LizCrookall

Year 4 teacher, love children's books, enthusiastic about primary science. All views my own.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 NEW: Top performing secondary schools are effectively shutting out disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs.

Our new polling suggests this is often a deliberate strategy to limit the numbers of these pupils coming through their school gates 🧵⤵️

[©️Ruth Swailes @SwailesRuth]

Had a great chat with a colleague about the focus on Reception, which I welcome in principle, but it's a bit like saying, "Primary matters" then only focussing on year 6. The DFE writing framework is a classic example of this. It presumes that all children start YR with all the

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

I'm doing a half term #giveaway of these two of my books on #behaviour. Like and retweet this post to enter! Winner announced next Sunday (22nd Feb). See the thread for more details and a flash sale this week by my publishers @BloomsburyEd. #freebie

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

I'm doing a #giveaway of my latest book to celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend! *Like and retweet to enter.* Winner announced Monday evening.

See below for some links to buy it! @BloomsburyEd #free #freebie

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

It's now May, so I am giving away my monthly class set of a book from my bookshop @ANewChapterBks.

Simply retweet to win, and please bear me in mind when buying books!

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: https://t.co/JBuWKFDAhP

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

This half term, I have two copies of my first book to **give away**.

I will pick two winners this Sunday 2nd June.

All you have to do is **retweet this tweet** to be in the draw.

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

If children aren't coping with the system you have, you have to change the system because you don't get to swap the children you've got for some other ones. 🤷‍♀️

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[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

"If you provide a supportive environment to children in their early years and invest in their futures, the results will be life-transforming."
Cutting funding for Sure Start is probably one of the worst things the Tories have done over the past 14 years. https://t.co/yWrI9spkB2

[LizCrookall @LizCrookall]

@tidythinkuk @primaryteachew Planners

[Tidy Think Educator Planners @tidythinkuk]

📣 We are giving away FREE PLANNERS!

That’s right - we are giving you the chance to win personalised 2024-2025 planners for all the staff in your school! 📚

To Enter:

🌟 Reply with “Planners” - 1 reply equals one entry
🌟 Follow @tidythinkuk
🌟 Like and Retweet

T&C apply

[LizCrookall @LizCrookall]

@tidythinkuk Planners

[Claire Lotriet 🌞 #ubuntu @OhLottie]

If (what is essentially) the pass mark of test is reduced by 10% and the proportion of children ‘passing’ it nationally still drops, I think it’s fair to suggest it wasn’t really pitched appropriately in the first place.

#KS2SATs #Reading

[Learning by Questions @LbQorg]

🎉 BOOK GIVEAWAY 🎉

To celebrate #BookGivingDay on Tuesday 14th February, we are giving away not 1, but 10 of these wonderful Little People, Big Dreams books. To #win, simply:

👣 Follow @LbQorg
🔃 Retweet

🥳 Winner announced 15th February. (UK only)

🌟 Good luck!

#LbQ

[Gareth Metcalfe @gareth_metcalfe]

Deconstructing Word Questions - Y6 out this Jan! £30. The video outlines 15 months work in 138 seconds...
4 more videos (released soon) will explain in more detail.
One person who RTs this tweet gets the resource for free when released 👍
Youtube: https://t.co/58UKomSa92

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

🎄EduAdvent Day 6🎄
It’s Day 6 of #eduadvent!
@MelTBessent has donated 2 signed books, a Xmas card & a poster!
@primarymaths have donated a licence for https://t.co/3HKtq5GPYr & spag com plus a Galaxy Tab!
Like & retweet this tweet to enter & winner will be chosen around 6pm

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

🎄EduAdvent Day 6🎄
It’s Day 6 of #eduadvent!
@iTeachPri has kindly donated a bottle of Edinburgh Gin and a £25 book bundle from @ANewChapterBks
Like & retweet this tweet to enter & winner will be chosen around 6pm.

[Rebekah Pierre @RebekahPierre92]

Before Twitter gets taken over with Christmas-spam, let it be known that if a child in Year 11 with a Sept-Nov birthday goes into care tonight, there’s now a 50/50 chance they’ll end up in unregulated accommodation. That’s because according to this gov, 16 & 17 year olds don’t