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Elizabeth Draper @draperel

@draperel.bsky.social

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30+ yrs English teacher,post-16-SFC & FE. #JoyFE 💛📖📚📙✍️🗣️🎧Campaigner for bringing creative & critical thinking back into ❤️of education.Deputy Chair, trustee, Fellow of @englishassociation.bsky.social The English Association #EnglishTeaching / North West

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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · Aug 23

Please read response below to GCSE resit 2025 situation. Not only but also curriculum approach. The resit world is rich with consequences of society’s shortcomings, society should respect this, policy makers should take note, funding priorities & infrastructure should definitely reflect this.

Screen shot of post available on my Linked In page.

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 8h

An important piece written by @sarahmullin.bsky.social
valued member of our Secondary & Further Education Committee, on the seriously short-sighted decision to withdraw bursaries for ITE for English. We need MORE English teachers, not less.

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 15h

‘English is not just a subject – it is the foundation on which all other subjects are built’: @sarahmullin.bsky.social warns of the wider impact of withdrawing bursaries for teacher training in English

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 19d

I’ll be heading to the lovely Bridgewater Hall in Manchester October 26th 3pm to talk with the marvellous Roisin Conaty about my memoir. Tix are £40 which is reasonable as it includes the book. Hope to see you there! 🤗♥️📚🐝

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 1d

@poetrybyheart.bsky.social ❤️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Have a listen !

Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 1d

📙 Episode 35: Dr Julie Blake on Poetry By Heart and Ross Montgomery’s Latest Books 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/73Rh2H4

#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 1d

Teaching critical literacy to our 3rd yr student teachers tdy,a seminar i ♥️. We use the book,The Island,which is sadly just so relevant to the world we're living in.Safe to say we had some profound conversations and I hope I empowered them to think more deeply & teach from a perspective of justice.

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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 12d

River abstraction has soared 76% over two decades, threatening rivers, ecosystems and future supply. Water companies fall back on extracting more from already stressed rivers 4/4
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels

Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades

www.theguardian.com

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 1d

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

We are off! @openingdoors.bsky.social conference thanks to @englishassociation.bsky.social All presentations by creative, critical practitioners in schools

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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 3d

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Bennie Kara @benniekara.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing xx

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 3d

Listen to this ! V Gd discussion re investigative journalism, process of dramatising real life + scandalous story #hacking #corruption & outcomes of ‘truth coming out’ + @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ditching #LevesonInquiry & need to create independent body re press standards & ethics ‘with teeth’. ⬇️

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 5d

🎥: In a live episode of Media Confidential, @janemartinson.bsky.social speaks to @arusbridger.bsky.social, actor Toby Jones, writer Jack Thorne and producer Patrick Spence about ITV’s new phone hacking drama The Hack.

The true story behind ITV’s The Hack—live with Toby Jones, Jack Thorne, Alan Rusbridger and more

This week’s special live episode of Media Confidential coincides with ITV’s new drama The Hack starring David Tennant. The show is about the phone-hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, the Leveson Inquiry, and a national reckoning on press ethics. Pros

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3d

On reports the Home Secretary plans to grant police more powers to prevent ‘repeated protests’, Greenpeace UK:

“Protest works because it is repetitive. If police had told the Suffragettes or civil rights activists ‘you’ve made your point,’ they would never have won the victories we all enjoy today"

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 4d

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Where Credit’s Due @wherecreditsdue.bsky.social · 5d

It is time to tell new stories about (and with) money, ones that reject exclusionary violence and instead celebrate our collective capacities and creative potential, stories with room for everyone. It is time to give credit where credit’s due.

A poster with a rainbow border and text that reads:

Tell new stories!

The standard (or 'straight') story of money tells us that:
• Money is scarce - there is not enough to go round
• Responsible budgeting means letting marginalised people suffer (sorry)
• An inclusive society is unaffordable - we have to leave some people out

We say a better story is possible:
• Money has limitless creative potential - we can build a society with space for everyone
• Money is queer - we can take all our beautiful difference into account
• Money is credit - let's give credit where credit's due

Underneath the text are logos for WHERE
CREDIT'S DUE, TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY
PROUD, the INSTITUTE FOR COLLECTIVE PLACE LEADERSHIP, and MONEY ON THE LEFT

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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 5d

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks @pressgazette for this report on @thenerve.news first week.

We’ve blasted past through our targets. New newsletter out today so please do sign up www.thenerve.news & a huge thank you to everyone who’s supported us so far! 🙏🙏 🙏

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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 6d

“Ephemera and the Construction of First World War Life Writing” by Ann‑Marie Foster / @amfoster.bsky.social: doi.org/10.16995/olh...

Part of the #OLHJournal special collection Literature as Imaginary Archive: Ephemera and Modern Literary Production

Ephemera and the Construction of First World War Life Writing

In the years following the First World War, memoirs of combatants and those who experienced war in other roles proliferated the print market with their autobiographies. People made sense of their war ...

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 5d

Every year our pupils deliver #PoetryPost to the local community and every year they're absolutely thrilled with the positive response it receives. There's more information about how it works on the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social site. ourfp.org/eop/poetry-p...

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clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social @clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social · 5d

Nice examples & modelling of how to engage students with Eng Lang P1 Qu 4 from @thecockerill.bsky.social

Analysing film openings of King's IT is also a good way to discuss structural techniques, then compare back to the text.

National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · 5d

AQA’s GCSE English Language P1 Q4 has been retooled to help candidates respond. It offers some great opportunities for students to productively engage with the idea of thinking and writing analytically, as NATE director @thecockerill.bsky.social
rediscovers: nate.org.uk/2025/10/03/a... #NATE

Two very creepy but highly effective extracts for teaching AQA's GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4 - National Association for the Teaching of English

This question, retooled to help students engage and respond, offers some really great opportunities for students to productively engage with the idea of thinking and writing analytically Teaching AQA’...

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Darren Chetty @darrenchetty.bsky.social · 5d

In an open letter, Walker Books 'is concerned to see the latest developments in Weymouth, particularly given the extreme reality of book banning in the US. We must ask ourselves is this the beginning of something, and what comes next?'
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

Walker attacks The Hate U Give ban

BookBrunch - The publishing trade's daily news magazine

www.bookbrunch.co.uk

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 5d

Her ability to move between academia, media and policy was almost unique.

Why we need more Jane Goodalls

Her ability to move between academia, media and policy was almost unique.

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Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 8d

Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

University English Funding

universityenglish.ac.uk

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 7d

😞 I know she was 91 but sad news. Someone who I found very inspiring #RIPJaneGoodall

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 7d

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 7d

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What, Michelle? 🧵

Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting

Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 7d

Such a creatively forward thinking & rewarding day spent with the brilliant @jennyrichards.bsky.social @byebyepride.bsky.social & Becky Fisher CEO of @englishassociation.bsky.social
#EA❤️ #TeamWork V excited about this coming year 🤗😊

The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 7d

We enjoyed our brilliantly productive annual strategic planning day on Saturday! Stay tuned for all our exciting 2025-26 plans, including celebrations for our 125th anniversary 🤗💫
@jennyrichards.bsky.social @byebyepride.bsky.social @draperel.bsky.social and our CEO Dr Becky Fisher 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Photo of Jenny Richards, Elizabeth Draper, Alex Thomson and Becky Fisher

Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Brian Patten #Poet❤️ Thankful for the wonderful poems he created. I treasured my Penguin Modern Poets series. Series no 10, a v special collection from a much loved trio of poets. #Poetry ❤️

A pic of the book cover of series no 10 Penguin Modern Poets series

A pic of Brian Patten’s poem : A Talk with a Wood

A photo of his biog info from the 1960s collection