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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 7m

With book looks and Trust level mock Ofsted learning walks.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Once again this year’s Excluded Voices report makes for sober reading. Let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate the marginalised authors we should all be buying, borrowing, reading and sharing with our young people. #KidLitUK #KidLit #UKKidLit www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/excluded-voi...

Korobá: The Case of the Missing Kolo by Àlàbá Ònájìn

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Mr. Green @subjectofkings.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#Teaching is like conducting an orchestra. Except the violinists are late, the cellist has forgotten his instrument, the flautist is screaming at the pianist for texting her boyfriend, the tuba player is in the toilet, and you have to buy your own baton. …and everyone still expects music 🎶

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My class love the challenge. Thanks for creating. 👍🏾

A photograph of Mathsbot addition questions for my Y4 class homework last week.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just did a double take because I sent a sheet just like that out for my class homework last Friday! 😂😁

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just finished this! Fantastic read about a magic school from a different perspective. Anyone who works in education will vibe with this book. I’m never going to look at my school photocopier the same… #BookSky #EduSky @emilytesh.net

Screen shot of the cover of The Incandescent by Emily Tesh. It is a pink cover with a black raven leaning over a yellow pentagram. The text on the cover reads:

'A SEARINGLY BRILLIANT FANTASY. THIS IS MAGICAL SCHOOL WITH TEETH... AN UNMISSABLE READ' TASHA SURI, AUTHOR OF THE JASMINE THRONE

The INCANDESCENT

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
EMILY TESH

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Read. And l am *so* looking forward to it. #EduSky #BookSky

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JustMaths Mel @justmaths.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The letter I'd like to send to parents ... maths is not fecking genetic... lets stop maths bashing ... one person at a time .. justmaths.co.uk/the-letter-i...

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The letter I'd like to send to parents about maths

Maths ability is not genetic

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Come on down to the Council House for International Day of Birmingham, see the Re-Union Jack ♥️ #OneBrum Goldship have repurposed dozens of dirty & torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts to create a huge Union Jack, adorned with the names of people who have called Birmingham home

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GOLDSHIP Re-Union Jack 2026

Repurposed polyester flags/Mixed media.

Re-Union Jack is an ongoing community art project conceived by GoldShip, the creative duo of textile sculptor Clare Elisabeth and event producer Sam Shipman.

Repurposing dozens of dirty and torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts, Clare and Sam, alongside countless contributors from the wider community, pieced them together to create a huge Union Jack.

The flag was then transformed over several months by countless more contributors into a visual celebration of the people and stories that have helped shape the West Midlands. Across its surface are the names of influential Midlanders, spanning from the Anglo-Saxon Beorma, after whom Birmingham takes its name, through to the present day. Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.

Together, these names reflect the region's extraordinary history as a vibrant melting pot of cultures, ideas, talent and communities - and the positive contribution that migration has made to its identity.

The flag has since been signed in black by many of the people whose names feature upon it as a collective endorsement of its message of unity, inclusion and community.

Photo of huge Union (Jack) Flag on lighting truss in the hall of the Council House.
It's glorious and bears many names upon it of the people of Birmingham
Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Gave blood today. Please consider doing the same. #GiveBlood www.blood.co.uk

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Education Support @edsupportuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Teaching Assistants, you are classroom stars. ⭐ A huge thank you to all our TAs and LSAs for everything you do, today on #NationalTADay and every day. 👏 You really do make a difference to children’s lives. 📸 The Little Keepsake Company

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Education Support @edsupportuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

TAs and LSAs are the unsung heroes of our education system. 💙 Ahead of #NationalTADay, we’re sharing free mental health and wellbeing resources designed specifically for teaching assistants. Download and share with your team: ow.ly/oLfj50ZQwAI

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026

Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he hosts his own primetime show on GB News. We believe Ofcom should investigate whether he broke impartiality rules on 15 September 2026. Use our template to write a letter to Ofcom's CEO:

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Tell Ofcom's CEO: How can Farage be impartial presenting a programme on party donations? - Best for Britain

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her school

Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine.

Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“Wow, a small plane must have crashed into the World Trade Centre.” Great piece, about 9/11 and the weird and confusing seventeen minutes between “accident” and “attack”.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m happy to read to review if you need! 😁

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AR @psalisbury.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I know I've posted it it before, but someone might find this useful. I share this every September (although I do modify it) but if you're a new/inexperienced Head it might help you help everyone focus on what is important at the start of the year... philsalisbury.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/w...

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We go again

We go again At the start of every new half term, and especially the start of a new year, we put aside some time to remind teachers about the importance of ‘starting again’. I pinched the phra…

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LaDarrion Williams @itsladarrion.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

To the kid back in Alabama who read Percy Jackson and told himself he’d write a book series with a character who looks like him one day… You did it, kid. #booksky

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. 👏🏾

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I like it. It’s on my commute from school so I’ll be seeing it everyday. 👍🏾

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

They know you are kind. Cats know…

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s not even a very good way either. It’s more about how good is your memory.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’ve been banging on about this to my family for years. I’ve never had to write 3 essays in 3 hours from memory as a working adult. But I have had to collaborate, research and present project work. All the skills coursework used to practise which Gove took away.

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just seen what currently happens when you Google 'Dolly Parton'.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s also to do with it being integrated into nearly every new computer, mobile phone and online applications.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One time all of my four children had the Nora virus at once. All of the adult and children’s bedding was used up entirely filling our bath with it. My husband and I call this memory, ‘Night of the living dead’… 🤮🤢😷

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Can’t imagine this. So different to primary. I’ve always thought primary and secondary teachers should do some work experience in each other’s settings.

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Loved it. This book is a love letter to all dog owners and Russell’s dog Baxter… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @russincheshire.bsky.social #BookSky 📚💙 #dogs www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

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The Wolf That Chews Rocks

Baxter has an extraordinary nose, the common sense of a…

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Surely there would be one in the accommodation. That’s crazy to think that a family would send their child off to a place without one… Especially considering who much accommodation costs.

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Alastair Gittner @agittner.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I taught science for 30+ years and have three sons, I never found a chemistry kit that was worth the money. Save your pennies and buy them the best microscope you can (a lot more science value for your money avoid toy ones) and buy @alomshaha.bsky.social ;s book.

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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just read @carolecadwalla.bsky.social piece on Prof Jason Arday. As an autistic I want to talk about this bit she highlighted from from Will Self. Autobiography narratives... Distinction is vital and rarely understood by NT observers. Here's a thread on my thoughts...

Neurotypical biography is continually reconstructed through live social situations; autistic identity may be less securely mediated by this continuous social reconstruction, while autobiographical memory and the interpretation of defining events can bear an unusual weight in maintaining a sense of continuity across a life. To challenge wholesale an autistic person's account of the facts of their life can therefore amount to something considerably more invasive than ordinary fact-checking: it can become an assault upon the narrative structures through which that person understands who they are.

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you know anyone training to be a science teacher next year, please let them know I am giving away FREE Kindle editions of my book about school science, “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?” - just get in touch and I’ll send a link. (Happy to give you one even if you’re not training as a teacher)

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Why Don’t Things Fall Up?

Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…

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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 22/08/2026

🚨 Don't let our health service be sold off. We need to send a clear message: the NHS is not for sale. Take 30 seconds to demand a well-resourced, publicly owned, and sustainable NHS. Send our letter to Yvette Cooper now: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/save-the-nhs...

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Michelle Grant @michellegrant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Maybe he doesn’t like how the water feels on his head as he swims…

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