“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin What book are you reading today? #nationalreadabookday #abookaday #bookworm

Good Morning Folks! This year we're relaunching our #AttendanceHeroesAward and we're offering this to every School in #TheMidlands! There will be #Termly Prizes for EVERY School and I'm looking to you to take part! Please get in touch, RT and get your School involved!

Good Luck to everyone Becket Primary School for this Years #AttendanceHeroesAward Remember, giving School 100% in everything you do is so, so important! We'll get some posters up to you soon! #GoodLuck

Good Luck to everyone River View Primary and Nursery School for this Years #AttendanceHeroesAward Remember, giving School 100% in everything you do is so, so important! We'll get some posters up to you soon! #GoodLuck

Good Luck to everyone Lakeside Primary for this Years #AttendanceHeroesAward Remember, giving School 100% in everything you do is so, so important! We'll get some posters up to you soon! #GoodLuck

Good Luck to everyone John of Rolleston Primary School for this Years #AttendanceHeroesAward Remember, giving School 100% in everything you do is so, so important! We'll get some posters up to you soon! #GoodLuck

Still plenty of time to for Schools to sign up for the 19/20 Academic Year. Help us boost Attendance across the region! #AttendanceHeroesAward #NotAllHeroesWearCapes

Shaking hands with every pupil may work for some, but we shouldn't force teachers to do it, writes Stephen Petty – children can spot forced effort a mile away bit.ly/2ZQO8aC

Days like today are the best part of the job. I'm off out delivering nearly 200 books, some forest school gear and sports equipment to some of our most loyal schools from last year. #community #staffordshire #supply #givingback #collaborativeworking

First aid lessons begin in 1,600 schools ahead of 2020 roll-out bbc.in/34ENVa7

A sandpit can be an amazing educational resource, writes Early Years lead Helen Pinnington – here's why bit.ly/34HSkc8

Love this! You're setting a great example :)

Hats off to all of our remarkable teachers out there

Morning Twitter, I thought we'd kick the week off with something nice and wholesome. My colleague and friend, @ScottABCTeacher, is sleeping rough at Villa Park to helpo raise funds and awareness for Homelessness in Birmingham. Please RT and help out! uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-por…

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A steady morning of Cake at the @ABCTeachersTES HQ! I conquered Jaffa Cakes finally. Not the prettiest, but surprisingly satisfying! The Jaffa Cakes that is... #MacMillanCoffeeMorning

Assembly time this afternoon at Croft Academy to launch their #AttendanceHeroes campaign for 2019/20! To get involved just drop me a call on 01543 228042 or send me a DM! #AttendanceMatters #AreYouAnAttendanceHero

It’s time for open, honest discussion about the impact of the emotional stress associated with the important role of safeguarding, writes Emma Davis bit.ly/2Ct2bWG