Not dealing with my emotions has also stolen my ability to read (no concentration) or sleep for any length of time, so I have taken to watching ENDLESS British crime dramas. The mandatory opening scene is a chaotic family breakfast, featuring at least one person staring

Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important. #Shakespeare #ianmckellen #stevencolbert

Statement forwarded to @indyscotnews by @LeanneTervit #Holyrood2026 "My name is Leanne Tervit. I’m a full-time unpaid carer who grew up in Woodmill Crescent, Dunfermline. I donated a kidney to save my mum, who has had three transplants, and I live on £540 a month in Universal

Woman of the Day Scottish teacher Mary Moffat, born in 1822 in South Africa, the first woman to cross the Kalahari (she did it twice while pregnant). Without her, we might never have heard of the bloke she married. In fact, the locals always referred to him as “Mary Moffat’s

@the_traitors_ Be nice to also promote the charities that were being championed by the other contestants.

Halloween artificial cobweb material: It may be a bit of fake fun for you, but it's a very real and terrifying death for them. And it's not only birds. I've had my first call of the season of a hedgehog trapped in this horrific fake 'cobweb', made especially for gullible

1.Research shows the ‘fiction effect’ boosts empathy, attention & critical literacy. English teachers have always suspected it and now the science backs it up. https://t.co/wZuxUazr9s 🧵

I have just got back from a week on European trains and the contrast is stark. Everything just looks shabby and sad here.

In Glasgow Central with heavy luggage and needed the loo. Where are they? Down two flights of stairs. Accessible loos needed a radar key. Got staff to let me in and they were not bonnie (not dirty, just sad). Come on @ScotRail , we can do better in such a big station.

So excited to share that Gowk will have its premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival on Friday 15th August, and also showing on 16/17th. It is directed by our former pupil Ryan Pollock and stars our current pupil Jack Mooney. We are so proud of them both! https://t.co/zZdymi6TG3

Here's something to tell your students if you catch them using AI: "If you want your future employer to value you enough to hire you, you too should value human labor by writing your own papers."

What have immigrants ever done for us? Coming to our country...creating jobs, staffing the NHS, winning Olympic gold medals, adding £bns to our economy. When will Labour learn that you can not out-Farage, Nigel Farage? Labour should stop punching down and start growing up.

The RE dept are holding a prize bingo night in St Thomas Church Hall at 7.30pm on Friday 4th April, to raise funds for the S5 trip to Rome in June. Lots of fabulous prizes, raffle and games. Come along for a great night. @StAidansHigh @StAidans_Maths @StAidansHighRE

.@martin_compston Please settle a discussion in my Higher English class. Do you think Liam actually killed Pinball in Sweet Sixteen? (BTW the kids love the film).

Lots of Christmas news from St Aidan's! Merry Christmas to one and all! https://t.co/pREeBHBmzi

Out now! A Christmas song for our times. Available on 7” single and download. See the promo video on YouTube. #ChristmasSongs #Christmas2024 #NewMusic

I condensed 25 years of #granddesigns into 96 seconds. @granddesigns @Kevin_McCloud @Channel4

We are in the running for a NL Community Empowerment grant but we need your help to gather as many votes as possible. Vote online at https://t.co/K3jcSj3QhC or drop in to Shotts Library on Friday 25th Oct 10am – 2pm to cast your vote. Vote closes noon on 30 Oct. Please share ! 🙏

I was having a tough day, but then I found @cbrookmyre's new book for 99p on the Kindle Daily Deal (which I was dying to read) 😃 https://t.co/ORWKgzWk2K