Dawn Dawson @dawsonthinks

English HoD in a FAB secondary school. Love reading soooo much. Love gin almost as much. Mum to two fierce little humans. And happy wifey. North East Joined April 2017

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Jennifer Webb @FunkyPedagogy

2 days ago

EXCITING NEWS! Today, we are launching a new FREE anthology of short stories and essays to support students to think, read, write and talk about all things MONEY. We don’t talk about money enough. I know what it was like to grow up without it, and how that shaped every aspect of…

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Thahmina @MissTBegum

a week ago

We’ve disaggregated our CPD to make it shorter and more frequent throughout the year at @HaggerstonSch. On Friday we used our Twilight to explore ‘adaptive expertise’ and what that practically means in the classroom. Some shares below👇🏽

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Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley

6 days ago

💡’Crafting great sentences’ “Too often, in the classroom, sentences are modelled, but pupils don’t have a strong concept of difference sentence level moves, their functions, and how to manipulate them.” alexquigley.co.uk/crafting-great…

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Susan Strachan @SusanSEnglish

7 days ago

New post on Unseen Poetry - I have been meaning to share this for ages. Please let me know if the original powerpoint was yours as it has been brilliant. susansenglish.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/why… @Team_English1 Hope this is useful. Comparison approach part 2 to follow when I get the chance.

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Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6

a week ago

Teaching speech sandwiches today as part of our work on King Kong. Absolutely love doing this - such a simple way to break down the speech model and easily adaptable for children at different stages of writing.

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Kieran Rhys @K2SR7

2 weeks ago

My first lesson when teaching structure is ALWAYS this lesson. The language developed during this lesson is the most important foundation to have when tackling LP1 Q3 - making a potentially tricky question, far simpler! #FridayFlashback

Kieran Rhys @K2SR7

10 months ago

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UKLA @The_UKLA

2 weeks ago

#UKLALucky13th Discover the must-read narrative verse YA novel, Not Going to Plan by previous UKLA winner @tiafisher_. Often hilarious, yet profoundly moving and beautiful, the novel captures teenagehood - its pressures and complexities. RT for a chance to win a copy @HotKeyBooks

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Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan

3 weeks ago

Exit tickets are a popular method of closing a lesson. We have so many options when it comes to closing a session of learning. Reflect on mindset? Make relevant connections? Go back content? Examples from 'Hacking Questions' by C Hamilton

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Sean Morrisey @smorrisey

a month ago

I go back to this all the time. The use of categorization helps students scale up vocabulary knowledge. Odd One Out exercises makes students think about how words are related. You can always add a prompt to explain why.

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Jamie Clark @XpatEducator

a month ago

🗣️🗣️🗣️CHORAL RESPONSE! When every student answers every question, you multiply practice opportunities, surface misconceptions instantly, and build fluency. This FREE one-page guide shows how to implement it with clarity and consistency. newsletter.jamieleeclark.com/p/choral-respo…

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Alex @teachingwrens

a month ago

If you're a primary school teacher, I'd *really* recommend downloading the (free!) Ark Sentence Mastery Sequence. It's very thorough and very useful - helped me sequence and think through my relative clauses lessons far better than I otherwise would have. arkcurriculumplus.org.uk/free-resource-…

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Marcus Luther @MarcusLuther6

2 months ago

I like to think we all value the ability of students to write "outside-the-box" with versatility and innovation—but what tools do we have to actually help them get there? For me, this tool has been essential in our classroom. (Plus, now it has 50 sentences to choose from!)

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Laura Webb @LauraLolder

2 months ago

I shared this in an email this morning - an early one for August! September content will be response to this year’s exam series. ☀️✍️

Laura Webb @LauraLolder

2 months ago

I shared this in an email this morning - an early one for August! September content will be response to this year’s exam series. ☀️✍️

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Kieran Rhys @K2SR7

2 months ago

So excited to be able to use this! 🤓Future me is very grateful😍

Kieran Rhys @K2SR7

7 months ago

So excited to be able to use this! 🤓Future me is very grateful😍

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Stephanie Howell @mrshowell24

2 months ago

🧠💬 Teaching kids how to explain their thinking? Try the “Because, But, So” strategy! 🟠 Because – explain why 🟢 But – show contrast 🔵 So – show result youtube.com/watch?v=YJi093…

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Jamie Clark @XpatEducator

2 months ago

✍️ Understanding the challenges faced by SEND students in writing is critical for all teachers. This collaboration with @MrFerguson85 offers key information and important strategies to support SEND learners! 🔄 REPOST and snag it for FREE from my website:…

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Courses | sensoryoverload.info @s3ns0ry0verl0ad

3 months ago

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supritiffion @supritiffion

3 months ago

I always disliked full-on ‘book review’ tasks but loved designing Reading Journals which I could quickly check. I made termly A5 booklets where students could make weekly reflections and ‘magpie’ words. Anything else was an optional extra but I looked forward to checking these!