I’m excited that we will be welcoming back our friend, the brilliant Brian D. McLaren, on Monday 19 August. Tickets are free and available from oasiswaterloo.org/mclaren Get yours now!

I cannot emphasise enough what a brilliant and important organisation this is for both teaching and teachers. Every school and every teacher should join (I do think it holds great value even for teachers of other subjects).

Our chart-topping original #podcast The News Agents, presented by @Maitlis, @JonSopel & @Lewis_Goodall has surpassed 100 million downloads since launching in August 2022. Read more about the impressive milestone here: global.com/global-news/th…

Britain has a proud tradition of free speech and peaceful protest – those must always be protected. But violence and hatred targeted at minority communities is never justified and always abhorrent. It is completely unacceptable that Muslim and asylum-seeker communities are

Far more “British values” on display from the imam offering anti-Muslim demonstrators a cup of tea and a chat than from the idiots throwing stones at his mosque.

Let me be absolutely crystal fucking clear Farage Nigel Farage MP, you do not, nor have you, or will you, ever speak for, or represent me, on account of me not being a bigot, racist or xenophobe. You and your divisive, shit stirring rhetoric fucking disgust me.

It's impossible to view the postings of Farage, without utter revulsion. He masquerades as a " reasoned commentator" on what he claims to be a national crisis linked to immigrants while claiming he deplores any lawlessness. Then he hints at more lawlessness if his warnings are

I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what Farage Nigel Farage MP, these riots, they're on you. You who is supposed to be a member of Parliament, you belong in jail. #FarageRiots

So proud of our Olympic team representing our country but then devastated to see the mindless, ill-informed (mostly men) attacking our country, our police and our democracy. Farage and Bravaman have a lot to answer for.

Exactly what Natasha says...

I wonder what the cost is of all these riots and where that money could have been spent. Wonder also about all the work the police can't do because of putting themselves on the front line of an attacking mindless mob.

No idea how yesterday happened. None at all.

Result of misinformation regarding asylum seekers and blaming them for austerity and cost of living crisis. The Daily Mail, Suella Braverman, Nigel Farage and others have manipulated these rioters, sown fear and have aided a virus to spread across our country for their own gain

Oh my goodness!!!! It is time to tell you some HUGE news... I have written a book! 😱 I am so excited to finally be able to tell you! It is available for pre-order and covers everything in my therapeutic school approach from therapeutic teaching to therapeutic classrooms! 😃

Phonics plays a vital role in children learning to both read and write. But it must be set within the context or a broad, rich and balanced literacy curriculum, fuelled by quality texts and rich learning experiences. This is what Dominic Wyse and I explore in The Balancing Act.

Wonderful to meet 50 new #readingforpleasure Student Ambassadors tonight! Well done Helen Hendry 👏 great session! . Excited to know what they’ll do! Debbie Thomas UKLA

*Breaking News* Education Policy Institute finds phonics check not only has no impact on reading attainment gaps, but widens gender gap slightly. Calls for government to review the check. Full report here 👇 epi.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

This, and the National Literacy Trust survey data will come as no shock to those in the know about teaching reading (including appropriate and good quality teaching of phonics!) but should be seriously looked at in the Curriculum and Assessment Review, if decisions are made on evidence.

Simon Smith We have suffered years to those whose teaching experience is minimal and who dismiss motivation, pleasure, imagination, engagement, deep thinking and creativity - the cornerstones of genuine education. No wonder children don’t read

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