Kate McCabe

AHT, Head of Sixth, English Teacher, mum of 3, holiday runner, mountain biker. NPQH.

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

@MsChristie21 I’ll have a look. I can’t promise anything but I’ll share if I do!

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

AQA Lang Paper 1 Section B: Writing. Student friendly mark scheme #metacognition #engchatuk #teamenglish

[Prof Michael Green FCCT @Michael_S_Green]

Really interesting research study published about school mental health awareness interventions in secondary. Well worth reading https://t.co/EEyTwZBJp4 #secondary #mentalhealth #edutwitter

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Why is forgetting such an important part of learning? Robert Bjork explains something that every teacher should know.

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

@DavidDidau Yes, take the structure question for example. You need to have read a significant amount of texts and have a solid schema of different structures in text types. The exam favours readers and English teachers cannot cover this in the curriculum.

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

Best card.

[TeacherofEnglishLiterature @TeachEnglishLit]

Exactly this @MsJasmineMN

Reading is reported as ‘reading ability’ using RA and actual age and then using Class Charts to share the information that goes directly onto the seating plans.

[Dan Worker @WorkerDt]

At the moment everyone is getting Y11 ready for exam season. Here are 10 strategies we are using with students during this period:

[Kieran Rhys @K2SR7]

For every school I visited, I would always start with an honest reflection of what they feel they do to support reading. Always amazing to see how much IS done and how much more CAN be done with limited impact on workload/resources too 🔑📚

[Paul Hammond @paulkhammond]

Liking this "grab a past paper" feature of the corridors in @AcleAcademy

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Direct or explicit instruction seems to be widely misunderstood. It's often characterised as boring lectures with little interaction and not catering to the needs of all students. Nothing could be further from the truth. A short thread 🧵⬇️

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

@Ricci70409916 Good to know. Thanks very much.

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

KS3 Drama or English teachers; what are your recommendations for a whole class play? All suggestions welcome!!

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

@SUnsworth90 I’ll check this out too!

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

@Lit_liverbird @DrMBoyd I’ll check it out. Thanks very much Mary!

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

@Ricci70409916 Thanks! Can I ask which year group you did this with? I’ve read the book but not the play version.

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

‘Keep the kids front and centre of everything you do and you’ll not go wrong’. Best advice I have ever been given.

[Stuart Lock @StuartLock]

On pupil premium from Sir John Townsley.

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

This was the most breathtaking piece of theatre I’ve ever seen. @franticassembly @lemnsissay

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

Looking forward to both of these this this month! Soul food. #thehomecoming @youngvictheatre @lemnsissay @franticassembly

[Kate McCabe @evenbetterif]

Brilliant! And a bonus thread of equally bonkers adverts from back in the day.