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Mr. Polatajko

@Barry__P

Teaching is my passion. Being a Dad moreso x All views are my own!

 Airdrie, Scotland
Joined July 2009
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Never a truer image #mindset
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Hey @SkySports @STVSport
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Here's a selection of 7 studies which have focused on the psychology of suicide risk in different contexts: 1. Men: psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-… 2. Young People: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3719… 3. Personality Disorder: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… 4. Loneliness: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… 5. Perfectionism: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf… 6. Alcohol: bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.… 7. Cancer: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #WSPD2024
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George@6ftNewt7 Aug 2024
I don't usually watch the Olympics, but I think the bloke in front is cheating. 😐🤣
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Blown my mind. One of my favourite movies and I’m now seeing it from a totally different angle. #interstellar #christophernolan
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@JaredFPS24 Jul 2024
Interstellar is my favorite movie all time and never once thought of this theory. Seriously mind blown.
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Making changes in culture…
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Joyful June - Day 1: Decide to look for what’s good every day this month actionforhappiness.org/joyfu… #JoyfulJune
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An important video. It’s good to talk.
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@FBAwayDays11 May 2024
An incredibly powerful video by @Wolves, well done to them for raising awareness. 👏 Don’t suffer in silence, there is always somebody that will listen. ❤️
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A powerful speech. Those children in care, who have been in care and those who didn’t survive being in care 😔
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@BAFTA18 Feb 2024
A gorgeous speech from Samantha Morton who is awarded the BAFTA Fellowship 👏 #EEBAFTAs
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This is a monumental piece that every reading teacher should read, led by Reid Smith @Smithre5 and @PamelaSnow2 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.……
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The Role of Background Knowledge in Reading Comprehension: A Critical Review

The Role of Background Knowledge in Reading Comprehension: A Critical Review

A critical review was conducted to determine the influence background knowledge has on the reading comprehension of primary school-aged children. We identified twenty-three studies that met our cri...

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Love Autism@Love__Autism7 Feb 2024
Rosie King made this video for Newsround 11 years ago, but I still think it's one of the best videos to watch to support understanding and acceptance of the different presentations of autism. youtu.be/ejpWWP1HNGQ #AutismAwareness #Autism #autismunderstanding
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I’m the biggest lover of technology. But this - I would 100% get behind! #BriannaGhey
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If you are concerned that someone you know may be suicidal, please ask them directly whether they have been thinking about suicide. It could save a life #TimeToTalk
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Such an important image. If you can be anything - be kind x
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TED Talks
@TEDTalks9 Jan 2024
Is it possible to reclaim the internet as a force for good? In his new talk, head of TED Chris Anderson (@TEDChris) shares inspiring stories of people around the world doing just that — and gives the 3 ingredients we can all use to nurture the spread of generosity

What would it take for generosity to go viral?

Head of TED Chris Anderson outlines why the time has come for the internet to realize its power to supercharge small acts of kindness, changing lives at a scale never experienced before.

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A very Happy New Year to you all! Here's to a 2024 filled with action to weave #LearningforSustainability across the everyday for everyone! #culture #campus #curriculum #community #LfSforALL @ScotGovEdu #SDGs
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Thank you to @1025Clyde1 and Tiger Tim for getting me through my high school study sessions every night between 7 and 10. #clyde1 Loving the 50yr celebrations!
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Clyde 1@1025Clyde122 Dec 2023
Clyde 1 is turning 50 & to celebrate here's a look back at some special moments from the first 50 years 😍 bit.ly/Clyde1is50
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Tracey O'Brien@tob2228 Dec 2023
Two books to give away for New Year reading. Just RT and I’ll post out both to one person next Friday.
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