Wednesday 22nd April This amazing photo of a toad swimming across a woodland pond, taken from the bottom of the pond has won the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards top prize. Photographer Paul Hobson had noticed that a pond near his home in Sheffield was used by toads and had unusually clear waters so he set about taking a picture of a toad from below. He had to build a glass box to keep his camera dry and measure how deep it was to maintain the focus on the surface. It took a long time to get the shot as many times the toads swam down too close to the box. Paul won £500 for the best Black & White photo category and an additional £3000 for the overall winner. Take a look at the winners of all the categories. Do you agree this is the best photo? There are 3 youth categories in the annual competition (£100 prize). What will you take a picture of to enter next year?

Wednesday 22nd April This amazing photo of a toad swimming across a woodland pond, taken from the bottom of the pond has won the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards top prize and £3500 for Paul Hobson who took it. He had to build a glass box to keep his camera dry and wait for a toad to swim across the surface. Take a look at the winners of all the categories. Do you agree this is the best photo? There are 3 youth categories in the annual competition (£100 prize). What will you take a picture of to enter next year?

Wildlife photography on Wednesday's TGT with this stunning photo of a toad that has won the British Wildlife Photography Awards top prize for 2026. Show your class all the category winners and see if they agree with the judges.
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the Death of Discworld may be my very favorite character in all of fiction

I do not believe there is anything for us after we die, but if there is, he is the anthropomorphic personification I want to take me there

Discworld QOTD, from Reaper Man

Terry had an excellent grasp of the kind of mind that craves a king, so long as the king is willing to sort the person in question into the “deserving” group of people

and, of course, to sort everyone who they don’t like into “undeserving”

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

Oh the lies we tell ourselves.

Because the work will never be finished.

Teaching could take 24/7/365 if we let it. Set your boundaries and aim to keep them 90% of the time. The 10% buffer is to stop you giving up if you sometimes have to compromise.

The Temptations - I've Passed This Way Before YouTube video by dalkey130388

And then sometimes there are cycles which keep on repeating: youtu.be/pK-9VNlI6vI?...

George Michael Praying for Time Live YouTube video by Gabriel Cegliastro

#TrackOfTheDay
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Courteeners - Not Nineteen Forever (Glastonbury 2023) YouTube video by BBC Music

Third one today. Has to be this. youtu.be/azrXZoG3dTU?...

Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors (live at Heineken Open'er 2013) HD YouTube video by Jancker17

Second one today. Going with this one. youtu.be/eybSppEnLng?...

The Sherlocks - Chasing Shadows (Official Video) YouTube video by TheSherlocksVEVO

Morning. Going with this one first today. youtu.be/gun47t0hFIY?...

The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger YouTube video by TheFratellisVEVO

Morning @rachelj47127149.bsky.social and #Trackers. My #TrackOfTheDay is 'Chelsea Dagger' - The Fratellis purely for the de de des 😂. Have a good day and week all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXH...

The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Official Music Video) YouTube video by TheKillersVEVO

Good morning, song 1 for me today.

#TrackOfTheDay

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Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster) YouTube video by Rick Astley

Good morning Rachel 🌞
Happy Tuesday Trackers!! I have never been around a sing along but I am guessing that this might be one used...🤔 🎶🎶🎤

#TrackOfTheDay

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Chumbawamba - Tubthumping YouTube video by ChumbawambaVEVO

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5u...

Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me YouTube video by BonJoviVEVO

Good morning! I have been to several Bon Jovi concerts and this one was always very popular... get your hands in the air... 🎵

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Amy Macdonald Flower of Scotland HQ YouTube video by John Wrightson

I may have been born in England but we’ve been living here a long time and this gives me goosebumps every time. Sung here by the fabulous Amy Macdonald #TOTD youtu.be/HeV379qCtX8?...

Beth worked as a doctor for years until a transphobe turned up. Now, she's had to leave her job, leave her home, move to the other side of the world and is still being hounded and harassed by the media and cult.

She did nothing but exist as trans in the orbit of Sandie Peggie.

Pope Francis 1936-2025

One year ago.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Gay’s The Word have just messaged me to ask me to come back and sign more as they’ve had more orders, keep buying everyone as I’m on my way back to the shop!

The BBC forced out Gary Lineker, a far more successful and appealing sports presenter, over far less than this

Tweet by Martina Navratilova. "Predator. That is how he should register. A sexual predator…" quote-tweeting a tweet by "Biology Rules OK" about Dr. Beth Upton, a trans woman

This tweet is highly defamatory and Martina Navratilova should be fired from BBC Sport for it.

It demonstrates an horrendous level of hatred for a trans woman (who was cleared of all wrongdoing in a recent tribunal) because she is a trans woman.

The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection (Audio) YouTube video by StoneRosesVEVO

How about this one to get us singing today? #TrackOfTheDay

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Foo Fighters - Best Of You (Official HD Video) YouTube video by foofightersVEVO

Morning. Going with the foos today. This was awesome at the London stadium (as was the whole gig tbf)
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S Club - Reach YouTube video by SClub7VEVO

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A Special Performance of "Rainbow Connection" from Kermit the Frog | The Muppets YouTube video by The Muppets

I think this would work well as a collective song. So obviously to highlight this fact I choose a frog singing it in a forest on his own….

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Starship - We Built This City (Official Music Video) [HD] YouTube video by RHINO

Happy Tuesday folks
I’ve gone with this it’s wee grandsons latest fave so he sometimes belts the chorus out to us on FT 🤪

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Tears! Hibs Fans Sing Sunshine on Leith after winning the Scottish Cup | Hibernian 3-2 Rangers 2016 YouTube video by Scottish Gas Scottish Cup

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A board with post its stuck on. The post its have phonemes on them. An Elkonin board is drawn on the board. We have spelt out the word - ring on it.

Egg boxes (in 10s) with plastic eggs - uses for teaching subitising, place value, teen numbers and number bonds.

You don’t need fancy expensive resources and copious printing to teach literacy and numeracy.

Thinking of writing a book or a blog about how to teach with low cost, low prep resources.