Tweets from the English Dept relating to things of literary (and other) interest, latest news/updates AND the odd bit of fun (puns, poetry and pithiness)
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Why #reading is important
20 Minutes a day = 3600 minutes in a school year (IASY) = exposure to 1.8m words (top 10%)
5 mins a day = 900 mins IASY = exposure to 282,000 words
1 min a day = 180 mins IASY = exposure to 8000 words (bottom 10%)
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4 ways to build pupils' schema for new vocabulary: link to prior knowledge, use in speech, use in writing, and revisit meaning in context.
We think with words—reading, speaking and writing shape who we are.
Find out more: https://t.co/rTn49O9ytH
5 steps to better questioning:
• Focus on the learning
• Plan questions
• Model answers
• Engage everyone
• Adapt teaching
Rooted in research. Built for classrooms.
Better questions = better thinking.
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5 steps to effective instruction 🧠👇
Start with the big idea
Pre-teach what pupils need
Show them how
Deepen their thinking
Reduce support over time
Simple. Not easy.
Done well, this changes everything.
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How are you understanding progress for your learners? Use our research-informed strategy, midpoint monitoring, to break down pupils' progress towards their learning goal.
Perfect for CfW 💥✅
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@ArmandDAngour@MichaelRosenYes I have heard children in class say that it is 39 minutes past as opposed to 21 minutes to 👀
Perhaps we are witnessing a transition from analogue (traditional spelling) to a living Hell scape 👀😂
Handwriting is BETTER for learning than typing.
But we all knew that.
The challenge is, what do we do for pupils with SEND?
(Marano et al., 2025, p. 23) - featured in #GuideToLearning
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We know that everyone in the @StAndrewsHS community would like to congratulate our amazing team of public speakers (coached by B. Robb-Methven & C. Rodriguez) who participated with distinction in the Lord Lieutenant’s Competition today 🙌🏻 at Airdrie Town Hall
They did us proud
May the presence of God be with the young people of @StAndrewsHS as they sit their #Higher#English
They head into this exam and all their others with our prayers 🙏🏻
May they remain calm and recall all they have learned ✅
May the presence of God be with the young people of @StAndrewsHS as one group sit their #Nat5 and another sit their #AdvancedHigher#English
They head into these exams and all their others with our prayers 🙏🏻
May they remain calm and recall all they have learned ✅
10-Minute Argument Challenge!
In this activity, you will write a clear and convincing argumentative paragraph in just 10 minutes. Your goal is to take a given topic, form a strong claim, and support it with solid reasoning and evidence.
You must choose the prompt that matches your birthdate.
Link: https://t.co/3uXIpisbEN