20 years ago I set my Aunty Sarah some homework on compound words, and today I passed my TEFL course!

This really is a huge story - should be front page of every newspaper tomorrow: Nearly all schools - already severely financially stretched - will lose thousands, many tens of thousands and some over £100k from their expected budgets next year *because DfE added them up wrong*

🙌 How many parents or teachers realise just how ruthlessly the library profession has been gutted? School leaders & policy makers wring their hands over falling literacy while they defund & deskill the school library - the ♥️ of literacy in the school #libraries #literacy

Rangers discovered a one-year-old hippo, whom they have named Owen, alone and dehydrated near Kenya's Indian Ocean coast after he became separated from his herd in 2004. They took him to a wildlife sanctuary in Mombasa, where he soon found a male tortoise with the same dark grey

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Y11 girls having a very interesting discussion about politics and education. They would love to hear from you Gillian Keegan

This poem ✨

Placed this ‘Lunch Box’ in our staffroom today… 🍴For anyone who has forgot their lunch 🍴For anyone who has simply not had chance to get to the shop 🍴For anyone who perhaps had a chaotic start to their day Please note- apostrophes were avoided when writing this tweet!

Elfred has joined the school again for the last week of term, keeping an eye on everyone and participating in some activities. #livingthemission St Teresa of Calcutta CAT

Does anyone have/know where I can find a list of past AQA questions on Great Expectations?

Should I put up my hair or leave it down? They're k*lling children in Gaza. What should I make for dinner? They're k*lling children in Gaza. We're out of dishwasher pods, babe! They're k*lling children in Gaza. Do you want to co-work sometime? They're k*lling children in Gaza.

Kindness doesn’t cost a thing. Here are some ways you can spread love 💙 What random act of kindness will you be doing this week? #TwinklKindnessWeek #RandomActsofKindnessDay

I don't want lower taxes. I want hospital beds. Trains that run on time. Kids who aren't too hungry to learn. Libraries in every town. Rivers that don't run with slurry. Local councils not forced into bankruptcy. Politicians who don't venally line their own pockets.

It's World Book Day 🥳🎉 How will you be celebrating the magic of stories with your pupils? Looking for some last-minute inspiration? Find ideas and resources here 👉 kntn.ly/c560844a #WorldBookDay #readingforpleasure

Meanwhile... #WorldBookDay in the refugee camps of #Gaza & the world will be celebrated only thanks to the heroism of those storytellers who have survived. And managed to keep to keep their books & stories in tact. God bless every one of them. #EndALLWars #ReadingIsMagic

The best day of the year ✨❤️

As if it wasn’t enough for it to be Monday morning, some students are also facing their GSCE English paper today and the terror of the ‘unseen poem’. Wishing them the very best of luck with it.

“It needs repeating / over and over / to catch her attention / over and over,” — Rose Cook . . . This poem appeared in Notes From a Bright Field by Rose Cook, published by Cultured Llama, 2013. Shared here with deep gratitude.

Elon Musk I didn’t know you wrote poetry – I write poems, too! Here’s one called ‘Billionaire in a Midlife Crisis’.