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This looks amazing! Years 7-11 app.shakespearecurriculum.com/sign_up
app.shakespearecurriculum.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This looks amazing! Years 7-11 app.shakespearecurriculum.com/sign_up
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Do join us on Tuesday for this free seminar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-to-r... it’ll be useful! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social @primarychamp.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social please share! All welcome!
Write to Read: Motivating and Engaging Literacy Learners
Centre for Literacy and Social Justice Seminar
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Do join us on Tuesday for this free seminar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-to-r... it’ll be useful! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social @primarychamp.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social please share! All welcome!
How valuable is this right now? Thankyou @englishassociation.bsky.social
Principle & practices for managing marking load with AI
This workshop explores key principles for responsible use of #AI in #assessment. These principles include agency, pedagogical friction, creativity and accountability.
Sign up now! Free! Online !
englishassociation.ac.uk/using-ai-res...
This workshop explores key principles for responsible use of #AI in #assessment. These principles include agency, pedagogical friction, creativity and accountability.
Sign up now! Free! Online !
englishassociation.ac.uk/using-ai-res...
englishassociation.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How valuable is this right now? Thankyou @englishassociation.bsky.social
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🥳📚📖Tomorrow ! Free! Online! Sign up! 18 November, 16:45 – 17:30 How schools can nourish a reading-for-pleasure culture with community fundraising, wishlists,purpose-driven support. Deborah Maclaren @LoveReading4Kids.bsky.social& Sana Siddiq primary teacher 💫 englishassociation.ac.uk/reigniting-r...
Reigniting Reading for Pleasure: Empowering Schools with LoveReading4Schools (18 November 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🥳📚📖Tomorrow ! Free! Online! Sign up! 18 November, 16:45 – 17:30 How schools can nourish a reading-for-pleasure culture with community fundraising, wishlists,purpose-driven support. Deborah Maclaren @LoveReading4Kids.bsky.social& Sana Siddiq primary teacher 💫 englishassociation.ac.uk/reigniting-r...
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After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
The Next Chapter for high pitch English at Diocese of Chichester Trust schools. Case studies of impact and new doors opening to high pitch writing provision: more oracy more poetry and grammar for purpose. What a joyful and professional group to work with! @openingdoors.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Next Chapter for high pitch English at Diocese of Chichester Trust schools. Case studies of impact and new doors opening to high pitch writing provision: more oracy more poetry and grammar for purpose. What a joyful and professional group to work with! @openingdoors.bsky.social
Love this- wish I’d read it at 13!
It’s Anti Bullying Week, Nov 10-14th. Brian Moses has put together a helpful collection of poems, over on X. If you don’t venture over to The Dark Side, here’s one that might encourage discussion with your older pupils.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Love this- wish I’d read it at 13!
Poetry is the key to unlocking creativity in thought and language! 26th November ⬇️ with my wonderful colleague @lauraspargo.bsky.social
Don’t miss out on this inspiring Opening Doors training happening at Hallsville. We only have a few spaces left! @openingdoors.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Poetry is the key to unlocking creativity in thought and language! 26th November ⬇️ with my wonderful colleague @lauraspargo.bsky.social
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Unmissable with @lauraspargo.bsky.social presenting!
@thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
@englishassociation.bsky.social
@justimaginecentre.bsky.social
@uklitassociation.bsky.social
@natefeed.bsky.social
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@thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
@englishassociation.bsky.social
@justimaginecentre.bsky.social
@uklitassociation.bsky.social
@natefeed.bsky.social
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Don’t miss out on this inspiring Opening Doors training happening at Hallsville. We only have a few spaces left! @openingdoors.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What a joy to present the @openingdoors.bsky.social approach to ambitious English at Worcestershire’s ‘Write to Inspire’ conference alongside one of my heroes, Debra Myhill. Huge thanks to Jessica Blakeman and all attendees who kept thinking, reading, writing with me up to 4pm! 🙏🏼
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
What a joy to present the @openingdoors.bsky.social approach to ambitious English at Worcestershire’s ‘Write to Inspire’ conference alongside one of my heroes, Debra Myhill. Huge thanks to Jessica Blakeman and all attendees who kept thinking, reading, writing with me up to 4pm! 🙏🏼
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This is a good round up. Anyone who tries to say ‘teachers work so hard we can’t reform the system’ isn’t speaking for me. I’ve been working within but railing against the system for most of my career!
New: “Will the Francis curriculum and assessment review provide the radical look at the in-the-round impact of England’s school system on young people that is desperately needed?” Viewable (open access) here: educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/wil... +here: warwickmansell.substack.com/p/will-the-f...
Education Uncovered | Analysis| Will the Francis curriculum and assessment review provide the radical look at the in-the-round impact of England’s school system on young people that is desperately ne...
But I would love to be proven wrong on this.
educationuncovered.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is a good round up. Anyone who tries to say ‘teachers work so hard we can’t reform the system’ isn’t speaking for me. I’ve been working within but railing against the system for most of my career!
'But pleasure — true pleasure — is a multitudinous and ferocious thing.' Katherine Rundell, wise and ferocious on reading for pleasure. So worth reading. www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
There is a silver bullet for childhood happiness: a love of reading
Bestselling children’s author Katherine Rundell says to reverse the reading crisis we must let young people rediscover the enjoyment of books — whatever they may be
www.thetimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
'But pleasure — true pleasure — is a multitudinous and ferocious thing.' Katherine Rundell, wise and ferocious on reading for pleasure. So worth reading. www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
Amazing event! Thankyou 🙏🏼
The #ReconstructingReading online festival takes place during the week of 17th November. @literacy-trust.bsky.social have put together a line-up of outstanding speakers. Tickets are available for individual sessions or the entire week. More info here: literacytrust.org.uk/training-and...
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Amazing event! Thankyou 🙏🏼
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The #ReconstructingReading online festival takes place during the week of 17th November. @literacy-trust.bsky.social have put together a line-up of outstanding speakers. Tickets are available for individual sessions or the entire week. More info here: literacytrust.org.uk/training-and...
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The #ReconstructingReading online festival takes place during the week of 17th November. @literacy-trust.bsky.social have put together a line-up of outstanding speakers. Tickets are available for individual sessions or the entire week. More info here: literacytrust.org.uk/training-and...
How amazing is this! Live online masterclass and free teaching and learning materials. @openingdoors.bsky.social schools should lap this up! literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/y...
Young Poet Laureate | National Literacy Trust
The Young Poet Laureate Programme programme aims to inspire a new generation of young poets, championing young poetic voices and developing children and young people’s literacy, creativity and confide...
literacytrust.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How amazing is this! Live online masterclass and free teaching and learning materials. @openingdoors.bsky.social schools should lap this up! literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/y...
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Bloody brilliant 👇
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bloody brilliant 👇
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Comments and pictures from the superb @englishassociation.bsky.social ‘Opening Doors’ conference. Scroll to autumn term news.
www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk
www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk
Searching for Excellence
Award-winning author of the 'Opening Doors' series and educational consultant, Bob Cox.
www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Comments and pictures from the superb @englishassociation.bsky.social ‘Opening Doors’ conference. Scroll to autumn term news.
www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk
www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk
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Looking for routes to ambitious English? Rich, cost-effective resources? Case studies from our UK network? Do contact me😃 Pictured is last week’s @englishassociation.bsky.social conference
searchingforexcellence.co.uk
searchingforexcellence.co.uk
Searching for Excellence
Award-winning author of the 'Opening Doors' series and educational consultant, Bob Cox.
searchingforexcellence.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Looking for routes to ambitious English? Rich, cost-effective resources? Case studies from our UK network? Do contact me😃 Pictured is last week’s @englishassociation.bsky.social conference
searchingforexcellence.co.uk
searchingforexcellence.co.uk
Thanks! ⬇️🎃
If you're looking for a perfect Halloween class book for Y5/6 that can be read in a week, you won't do better than The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes. Creepy and atmospheric, with a fantastic cliffhanger at the end of each chapter. @oriolvidal.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thanks! ⬇️🎃
Dropped in my inbox courtesy of Poetry by Heart. What a voice of playful disturbance. poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/we-rea...
Poetry By Heart
poetrybyheart.org.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Dropped in my inbox courtesy of Poetry by Heart. What a voice of playful disturbance. poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/we-rea...
Spot on as ever ☺️
NEW BLOG: Do it now or do it when you’ve thought about it a bit more?
Sorry for taking a blog holiday!
learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/10/do-i...
#engchat #engchatuk
Sorry for taking a blog holiday!
learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/10/do-i...
#engchat #engchatuk
Do it now or do it when you’ve thought about it a bit more?
I have written at length about knowledge and its use in English, and this isn’t going to be one of those blogs, but it is about mapping out ...
learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Spot on as ever ☺️
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💡Poetry, prose & penny dreadfuls. A wonderful way to end the afternoon, hearing how @ipatedu.bsky.social have created exciting writing opportunities using the Opening Doors strategies.
The OD team are feeling inspired!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
The OD team are feeling inspired!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
💡Poetry, prose & penny dreadfuls. A wonderful way to end the afternoon, hearing how @ipatedu.bsky.social have created exciting writing opportunities using the Opening Doors strategies.
The OD team are feeling inspired!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
The OD team are feeling inspired!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
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📚❤️ Could there be a better end to the day than taking the "blue book" (i.e. everything you need to know about Opening Doors) to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social?
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
📚❤️ Could there be a better end to the day than taking the "blue book" (i.e. everything you need to know about Opening Doors) to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social?
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing
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Do scroll down my feed today to see so many examples of teachers passionately presenting their routes to excellence for all, with a bit of help from the ‘Opening Doors’ team. Big thanks to Dr Becky Fisher @englishassociation.bsky.social for backing our work.
October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Do scroll down my feed today to see so many examples of teachers passionately presenting their routes to excellence for all, with a bit of help from the ‘Opening Doors’ team. Big thanks to Dr Becky Fisher @englishassociation.bsky.social for backing our work.
Poetry as the master key to unlocking creative thinking through language at Blackfield Primary @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social What a metaphor!
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Poetry as the master key to unlocking creative thinking through language at Blackfield Primary @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social What a metaphor!