Amanda Tollafield

Development Lead for @teachfirstEM | Former English teacher and Lead Practitioner. SLE. NPQML. Team Leader and GCSE Examiner.

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

AIC bible inspired by @RobWard79 created with the talented @heymrshallahan 😘 & ideas from @Xris32 & @Team_English1 https://t.co/pux1XlTEY8

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

World Book Day is coming, but how diverse is your library? Check out these great recommendations in the thread below:

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

A T&L framework underpinned by Rosenshine’s principles, TLAC @Doug_Lemov and see it, name it,
do it @paul_bambrick 👇🏻 thank you for sharing @DanHudson84 great work!

[Dan Hudson @DanHudson84]

At #OAJW we are thinking about how to adapt our T&L framework [Rosenshine | TLAC @Doug_Lemov | action steps | See It > Name It > Do It @paul_bambrick] for online teaching. Happy to email an editable copy if helpful - DM your email address.

https://t.co/g8y4GfSIhn

[British Library Learning @BL_Learning]

On this dark evening, delve into John Mullan's excellent article exploring how Shakespeare conjures the sense of growing darkness in Macbeth.
https://t.co/tInnsn2Nss

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

Using Zoom to teach? Check out these top tips from @LeeDonaghy @TeachFirstEM 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Lee Donaghy @LeeDonaghy]

NEW BLOG: Teaching on Zoom: Breaking (Out) Bad? Try these 7 tips… https://t.co/fHlhlTpzbq

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

Excellent thread from @shadylady222 on how to approach low level behaviour. Lots of great tips👇🏻

[Becky Wood @shadylady222]

Evening Twitter. What is your one strategy for tackling low level behaviour that you would gift to NQTs?

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@missfenglish https://t.co/hbvBZUaX3c is also a good site. 👍🏻

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

Really interesting piece about rethinking CPD in schools from @621carly thank you for sharing @KLMorgan_2

[Kathryn Morgan @KathrynMorgan_2]

@greeborunner Great piece from @621carly here: https://t.co/KA7tCWybye Couple of years old now but captures the essence of @ViviennePorritt ‘s session.

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@MsAlicjaHylton @TeachFirstEM This is such a lovely message - thank you 😘 it’s been inspiring to watch your journey from TA to assistant principal 🧡 x

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

Excited to announce my move to @teachfirstEM as a Development Lead. I can’t wait to support the trainees of 2020 in becoming the next generation of teachers. 🌟#teacherofteachers

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

It’s the first time in 15yrs, I won’t be in school this week. To those of you who are, I hope you have the best start to the year. 👩🏼‍🏫🌟

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@teacherem3 @GeogMarsh This was one of my research pieces I presented in my interview! Absolutely agree. I wish I had read it years ago. So important for teacher development.

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@tanya0307 @MissMeeks14 @Team_English1 @SPryke2 @FunkyPedagogy Any chance I could have the link too please 🙏🏻 I can’t DM you as we need to follow each other. Thank you x

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@SPryke2 @Team_English1 🥇 thank you, thank you, thank you! In return I’ve just pre-ordered your book. ☺️

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@fallon_sue @heymrshallahan @Xris32 @Team_English1 Thank you. I’m so glad it’s still helping others and will hopefully give you back a little bit more time. x

[Matt Lynch @Mathew_Lynch44]

*NEW* inspired by @xris32 and in collaboration with @SPryke2 here’s 16 weeks worth of skills starters for AIC, ACC and Macbeth. Help yourselves! https://t.co/qbEhuPCAME

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@Mathew_Lynch44 @Xris32 @SPryke2 Thank you for your continued generosity. I tried one of these today with my yr11 and it worked brilliantly 😁

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@DiLeed @englishlulu @EngMediaCentre @jdurran This is so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to send me the links. ☺️ xx

[Amanda Tollafield @MissATollafield]

@DiLeed Thank you. You’ve got me excited about teaching qu5 next Friday. I’m going to google stormzy now and start planning 👍🏻