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Matt Lynch @matt-lynch.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

AQA GCSE English Lang P1 and 2 changes announced today - first examined June 2026. Here’s a specimen paper: ‘The Whole Town’s Sleeping’ and a set of PPT slides Q by Q with models and scaffolds to reflect these changes. Help yourself 😊 #teamenglish www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bd6qg...

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Another top- quality resource from a legend!

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Theo Clinkard @theoclinkard.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Last night ‘Jimpa’ had its premiere at Sundance. An absolute highlight of 2024 was spending time with this wonderful cast to develop their character’s movement, body/mind/touch experience though the film and supporting fab director/writer Sophie Hyde to craft a loving generous workspace. #Jimpa

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Visited Ark Soane- watched some beautiful teaching and had lunch with some confident, articulate and joyful students; decided that even after 15 years I have a duty to ensure my teaching is always developing and that my students would benefit from being more engaged, active and accountable!

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Lovely school and the students are amazing!

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

#FridayFive 1. November Rain: Guns and Roses 2. Nothing Compare 2 U: Sinead O Connor 3. I try: Macy Gray 4. The Show Must Go On: Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman and cast!) 5. Your House: Alanis Morisette

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Great bit of context for the contradictions and imbalanced society reflected in Romeo and Juliet!

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I always wanted to teach, from as young as I remember, despite being extremely shy as a child. Loved helping my little siblings and their friends to ride bikes, setting up Parties and games etc. Loved books and poems too! Insecure and disadvantaged background and needed a secure escape route.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Taking this terrifying thing out trick or treating (aka drinking fizzy wine at her friend’s house whilst she goes out with her friends)

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Two week TT: Year 7&8= 8 Y9&10= 10 Y11=9 + 30 min tutor time mastery once a week.

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UaMuireadhaigh @muireadhaigh.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/npmg3.... #TeamEnglish we needed to up the aqa paper 1 English gcse q3 scores . This is a folder with some basic resources that were generated to be similar - Story using more obvious structural devises , retrieval q and a , an example to pick apart or points to work up

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Clive Hill @clivehill.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

Climbing ladders isn't the scary part. Looking down is. Some of us have further to fall. Our support network isn't as affluent nor equipped to help in the samevway. Often, we are the ones called on to help.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

Ooh- thank you. Planning a feedback lesson tomorrow and this will be super useful. I find some students don't or maybe can’t ’visualise’ (or see images in their heads) or indeed ‘feel’ anything when they read a text (except maybe confused sometimes) which can be a huge barrier to articulation.

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Matt Lynch @matt-lynch.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

*NEW* for AQA: 2025 exam date posters for Lang & Lit. There’s about 20 in here, including new set texts. Help yourself 😊 www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f0kwd...

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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

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

4) Think about your leadership team and their leadership styles carefully and strategically: do you have diversity in approaches; do you have a ‘type’; does your SLT team reflect your staff body; can female teacher see ‘themselves’ there.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

3) Tell women they are good enough; tell women they are capable; tell them to apply for promotion and opportunities.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

2) Challenge comments such as ‘You won’t get the time back’; ‘The time travels so fast’; ‘They are only babies for a short time’ and DO NOT assume: ‘You won’t want to do that course now, will you…’. If it wouldn’t get said to an expectant dad it shouldn’t be said.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

To support equity 1) Make no assumptions about what working hours/ be flexible/ acknowledge the challenge/ don’t promote ‘time in office’ or martyrdom culture

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

1) Mat Leave/mum-guilt 2) Confidence/imposter syndrome 3) Male-dominated/masculine focused perception of what a leader ‘looks’ like

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Victoria Thornton @vlthornton.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

onceupona.co.uk How exciting. Helen Prince & Rebecca Underwood @helenprince.bsky.social has collaborated with Oxford University Press; Inspire Education Trust; Chatter Stars and Great Speakers…26 September Devon’s Buckfast Abbey or online. What an exciting day…

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Once Upon a Time - Home - Once upon a time

Thursday 26th September 20249.30 – 3.30 and ONLINE@Buckfast Abbey ONCE UPON A TIME FESTIVAL: SOUTH WEST Inspiring story-led creativity in the classroom 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes 00 Seconds Buy Ticke...

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Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI @mrmattock.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

Finally managed to get the websites www.frayer-model.co.uk and www.more-same-less.co.uk up and running again. For any maths teachers that haven't seen them in the past (or have and found them useful!) check them out. #UKMathsChat

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Ooh- good shout. I’m a shorty so this is helpful!

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

I wore a fairly new pair of heels for our first day of Ofsted, recently. They are now RIP living with the angels (my feet have since recovered!)

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

I enjoyed this; good to read as I continue planning my time with my wonderful team next week to create the momentum for another exciting year.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

And that’s really important. Quite a lot of historic ‘English’ curriculum and teaching was based around it being ‘magic’ and ‘creative’ and ‘personal’ and ‘interpretation’. This disadvantaged so many children who weren’t lucky enough to have broad, and, let’s face it, M/C’ knowledge base.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

Teaching English is hard because so many English teachers were likely ‘naturally’ good at it. I didn’t get taught grammar and features of writing, I picked them up early, through reading and having articulate parents (who were prescriptively taught). Many others wouldn’t have been so lucky

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

Love this one. Use it all the time as I often don’t bother turning lights on in offices/ my classroom!

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Louise @loiskitt.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

Can I get AQA examiner reports without having a login to their secure site? Will be getting one when I start new job. It no school email address yet. Are they available publicly? Looking to get ahead a bit, particularly for Eng Lang P1 Thanks

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Hello! Trust English Lead, AHT and HOD.

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Ellie CD @misscd.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

👋🏻 English Teacher here 🙂

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