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Emma Duffin

@duffers5.bsky.social
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Mother of 4 boys. English, French and humanities teacher. Former English HOD for 12 years and now Lead in raising attainment and progress and RS HOD.

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engteacherabro2 @engteacherabro2.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Settings. Been looking at adjectives. Lesson starts with adj sort - sorting diff types of adjs (revising order of adjs). Gives ppls base vocab to start, which can be extended. Then we look at how we build these into noun phrases. Lots of mini-w work linking grammar + writing
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Aperio Education @aperioeducation.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
If you are booked onto this tomorrow, please check your email to make sure that you have the zoom link ready to join. Please let me know ASAP with any issues. See you tomorrow! #TeamRE
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Madeleine F-B @mxfb.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
adam-robbins.com/2021/11/14/w... This blog is a few years old but I really like it. Going to share with T&L team. @mrarobbins.bsky.social
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Whole Class Feedback: Making the juice worth the squeeze
Whole class feedback is a technique used to replace standard written feedback in books. It has a number of advantages to written comments, including the time it takes to complete. If you go online …
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
The Orwell Youth Prize 2025 OPEN for entries, to UK secondary school students!Theme is ‘FREEDOM IS...’ “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” – Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘What does freedom mean to you?’ www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-y...
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About the Orwell Youth Prize | How to Enter
The Orwell Youth Prize uses the writing of George Orwell as a starting point to inspire you to write about your own ideas and experiences, thinking about the world you live in.
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Chris Curtis @xris32.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
The English HOD Hangout is back. Our first meeting takes place at 7.30pm on October 14th. Free to sign up. Go to litdrive.org.uk/events. Select 'Subject Leadership Forum 1' The first meeting is going to look at the summer results! Please spread the word! #englishhodhangout
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Events | litdriveUK
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Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
#TeamRE full course data for GCSEs 2024 (England) by exam board. Data from exam boards vs JCQ.
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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 14/09/2024
Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map. youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...
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The Reading Map - A Primer
YouTube video by Christopher Such
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Jennifer Webb @funkypedagogy.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Ooohh look what’s arrived 👀 Just a little something the English team Carlton Bolling have developed together for the next phase as we continue to refine our subject pedagogy. 1/2 👇
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Anoara Mughal FCCT @anoaramughal.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
My most popular #metacognition resource has had over 400 downloads worldwide. Visit my website or click the link here to download: drive.google.com/file/d/1dUwr...
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Nick Wells @nsmwells.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
Meanwhile, this is likely the most useful thing I collated and pulled together. It was entirely the result of the collaboration of teachers and I reckon would still be very helpful for English teachers. englishremnantworld.wordpress.com/an-english-t...
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An English Teachers’ Bibli-blography
This page is very much under construction at the moment. In fact, it's likely that you will be able to say that about this page for some time, if not indefinitely. It's designed to be a collation of b...
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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
A first resource to share on Bluesky! Reference pages for three of the GCSE English Literature texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gcse-en... Designed to be stuck into books at the start of a sequence of lessons 👑 👻 ❄️
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Emma Duffin @duffers5.bsky.social · 26/08/2024
Has anyone made an AQA RS GCSE results tracker with grade boundaries like @matt-lynch.bsky.social does for English? #TeamRE
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Stuart Pryke @spryke2.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
I really like this idea from @MrRobHistory on Twitter. I’m going to try it with some of my students in English for the literature texts. Great to see how one idea can be utilised across different subjects. Thanks, Derrick! @teamenglish1.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
Thx for sharing yr interesting blog. To add the following free online event from the EA englishassociation.ac.uk/developing-a...
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Developing a spoken language curriculum (16 September 2024, 15:45 - 16:30) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
Blog below on #Oracy - to add to it : this free online event from @englishassociation.bsky.social englishassociation.ac.uk/oracy-educat...
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Oracy education: Perspectives from research, policy, and practice (16 September 2024, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Ben Morris @brmorris10.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
#TeamEnglish - A synthesis and summary of the AQA English Language Paper 1 Examiners' Report for June 2024: 1drv.ms/w/c/4ca27bf9... (Paper 2 to follow shortly)
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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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Matt Lynch @matt-lynch.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
*NEW* AQA Lang & Lit mock exam trackers using June 24 boundaries. RAG rated cell formatting and formula columns locked to prevent accidental data corruption, like so 👇 Help yourselves and RT for a wider audience. #teamenglish www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2cx4a...
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Jennifer Webb @funkypedagogy.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
1. Work out basics (4+, 5+, 7+) for Lit, Lang & combined 2. Break down for all significant groups (PP, EAL, male, female - whatever is relevant in your context) 3. Compare with previous years, and with national (JCQ have now published national grade distribution by subject)… 2/
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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
If you are line managing colleagues this year, here is my summary of the issues we face and what we can do about them... #UKEd www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/how-do-...
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How do we get line management right?
I want to be a better line manager. Line management meetings are essential for supporting and developing leaders and I have been thinking about how I can get it right next year. However, the more I th...
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Jade Pearce @mrspearce.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
🧵🧵A thread of tips on effective modelling 🧵🧵 1. Chunk the model into parts, performing the I do-We do-You do for one chunk before going back to the I do-We do-You do for chunk 2. This prevents cognitive overload from having to remember a large amount of steps/content in their working memories.
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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
National Poetry Day 3rd Oct: Theme = Counting @englishassociation.bsky.social On line event to ‘explore connections between poetry & maths…ideas for classroom activities to celebrate National #Poetry Day 😊that bring joy to both the English & Maths classroom’ englishassociation.ac.uk/let-me-count...
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Let me count the ways: connecting poetry and maths for National Poetry Day (26 September 2024, 16:15 – 17:15) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Emma Duffin @duffers5.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
Bookmark would be really helpful #bluesky?
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 11/08/2024
Teachers ! 📣This event is for any teacher with an interest in developing children’s spoken language, whether in their own classroom or at whole school level. FREE on line #SpokenLanguage #Teaching englishassociation.ac.uk/developing-a...
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Developing a spoken language curriculum (16 September 2024, 15:45 - 16:30) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Great to speak to Tina Daheley on BBCRadio2 about results day - and to hear Bridget Phillipson speak about her plans for closing the gap 🙌 If you missed it, you can hear me share your amazing @teachertapp.bsky.social advice here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 2 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to BBC Radio 2 on BBC Sounds
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Gráinne Hallahan @heymrshallahan.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
This is pretty much perfect 😍 I know it’s not everyone’s favourite play, but I have been listening to a little every night and the dialogue still gets me! Mrs Birling is one of my favourite villains. #teamenglish www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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JB Priestley - An Inspector Calls - BBC Sounds
An unexpected visitor sparks turmoil, at a celebratory family engagement party.
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Andie 🧚‍♂️ English Teacher @andieteaches.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
All of my Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 resources in one big folder just in time for the switch over to #EduSky - still haven’t sorted Key Stage 5 but will do very soon 🥰 any new schemes I make before September will be shared separately! drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Key Stage 3 and 4 - Google Drive
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Emma Duffin @duffers5.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
#Edusky #edchat
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Emma Duffin @duffers5.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Back to the future! 🎉🎉🎉
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Christian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · 15/08/2024
I love this place. I just log in, check my lists and feeds of interest and done. No ads, no melting-pot feed with people trying to please the algorithm. No drudgery. Just stuff I'm interested in.
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Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
A level Grade boundaries 2024 We’re off! Edexcel has gone early! Will be updated as released. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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NowMrsMFL @nowmrsmfl.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
New MFL teachers to Blue Sky, find other MFL people who’ve already joined, through using this list. Also let me know if you wanna be added so we can get MFL up and off the ground! 👏🏻 bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
X friends: Let’s connect on here too. Just getting set up but will get round to following back! Keen to replicate the community from there on here: we all know it may become a need not an optional extra. Pls repost so we can all find each other as it doesn’t seem as easy as on X.
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Tom Oakley @mrtomoakley.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
If you're looking to improve the effectiveness of your teaching, modelling might be an area where you can marginal gains. In this blog post @jdurran.bsky.social shines a light on modelling at different stages in the lesson and gives examples in different subject areas.
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Matt Lynch @matt-lynch.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
New: A 44 page booklet for KS3 study of Romeo & Juliet, including things like: * knowledge organiser * key speeches with Q prompts * act by act knowledge quizzes * social & cultural context info * writing tasks Help yourself 😊 #teamenglish www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mvzvc...
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David Monis-Weston @informededucation.com · 15/08/2024
Wonderful blog! 🥰”With teachers like Mr Laing, who patently loved teaching mathematics, believing in the limitless potential of my friends and I, anything felt possible, and we flourished. That feeling, and those memories, have never left me and they inform how I try to teach”.
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Stuart Pryke @spryke2.bsky.social · 12/08/2024
My first post! I’m bringing across the Dropbox should anyone like to use any resources in here! They need a bit of tweaking now but might act as a good starting point: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/rize2...
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Dropbox
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