Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Glorious few family days - what a beautiful spring we’re having! ☀️ 🌷 🌳 020
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Sam Evans @samevans.bsky.social · 29/03/2025The OUP team are at the @litdrive.bsky.social conference today! Come and say hi to Katie & Alex to check out #Rollercoasters plus #OxfordRevise English Language & NEW English Literature revision guides! 👋📚 #TeamEnglish #LitdriveCPD25 @funkypedagogy.bsky.social @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social 064
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 13/03/2025English teachers and Y11 parents! I have two copies of my Power and Conflict #OxfordRevise to give away. Follow and repost for a chance to win one 📚 #TeamEnglish #EduSky 1118
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈AQA @aqaeducation.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Meet #AQATeamEnglish – experts shaping the future of English assessment. Made up of former teachers, examiners, and assessment writers, they’re here to support you and build a community where every voice matters. Find out more. 👇 bit.ly/4i3Iwic 034
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Is literary theory ‘a thing’ in GCSE and A Level English Literature? (13 March 2025, 16:45 – 17:30) Exploring the literary theoretical coordinates of GCSE and A Level English Literature to support your teaching. Free, online! Join us! Sign up ! englishassociation.ac.uk/is-literary-...englishassociation.ac.ukIs literary theory ‘a thing’ in GCSE and A Level English Literature? (13 March 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English AssociationWe support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond. 1146
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈The Quotation Bank @thequotationbank.bsky.social · 06/03/2025We're so excited to announce the release of Learn Anything's Key Stage Two platform for English, in collaboration with @thequotationbank.bsky.social. Visit learnanything.com to explore what we hope helps Primary teachers around the UK. #PrimaryTeachers @litdrive.bsky.social @teamenglish1.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Christalla Jamil @christallaj.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Join us on 8th March for a day of empowering discussions and actions for women's rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-ri... @womened.bsky.socialeventbrite.co.uk#WomenEd: Rights, Equality and Empowerment for all Women and Girls.Join us for a day of empowering discussions and actions for women's rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls! 044
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Brand new #WomenEd global online event to celebrate #IWD25. Join us to discuss how women’s voices and rights can be safeguarded www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-ri...media.tenor.coma logo for international women 's day with pink and blue lettersAlt: a logo for international women 's day with pink and blue letters 044
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Free book, anyone? oupform.edcowebsites.co.uk/literacy/req...oupform.edcowebsites.co.ukRequest a free copy of Oxford Revise: An Inspector Calls 033
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Shorny Malcolmson @shorny.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Have you seen the changes to AQA GCSE English Language questions for 2026? The sample papers are live now - do make sure your teams have seen these: www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/eng...aqa.org.ukAQA | English | GCSE | GCSE English Language 1115
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Feeling personally attacked 😆 #acpconference2025 020
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Love a conference! #acpconference2025 000
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Breaking: The government has said a 2.8 per cent teacher pay rise 'would be appropriate' for 2025-26 buff.lyTeacher pay: 2.8% rise 'appropriate' for 2025-26 says DfESTRB told such an award 'would maintain the competitiveness of teachers’ pay' 184
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Christmas-ready! 😍🎄 And no I’m not sure why we have three trees, either. 010
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 01/12/2024"Through this chapter I share my personal journey with miscarriage & offer advice on how to help & support colleagues, employees & friends who may be going through the loss of a baby." A terrific chapter in @womened.bsky.social's 'Disruptive Women' Esther Mustamu-Daniels. Thanks for sharing, Esther. 043
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Matt Dechaine @mattdechaine.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Very excited that #EduDrinks is back this month on 29th November from 7:30pm. It’s always a great evening and a chance to see old friends and make new ones from the education world. DM either @deputypaul.bsky.social or me for the Zoom link. 5239
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Inspirational Quotes @seffsaid.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Don't give up 0192
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Forgot about BlueSky for a bit. Came back and found it thriving! So good to see all the positivity #EduSky 100
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Inspirational Quotes @seffsaid.bsky.social · 18/10/2024 192
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 13/10/2024Went on a guided mushroom forage this morning; what a lovely way to start the day! 020
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 05/10/2024One page overview of sentence structures from The Writing Revolution www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/writing... ✍️ 6285
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 05/10/2024🚨 NEW 🚨 ‘Writing and the 'final mile' problem’ “Effectively, we ask pupils to do think hard about making improvements when they have fewest mental resources to do the job.” alexquigley.co.uk/writing-and-...alexquigley.co.ukWriting and the 'final mile' problemDo your pupils have a problem with 'writing stamina'? The teachers and leaders I work with routinely describe the problem of pupils lacking writing stamina as a vital issue they want to address. But... 282
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 05/10/2024Really useful breakdown: 010
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 05/10/2024Let the Heartstopper marathon commence! 🌈 020
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Dawn Cox @missdcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2024Free entry to London Zoo for teachers on Saturday www.londonzoo.org/education/ev...londonzoo.orgTeachers go free on World Teacher Day | London ZooTeachers get free entry to London Zoo on 5 October 2024 in celebration of World Teachers' Day 11717
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Ian Eagleton @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social · 04/10/2024Could I ask a favour? If you could all share this I’d be really grateful! The Boy Who Cried Ghost is 99p today on the Kindle or available from all good indie bookshops! 👻🎃🖤 #KidLit #BookSky #EduSky #PrimaryEduSky 01120
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · 03/10/2024We are thrilled! This article for @schoolsweek.bsky.social by @vivienneporritt.bsky.social gives us hope the issues #WomenEd campaigns on will be tackled to achieve more equitable, fair treatment of women in education. 💜💜 Amazing! 💥💥💥💥 schoolsweek.co.uk/three-reason... #womensupportingwomenschoolsweek.co.ukEquity is at the heart of Phillipson's STRB remit letterLong-running campaigns have been ackowledged and action will surely follow on fair pay and conditions 1159
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 04/10/2024Keep an eye out for this exciting series on WomenEd’s YouTube channel featuring three of our wonderful authors 💜 WomenEd Book Club will host conversations with @hugheshaili.bsky.social , @gemmaclark.bsky.social and Rachel Macfarlane about their books – coming this October! 📚 032
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 02/10/2024➡️ Speech and language is in crisis - what can schools do next? The S&L crisis is not a Covid blip, it is a long-term problem that is damaging the outcomes of too many children and schools are being left to cope alone. A critical long read this morning www.tes.com/magazine/tea...tes.comSpeech and language is in crisis - what can schools do next?Speech and language challenges in schools are at a critical point, but causation and solutions are complex, finds Zofia Niemtus. So, what should schools be doing? 1109
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2024Teacher and leader wellbeing is at a crisis point, use of supply teachers is increasing, and the TA role is expanding rapidly: the findings you need to know about from 3 DfE reportsbuff.lyHeads’ and teachers’ wellbeing in ‘profound crisis’New data on teacher and headteacher wellbeing, workload, supply teaching and teaching assistants was published today. Here’s what you need to know. 013
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 29/09/2024What the actual. Maternity pay has gone too far, says Badenoch www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comMaternity pay has gone too far, says BadenochThe Tory leadership candidate says the government should be reducing regulatory burdens for businesses. 220
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 29/09/2024This is exciting - wish we lived closer! There’s a huge waiting list near us Allotment holders wanted for new plots www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAllotment holders wanted in Grimsby and CleethorpesNorth East Lincolnshire Council says it has freed up space at sites to help meet demand. 000
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 29/09/2024When does homework go wrong, and how can we put it right? By me for @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/arc...tes.com5 rules to make homework worth their time (and yours)Too often, homework is a waste of time for all involved. So here, Mark Enser gives his view on what worthwhile homework looks like 099
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 28/09/2024Post on a teacher FB page: school’s new policy is for verbal feedback/live marking to be evidenced by the student changing pen colour after every interaction to ‘prove’ teacher input. I’m sure someone had the best of intentions with this, but it shows how we still have a long way to go as a sector. 000
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Bennie Kara @benniekara.bsky.social · 23/09/2024Diverse Words and Voices, a collection of 30 extracts from writers with a range of identities, will be published 7th October. I am proud to have edited the collection. Have a look to see which extracts we have included! 43615
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · 25/09/2024Woohoo! Look what we received today in all its purple gorgeousness!! 💜💜 Are you a Disruptive Woman? You will be when you read this book! #DisruptiveWomen Buy it here! uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/di... 3208
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Kaley Macis-Riley @hodandheart.bsky.social · 25/09/2024New blog: hodandheart.co.uk/2024/09/25/t...hodandheart.co.ukThe Power of Objective Observations – HoD and Heart 031
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈WomenEd East Midlands @womenedeastmids.bsky.social · 21/09/2024🚺💜🚺💜🚺💜🚺💜🚺💜🚺💜 Dr. Lizana Oberholzer, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, is delighted to invite you to engage with the WomenEd Book launch on the 25th September 2024! Click the link to book a place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/university... We look forward to seeing you there!eventbrite.co.ukUniversity of Wolverhampton: WomenEd Book Launch - Disruptive WomenWe are delighted to welcome colleagues to join us at the WomenEd Disruptive Women Book Launch, celebrating this new publication. 065
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈WomenEd East Midlands @womenedeastmids.bsky.social · 21/09/2024This is tomorrow! Come and join us ☕️ 011
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 21/09/2024🚨 NEW BLOG 🚨 'The rare vocabulary problem in English Literature' English Literature texts "prove difficult to access even for avid teen readers, whilst weaker readers have even less chance to engage with the language of the texts" alexquigley.co.uk/the-rare-voc...alexquigley.co.ukThe rare vocabulary problem in English LiteratureWhat is the connection between the following words: Coiffured, dowerless, sepulchre, docilely, spasmodically, ardour, lament, apoplectic, prostrate, care-worn, apoplectic, urchin, munificence, and e... 193
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social · 18/09/2024Years after parliament voted to enact this law it will now come in to force. Thanks to all who fought. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAbortion safe zones coming into force on 31 October, says Home OfficeThose who break the law protecting areas around abortion clinics could face an unlimited fine. 29621143
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 19/09/2024I’ve got participants signing up now and hoping for a few more! If you: 1) have worked in an English mainstream state-funded secondary school 2) have an opinion on research informed practice I want to hear from you! callforparticipants.my.canva.site Please share!callforparticipants.my.canva.siteTeachers’ perceptions of educational research engagement and the role of teachers in knowledge generation in education; 068
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Nathan Burns @mrmetacognition.bsky.social · 20/09/2024I also appreciate that they can be done well, and why there is strong evidence behind them. Here is an article from the ALTA team, nailing why exit tickets can be so powerful and how they ought to be delivered in order to maximise their positive outcomes. alta-education.com/2024/02/04/g...alta-education.comSmall But Mighty: Getting The Most From Exit TicketsAs educators, we continually seek efficient and effective ways to enhance learning. One powerful but perhaps overlooked tool is the humble exit ticket. This simple piece of paper (or digital equivalen... 011
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈John Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social · 19/09/2024GCSE English and maths resits policy in focus again as new @fftedudatalab.bsky.social analysis suggests a third of students could face resits. What is perhaps most striking is perhaps the numbers achieving below a grade 3. Story by @jasminenorden.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... .tes.comA third of students set to resit English or maths GCSEAnalysis from FFT Education Datalab suggests that numbers having to resit will be similar this year compared with 2022-23 045
Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈 @lyndsaybawden.bsky.social · 19/09/2024Possibly the most middle-aged-and-working-from-home shopping basket ever 000
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Prof Damien Page @profdamienpage.bsky.social · 19/09/2024Create the conditions where people can thrive. That is the primary purpose of leadership. 0257
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 19/09/2024Heading off to Folkestone soon for the @womened.bsky.social book launch hosted by @kerryceo.bsky.social. Can’t wait for some positive disruption! 274
Reposted by Lyndsay Bawden (she/her) FCCT MEd 🏳️🌈Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 19/09/2024www.theguardian.com/education/20... Really good article with a terrible headline and photo! One thing missed here is that sustaining care for your own children and elders is very hard as a teacher. Flexibility matters. 🎓theguardian.comTeachers in England offered lie-ins to make job more appealingOther perks including nine-day fortnight and more planning time at home offered to attract recruits 2165