David

It's a vinyl afternoon. Shakey and The Boss are two nicknames people will say to my face! I know some of the others too, you rapscallions - The Fat Controller for example 😂

We need to talk: a reciprocal approach to literacy and physical education This study explores how the reciprocal teaching style can support literacy development in secondary Physical Education (PE), particularly for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Se...

An important article from @drpeluke.bsky.social - please take a look and repost for others www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We need to talk: a reciprocal approach to literacy and physical education This study explores how the reciprocal teaching style can support literacy development in secondary Physical Education (PE), particularly for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Se...

An important article from @drpeluke.bsky.social - please take a look and repost for others www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We need to talk: a reciprocal approach to literacy and physical education This study explores how the reciprocal teaching style can support literacy development in secondary Physical Education (PE), particularly for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Se...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Great to see this published today!

I've got to remember to post here.

Confusing everybody by booking concert tickets for October but talking about 'next year' when it's THIS year but I measure in school terms!

The Cure released #Disintegration 35 years ago today. A pivotal time in my young life, a pivotal time in my musical leanings! This album literally changed everything for me.

If it's your first day back tomorrow, don't forget to pop your alarms back on. Going to be a long, hot day.

New middle-age achievement unlocked - we're going for a curry one week from today with my son's girlfriend's parents - but the kids aren't coming!

It's a vinyl afternoon. Shakey and The Boss are two nicknames people will say to my face! I know some of the others too, you rapscallions - The Fat Controller for example 😂

Sun on my back, wind through the palms, no bells, no clocks.
Salt air unwinds the weight of rooms and rules.
Barefoot in sand, I find what slipped away—
clarity, quiet, the self I'd shelved.

Happiest of birthdays to my daughter - 22 years have flown by. She loved nature from an early age and carried the bumper book of nature (a weighty tome) to all kinds of places when she was little. I am very proud of the woman she's become. A force of nature herself.

Raw magic. Love it.

Yeah, I know what you mean. But I bet you acted with integrity in the moment of choice - let that be enough. X

We do what is right, not what is easy - and that's how we sleep at night.

On days like this
In times like these
I feel an animal deep inside
Heel to haunch on bended knees
Living on if and if I tried...

Hey now, hey now-now, sing This Corrosion to me.

Happy would have been 60 years, diamond anniversary (Mum and) Dad.
He speaks to her every week.
We miss her.

As my favourite author (which is me).

When it's World Costume Day I'm going to buy loads of books.

It's #WorldBookDay once again. Books are uniquely portable magic @StephenKing tells us. I hope that anything you have planned today promotes a love of books and reading. If it downplays supermarket profits from costume sales you get extra points from me at least. Subjective!

I have to rewatch, but I remember I really liked it in comparison to the cinema release.

Martisor is the Romanian beginning of spring and marked the start of the year under the old calendar. An LSA colleague attended their child's event at a school today and they have been so grateful we've all been given spring tokens - kindness abounds - look for it and nurture.

The laptop isn't opening today. Executive decision.

Back in the day, the first-born made me a father's day gift from 'recycled' materials - this was my favourite, cos she really does like chips.

I concur - add in interesting parenting techniques too.

Had a fascinating conversation with a nursery teacher of almost 30 yrs. She was saying one of the biggest changes she’s seen in recent years is the number of children who say ‘no’ and simply refuse to follow any adult instruction. She said it used to be super rare but not now.

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