I can’t believe how many Year 11s came to an optional 4.15pm Friday masterclass session on ‘Monstrous women and misogyny in Macbeth’. There was some civilised gatecrashing which I feigned disproval at but of course I was secretly proud of them. ❤️

NEW quotation drills for 'Macbeth' similar to the 'ACC' ones I shared the other day. Designed with starters/intervention in mind. Folder contains 9 in total + template. 'ACC' ones can be found in my pinned tweet Dropbox. Help yourselves! @Team_English1 https://t.co/JdcvdqQkVk

🚨 Islington Council sent bailiffs to evict a man with incurable cancer. He was turfed onto the streets with just the clothes on his back and his crutches. They then disposed of his belongings including medication. He told me he has to wash in McDonald’s toilets and sleep on

My Y11 are struggling with Paper 2 with reading being such a barrier for them. Breaking it down for them, in order to increase confidence in answering questions, before providing larger textual sources. Hopefully this helps.

When so many politicians seem self-serving & disconnected from those struggling most, @DrRosena makes me proud she represents Tooting. Just heard about her tireless work trying to secure safe housing for a DV survivor & new mother. This is what real public service looks like. 😭

NEW RESOURCE: Here’s a Macbeth scheme, based on the work I completed with @teachals for ‘Ready to Teach: Macbeth’, alongside new thinking and ideas I’ve encountered since. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! @Team_English1 https://t.co/m61fdecCIA

Writer's Toolkit - Dickens - A Christmas Carol - Methods and devices for higher conceptual thinking! #ACC #engchat #teamenglish #gcseliterature #achristmascarol

@LeadPracEnglish Here’s a folder with 8 x specimen AQA style Lang paper 1s I have made and updated to reflect the changes for 2026 onwards, accompanied by PPT slide decks. Help yourself if the resources might be of use 😊 https://t.co/CE3Zz3Rv0n

Mock exam overview sheets for English Language P1 (below) and English Literature P1 https://t.co/gkeg5v1JQa All they do is provide brief reminders of how to approach the questions plus a few other things to keep in mind ✍️

Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map. The Reading Map - A Primer https://t.co/WSb7l7nV5l via @YouTube

📚 Loving our T&L Book Club! Staff get these one-pagers summarising the chapters we’ve explored from @KateJones_teach and @Doug_Lemov — perfect for quick reflection and classroom inspiration. #CPD #TeachingAndLearning

Boosting this. Reem is one of my closest friends and deserves to attend her PhD graduation. To deny her visa application based on the absurd claim that she is unlikely to leave after being granted entry is discrimination.

@homeoffice_ukvi @DanielZeichner @JesusCollegeCam I am devastated by the news that my tourist visa to attend my PhD graduation @Cambridge_Uni has been rejected. I am the first in my family to achieve this milestone, and being denied after 5 years of study feels incredibly unjust.

A thread of practice P2 Q5 questions, as I think of them. Not promising they'll all be hugely original but hopefully you'll find some ideas. 1/

Stretch and challenge fiction reading booklet aimed at Year 7; 20th and 21st century extracts from short stories/novels with accompanying multiple-choice questions (plan to use as independent extension in mixed ability class) https://t.co/V5vRN3GiPG #teamenglish

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 rediscovers: https://t.co/Fmolicmuc9 #NATE

Okay, she's finished! Since teaching the essay as a piece of writing rather than as unconnected 'paragraphs', our results have been pretty great. Our SEN pupils outperformed our non-SEN pupils for the first time ever this year. However...(A thread) https://t.co/aPJM280JRA

*UPDATED* for AQA to reflect changes 2026 onwards. Q by Q student bookmarks for both Lang papers. Fold and laminate. Retweet and help yourself 😊 #teamenglish https://t.co/ive9TcS64m

Revision booklet made for senior pupils with concrete examples of methods to help improve memory and explanations on how learning happens. Drew on lots of examples posted on here so really appreciate people who have shared these!!

I have turned all our Macbeth lessons into a booklet - I just like having them for off-site pupils, anyone out of lesson etc. Sharing in case you are a booklety sort of school! It is literally just our powerpoints copied and pasted into booklet form :) https://t.co/QitgcvahPW