Former teacher / current curriculum design manager for teacher development. Talk to me about education, the arts, oracy and Bristol!
Joined August 2011
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With each day that passes, more lives are lost, and the humanitarian catastrophe worsens in #Gaza if the violence doesn’t stop. Sign our petition to demand a #CeasefireNOW amnesty.org/en/petition/dema…
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Petition: Add content on death, dying and bereavement to the national curriculum petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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This should be the story today...
FFT Data Lab analysis is out and gives great round up of A-level results stats including this eye-brow raising chart! ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2…
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Family of sick Brit grandad in Pakistan faced 'diabolical' wait for hotel quarantine exemption inews.co.uk/news/red-list-in…
Great to connect with other teachers on maternity leave this morning and meet so many babies. Thank you @maternityCPD
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This is wholly unacceptable and racist. I have written a letter of complaint to @BBCNews. It was not long ago that the BBC had confused MPs @DawnButlerBrent and @MarshadeCordova. To confuse women of colour is not ok.
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Thank you @MaryMyatt for making so much sense. Tough but necessary changes to how we spend our time in schools.
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The pitched battle over lockdowns is missing the point: Covid-19 is a class issue | John Harris theguardian.com/commentisfre…
All I’ve seen is schools working tirelessly to open in the safest way possible. Looking forward to welcoming back all our pupils
We have contacted @Telegraph to ask why their front page says 'Head Teachers 'refusing to fully reopen schools'" when reporting our survey data that shows 97% plan to fully reopen to all pupils this week.
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google.co.uk/amp/s/www.tes.c… I’ve written for the TES on using picture books to talk about loss. Thank you to @MichaelRosenYes @OliverJeffers @BTeckentrup for writing such beautiful books
UK Parliament: Extend free catch-up tuition offer to 16-18 year olds - Sign the Petition! chng.it/WBhbVPhJ via @UKChange
All teachers need to listen to @ThePupilPower. Brilliantly articulating what micro-aggressions in school look like during @NExclusions event on Race and Exclusions
@teacherhead @researchEdhome articulating much of what we’ve been trying to put into practice so clearly while driving me mad trying to remember Anne of Cleeves
Written my first article for @thefabians on the use of police officers in schools. I’d love to hear thoughts from school staff and the police fabians.org.uk/protecting-pu…
@No5Chambers Great answer from Michael Etienne on the use of Police in schools at #RebelLaw19. “If we want more public servants in schools, they should be teachers and counsellors not police officers.”