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Helen Ralston

@ralston_h

Former Head. Currently working on various aspects of L&T and curriculum at a mixture of schools. Forever an English teacher! All views my own.

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All mentions of love and death in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1597), colour-coded, in order of occurrence.

All mentions of love and death in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1597), colour-coded, in order of occurrence.
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Meet Tom. Made by a fab Y7 Not pictured are his crochet siblings: Jerry, Ant, Dec, Simon (Cowell) and Bob (her dad's name). I love him!

Meet Tom.

Made by a fab Y7 

Not pictured are his crochet siblings: Jerry, Ant, Dec, Simon (Cowell) and Bob (her dad's name).

I love him!
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OK. Stationery loving teachers. Since the demise of Paperchase😭, I'm struggling to find a replacement for these LARGE scrapbooks that also had pouches and little envelopes etc. Any ideas?

OK. Stationery loving teachers. 

Since the demise of  Paperchase😭, I'm struggling to find a replacement for these LARGE scrapbooks that also had pouches and little envelopes etc.

Any ideas?
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Hello! What should I be reading (blog, thread, other) and who should I be connecting with to focus on improving attainment at A-level? General and subject specific strategies welcome. Thanks for any RTs or signposts!

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These are my top tops for making texts accessible. *1.5- double lined spaced *line numbers *Gloss the vocab immediately above the target word *Add image if easier than words (e.g pikes!) No 3 also means you can easily read both target & explainer word when reading to class.

These are my top tops for making texts accessible.

*1.5- double lined spaced
*line numbers
*Gloss the vocab immediately above the target word
*Add image if easier than words (e.g pikes!)

No 3 also means you can easily read both target & explainer word when reading to class.
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I like line numbers for the way it helps me guide or prompt students with PRECISION on the spot. Some kids don't need them. Some will be fine if you say para 1 (or between lines 1-5)etc But for some it is SO much better to say: "Look on line 20" instead of vague pointing!

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Thinking a lot about participation at the moment. This from Craig Barton is super: tipsforteachers.co.uk/participation-… I love the prompt question (see first image). I designed these examples/non-examples for use in a CPD session.

Thinking a lot about participation at the moment. This from <a href="/mrbartonmaths/">Craig Barton</a> is super:  

tipsforteachers.co.uk/participation-… 

I love the prompt question (see first image).

I designed these examples/non-examples for use in a CPD session.
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✍️ Understanding the challenges faced by SEND students in writing is critical for all teachers. This collaboration with Martin Ferguson offers key information and important strategies to support SEND learners! 🔄 REPOST and snag it for FREE from my website:

✍️ Understanding the challenges faced by SEND students in writing is critical for all teachers. This collaboration with <a href="/MrFerguson85/">Martin Ferguson</a> offers key information and important strategies to support SEND learners! 

🔄 REPOST and snag it for FREE from my website:
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**New blog** - It's been a while so retweets hugely appreciated. The Most Common Reason Why Children Don't Become Fluent Readers... And What We Can Do About It ⬇️⬇️⬇️