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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Just about felt up to going to see Wicked (Part 1) at the cinema tonight and my only note would be this: There isn’t enough Jonathon Bailey. 😍

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I have felt so rubbish today that I have spent most of it by the fire reading or snoozing. This room. 🥰

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

I haven’t done a single bit of work for most of the half term break. I had loads of family time, caught up with friends, pottered through some of our favourite towns (and associated shops), ate too much, decorated, had a brew or two with my grandad, and generally recharged. 1/3

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

I agreed to be the Quiz Master at the PTA’s Quiz Night, so I’ve donned my jazziest jacket and I’m hoping not to disappoint!! 🤣 Started at 6:30am this morning and will finish at 10pm… I will sleep tonight!! 😴

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Does anyone have chickens in school? If so, would you mind sharing your set up / risk assessment?

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

Day 1 of being a Deputy Head Teacher. 🧠 Inset training. 🥞🥐🍞 Organised welcome breakfast for teachers. ✍️ Delivered a session on handwriting. 🧘🏼‍♂️Everything felt really positive and everyone seemed really chilled. 📸 My lanyard came and with a much nicer portrait (vain, I know). Today was a good day. ❤️

Lanyard with picture of man in his 30’s and text saying ‘Mr L Allington, Deputy Headteacher’.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

We still have a few more books to add, and we’re not 100% happy with how they’re laid out, but you can really get the vibe. 😍 Once of the most successful things we’ve done in this house for sure. 🥰

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

The library of dreams is in full swing now! 😍 I am hoping we’ll have books on those shelves in the next day or two. Glossing and ceiling to go. 🙌🏻 Oh and yes, that is a make shift kitchen in the background - the height of interior design as you can see. 🤣

A small home library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves which wrap around the room, with a cast iron fireplace in the centre. The walls and bookshelves are painted a rich, deep green. A dust sheet and pots of paint are scattered on the floor.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 22/08/2024

Given to me a decade ago, these handmade gifts are total treasures. The flowers from a girl who was probably the most talented writers I have ever taught (she was 7 years old!!). The plate from a boy who LOVED coaches and, at 6 years old, could tell me the difference between a coach and a bus.

A small glass milk bottle with hand-made pompom flowers and a brown luggage label saying, “To Mr Allington, Lots of love from Claudia.”

A hand-painted plate with a rat in the centre and the words ‘Thank You Mr Allington’ written around the rim.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

Lovely isn’t it? This one wasn’t original to the house as, unfortunately, a lot of the original features had been removed. We moved the one that we found in here and put it in our bedroom - we bought the one in here from a reclamation yard.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

I am absolutely made up with how this room is turning out. 🥰

Bedroom with bare bricks and floorboards.

Bedroom with plasterboarded walls and carpentry work in progress.

Decorated bedroom with mid-century furniture, original Victorian fireplace, floral bedding and grey, metal, industrial-style bed. The wall behind the bed is panelled and painted in a rich vibrant blue.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

A couple of people asked for these designs from my positive postcards, so thought I’d share them here. They are absolutely stunning. 😍 Full credit to Claudia and Flynn. 🙌🏻

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 18/08/2024

I’d be here all day if I showed you all mine!! 🤣🤣 Here’s the pups though…

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

I am English Lead at a high-performing infant school & I’m keen to upgrade our library offer to a large proportion of our Y2 children who are reading well beyond their age-related expectations (several will start the year on Lime). I want newer titles and age-appropriate content. Suggestions please?

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

10 years ago, I ran a competition with my Y3 class to design a ‘positive postcard’ for me to use when sending notes home to children’s parents. I wonder if Claudia and Flynn (who will now be 17 years old) ever thought I’d still be using them a decade later. I even have the original artwork. 🥰

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 11/08/2024

As I step up to become DHT of my lovely school in September, I have an office for the first time and it’s really starting to feel like my own space. 🥰 ✅ Plants 🪴🌺 ✅ Desk tidies ✏️✒️🗒️ ✅ Pictures of loved ones 📸🐶👬 ✅ Bluetooth speaker 🔊🎶 ✅ Children’s artwork 🖼️🎨 ✅ Motivational notes 📝🍅

Desk with crisp white organisers for stationery and key documents, topped with photos of family and an orchid.

Large plant beside a black desk tidy (with photographs of my dogs on the front) for note pads and post-its, with framed children’s work in the background.

Notes from colleagues saying ‘You are a fantastic teacher, we are so lucky to have you!’ and ‘To Lloyd, our school is sunny but you have given us more rays. Thank you.’ These are alongside a picture collage of friends around the phrase, ‘Stay close to the friends who feel like sunshine.’

A Bluetooth speaker with framed children’s artwork in the background.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 10/08/2024

I was 6 at the time, I’d probably be drinking a Panda Pop.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Back to the world of Podkin One-Ear and the Five Realms! 😍🐰📚

A hand holding a copy of Uki and the Ourcasts by Kieran Larwood.

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Mr Allington @mrallington.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

Brilliant! I’ll keep an eye out! I’ve just tried the link in your blog and this came up. Fate doesn’t want me to read this article!! 🤣

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