4 Jewish institutions attacked with fire in the last 4 weeks.
2 of which are places my family and friends belong to.
Am I scared? No.
Disappointed an disgusted? Yes.
Wondering if it will be my community next? Yes.
Will that stop me going? No.
Birthday book haul part 2
The mark scheme is not punishing at all if the language paper 1 Q5 answer is only tenuously linked to the Q (unlike in lit!)
Yes just description is fine but it’s good if it has some sort of clear structure. Circular/frame structure is good. We teach a simple catch all structure:
1. Describe setting
2. Describe character (invented if not in pic/ can be pre prepared)
3. Flashback
4. Return to present; what has changed?
Did you get an answer to this?
Roughly speaking, 10 mins to read the source(s) then round up the number of marks to the nearest 5 mins
4 marks}5 mins
8 marks }10 mins
12 marks } 15 mins
16 marks } 20 mins
Section B 40 marks } 45 mins
AI tools have just popped up in the programs I use in a way that makes me long for the days of that little paperclip guy
He was just mildly annoying -- he wasn't trying to eat my brain or anything
www.charityextra.com/hatzola-emer...
Sheesh.
Whoever did this is the lowest of the low…
Most people won’t know about Hatzolah but it’s the most incredible volunteer run ambulance organisation which takes pressure off 999 by coming to local cases, often more quickly than the NHS can.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Upcoming opportunities with the #MTPTproject:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/emma-shepp...
👩🏫 March Return to Work workshop - fully funded for state school colleagues (this Monday 23rd March)
👶 Summer Parental Leave group coaching programme - fully funded for state school colleagues (start in May / June)
This is utterly jaw-dropping.
A school that bans Atwood, Zadie Smith, Terry effing Pratchett and *literal George Orwell* is actively harming its pupils.
www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...
Never have I been so invested in the Saudi Arabian moon 🌙
A bit late, but epiode 43 indeed set a record for this eruption, with lava fountains reaching a height of 1,770 ft!
Orphan Black remains the best TV series I’ve ever watched. Beautifully made and brilliantly acted with Tatiana Maslany playing multiple characters so convincingly. I’ve just finished rewatching the whole thing. Avail on Netflix until 30 March! #OrphanBlack #tatianamaslany
Feel free to connect to me-
www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine...
I also don’t quite know what one is supposed to do. I used to only connect to people I know/have met. But now I’m open to all edu folks. But not recruiters. (Even tho LinkedIn is at least partly about finding employment/employees!)
Love the debate here between @adamboxereducation.bsky.social and @amymayforrester.bsky.social
On annotations in English,
open.spotify.com/episode/7L27...
Adam lays out a good challenge, to NOT let students annotate at the same
time as the teacher…
@teamenglish1.bsky.social
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Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account: Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police. Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men
This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too!
The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression.
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1/19
Paul Bambrick Santoyo books
I get to see this guy speak tomorrow at Harris Federation conference!
The question is, should I bring one of the books for him to sign?!
#BambrickSantoyo #Legend #Inspiration
#UKEd #EduSky
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Bertie botts beans in pots
Various Harry Potter themed snacks
Make a wand and house bean counters
Make a wand - choose your core
This was my Sunday, how was yours?
We got the first Cambridge offer in our academy! 🎉
Chilling beyond belief #Iran
#IranMassacre :
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Why is #Iran no longer on the front of the bbc website at all?
amp.dw.com/en/protests-...
--Dreams by Langston Hughes--
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
#poemsky
The chairman of Reform UK recently pontificated that London has no sense of community (not like in the old days, etc). That wasn't my impression when attending this lovely multi-faith gathering earlier today in the Queens Park ward of Brent, complete with doves of peace. #london #truelondon
I used my welcome back assembly to talk to the children about New Year Resolutions, explaining that a resolution is a promise we make to ourselves. I have asked the children to join together with a shared purpose to: • Support each other • Be resilient when things are hard • Make a difference every day I know that by working together we can make 2026 a year to be proud of. Parents, I would now like to set you a challenge for your New Year Resolution. I appeal to you to make your resolution to follow the few simple car park rules to ensure the car park is safe, traffic flows and cars are able to park easily and leave promptly. The Security team have shared CCTV footage with us that shows a blatant flouting of the rules. We have seen cars driving the wrong way, overtaking other cars and dropping children not in designated safe spaces. I am aware it is a case of the few ruining it for the many, so please do think of your fellow car park users and use the car park safely and considerately.
I love this headteacher and her creative approach to trying to behaviour manage the parents!
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*Xmas day and New Year’s Day I mean!
