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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

@teamenglish1.bsky.social where is the best place for resources? Back in my classroom teacher era and looking to share some resourcey love. TES? LitDrive? Dropbox/GDrive? Or somewhere else? #teachingresources #englishteaching #teachingwales #wjecenglish

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Live Canon @livecanon.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

We are so grateful to our magical supporters who’ve got us so close to our goal. Please help us get that last little bit so we can bring poetry to state secondary schools all over the UK! #poetry #secondaryschool #fundraising fundrazr.com/22Wg69?ref=s...

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Poetry Books for Secondary School Libraries

Many secondary school libraries have a very limited selection of poetry books. We try to donate over 1000 books a year to secondary school libraries - with your help!

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Regardless of politics, it’s important to remember the people, and I wish all my colleagues the very best of luck in the months ahead. Please keep in touch and let’s keep being #strongertogetherCSC

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

It’s a time of big change in education, and those changes affect real people. Good people who are passionate about improving the experience of learners and teachers.

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

After over 3 years of Lead Prac & advisory roles, I say goodbye to @CSCJES today to return to @StCyresSchool. It’s been a privilege to work with schools across the region and with such a great team. Diolch to anyone who engaged with PL, projects or support- you’ve been amazing 🥰

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

It’s half term (finally) and this dropped through my letterbox! Can’t believe I didn’t get it sooner - so many ideas and ways to improve my use of graphic organisers #resources #edulit @olicav #teaching #dualcoding #cognitiveload #cpd

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ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

If you're feeling more than just tired, please ask for help. Don't leave it until you've reached crisis point. www.educationsupport... 08000 562 561

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Sharing the love today with daily Litcast episodes! An Inspector Calls characters, context, plot and themes all covered daily this week and next. Feel free to use and share! #aninspectorcalls #englishteaching #edusky #podcast #englishlit open.spotify.com/show/3BGPXSO...

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Evidence Based Education @evidencebased.education · 09/02/2025

💻 FOBISIA Webinar - Working Memory: Strategies to Support All Learners In this session Kate Jones will provide a wide range of workload friendly, evidence-based and practical examples for the classroom. 🗓️18th February 🕓 8:00 GMT 💷 FREE Register here: buff.ly/3Q7oZkn

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ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

📢Calling all teachers in Wales📢 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 💥Fantastic opportunity alert💥 Jolly Phonics is offering a free day of training for their Jolly Classroom SSP programme on Friday 7th March in Merthyr. Sign up here: jolly-technologies.n...

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

And wherever you see my little logo blob, know that those resources are and always be free, so never pay for them and always come to the drive! Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk 😎

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Anyway, it’s all been resolved now, but that’s why lots of my resources are pdfs and have my logo on them! If you want an editable version just DM me and I’ll send you a link to the originals. I know it’s not foolproof but it hopefully makes it harder for people to be cheeky! 🧵

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I like the idea of helping someone out in a pinch with a starting point/idea for a lesson/activity. And that’s why it’s sad to see my work on TES when it can be accessed freely, with someone profiting from being disingenuous. I’d even accept if it was adapted, but it wasn’t. 🧵

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I’ve considered selling, but the anxiety I’d have from people rating them/ being unhappy with quality for price wouldn’t be worth it for me and my silly brain. I choose to share mine freely because I’m often building on others’ ideas, and because 🧵

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I share a buymeacoffee link because I’ve had requests about it, but I don’t expect money for sharing, it’s just a nice bonus when it happens. Some people make paid resources and that’s great too. I’ve paid for resources before and I’ve been happy to. 🧵

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

My resources will always be free, and if people want to use them as is or adapt them then that’s great. Most of them are inspired by other people or are adaptations from other people in any case. 🧵

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Just an FYI: the cheesy/cringey ‘logo’ on my new resources (and I’m working my way through the back catalogue) is not an ego thing (promise!) - I found a few of my resources on TES behind a paywall so I’m trying to balance protecting my work with sharing for free 😔 🧵

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Some evening prep means new resources! An Inspector Calls character drills and quotation drills for act 2. Hope they're useful, and will work with the updated spec for Wales too! @englishassociation.bsky.social @litdrive.bsky.social #edusky #englishteaching #aninspectorcalls #gcse #wjec

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I’m late to the party, but Severance is one of the best shows I have seen in a long while. Top tier artistry on TV #severance #welcomebackmarks

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Just a reminder that the books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are BOOKS FOR EVERYONE - and you can never, ever be too old to read them, and to love them!

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

My #kinglear essay writing guide to mastery is up - designed to be a reference resource over several lessons. The final page is for highlighting/discussing AO integration etc. Hope it’s useful - more bits going up soon! #edusky #eduwales #englishteaching #englishlit drive.google.com/file/d/1gpFc...

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essay mastery guide KL.pdf

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ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Creating improvement means changing yours or others' behaviours. Check out our sketchnote on the three things that are needed to make that happen. www.impact.wales for more free resources and professional learning for teachers and schools.

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Hello to the influx of new followers! I hope this is a warm fuzzy nerdy space for us to chat all things teaching, learning and literacy. If you’ve come from X, please share with others so we can rebuild the community on the brighter side of the internet 📚 😊

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ImpactWales @impactwales.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Providing feedback to pupils is only half the story, you also need to make sure they act on that feedback and think deeply about the improvement they need to make. This is where active feedback tasks come in. Contact us for professional learning that has impact enquiries@impact.wales

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

No sorry - just Macbeth and Lear here. Always working on new things though so maybe in the future!

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Yep (super confusing as Eduqas uses the WJEC name as well 🙄) - just published ready for 2025 delivery on the WJEC website under the specification tab www.wjec.co.uk/qualificatio...

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GCSE English Language and Literature (Double and Single Award) | Made for Wales

The GCSE English Language and Literature qualification will support the Curriculum for Wales.

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Thank you! We teach WJEC but this looks great - I’ll take a look 👍

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Being sofa bound with a cough this weekend can only mean good things for my resource bank! This and some AIC Act 2 quotation drills coming soon! #edusky #teamenglish #kinglear #eduwales #wjec #alevel #englishlit

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Defend Democracy @finalreckoning.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

We are living this right now

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I've also finally managed to finish this mini monster! King Lear knowledge organiser - I proofread until my head and eyes said no more, so if there are any typos let me know! Nadolig Llawen! 🎄🎅 #teachingwales #englishteacher #teamenglish #kinglear #wjec drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mo...

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Here they are: eleven quotation drills for Act 1 of An Inspector Calls. These are tailored to WJEC view?pli=1 but should work for others too. Hope they are useful! #englishlit #aninspectorcalls #gcseliterature #wjec #teachingwales drive.google.com/file/d/1UB-j...

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Preordered! Cannot WAIT for this! So genuinely excited 🤩🤩🤩

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Three sessions are all completely free and include Of Mice and Men, Unseen Poetry and final Q&A. The link to sign up and get notified is below: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Litcast LIVE - YouTube

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I’m running FREE live online revision sessions over the break for anyone taking the WJEC Lit Unit 1 GCSE in January - please share with anyone who may want a boost or some last minute prep! #englishlit #wjecenglish @teamenglish1.bsky.social @litdrive.bsky.social

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Getting back into the swing of teaching with an evening making quotation drills! Always loved this idea from @spryke2.bsky.social #edusky #teamenglish #litdrive #englishwales #aninspectorcalls #quotations #englishteaching #englishlit

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Very excited to get this today! With the demands of the new English GCSE, efficient feedback is more important than ever to balance learner progress with teacher workload & wellbeing.Can’t wait to explore some strategies in practice! @StCyresSchool @EnglishWales @katejonesteach.bsky.social

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

It’s that time of year again,and the last year of OMAM episodes before the new GCSE comes in!Please share to anyone who will find it useful and let me know the texts you want covered ready for the new single/double award! #teamenglish #podcast #englishwales #teaching open.spotify.com/show/3BGPXSO...

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GCSE Litcast Introduction

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hmm. I wonder if this considers the developing brain between FL learners and secondary learners? Abstract processing & less diffused attention in older learners impacts pedagogy. As CfW teachers we are expected to use child dev to inform practice. Wonder what this looks like with that in mind…

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Dr Haili Hughes @hugheshaili.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I recently read @cmooreanderson.bsky.social excellent book 'Difference Maker.' I am not a Biology teacher...indeed I achieved an impressive DD in dual award Science back in the 90s. But as a systems leader in ITT and PD, there was loads of takeaways. A 🧵below👇

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Epic! Any chance I can join or have I missed the boat? I’ve been basking in the ‘early years of Twitter’ feeling over here!

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Really enjoying this offering from @codexterous.bsky.social - I’ve been such a fan of his blog and resources and finally I’m getting through the book! Such practical, sensible and useful advice here #teamenglish #edusky #teaching #literature

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Bethan Grace Thomas @mrsbgteach.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Wow - thanks for all the follows! Great to see this new community growing. I have a lot of #mediastudies resources alongside my English ones (and always adding to them too!) - if any of this looks useful then check out my drive link in my bio ⬆️ #teamenglish #ukteaching #teammedia #teachingwales

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