substack.com/p/to-boost-kid…

We are so lucky to have such amazing instructors in PKC. Thank you so much for visiting TCSoA today. Our P4 to P7 classes LOVED there concert! I’m sure many will now be inspired to start playing an instrument. What a treat. The Community School of Auchterarder David Macluskey PKC Music Service