Lots of lovely tributes to the brilliant Tony Slattery. But I’d recommend revisiting this heartbreakingly human interview from 2019. Though I warn you it will make you cry messily. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

You know it’s mid-January when you’re so confused and tired, you have to slip out in your jammies, at 10pm, to check which bins are being collected tomorrow. Glad my neighbours are on it!

I always buy my children a book for Christmas. This year I’m stumped as to what to buy for my newly 18 year old son. Please, does anyone have a recommendation?

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s... This is a really good listen with regards to why phonics matters.

Source: Sounds-Write Going to find time this week to sit down and complete the free refresher course for those of us who trained with sounds-write over a year ago. Amazing service!

Cat under the tree! Happy Birthday me!

I love this poem; I love my parents.

I had to think about this one but … chuckling now.

I will never, ever get over this.

Yes, people will post pictures on social media of sleeping arrangements on Xmas Eve and I will once again attempt to leverage this to raise money for charity — just pinning this to my profile to head off the relentless (i.e. sporadic) enquiries

How do emotions affect learning and cognitive load? A lot of stuff in this study that teachers will feel is obvious but a few very interesting things stand out for me ⬇️ 🧵

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What have Ofsted wanted schools to improve so far this year?

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