Better rail connectivity between Lancashire and Mereyside would be a massive boost to local businesses, families and the 'education triangle'
#StandUpForSouthport #southport #preston #liverpool #ormskirk

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Wow, they turned my 293 page book into a 7 minute video! This is a really compelling telling of how the phone-based childhood replaced the play-based childhood, and what we must do now. Thanks Kite & Key Media!
Let Grow

Book Giveaway.

To celebrate the publication of ‘How To Be Free’, I have a set of the ‘How To Be’ series by Dr Daisy May Johnson to give away. Covers by Thy Bui.
Just follow @Pushkinchildren and RT by 8pm on Sunday (21.4.24) to be in with a chance to win.

Good luck to all the children taking part in today’s Sefton Schools say #kNOwKnifeCrime relay events. If you would like to sponsor a child then the link is in the bio 💙
Have a look at the special good luck video below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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I've just uploaded 10 hours of Y11 lit & lang revision sheets to my resources page here: funkypedagogy.com/resources/
I print these as A3 sheets - one side of Literature and one side of Language. Each side has 30 minutes of specific timed activities. Feel free to use/adapt/ignore.

THREAD: Some questions that a plateauing school may want to ask to stimulate strategic planning. Just designed as prompts.

The anticipation of success (aka 'expectancy') is vital for student motivation.

BUT it's easier to destroy than develop.

3 ways to flip failure:

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Really interested in hearing from people working in schools that have totally banned phones. As in locked away at beginning of day, returned at the end - not 'see it, take it' policies. How did school launch it? What was initial reaction How well is it working? DMs open.

Important insights from ⁦Institute for Fiscal Studies⁩ on the impact of investing in children’s early years … bbc.co.uk/news/education…

NEW: Sure Start, England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results.

Read Nick Ridpath Sarah Cattan Pedro Carneiro’s report, funded by Nuffield Foundation: ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

This is great, I loved this especially.

GCSE English Language Paper 2 target sheet for Q5 douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gcse-engl… I’ve included a past exam task at the top of the page, but it can easily be replaced or removed 🖊️🎯

More Year 11 Revision Lessons!!

Feel free to pinch them (I’ll be adding more soon)

> AIC
> ACC
> Macbeth

dropbox.com/scl/fo/ot6lg0f…

356 Literacy Leads signed up to this already in less than 24 hours! 🤯 🙌 TheLiteracyCommunity

I've marked 10+ rounds of GCSE English Lit. Here's what I've learnt, and other examiners welcome to weigh in.

Most students know quotes. It isn't quotes that are the problem. The main issue is concepts. It's having something interesting to say about the texts. Arguments. Ideas.

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Click the link to find out more information about the role and how to apply. #BrokeringAspirations

If you missed this yesterday, I'm trying to facilitate a network for literacy leaders to share ideas and support each other online (and maybe in person...!). Give TheLiteracyCommunity a follow and fill in this form so that I can add you to the mailing list! forms.gle/KKkkUxujvjqjDK…

Right, I'm going to try to facilitate some kind of Literacy forum.

Working title: The Literacy Community

If you're leading literacy at school, MAT or LA level, and would like to be part of this, fill in the form and I'll get some emails out :)

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Last year we trailed the faster read approach to reading with our y7 classes and read two novels back to back in the autumn term. Malamander and tyger. We didn't see the results we wanted in terms of data but staff and students voice led us to believe it was worthwhile doing. 👇

📚POST!📚

Probably one of the most important and useful ways I've changed how I teach authorial intention.

It has made a big difference to the quality of student thinking and analysis.

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