Rachel E Dove

Former Head of English, Voice 21 consultant and now Oracy Lead for the United Learning Trust.

[Nicky Clark @MrsNickyClark]

I took Emmy out Christmas shopping yesterday & we went to a cafe.

There were 4 teenage girls sitting at a table. When Emily walked past them they recoiled in horror and started laughing and making “oh my god” comments.

I don’t know if Emily noticed.

Maybe for her the abnormal cruelty from strangers that is so normalised now by social media, and off social media, that she just takes it in her stride.

But I noticed and I do wonder.

I wonder how so many with obviously less than perfect hearts and thought patterns themselves, rationalise their cruelty as legitimate whilst they focus on superficialities like body shape and facial perfection and ageing - particularly for women.

I wonder when did we stop telling our children not to point, make comments or laugh at people who are different to them?

Is it since their parents took to sitting on social media & doing so for hours?

Is that who we are now?

Emily may not fit a mould with her learning disability.

She may not feature as a priority for in deed it could be argued she’s a target for MP’s, legislators, bureaucrats, comedians or social media influencers; but Emily would never judge or hate anyone on the colour of their skin, sexuality, sex, disability or age.

Emily really does meet the world with open arms.

I wish more people did that.

Happy Christmas.

#LearningDisability

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

@RetirementTales Around 1982ish there was a song that went ‘Bright star, holy star, gleaming with light on that wonderful night, guiding wise men on a special journey…’ I’ve never found it anywhere but if you have, can we have that please?

[Liverpool City Council @lpoolcouncil]

🎶Liverpool has been announced as a national Creative Cluster for the UK’s music sector.

The £6.75m programme, led by @LivUni and @LJMU, will focus on new technology, talent and business development.

@UKRI_News @LivUni @LJMU

#MusicFutures

https://t.co/VMLz8RF6HB

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

@RetirementTales I have just sung I’m Henry the Eighth I am at my husband - the full song, word and tune perfect - and it’s probably 38years+ since I last sang it. Just fabulous!

[Oxford Primary @OUPPrimary]

We are so excited to share #StoriesForMaths with you! 🥳 Perfectly aligned to the @WhiteRoseEd schemes, these NEW stories reinforce maths vocabulary, concepts and oracy skills, with prompts developed together with @voice21oracy 🤩 Take a closer look here... 👇

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

Brilliant to hear!

[Our Lady Queen Of Peace Primary, Litherland @OLQPLitherland]

A huge well done to all of those who attended our debate club today!
It was fantastic to see students express their views confidently while valuing others’ perspectives. We decided that speaking and listening both play important roles in effective communication! @voice21oracy

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

Teaching.

‘Imagine another job where it's normalised to get abuse' https://t.co/XOieT0CQSy

[Harriet Harman @HarrietHarman]

Now record 264 women MPs!
Chance to work cross party on women’s priorities.@fawcettsociety will convene meeting for all women MPs enabling them to embark on process of setting up powerful Women’s Caucus. *Childcare, *violence against women, *equal pay. Now is the time for change!

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

@MichaelRosenYes I bet against myself staying awake at fairly slim odds, then added an acca for likely times of nodding. True to form I raked it in! I’ve got you as my only call from clink, if that’s ok?

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

The best things in life are FREE, and here’s an opportunity to really invest in oracy! Wish I could be there…

[Oracy North West @OracyNorthWest]

We can't wait for Thursday. There's still chance to sign up, if you'd like to attend :)

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

@ClearAutism @MichaelRosenYes When my son was about 6 (ASC social communication - never passed phonics screening) he would talk about a ‘cursed ro-Jew’. It was a while until we found The Tale of the Cursed Rogue in the game Sea of Thieves. My favourite application of phono-logic!

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

@kathleenvoice21 @voice21oracy Keep me posted @kathleenvoice21 I’d love to hear about practice and impact!

[Oracy Cambridge @OracyCambridge]

NEW POST

On defining oracy

By @RethinkingJames

https://t.co/M7EQtQZDWB

cc @AlexJQuigley @MrLim8888 @BarbaraBleiman @jdurran @RealGeoffBarton @oracycommission @voice21oracy @rupertwegerif @PageTopsy @DrDudley13 @ayeshacamexam @PeterHyman21 @bphillipsonMP @MichaelRosenYes

[Steve Adcock @steveadcock81]

WE’RE HIRING director/adviser roles in Maths, Science, History and Literacy. These SLT-level roles enable you to maintain your subject specialism and lead at scale across 50+ @UnitedLearning secondaries. See previous tweets for links, and more details here.

[Oracy North West @OracyNorthWest]

We are delighted to welcome you to the next Oracy North West Event on Thursday 20th June. The event is FREE! If you would like to attend, please contact Crab Lane Primary School, Manchester.
@CrabLanePrimary @PrimaryGrove @voice21oracy @poetrybyheart @ESBUK @nowpressplay

[Rachel E Dove @Dove1R]

@campbellclaret I see Thames Water diverted the sewage. Now he’s really in the shit.

[Grassroots @Teamgrassroots_]

This is my daughter Sophie Dennington - I’m so proud of her. She started reffing at 15 years old. She struggled so much in school and at age 13 she had the reading and spelling age of a 7 year old. With the help of her school she managed to pass her GCSE’s. She was diagnosed with Dyslexia but she still got her dream. She’s running the line for the FA Cup Womens Final! A message to all the young ref’s out there. You can do it if you put your mind and heart into something! ❤️
#TeamGrassroots #GRF

[Oracy North West @OracyNorthWest]

Our next Oracy North West event is Thursday 20th June @CrabLanePrimary Please keep your eyes peeled for tickets & our flyer for the next event 👀