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Trying a little experiment to support #teaching the importance of #soil and vegetation in reducing the risk of #flooding it worked... #geographyteacher #geography #geographyathome #hometasking20
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Rest in peace, Dolly Parton (1946–2026) 💔
I don’t even know how to put this into words. We lost one of the true greats today, not just in country music, but in music, period. Dolly Parton was a songwriter, a singer, an actress, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, and one of the kindest hearts this industry has ever seen.
“Jolene.” “9 to 5.” “Coat of Many Colors.” “I Will Always Love You.” These aren’t just songs, they’re pieces of all our lives because we grew up listening to them. Dolly wrote music that crossed generations, crossed genres, crossed borders. And beyond the stage, through the Imagination Library, she put books into the hands of millions of kids and changed lives in ways most artists never even attempt.
There will never be another Dolly. The rhinestones may have stopped shining today, but her music, her humor, her heart, those infectious attributes of hers aren’t going anywhere. She will shine forever.
I think this incredible tribute by @Pink captures the greatness of Dolly’s life!
Rest easy, Dolly. Thank you for the songs, the laughs, the memories, and everything you gave the world. ❤️🕊️
#DollyParton #RIPDollyParton
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Climate Counts: Every number tells a story🌡️🌎
Lots of potential in this little #climatecounts pocketbook from @UNDP
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Worrying at a time when these subjects should be thriving… I wonder why 🧐… @BBCNews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24…
@leicesterucu @LeicesterUnion @DfE_Employers @GOVUK #geography #geology #naturalhistory #university #onlinelearning #AI
you only have to go into some schools to realise why attendance is low. I suggest visits to ‘real life’ schools/shadow teachers for a term so you get a REAL idea of the issues. @educationgovuk - funding, staffing & resources are diabolical, students neglected because of this 😡
Parents whose children are taking unauthorised absences could be required to participate in attendance awareness training, similar to courses given to speeding motorists, according to a @csjthinktank report
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Replying to @tes @csjthinktank
Some kids don’t skip school because of their parents. They hate it because it’s restrictive, joyless and kills their vibe. Attendance training won’t fix that. If adults hated their workplace, they’d leave. Yet we expect kids to stay and suffer.
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📉 Schools should take 'proactive' action to help cut the number of children missing education and locate those at most risk, the government has said
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A reminder that teachers in the state sector teach *everyone*, from the best to the worst. And we cannot expect them to manage students as chaotic as this with kind words and de-escalation alone. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgq…
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'The default position that teaching should be professionally (and sometimes personally) all-encompassing is a retention own-goal', say @NansiEllis and @HughesHaili
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Replying to @BrianMendler
I would say generally I have a good track record with behaviour, in a very challenging setting. All of these ring true. Some people have also added “saying no” and I agree; kids in my class get used to “no” very quickly. Many never hear it at home, and they need to hear it.
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Someone please explain.
Care home costs are eye watering. Care home staff are very low paid. Where is all the money going?
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Three-quarters of primary school teachers are concerned that children’s ability to hold a pencil, draw or use scissors has worsened over the past five years, a new poll has revealed
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I was on @GMB today talking about the danger of Smartphones for children.
Join us on our March for Children
Sunday 18 May 2pm.
Whitehall.
Amend the Schools Bill and demand a national conversation on phones and social media.✊🏾
Worked out that my “PPA” allowed for 10 minutes to plan each lesson&mark books for all my classes this week. Where does 10%PPA time come from because it’s not enough. @NEUnion @educationgovuk @timeshighered @FFTEduDatalab #teacher #teaching #schools #teacher #review #education 🤔
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I love being a teacher but giving English teachers 10 days (while teaching all day and on top of other responsibilities) to mark 56 literature essays all between 2-3 sides of A4 each is actually irresponsible.
Students at @HerewoodeAcad had a great lesson discussing the topic of #fastfashion in a game of debate today thanks to wonderful resources from @TheEconomist #TopicalTalk thanks @Econ_Foundation 🛍️🧠🗣️👂🧶🪡🧵👚👖🩴👟👛🎲♻️
Students at @HerewoodeAcad had a great lesson discussing the topic of #fastfashion in a game of debate today thanks to wonderful resources from @TheEconomist #TopicalTalk thanks @Econ_Foundation 🛍️🧠🗣️👂🧶🪡🧵👚👖🩴👟👛🎲♻️
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Our middle leader playbook provides the core systems for leaders to use as part of their CPD 🤩
Curriculum planning ✅
QofE principles ✅
Assessment ✅
Feedback ✅
Quality assurance process ✅
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