It has been so difficult to move the conversation about RE and the National Curriculum on in the last half a decade but this might just do it.
It's a recommendation and it is for a gradual process but it is there - in black and white. Very good news!
βοΈ RE recommended to be included in the national curriculum
πͺ Francis and co recommend a 2-stage process led by Dr Vanessa Ogden
π An incredible, landmark moment to reverse the fortunes of an important, but beleaguered, subject
I misread the tone of your post and the BG context. Apologies.
You said "Do these βyoung adultsβ know?".
Your post is questioning if the young adult readers know. Given how much of the high street is owned by private equity, I don't think creating a moral panic over Waterstones is really going to help anyone.
Is this significantly different from the fact you're still quite active on X?
I wish I'd taken photos - I've seen this poster in Armenian, Georgian and Turkish in the last week!
One of my summer plans has been to get better at reading Cyrillic and learn some Russian.
It has been a real lesson in phonics instruction because I can decode but it is taking me a long time to be able to blend!
There's a lot of Fred Talk going on.
It's the summer holidays, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win.
I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August.
Good luck!
The car hire guy in Yerevan was a Newcastle fan (born and bred in Armenia of course) and was ribbing me about not being in the Premiership.
**New blog** - It's been a while so reposts hugely appreciated.
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The best part was getting to meet my Russian friend who I've known for nearly 10 years. He escaped conscription in Russia and lives in Yerevan now and I'm just so grateful the internet exists so we got to know each other. #Π½Π΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉΠ½Ρ #ΥΈΥΉΥ΄Υ«ΥΊΥ‘ΥΏΥ₯ΦΥ‘Υ¦Υ΄
Missing Yerevan already - just an absolute banger of a city. So glad we got out into Armenia too even if the road trip experience was a bit nerve wracking at times. π¦π² Can't wait to go back.
I love packing cubes. π«
My trip to the Caucasus and Turkey starts today. Iβve wanted to go to Georgia and Armenia for a long time so this is very exciting! π¦πΉπ¦π²π¬πͺπΉπ·
Big fan!
Took Oswald to the Festival of the Unexceptional yesterday - one of my favourite days of the year. A celebration of the mundane! And I love the mundane.
Big fan of Merlin! It has helped me identify the birds without the app now. Sat in my office listening to a song thrush as we speak.
I always struggle with Summer 2, especially the last few weeks and I'm sure I'm not alone.
When I've been getting home from work I've been doing a flying tour of Africa from London to Cairo, Khartoum, Entebbe and Dar es Salaam.
I manage to squeeze some work in whilst I'm in cruise!
A terrible βalphabet chartβ written by AI
A terrible βalphabet chartβ written by AI
A terrible βalphabet chartβ written by AI
THIS is the guy you want writing your lesson plans because it will βsave timeβ?
"Ribena I know what you're drinking" from the same song has to be up there, right
It's got big Streatham Rovers energy.
I love this book - it has really helped me understand the non-teaching elements of my SLT role and how to create time to really focus on them.
A 3D view of the front of the school, created by the KS2 children from Clapham Terrace Primary in Leamington. This was built up over 4 days with all of the children taking part. The school is a beautiful Victorian School, so we tried to capture some of its character.
The artwork in-situ in the School Hall.
This artwork was created about a month ago, but the Head Teacher has just sent me photos of it proudly displayed in the school hall. The KS2 children from Clapham Terrace Primary in Leamington spent 4 days creating these two pieces of work.
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Thank you, that means a lot. I barely use social media these days but I enjoy posting here for the moment.
This bread recipe never fails. Been using the same one for over a decade now.
