Teacher, mother, woman. Occasional @tes writer; co-author of #SuccessInEnglish; #MTPTProject Rep; English subject expert panel member for @OakNational and HoF.
Southampton
Joined May 2011
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So, you want to talk about cancer... someladywholikespoems.wordpr…
This is very much a selfish post - getting the details of the last few weeks down for me. But if anyone wants to read it, feel free.
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I wrote about the radicalisation of Stephen Fry unherd.com/newsroom/its-step…
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I wrote about Karen Danson and the unacceptability of women having to reveal trauma to ask that their boundaries are respected (and the double bind of "no evidence / all imaginary" if you don't, "biased / weaponising / too damaged" if you do) thecritic.co.uk/women-should…
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"..a change in specification on the horizon." @TillyTeacher cited in this @tes piece by @jasminenorden: tes.com/magazine/news/second… 2/2
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Choosing GCSE English texts: "Generally there is so little [resource support] out there that, despite thinking some of these texts might be more suitable for cohorts, I do not want to spend a huge amount of time researching & learning new texts when there may or may not be.." 1/2
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Treating the concept of "female biology" as "nebulous" or impossible to define, in a world where the default body is still seen as male, inevitably reinforces medical misogyny thecritic.co.uk/the-new-medi…
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Whether you're finishing maternity leave or shared parental leave, contrary to popular belief, you can return to work on the first day of a holiday if you want to! #teachers #maternity #sharedparentalleave #spl
I was delighted to have been asked to offer some ideas for @Bedr0ckLearning 's new white paper - it's launching tomorrow and you can read it here! bedrocklearning.org/your-def…
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@Team_English1 @TillyTeacher @LauraLolder @engteacherabro2 @Xris32 @FunkyPedagogy I'm desperately hoping to talk to someone currently teaching A Level Eng Lit B but I'm struggling. I'd be so grateful for a retweet if you wouldn't mind. Thank you so much!!
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New Blog about the Literature Exam Report - A summary. Hope it is useful @Team_English1 @AQAEnglish susansenglish.wordpress.com/…
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@TillyTeacher sounding great on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning!
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What's the job of a head of department on GCSE results day? Head of English @TillyTeacher shares her tips for middle leaders
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Last month we sorted two new PA systems for a school, month before a teacher took her department out to The Ivy...
But this month, one lucky teacher is going to get to have their shop-til-they-drop on @TeacherTapp
Who is the best dressed teacher most deserving of this prize??
Didn't her party literally just have 14 years to think about this? 🤣🤡 #smartphonefreechildhood
Eton has banned smartphones; grades will improve.
But the negative impacts of smartphones and social media on children and our future extend far beyond education.
Why aren’t politicians taking notice?
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Laura May Rowlands retweeted
Nigel Farage is going to hate being an MP. He’s going to go in to the House of Commons thinking he’s going to get to grill the PM every PMQs and instead he’ll be answering letters from Doris about why they closed the public toilets on Clacton High Street.
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Take it in. The first female chancellor. The first housing secretary who's actually lived in social housing. The first education secretary who was on free school meals. An energy secretary who actually believes in aggressively fighting climate change. Not a bad afternoon.
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.@Team_English1
Are you an expert in a particular area of Literature? Can you record a short (30 minute) session on it? If so, I need you! I want to run mini lectures for my A-level students and I'd love to build a bank of them. Please let me know if you can help!
