Des Wilson

Musician, teacher, dad, real ale drinker, glass half-full (not the beer, that's usually empty)

[QMGS @qmgs1554]

3 of our students going to Oxford
Lily - A* A* A* A*
Alex - A* A* A* A*
Sam A* A* A*

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@ledsam_emma I always enjoy taking delivery of alcohol from Amazon. Me being ID'd at 54 entertains the whole family every time!

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@Anfieldexile Love this, Colin. In the same way that multiple choice testing is “the most accurate form of marking”, those school leaders tied to public exams can see that grades are easily measurable. Unfortunately easy measurement does not equal accurate assessment.

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@EdRoundtables SIP

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@ledsam_emma Surely Alien should have been 2 days ago for you??

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@DrFautley At last, years of telling my pupils that music makes you clever is paying off!!

[Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form @BGGS_Birmingham]

This optimistic email suggestion from a student made us smile today:

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@OliverS19758552 @theAliceRoberts Shout out to @timminchin https://t.co/mtKVYoQF2p

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@MidlandsSBM A few cloisters and it's Chariots of Fire!

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@adamboxer1 Yes. @BGGS_Birmingham I needed some time off on Friday, and came back to find that one of SLT had covered a lesson, and had found a better task online than the rubbish one I left. Lots a supportive schools out here!

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@Mobyhaque1 In schools (I'm a teacher) children are all encouraged to celebrate Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Hannukah etc etc. Why can't some adults do the same?

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@DrFautley What does this say about retention of basic musical terminology? Both the Chaser and the contestant got it wrong!

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@RogersHistory There are two sides to work/life balance. We all fight to not work so hard, but a balanced life needs work too. Partners and friends are vital as venting tools as long as it’s a 2-way conversation.

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@theAliceRoberts @aoinifh Nonsense on a stick! Love it!

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@kingmidasinreve @theAliceRoberts The one I remember is "In their writing, Smith, where Jones had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had the teacher's approval."

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Alex, my 15 year old, not very inspired by #extraslice

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@anna_bull_ @omniphonik @Cloudgazing @DrFautley Not always. I used to teach in a comprehensive school where whole class "band lessons" were taught in yr7. Many kids started there and went through the system to music college.

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@Herring1967 Have you changed it? Is that a clue? So is it New Faces?

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@edjames_ I'm sure it's been 1 mile for every 7 seconds for at least the last 50 years of my life. Counting has to be done!!

[Des Wilson @DerekDes]

Enjoying MAD at Stratford upon Avon!