Absolutely no words. Department for Work and Pensions have cut my support dramatically (both hours and pay). I now cannot do my job. Please help me stay in work. Even if it's just sharing to make a noise. gofund.me/5e5b7b0c *Having to take a lil time off for mh, be back soon*

Very few people realise that the vast majority of hospice and palliative care is provided by charity - not by the NHS. I think this is a national scandal. Please RT if you do too 🙏

SUBTRACT New post from me, on school leadership and policy. achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/10/20/sub…

A Particle Physics Course for High-School Students, from CERN ppc.web.cern.ch

Casual reminder that the ‘thinning of the veil’ that happens on Samhain is not between the world of the living and the afterlife; it’s between the physical world and the spiritual world. It’s not vengeful ghosts you need to be wary of; it’s the fae.

I have created a Paddington Bear game in ScratchJr where Paddington needs to travel down the Amazon River avoiding crocs to find Aunt Lucy. Ideal for a code club to coincide with the new movie. Full tutorial in the link below. #PaddingtonInPeru youtu.be/-rKfQTMuTr0

There’s a Make Ireland Great Again push. Some suggestions 1. All road signs in ogham 2. Men to only have one hairdo -the glib (look it up it’s nice) 3. Society to be structured according to an oppressive hierarchy YOU CAN’T ESCAPE 4. Allow poems that can kill (satire)

Cork is not one of Europe's most beautiful cities, but it has a certain charm, and I do love those magnificent old shopfronts. Also the views along the nothern arm of the River Lee are pretty.

*** NEW POST *** In my last column I explored how "Do It Now" often goes wrong - today I look at some principles to help get it right... tes.com/magazine/teach… via Tes magazine

12 DAYS of CHRISTMAS Day 7 already!! Anyone feeling artistic? Todays resource is a snowflakes and symmetry worksheet. Access this and the 6 previous resources shared here mathsbox.org.uk/xmas/x.php

Why Means of Participation are so important, a tiny 🧵 First what are Means of Participation? They are intentionally installed routines for the common ways students will be expected to answer questions in class. Usually: Cold Call, Turn & Talk, Stop & Jot (Everybody

A brilliant activity from BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland for all ages if your out for a walk in the coming days!!

‘It’s also worth remembering that most kids don’t really know what they’re going to enjoy. They might think they want to fritter away lesson watching films but they’ll quickly tire of it. Often pupils find enjoyment in the most unexpected places; grammar for instance. I’m

Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful! mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/who…

“Just as young readers must learn to decode fluently so they can focus on comprehension, young writers must develop fluent, legible handwriting (and must master other transcription skills like spelling) so they can focus on generating and organizing ideas.” #SoRticle #5: Want

In 1847 as the Irish famine raged, a prison was opened on a small Irish island Within 5 years it was the largest prison in the world Within 20, it had redefined modern approaches to prisoner reform This is the story of Spike Island (1)

Can we please stop acting like practising 6 mark questions is going to get students better at doing 6 mark questions in Science? Because it won't.

Next projectile motion Q just literally dropped

As we head into End of Year exams season, it's worth revisiting a helpful technique: annotating exam questions. There's a growing body of evidence supporting its effectiveness. Here are some ways I use annotating along with some recent evidence. /🧵

Summer reading? Stone Blind is just 99p on Kindle this month! ‘So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters’ Grab this deal here: amazon.co.uk/Stone-Blind-Na…