Helen Colchester

I teach Year 4 &5 in small rural school | Love reading, dark chocolate and cake | Wife | Mum of 3 girls | Christian

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

So proud of how my year 3s and 4s responded to the challenge of sewing their own felt sea creatures.! Thanks for the inspiration @Teacherglitter. Exhibition to show other classes later in the week.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

To celebrate the start of 2026, I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.

For your chance to win, just **retweet this tweet**.

I will pick the winner at random on Saturday January 10th. Good luck!

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@VocabularyNinja @chrisdysonHT @Suchmo83 @PaulWat5 @MRMICT @DeputyGrocott @mrRteaching @MrsAEYFS @Emma_Turner75 @MrsHead_SWE @MrsNCleveland Yay! Thanks so much! I’ll DM you.

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@clpe1 @paulcooksonpoet @BloomsburyEd 🧹

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

🎁 #EduAdvent Day 16!
Today’s prize is a brilliant read for strengthening literacy across the curriculum 📘
Win Disciplinary Literacy in Primary Schools by @ShareenAdvice,packed with practical guidance for reading, writing and speaking in every subject.
To enter:
✅Like
🔁Repost

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

DAY 14 of EduAdvent!
Today’s prize bundle is a brilliant one…
🍫 A box of Hotel Chocolat chocolates
🤖 A Cody plush – the Purple Mash mascot
📚 A selection of children’s books from Purple Mash Publishing
Thank you @2SimpleSoftware for donating
👉 To enter:
❤️ Like
🔁 Repost

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

🎁 #EduAdvent Day 12!
A little festive joy today 💐✨

Win a Letterbox Flowers bouquet – The Nico
— the perfect doorstep surprise to brighten December!

Thank you @rebeccaledbrook for donating this lovely prize!

To enter:
✅ Like
🔁 Repost

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

#EduAdvent Day 11!
Today’s prize is a brilliant book bundle!
Win all 3 adventure stories by @gblackwellbooks
🚌 The Blitz Bus
🚢 The Titanic Tunnel
💎 The Disappearing Diamond
fast-paced, time-twisting tales packed with excitement and historical intrigue!
To enter:
✅ Like
🔁 Repost

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@clpe1 @lucyfarfort @Tate_Publishing 🌹

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@VocabularyNinja @PaulWat5 @AlwaysLearnWeb @misshoknews @misscmackay @MRMICT @DeputyGrocott @TeachMtz @JoanneJobling73 @MrsMc28 @chrisdysonHT Monster

[Darrell Wakelam @DarrellWakelam]

YOU COULD WIN . . . a signed copy of my bestselling book ArtShaped . . . and . . . this cute Snowman! 😮
Just 'like' and 'repost' to enter (UK entries only I'm afraid)
I'll pick a random winner this Wednesday evening (Dec 10th) and post it out before Christmas. 👍
🎅🎅🎅

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@clpe1 🎅

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@VocabularyNinja @chrisdysonHT @MrWithersY6 @eenalol @misshmpurson @JoanneJobling73 @PaulGarvey4 @MRMICT @AnnisbrownJ @MrS_Primary @DeputyGrocott Inference

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@VocabularyNinja @authoradam @chrisdysonHT @MrsNCleveland @MrsAEYFS @jasinbath @mr_englishteach @EnglishHubUK @EnglishHubWG @eenalol Writing

[Vocabulary Ninja @VocabularyNinja]

🥷EDU-TWITTER - WOWZER! 3 copies of LKS2 and 3 copies of UKS2 will be given away Sunday 19th at 6pm!

📲To enter: just comment 'LKS2' or 'UKS2" and retweet ♻️ / tag some teacher friends. #book<📚

#books #edutwitter #primary #reading #comprehension #inference #text #school

[📚 Luke's Blog (Luke Harkness) @Lukesblog1]

📚 GIVEAWAY 📚
A huge thank you to @ViperBooks for sending me a copy of The Killer Question by @JaniceHallett.

As I already have a proof, Viper Books have said I can give this copy to one of YOU!

To enter:
• Repost
• Tag a friend
• Make sure you’re following so I can DM

[Authorfy @authorfy]

📚BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY!!!📚

Who wants to win this massive bundle of books!?

To enter just:
⭐️ ‘Like’ this post
⭐️ RT by 30.09.25
⭐️ UK only
⭐️ Extra entries at https://t.co/Z7D3Zcs77Y

➡️ While you’re here, why not check out our FREE printable author letters at https://t.co/zzW2XiyCYn (perfect for displaying in classrooms, libraries & book corners)

[Sarah McIntyre @jabberworks]

Hey, today’s my birthday and… it’s a big one!

If you could share this post, below, about our Adventuremice books, that would be a gift that would mean a lot to me. (It takes so much energy to get the word out about them and I’d love a day off!) 🥳🙏

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

It's the summer holidays, which means that I have **two copies** of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.

Simply **retweet** this tweet for your chance to win a copy.

I will pick two winners on Sunday 17th August.

Good luck!

[Helen Colchester @MrsColchester]

@SarahFarrellKS2 Used to be birds in previous school. Now just called Class 4 (but confusingly I have a mix of year 4s and year 5s!)