Miss Muir

Second in Department (KS3 Coordinator) & Literacy Lead (NPQLL April 2025) and KS3-5 English teacher in Buckinghamshire

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@chrisjordanhk @teachals @mrsmacteach33 @Xris32 @DavidDidau @HaleDonal @Doug_Lemov We have Monsters of Rookhaven in year 7 and Woman in Black for year 8. The year 7 choice is one of 5 so it depends on the teacher

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@MisscLongworth This looks fab we are just about to teach P2. Can you send me a copy please?

[Stuart Pryke @SPryke2]

🚨BOOK GIVEAWAY🚨

I have 2 copies of ‘Teacher Hacks: English’ to give away!

Give this a retweet and @HughesHaili and I will pick 2 winners at random on Friday.

@HLearningPD

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@JoBullen1 @TeamEnglish We have exercise books where some teachers create a folder using the back page to the cover where exam papers go. Any mocks go into an exam folder (hole punched & into a thin plastic one) stored separately but in the classroom for review if they want to

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@HughesHaili @TeamEnglishNC I’d be interested to read it

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@Miss_S_Gibbons I’ve managed the y13 mock exams but that is it. I have to get the coursework draft reviewed by Monday period 1

[Bert’s Books @bertsbooks]

Giveaway!

I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase.

Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose?

(UK only)

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

Advice needed Would secondary literacy leads recommend literacy mats per subject? Literacy was raised as the biggest barrier to GCSE success this year. Priorities for this year is targeting the students with below average reading ages @FunkyPedagogy @LiteracyEngine @Miss_Khaliq

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@DHE_teach The book wraps look amazing. Would you be willing to share the template?

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

These would definitely help promote reading in my school

[Book Clubs in Schools @Schoolbookclubs]

Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.

Thanks to @HachetteKids & @BarringtonStoke we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.

To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.

#ReadingForPleasure 1/2

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@supritiffion Looks amazing. I am tweaking the KS3 curriculum currently. Please may you send me a copy?

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@H_Miss88 I’ve trialled it during form time once a fortnight with all year 8s this year. I would at would work a lot better once a week. There was a mix of classics and contemporary novels. It is being expanded to year 7&8 next year. The books will rotate every term so plan is 3 a year

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@LauraLolder We had a revision session this morning 7:45 - 8:30 and it was the exact extract for A Christmas Carol we talked through. Last weeks lessons were all on Ambition and Leadership for Macbeth

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

Proud to say I have gained my NPQLL from @Ambition_Inst
#AmbitionNPQs

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

A total of 77 students attended my revision sessions today for English Language and Literature. Starting Easter Revision off right #TeamEnglish

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@MollattMrs This looks amazing. Would love to try it with the resit class for revision. Please can you send it to me?

[Miss Muir @Muir_EnglishSec]

@Mr_Crome A little and have given myself plenty of time to review before the 15th May deadline