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Jenny M

@abbyaug.bsky.social
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Retired primary school teacher. Interested in reading, walking, running, skiing, photography, history, gardening, knitting and education. Loving being a grandmother. Hope to return to EU one day.

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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 1h
Connections Puzzle #1216 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 1h
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 11h
Such a terrible way to treat children.
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Simona McKenzie @signoramac.bsky.social · 11h
None of those against illegal immigration never suggest introducing legal routes #C4news
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Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell.bsky.social · 15h
New: new book lifts lid on children’s “strict school” experiences educationuncovered.co.uk/news/new-boo... Interviews set out alleged impact of behaviour management policies at Athena Learning Trust and the Ted Wragg trust.
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Education Uncovered | News| New book lifts lid on children’s “strict school” experiences
Interviews set out alleged impact of behaviour management policies at Athena Learning Trust and the Ted Wragg trust.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
It is partly my age, and not retaining as easily, but duolingo hasn’t been much help.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
I have been recommended www.bbc.co.uk/languages/sp... but haven’t had time to look. Probably they do Welsh. I started Spanish 5 years ago when my granddaughter was born because she is being brought up bilingual. I can remember more of my school girl French.
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BBC - Learn Spanish with free online lessons
Learn how to speak Spanish with lessons, courses, audio, video and games, including the alphabet, phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, activities and tests. Plus Spanish slang and Spanish TV.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
What makes me really cross is that they say it makes the quiet, nervous child feel safe! What would make them feel safe is a relaxed atmosphere where you can chat in a corridor, don’t have to follow instructions on a count of 3, are worried about needing to go to the toilet etc
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
Thanks - I follow her but hadn’t seen that post.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
Same with me and Spanish - I am looking for alternatives.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
I will look. Someone else mentioned that too.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
The sad thing is for those who live in rural places like Cornwall and don’t have alternatives.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 21h
Thank you. I am sure babbel is probably quite good but they want a lot of money upfront. They have now offered me 60% off but that is for a year. There is no option to pay for a month - 3 months is the shortest.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
I didn’t get anywhere asking if babbel was any good for learning a language. Does anyone have a recommendation? I got fed up with Duolingo.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
I suppose it is selection - parents like me simply wouldn’t choose it. At least they know exactly what they are going to get - no surprises once there.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
Teachers used to be free to treat the children as individuals and find the method to suit the child. What worries me is that young teachers are not expected to think. When I was a young teacher we had choice.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
My observations, after 50 yrs, are that whatever new ideas come in the ones to suffer are the ones who find it difficult to- the very ones it is supposed to help. Teachers warned at the start that phonics was a useful tool but not the only tool.
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Janey M @dancingonjelly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not to mention that when something is government backed, that is where ALL the research goes to the detriment of other ideas. Almost all Secondary reading interventions are phonics related, by which point a kid might have had 10 years of it and it hasn't worked for them.
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Dr Debra Kidd @debrakidd.bsky.social · 23h
To be fair, the evidence that phonics alone isn’t enough and a more balanced approach is needed, was always there. People just chose to ignore that particular evidence.
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The proposed Year 8 reading test would be the ‘least effective’ approach to identifying and supporting pupils who need extra help with reading, @neunion.bsky.social survey finds
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Year 8 reading tests 'least effective' way to help struggling pupils
NEU calls for tests to be scrapped after survey highlights teachers’ fears that they will narrow the curriculum and crank up workload pressure
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
I always found that the children themselves were very understanding.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's the rigid policies that trap teachers into not making adjustments. When you insist 'everyone must do x' you're immediately making it harder for everyone to be included. We can have consistent expectations alongside flexible ways of getting to them.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This. We need to stop seeing diagnosis as a prerequisite for being flexible and making adjustments. Everyone benefits from the (usually small) changes required. I was talking about this yesterday, for instance how you can sense as a teacher who might struggle with eye contact.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
The last thing nervous children want for the first fortnight is a Boot Camp, they have done nothing to deserve. Why be in fear of forgetting a pen? Back when my sons went the first week was a relaxed ‘getting to know you’ time. I think people forget what a huge thing transition is to an 11 year old.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 23h
I am glad it is being recognised. When my sons did the transition it was all about the excitement of new opportunities and time was taken in year 6 with visits. For sometime now it seems to have been used to lay down the rules and scare them. Michaela School even calls it ‘Boot Camp’!
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Improving children’s experience of transitioning to secondary could be the key to better student engagement, according to new @annafreudcharity.bsky.social research, which highlights what works in helping them to settle in
tes.com
Why toilets and isolation are key barriers to Year 7 belonging
Feeling overwhelmed and high levels of distrust have also been identified as core challenges in a new study into primary to secondary transition, finds Jasmine Norden
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The 'reading is phonics only' proponents are finally coming to terms with the problem of 'barking at print' that we've repeatedly highlighted. This is the issue with an evidence based approach. Often your evidence is incomplete and intuition does actually help. leftsidestrongllc.com/assets/DeSan...
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Spanish.
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Has anyone tried babbel for learning a language and if so would you recommend it?
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Rachel Orr @rachelorr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I read a post last year from a SEND parent 'mocking' the elderly in care homes. It seemed like mocking to me as it made fun of the 'things old people say'. I expressed my displeasure as my Mum lives in residential accommodation and is a retired teacher. She has mobility challenges - that's all.
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For the past decade, schools have been told to focus on building pupils' resilience, but is this really the best approach to address problems with young people's mental health and attendance? @helen-amass.bsky.social asks the experts
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The kids aren’t alright: is resilience to blame?
Schools are facing significant problems around pupils’ mental health and attendance, and political voices have pointed to a lack of resilience as the cause. But can interventions designed to boost this quality really help?
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Jill Holliday @jillholl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#LakeDistrictDiary day 5 An "easy" day today - Seatoller to Watendlath from Rosthwaite then back via Surprise View and Ashness Bridge to the lake road where we got the bus back. Just phone shots as my camera is hopefully drying out after we both took an impromptu dive into the Derwent 🙁
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Jill Holliday @jillholl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Loved this gorgeous view of the west flank of Great Gable, so repoating for #Sharemondays2026
Sunlight slips through the clouds to illuminate the rocks of Great Gable stretching down towards Wasdale.
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Buitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not a single care.. 😊
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well done!
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wordle 1,935 X/6 Too much choice. ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Ninety years ago today, Oswald Mosley tried to march his Blackshirts through the Jewish East End. 🧵 He had thousands of uniformed fascists behind him and 6,000 police clearing the way. But the people of the East End got there first.
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Last of the Summer Whining. @youngbill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On Kinder's northern edges, autumn 2018. @peakdistrict.bsky.social #Memories
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Jenny Symien @symienjennifer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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‘We swept a lot under the carpet’: Vichy regime film hits home in France of 2026
Movie about Nazi-collaborating administration strikes chord during what director calls ‘time of great uncertainty’
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just to add, the reason we're able to say to our team not to worry about Ofsted is because we are made up of the families who join us. If staff are happy, children are happy and parents and carers are happy too. Ofsted who? 🤷‍♀️ A lot harder for schools with all the external data pressures though. 😕
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Also can we PLEASE stop with this idea that Ofsted helps parents to 'choose' a school. That is such a giveaway for people live in places with decent public transport. Most parents can only 'express a preference' and then their kids get to go to their local school, unless the parents can drive daily.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The only way we're ever going to 'solve' Ofsted is to stop it being a competition. Have two categories: all fine/needs support. If you buy into the idea that the competition is what makes people work harder you'll never get away from the problem. This includes posts about 'doing well' in Ofsteds.
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Here's a parody about the price of gas having soared (with everything else) since the Iran war, called "Gasoline". It's adapted from the classic "Jolene" by the incredible Dolly Parton who sadly died a few weeks ago, but left an incredible legacy of music, generosity & heart ❤️ youtu.be/WhwPBlI4u0A
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"Gasoline" - Marsh Family parody of "Jolene" by Dolly Parton, on the rising cost of fuel & inflation
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🇬🇧😟🇬🇧😟🇬🇧😟🇬🇧😟🇬🇧😟 This is Reforms ‘vision’ for the UK!! Add: 1. All kids to sing the National anthem 2. No abortion 3. No NHS 4. All chavaclavas to join ICEUK and grab immigrants off the street.
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