Zara Shah
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Author; KS4 Coordinator; Governor; Examiner; MA Teaching;@TLLeedsconf; @LitDriveUk RL; ❤️ Evidence informed practice; mum of 4 boys; 😓 pass me the brew ☕️
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As promised, my (first ever) blog summarising my talks @TLLEEDS18 & @TENC18. Tagging the wonderful people who's incredible work sits in the folders on my 'strategy wall' + those whose words & blogs have inspired me to come out of the twitter shadows
insidethehamsterswheel.wordpress.com
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I did a thing! I finally started a blog! 😄 If you love teaching, literacy, and all things education related, this one’s for you. Have a read & let me know your thoughts 😊 https://t.co/mhdscBzSX7 Pls do repost & share, it would mean a lot to me 😊
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Introduced conflict poetry with my GCSE lot differently this year. Instead of jumping straight into the poems, we considered different types of conflict and its presentation in the titles. Worked well! Lesson here: https://t.co/Uwpf9ogPL9 Use/chuck as you see fit! @Team_English1
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#cpd @TPositiveTC @GuardianTeach @shadylady222
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Outstanding English teacher, Ofqual expert & magnificently mediocre poet, Neil Bowen, will take us through all we need to know about poetry
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Critical thread 👇
🧵Sometimes you pull over in a lay-by and want to howl with frustration. Working in edu for 28 yrs & now with hundreds of schools every year & the stories I heard once a in a blue moon are now multiple times in a single class in almost all schools. It’s absolutely heartbreaking
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As most of you know I am a co-founder of @BAMEedNetwork a grassroots movement who has been working, continuously, mostly in the background to address the inequity in school leadership structures for BAME colleagues. We have proudly hosted https://t.co/MeTOw88gi8 the website for
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Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Educators
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Today I delivered two bespoke keynotes to Primary and Secondary colleagues separately on Executive Functioning and Metacognition. This was for @cathedralschoolstrust and as part of their ongoing journey of T&L on Metacognition. I referenced @FunkyPedagogy and Nathan Burns! It was
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I'm speaking at the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham! Register to join us at the NEC this November as we discuss how to develop ECTs for Inclusive Practice. #teamenglish @SAA_Show #SEND #Inclusion #Edutwitter #FanSAAStic https://t.co/Ognvh1mV4Z
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https://t.co/H3Z6GNgE4Y
#TeamEnglish Phrases that might come in handy for students to remember key things about key characters in Macbeth ( alliterative triples largely )
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I've adapted some of the AQA past paper 1 to reflect the changes to the spec. I've also adapted a couple of home made papers too. All here, if useful: https://t.co/lQsFXmIVx5 I'll be doing some more over the next few days and will share again @Team_English1 Hope this is useful?
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Our book has been out in the world for half a week, and it's been wonderful to have people sending through the photos of their copies! Yamina Bibi, @m_chiles, @Mr_Crome, & @MrGoodwin23 were kind enough to read the book ahead of publication - here's what they had to say!
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Another outrage, another disgrace. Places of worship must not be targeted, be they mosques, synagogues, churches or temples. Ever.
Arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex last night. Two people in balaclavas poured liquid at the entrance and also near a parked car and set it alight. It is one of several Islamophobic attacks on mosques in the past few months.
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✨ Could you be our next Litdrive volunteer? ✨ Volunteering with Litdrive means: ✅ Connecting with teachers nationwide ✅ Shaping the conversation about English ✅ Gaining new skills & sharing expertise Find out more 👉 https://t.co/2Hwckv4ltA
#Litdrive #TeamEnglish
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"Visiting as many schools as we have over the years, one thing that strikes us is how closely teachers’ attitudes to their work & the behaviour of pupils in school are correlated. It is incredibly rare to find happy teachers in schools where pupils’ behaviour is poor..." 1/2
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🚨 Member upload 🚨 A brand new anthology of nature poems has just landed in the Litdrive resource area – perfect for exploring with KS3 classes 🌿📖🐝 Find it here: https://t.co/NrjiM3vWSL
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Join this free online event for KS3 with Manjeet Mann and the @britishlibrary to celebrate National Poetry Day on 2nd Oct and turn up the volume on poetry in your classroom! Book here: https://t.co/cnDmCe5Ert
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✨ A brilliant free opportunity for KS3! Celebrate #NationalPoetryDay with @britishlibrary & Manjeet Mann on 2 Oct – perfect for bringing poetry to life in the classroom. Don’t miss it!
Join this free online event for KS3 with Manjeet Mann and the @britishlibrary to celebrate National Poetry Day on 2nd Oct and turn up the volume on poetry in your classroom! Book here: https://t.co/cnDmCe5Ert
#nationalpoetryday
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⭐️ Team Discount ⭐️ Trust leaders—why not provide #Litdrive membership for all your English teachers? A small investment = big impact: ✅ Ready-to-use resources ✅ Model essays ✅ Ongoing CPD Save time + ensure consistent, high-quality teaching. 👉 https://t.co/tWKQLmBQnk
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NEW BLOG: Look at me blogging for the first time since 2022! Be kind! 😂 I’m currently clearing out my Dropbox of resources that stretches back to 2016 and have discovered just how much my teaching has changed 🤦🏻♂️ Shoutouts to @MaryMyatt and @MrElliotHahn amongst others!
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