Thanks to @Emma_Robins80 @NewSilksAcademy for having me for my placement for the last 10 weeks! It has been so amazing. I have loved every second. Thank you to @MrsThornton_NSA for being the greatest mentor, I have loved every second being with you and Class 4 ❤ #WeAreNSA

World Book Day at @A360Sunderland 📚🌟

Reception had a fun and story-filled World Book Day. Huge thanks to our amazing families for supporting us with some great costumes. 🌏📚☀️

Tonight was amazing! Loved every second of it and the children sang amazingly, loud AND confident! Green, green grass... 🎶 @MissRossNSA @NewSilksAcademy

Massive thank you to @MissRossNSA and @debraridley11 for also having me in the last week of placement, you're both amazing teachers I'm glad I spent some time with the two of you and hope to get some more in the future! x

Big shout out to @jackklouix who absolutely smashed his joint observation today @NewSilksAcademy! Proud mentor moment ☺️ Such wonderful feedback received from his @sunderlanduni mentor. May you continue to shine and inspire, Jack. You're awesome 😎

Today, Year 1 travelled back in time to Thomas Farriner’s bakery on Pudding Lane in 1666. 🗞️ News on the disaster will be published tomorrow ✍️ 🎶 Fire, Fire, Everywhere! 🎶 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 @NewSilksAcademy

Year 4 have had a great day looking at the human and physical features of Sunderland on our fieldwork walk down the River Wear and exploring states of matter at @NGC_GlassCentre 🏞🥽 @NewSilksAcademy @elizabeth_arkle

Two amazing moments for me to takeaway today thanks to our children, staff and partnership with @StandingOvproj @AAnt26 No words, well… ROAR 🦁 @NewSilksAcademy @extoltrust #WeAreResilient #WeAreAmbitious #WeAreInspiring ❤️

This is a Y1 child performing a dance in assembly. You can hear the shocked voices of his peers. At playtime, children danced with him on the yard as he taught them some moves. Moments like these inspire others to be brave and step out of their comfort zones. @NewSilksAcademy

Parents, a thread with a few ideas on how to help your child at home/school and build good relationships with teacher and a school, from a headteacher’s perspective…

Queen Elizabeth II: A constant presence in a changing world https://t.co/Ok05q6nvEq

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

Today I participated in a talk to both first and second year students at @sunderlandcol about the subjects I took at college, top tips for college and why I chose to study at @sunderlanduni

I've added a bit to my mammoth spelling pack, which contains lots of spelling activities in different styles. It's geared towards KS2, but covers rules and patterns from the whole primary curriculum. You can find it here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/idAaIkBsYg

WE DID IT!!! PLATINUM School Games Mark Award 🏆 After a lot of hard work, we’re delighted to earn this recognition. Thanks to everyone who has supported us, inspired us and collaborated with us 👏 #WeArePlatinum #PESSPA @NewSilksAcademy @extoltrust

Class 9 travelled back to the Viking era today with @nowpressplay and loved it! It was great to see them take on the characters and roles with enthusiasm 😌 @NewSilksAcademy

@HarrySmithPE Progression. - Does it build on last year? - Does it link to future learning? - Are there… enough opportunities for challenge? Enough opportunities to apply the learning? Enough room to develop a skill? - Does it deliver on ‘quality of practise’ and ‘quantity of practise’?

Published today... An interesting read around developing spoken language as well as accurate word reading and spelling. A curriculum for spoken language. Talk rich environments. #NELI #Elkan #TalkBoost #CommunicationFriendlySpaces https://t.co/x7EILpB5xS

@jackklouix what a wonderful two weeks working with this lovely young man. I couldn’t have met a nicer person and I know you will be an AMAZING teacher. Thank you for everything! You are one in a million and I hope to god our paths cross again @NewSilksAcademy ❤️❤️❤️