January habits that I will continue: -leave work between 4.30-5pm. -continue to smash 4 gym sessions a week plus extra cardio. -Tuesday only evening where I will work an extra 45 mins *if* needed in the evening. -meal prep Sundays -work free weekends and social plans

That’s babysitting not learning. 👀

For Lent this year I’m giving up

Went to do a job in Baildon this morning, and turned into one truly emotional roller coaster Pulls up, bloke about 70 greets us, I look and think I recognise you, he speaks and I know the voice, but just can't place it at all He wants observatory he is building waterproofed 1/?

School workforce data is out🚨 🔺Number of teachers leaving 1 year after qualifying in 2021 increased to 12.8% (up from 12.5% in 2020) 🔺Classroom teacher vacancies 2120 (up from 1368 in 21/22) 🔺Teacher sickness absences above pre-pandemic levels 67.5% in 21/22 (54.1% 18/19)

Today we are sharing a new resource from Miriam Hussain This Abridged version of ‘An Inspector Calls’ includes teacher notes that are helpful for both teachers and students 🐝 Find the resource here: buff.ly/40qFI6R #LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish Team English

Yup, AI generated art can be rubbish, but I'm still loving using it as a revision resource for literature. Talk through the picture and poem, link it to a line, explore metaphor/meaning... Here are some of my favourites... My Last Duchess:

Rachel Johnson PiXL PiXL Dr Haili Hughes FRSA Chris Curtis Team English Litdrive UK When you listen to a podcast and you then have the urge/need to format the resource - thank you Chris Curtis - I love the vocabulary wheel and don’t use it enough. Unseen texts need this Disclaimer: I did NOT format this whilst driving

A synthesis and summary of the AQA English Language Paper 1 Examiners' Report for June 2024: 1drv.ms/w/c/4ca27bf9d1…… (Paper 2 to follow shortly)

Following the Paper 1 exam report shared earlier, please find a synthesis and summary of the AQA English Language Paper 2 Examiners' Report for June 2024 here: 1drv.ms/w/c/4ca27bf9d1… (with amended link)

Storyboard images for Macbeth and An Inspector Calls douglaswise.co.uk/blog/storyboar… 👑 🔍

A Christmas Carol and Power and Conflict phrase/big ideas bank to frame/prompt more fluent extended responses (but remember the vocabulary needs to be embedded first).: dropbox.com/scl/fi/606i70c…

🌟 Level up your writing game with @kamiapp's magical feedback method! 📝💫 Highlight common misconceptions, provide resources, and watch your students succeed in real-time. buff.ly/470MYJB

This is way more work than I thought it would be...

Adaptive Teaching: Scaffold, Scale, Structure and Style David Goodwin & Alex Quigley

These sheets are my non-negotiable in the first lesson! I've lost count of the number of times this sheet has given me key insights into pupils and helped me support other teachers with key students. Massive help for building valuable relationships with students.

BREAKING | Some big #Ofsted news to start the new school year, as the DfE announces that single-word ‘headline’ inspection grades have been scrapped with immediate effect. Find all the key details here ⬇️ (free to read) tes.com/magazine/news/…