Mary Briggs

@mjb9756

passionate about education and the belief in the potential in everyone for success

Joined April 2011
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    Apr 4

    We're going on a witch hunt, we're going to catch a Corbyn. What a beautiful day. We're not scared. Uh-uh. Jewdas! The wrong sort of Jews! . We can't go over them, we can't go under them, Oh no! we've got to tell lies about them: smirch, smirch, smirch, smirch...

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    Apr 3

    Today's celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou's 90th birthday! Set to her poem , the video Doodle includes her own voice along with the voices of other individuals whose lives she has inspired. View the full experience here:

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    Apr 3

    6 picture books about mental health to use in your school:

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    Apr 3

    The cat says there's a huge, fierce and dangerous beast outside. I said it's a pigeon. 'Exactly,' he said.

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    Apr 4

    My favourite is: 'Is poetry appropriate for Year 4?' (Headteacher questioning teacher why her class was reading and writing poems.)

    Replying to @Philosopha1 @GuardianEdu @MichaelRosenYes
    I am so mad. This is filtering down to schools and the heads. I always challenge my children to think and back themselves up critically, but my latest observation feedback was “stick to the LO” 😳 if we dont encourage creative thinking we will have even more skills shortages!
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    Apr 2

    Let's get behind this!

    Motion passed at NUT section conference to thwart the pilot of baseline tests - only one group has bid for it. Is it a poisoned chalice?
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    Apr 2

    The fat cat that got the educational cream

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    Apr 1

    My brother just showed me a newsletter from the head of his child's school reminding parents that their child MUST attend Yr6 SATs because they have "huge implications for the rest of their educational lives." Really? Like what?

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    Apr 2

    📚Don't tell children what they should be reading 📚 📚Let them choose 📚 📚Don't judge their choices 📚

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    Apr 2

    Biggest revelation this holiday that 10yr olds are being dragged in DURING THE HOLIDAY to do SATs preparation. If this doesn’t show schools are turning into nothing will, this is not educating children this is training robots.

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    Apr 2

    Two children's bestsellers of the 1970s More books here:

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    Apr 2

    Some Like It Hot, 1959

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    Apr 2

    🎶 I don't even know if you know my name but you should hear the truth before it's too late so I hope this finds you on some highway🎵 Black Stone Cherry > The Rambler

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    Apr 2

    *NEW* How To Support A Child With High-Functioning Autism via

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    Apr 2

    Grammar schools may damage social cohesion and make no difference to exam grades — new research via

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    Apr 2

    album “Rumours” went to No. 1 on the US albums charts, 41 years ago today.

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    Apr 3

    Well, isn’t that nice! 👌🏻🍒🔥

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    Apr 3

    Made third phone call of the morning only to hear recorded message of Bank Holiday closure, thought that was yesterday?

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    Apr 2

    Beautiful quote - you never get too old to have fun...

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    Apr 2

    We now have foul water running into surface water drainage in the village STW say will be a while before sorted, please don’t go to the toilet for the rest of the week

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