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Emily Bird

@missbird90.bsky.social
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Head of science at WRHS, teacher of A level biology (OCR), BTEC app sci, GCSE bio and comb sci (AQA) 🔬

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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
We very much enjoyed our faculty meeting cake sent by @educake.bsky.social as our pupils answered over a million questions between September and May.
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Head In The Clouds @head-in-the-clouds.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Another GEM of an article here: 'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times www.bbc.com/news/article... @chatbiology.bsky.social #ChatBiology
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'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
School approved my cover for this 🧬 Who else is coming? #ChatBiology
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
@teacherhead.bsky.social's talk on some key walkthrus was definitely my highlight of #ResearchEdWarr today
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Today I learned the etymology of the word "gas" from an episode of @tpwky.bsky.social about the bends (an illness that didn't exist in humans until the industrial revolution) and I love it and you should all know about it.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎗️March is endometriosis awareness month.🎗️ Endometriosis is as prevalent as diabetes, but is pitifully funded and chronically under researched. What can you do as a science teacher to raise awareness?
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Someone reminded me of a spreadsheet I compiled a few years ago asking people to share their A-Level choices, where they are in their careers now and any thoughts/advice for teens choosing their A-levels. The message is try not to stress! Please share (and add yours) docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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A Level choices - public
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I was inspired by @simonpoliakoff.bsky.social 's talk at @ttradioofficial.bsky.social connect to film my explanation in a rates lesson this week using the worksheet students would use. This meant I could pause and re-play to do an I do/ we do. I could circulate the room helping while explaining.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Guess what I'm teaching today? #GWITT #ChatBiology
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Ambientóloga @ambientologa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Yay! Great to see Phet here! Very useful interactive animations of important processes (see diffusion below) #iTeachBio 🎓
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The best thing about working in a school for 10+ years is the community In the last week: a doctor came to our iftar, a school data worker came to parents evening, a biomedical science 3rd year gave a talk, and an optometry student reached out to mentor a y12. All my old biology students 💜
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Sixth form student union did such a good job organising a community iftar event tonight 💜🌙
A decorated table with a bottle of water, iftar program, dates to break fast and a cone of sweets.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Sixth form iftar tonight and apparently I now take baking requests.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A level biology: Keystone species Conservation vs preservation In situ vs ex situ
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
💛 March is endometriosis awareness month. 💛 As teachers its really important to be aware of this whole body inflammatory disease that is as common as diabetes. It can be utterly debilitating. @endogirlsblog.bsky.social has some brilliant information about this disease on her Instagram.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Really enjoyed the stories that Joel peppered his talk with. How many of our students can't name a living scientist?
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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Table talks now at #TTRConnect
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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Final talks in the science strand of #TTConnect streamyard.com/watch/8bsA6H... Emily Bird, Simon Poliakoff, Kavitha Ravindran and Zhelyo Vasilev
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Teachers Talk Radio @ttradioofficial.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Just confirmed - We are going to stream 50+ of the sessions at TTR Connect today for FREE! You can tune in LIVE from 10am this morning and access the on-demand recordings here: www.ttradio.org/connect-online See the main stage talks and English, Maths, Science, History and RS strand talks!
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Teachers Talk Radio @ttradioofficial.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Today is the day! Follow the hashtag #ttrconnect on all social platforms to keep up with all the action and join us on the livestream here where we plan to stream 50+ sessions for free for your enjoyment….kicks off 10.10am with Mr P! www.ttradio.org/connect-online
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Teachers Talk Connect Online | Teachers Talk Radio
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
51 of our A level biologists had a lovely day sampling at the beach. Data loggers used to measure soil temperature, light intensity, salinity. Keys used to help measure abundance and to examine succession. Samples taken to measure pH back in the lab. Kite diagrams pending! 👩🏻‍🔬
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Looking forward to it!
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Jon M Hale @jmhale.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
So after half term we have some “soft” open evening events so spruced up the displays @achilleosandri.bsky.social @cmooreanderson.bsky.social @chrisgraham.bsky.social @engagewcs.bsky.social @missbird90.bsky.social @chatbiology.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org The return of the Velcro board…
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
139 of our year 11s over two days have come in for 3 hours of science revision ahead of their mock exams 🔬🔭🧪 ✔️Reteaching and practice of bonding ✔️Using the formula sheet and calculations ✔️Walk and talk mock of the carbon cycle and cell structure
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I'm looking forward to this!
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Thanks Kathy, this is exactly what I'm teaching on friday. Great timing!
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Kathy Freeston @kfbiology.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco... #ITeachBio
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Frontiers | A theory of change to improve conservation outcomes through CITES
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New blog post ✍🏻 Using whole class feedback from mini whiteboards: www.educake.co.uk/whole-class-...
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Using whole class feedback from mini whiteboards | Educake
A Head of Science explains how the use of mini whiteboards not only boosts the think-participation ratio, but helps to check understanding.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Guess what I taught yesterday (by popular demand this is now our classes's teams page picture) #GWITT @jmhale.bsky.social
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Head In The Clouds @head-in-the-clouds.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Yr 11: Gene Therapy @chatbiology.bsky.social #ChatBiology NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy www.bbc.com/news/article...
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NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
@teachertapp.bsky.social I feel like there should be some sort of celebration for this. 1000 days in a row! (Don't look at how many tips I haven't read)
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
The crossover we've all been waiting for
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I love how simple this practical is. 1) Nail varnish the bottom of a leaf. We used a spider plant 2) Peel off the varnish with sticky tape 3) stick the tape onto a slide. No stains or coverslip needed 4) view stomata!
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Nighttime orienteering on day 1 of our school trip
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
What is the best thing you've read this year?
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Chat Biology @chatbiology.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Welcome to day 6 #12DaysofBiologyResolutions - tips and ideas for you to try in 2025 If you haven't tried slow diagrams or teaching with a visualiser yet then here's some great ideas: check out @kfbiology.bsky.social 's blog posts as well as Ahmed Khattab's heart one here: buff.ly/4iMxNJJ
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Does anyone else see histology slides when they play Carcassonne?
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
How clever is my mum!
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
We whisk you a merry Christmas 🎄
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Finally! Does this mean I stop playing? Wordle 1,281 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Tickets are live! Looking forward to chatting biology face to face next year! #chatbiology #iTeachBio #SciTeachUK
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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · 19/12/2024
I’m no microbiologist but I’m pretty sure this is how phages look around this time of year 🎄
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We brought some science magic to the staff talent show on Tuesday. Our sixth formers did a great job organising this charity event, and hearing a hall full of students chanting "science" would warm the Grinch's heart.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Today year 12 were measuring cells and working out their scales to do their biological drawings for PAG1 🔬
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Love it when y12 borrow the books I recommend in lesson 📚 I'm also recommending Joy on netflix and @tpwky.bsky.social as holiday wider reading/ watching/ listening. What else are we recommending to our biologists at the minute? @chatbiology.bsky.social ?
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Definition of a chromosome.
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Guess what concept I was trying to explain? #GWITT
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 28/11/2024
It’s a wonderful day to be grateful for vaccines! A reminder the HPV vaccine has nearly completely wiped out cervical cancer in Scotland
Invasive cervical cancer incidence following bivalent human papillomavirus vaccination: a population-based observational study of age at immunization, dose, and deprivation

Tim J Palmer, FRCPath & Kimberley Kavanagh, PhD, Kate Cuschieri, PhD, Ross Cameron, MPH, Catriona Graham, MSc, Allan Wilson, FIBMS, Kirsty Roy, PhD
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 116, Issue 6, June 2024, Pages 857-865, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djad263
Published: 22 January 2024
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Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
At some point in the next two or three weeks, you're going to need a child/family friendly Christmas Quiz for a class party or family get together. I made this one a few years ago - people tell me it works from Yr 4 right up to adults. mrefinch.wordpress.com/2020/12/06/the-great-christmas-quiz/
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Emily Bird @missbird90.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Guess what I taught today #GWITT (My year 12s guessed warding off vampires 🧛🏻‍♀️)
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