Kirsty B
@kbradd.bsky.social
Head of English, devout bookworm and musical theatre enthusiast. NPQLL. View and thoughts all my own.
Loved the day at @litdrive.bsky.social yesterday. Can’t wait to take all the new ideas into school next week! 🐝📚
March 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Loved the day at @litdrive.bsky.social yesterday. Can’t wait to take all the new ideas into school next week! 🐝📚
Just watched one of the best Shakespeare performances ever. Oh, and saw Jonathan Bailey 😍😍😍😍
February 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Just watched one of the best Shakespeare performances ever. Oh, and saw Jonathan Bailey 😍😍😍😍
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Tomorrow I hand in the manuscript for a book I’ve been working on before I even knew it would be a book. I’ve been collecting leadership quadrants for years and now they are going to be in this book (the greatest hits anyway!!). Out in June, pre orders TBC! Thank you @johncattedu.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tomorrow I hand in the manuscript for a book I’ve been working on before I even knew it would be a book. I’ve been collecting leadership quadrants for years and now they are going to be in this book (the greatest hits anyway!!). Out in June, pre orders TBC! Thank you @johncattedu.bsky.social
Might be behind on the game here, but this podcast is a fantastic performance of AIC. Will definitely be using alongside our upcoming read of the play for a quality experience.
January 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Might be behind on the game here, but this podcast is a fantastic performance of AIC. Will definitely be using alongside our upcoming read of the play for a quality experience.
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🚨🚨 NEW TODAY
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
(Why And How) We Made A Documentary Unpacking Great Teaching
YouTube video by Peps Mccrea
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January 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🚨🚨 NEW TODAY
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.
Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):
↓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
I feel like this is day 89 of this week.
January 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I feel like this is day 89 of this week.
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“Familiarity breeds confidence. Unless we look at ways to make texts more familiar, then we are always going to struggle.” #EnglishTeaching ⬇️
January 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“Familiarity breeds confidence. Unless we look at ways to make texts more familiar, then we are always going to struggle.” #EnglishTeaching ⬇️
My new groups for EmpowerHER have been so great already this week. We all swapped answers using the quiz-trade sheet and discussed Florence Given as an inspirational voice. 💕
January 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My new groups for EmpowerHER have been so great already this week. We all swapped answers using the quiz-trade sheet and discussed Florence Given as an inspirational voice. 💕
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Simon Armitage is the Anti-Cunk here, talking with experts about unicorns. I admit, a certain amount of contextual knowledge is needed to get that! C.f. Philomena. 14 minutes of delightful wondering & enlightenment. #poetry #radio #animals #naturewriting www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - My Poetry and Other Animals, Unicorns and Dragons
The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage looks for mythical beasts to inspire a new animal poem.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Simon Armitage is the Anti-Cunk here, talking with experts about unicorns. I admit, a certain amount of contextual knowledge is needed to get that! C.f. Philomena. 14 minutes of delightful wondering & enlightenment. #poetry #radio #animals #naturewriting www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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It would be interesting to ask these schools a set of questions. To start….
Do you have a 2 or 3 year GCSE?
Do you set for English/maths?
What % of staff are specialist teachers in the subject they teach?
What’s your hw policy?
How many hours do you give subjects?
School day hours?
What else?
Do you have a 2 or 3 year GCSE?
Do you set for English/maths?
What % of staff are specialist teachers in the subject they teach?
What’s your hw policy?
How many hours do you give subjects?
School day hours?
What else?
These are the schools with the top 20 P8 scores- creating incredible environments for children. Thank god for what they do.
December 7, 2024 at 2:06 PM
It would be interesting to ask these schools a set of questions. To start….
Do you have a 2 or 3 year GCSE?
Do you set for English/maths?
What % of staff are specialist teachers in the subject they teach?
What’s your hw policy?
How many hours do you give subjects?
School day hours?
What else?
Do you have a 2 or 3 year GCSE?
Do you set for English/maths?
What % of staff are specialist teachers in the subject they teach?
What’s your hw policy?
How many hours do you give subjects?
School day hours?
What else?
Okay. Talk to me about cold/warm reads of lit texts at GCSE. The more my brain marinates around the idea of them, the more I’m like… why have I never done this before?
Eager to know experiences and thoughts…. @teamenglish1.bsky.social
Eager to know experiences and thoughts…. @teamenglish1.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Okay. Talk to me about cold/warm reads of lit texts at GCSE. The more my brain marinates around the idea of them, the more I’m like… why have I never done this before?
Eager to know experiences and thoughts…. @teamenglish1.bsky.social
Eager to know experiences and thoughts…. @teamenglish1.bsky.social
I’ve been completely wiped out with the flu this week. The teacher guilt is strong.
November 28, 2024 at 9:26 AM
I’ve been completely wiped out with the flu this week. The teacher guilt is strong.
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#OTD in 1894 English novelist, playwright, and screenwriter J. B. Priestley is born.
Explore Priestley's ‘An Inspector Calls’ with Prof. John McRae on MASSOLIT. Prof. McRae explores key historical context before moving on to read the play scene by scene:
Explore Priestley's ‘An Inspector Calls’ with Prof. John McRae on MASSOLIT. Prof. McRae explores key historical context before moving on to read the play scene by scene:
September 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
#OTD in 1894 English novelist, playwright, and screenwriter J. B. Priestley is born.
Explore Priestley's ‘An Inspector Calls’ with Prof. John McRae on MASSOLIT. Prof. McRae explores key historical context before moving on to read the play scene by scene:
Explore Priestley's ‘An Inspector Calls’ with Prof. John McRae on MASSOLIT. Prof. McRae explores key historical context before moving on to read the play scene by scene:
Re-establishing yourself in a new school with students is hard, ain’t it?
September 10, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Re-establishing yourself in a new school with students is hard, ain’t it?
Best tips/tricks for quality homework using Microsoft Teams?? 📚
September 9, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Best tips/tricks for quality homework using Microsoft Teams?? 📚
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Please repost:
what are the top five challenges facing women in the sector?
what are the top five challenges facing women in the sector?
August 27, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Please repost:
what are the top five challenges facing women in the sector?
what are the top five challenges facing women in the sector?
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Intentionally leaving my phone in another room, to avoid distraction, is very hard when you need some kind of authenticator, code, email, activation password to get into any account ever.
August 26, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Intentionally leaving my phone in another room, to avoid distraction, is very hard when you need some kind of authenticator, code, email, activation password to get into any account ever.
Six by Nico’s current menu is astounding. The best one by far!
August 24, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Six by Nico’s current menu is astounding. The best one by far!
Over the moon for my students taking results away today. Always wonderful to see their hard work paying off! ✨📚
August 22, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Over the moon for my students taking results away today. Always wonderful to see their hard work paying off! ✨📚
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Extreme misogyny to be treated as terrorism under UK government plans
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 (curious anticipation of what will constitute as extreme/not extreme)
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 (curious anticipation of what will constitute as extreme/not extreme)
August 18, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Extreme misogyny to be treated as terrorism under UK government plans
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 (curious anticipation of what will constitute as extreme/not extreme)
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 (curious anticipation of what will constitute as extreme/not extreme)
I’m convinced every teacher has that one story/example they love to include in lessons where appropriate and relevant. Mine is 100% the Daedalus and Icarus tale. 🪽
August 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I’m convinced every teacher has that one story/example they love to include in lessons where appropriate and relevant. Mine is 100% the Daedalus and Icarus tale. 🪽