Alan Forrester

Primary teacher, Strathclyde PGDE graduate, book reader, coffee drinker, runner and proud Hufflepuff. Midlothian Raising Attainment Team.

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

@DissentLedger @KayBurley

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

📣📣📣 ‘Science of Sentences: Teaching the Art of Sentence Structure’ Back by popular demand - Sign up NOW 📣📣📣

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

📣📣📣 After the success of the first session in January we are running our BGE Writing Moderation 2.0 again in March. Sign up via the PL website 📣📣📣

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

📣📣📣 After the success of the first session in January we are running our BGE Writing Moderation 2.0 again in March. Sign up via the PL website 📣📣📣

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

What a wonderful way to start the new year.

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

Great to see so many of our Midlothian learning assistants for our second session on developing the skills for reading 📕 📖 📚

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

We loved seeing so many of our Midlothian NQTs today at our session on Reading Comprehension. Thanks to those who volunteered to wear our 'summarising sombreros' to demonstrate summarising the story of Little Red. 🐺

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

@missdebsyoung Still cute ❤️

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

@ScribePedersen I have watched you 5 times this year and it has been so glorious. I am getting married next year and I’m looking for a poem. What do you recommend? My dream would be you coming and doing a set ❤️ If you are not available what do you recommend?

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

‘Strong Female Character’ by @FernBrady is INCREDIBLE. It’s in my top 5 of the year.

[Midlothian Education @mideduteam]

A great turn out this evening despite the snowy weather - over 50 practitioners! Thank you so much for coming along and thanks to our amazing @mid_attainment team for all their work! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

🚨🚨🚨📝📝📝Reminder that we are looking forward to welcoming P4 and P7 teachers (and anyone else that is interested!) at our Education Scotland and Midlothian session on Assessing Writing at Lasswade High on Wednesday 29th Nov at 4pm. 📝📝📝🚨🚨🚨

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

Lessons in Chemistry, Yellowface and Strong Female Character are three of my favourites.

[The Portobello Bookshop @PortyBooks]

This year has seen the publication of many great titles that have kept both us and our customers busy! Here are the shop’s top 10 bestsellers of 2023 🥳 Do you spot any of your personal favourites? You might notice that many also made their way into our team’s #PortysTopFive too!

[The Portobello Bookshop @PortyBooks]

This year has seen the publication of many great titles that have kept both us and our customers busy! Here are the shop’s top 10 bestsellers of 2023 🥳 Do you spot any of your personal favourites? You might notice that many also made their way into our team’s #PortysTopFive too!

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

Buzzing for this event. This will be my 4th time seeing Michael this year. His poetry is incredible!

[John Schu @MrSchuReads]

2024 Mock Caldecott list: https://t.co/adP5CByAQc

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

So proud of all the work that we do.

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

Very grateful for (and humbled by) the positive feedback from colleagues across Scotland at the Literacy Network tonight as we shared our Midlothian progression journey. We are a very proud team tonight!🌟

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

I’m currently reading @RoryStewartUK’s memoir ‘Politics on the Edge.’ My mind is well and truly blown. This book is incredibly insightful and I highly recommend it. I can’t wait to delve further into it!!

[BooksForTopics @booksfortopics]

🔦Have you tapped into the power of WORDLESS picturebooks?

Wordless picturebooks allow stories to unfold without a single written word. Instead of relying on text, these books let the illustrations do the talking.

See our recommended list here: https://t.co/r9NpzjV7FN

[Midlothian Raising Attainment Team @mid_attainment]

🚨 🚨 🚨 A series of 7 PM Benchmarking Assessment CLPL videos have been added to the Profession Learning Academy and Literacy website. Links to the videos are on the main page and available to watch now! 🚨 🚨 🚨

[Alan Forrester @EducatingAlan]

The Portobello Bookshop is by far the best in Edinburgh!!!

[The Portobello Bookshop @PortyBooks]

We’re absolutely spoilt for choice when it comes to books written by Scottish born/based Children’s authors! 📚 Here are just a few of our favourites from the many to celebrate #BookWeekScotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿