Sarah Reader

Former HOF/Lead Practioner for English, Teacher and multitasker

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

“If they really are refugees, why don’t they have to stay in the first safe country they reach?”

“Why don’t they just claim asylum in France?”

Here is my answer, once & for all. To Jonathan Gullis, and to everyone else who ever wondered.
#RefugeesWelcome

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@JamesTCobbler As a foster carer I cannot tell you how much we love Timpsons. You have our custom for life!

[Mark Lloyd @HeadteacherTips]

Final draft of tips for teachers to develop pupil responses. Teachers will choose an element to focus on with support from coaches. Based on ideas from: @Doug_Lemov @teacherhead @AlexJQuigley @TeacherToolkit @mrbartonmaths @ChrisMoyse @olicav

Feedback welcome!

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@MissShakesparke Ozymandias, My Last Duchess, Bayonet Charge, Exposure and War Photographer

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I don’t! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

According to this MP, I’m a selfish and irresponsible childminder. Wow.

[National Education Union @NEUnion]

This corker from @PhilipDaviesUK is generating a lot of attention! #SaveOurSchools

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@HeathrowAirport How early are you recommending arriving at Heathrow for flights to Spain? How busy is security?

[Stuff With Sami @stuffwithsami]

A father in Ukraine says goodbye to his kids as he sends them to safety. He is staying behind to fight for his country.

War hurts. War is heartbreaking 💔 ❤️‍🩹 https://t.co/jPwF22Fnsl

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@HP is it common for audio interfaces to break within two and a half years? Can't use my laptop for #remotelearning

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@LaurenWolkBooks Thank you so much! I teach it to year 8 (age 12-13) and students love it. We love Toby, hate Betty and rage at the injustice of it all. Plus, we learn the context of the Gt Depression and US war effort. We are in Surrey, UK and have 2 weeks of virtual learning from next week!

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@LaurenWolkBooks pS this will be 3rd time teaching Wolf Hollow. Students adore it! Thank you x

[Tes magazine @tes]

BREAKING.... Secondary school return dates will be delayed by at least an extra week under plans agreed by ministers yesterday, @Tes can reveal https://t.co/yeYDz0KRcy

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

Stop calling this a holiday. It’s not a holiday. Holidays are paid. We are not paid for time not at school. We are paid for 195 days a year. We are NOT paid for the rest of the time. #teaching #teacherlife

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

I’ve spent all day turning pre-planned lessons (requiring no more work) into online lessons. I’ve managed 6 lessons so far. It’s taking forever, but never mind because apparently I’ve done no work all year.

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@LaurenWolkBooks please can you explain what a hollow is? I thought it was a copse, but could mean a valley or dry riverbed. Please help a UK English teacher get it right!

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

This is accurate.

[David@Nautilus @DavidNautilus1]

Having spoken to a lot of people in and out of the classroom over recent weeks, I’ve come to this conclusion.

Unless you work in a school right now, you have no idea how tough things are.

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@Sallyherrr @teacherhead @Doug_Lemov @Team_English1 @LitdriveUK @FunkyPedagogy @ASTsupportAAli This looks incredible. I’d love a copy to pass on to our trainees. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

I’m so grateful to be teaching AIC again. It’s never been more relevant, and so easy to interleave with ACC for social responsibility.

[Hannah H. @hanthethinks]

#teamenglish In light of the #AQA announcement, resharing my freshly updated "Nice Pairs" for Unseen Poetry. Gleaned from massive Twitter threads on teacher recommendations, poems by people of colour and my own loves. https://t.co/m4kUjOla7V

[Sarah Reader @stealth_teacher]

@sarahsky23 just wanted to say I loved your book - I’m a teacher and recommend it to my older students. It was by far my favourite book of 2019. Incredible.