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Victoria Thornton

@vlthornton.bsky.social

AP: T&L, Literacy & Personal Development (Strong Starts) at Ivybridge Community College & SWiFT English Network Lead. Interests: collaboration, research, growth and leadership. NPQSL and NPQH. Mother. Wife. Friend. Always learning. #EDUsky

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This looks like a hugely exciting and rewarding role for somebody who wants to take a role in leading English and Literacy in an 11-18 school with high expectations; coaching and you’ll get all the CPD developments that The Ted Wragg Trust offers.
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16.04.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a tuxedo is sitting at a table in front of a red curtain and smiling . ALT: a woman in a tuxedo is sitting at a table in front of a red curtain and smiling .

Exactly the same day.

13.01.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some absolute corkers of texts used in this resource - diverse, literary and replicable by young people. Thanks @marcusluther.bsky.social

#EduSky

22.11.2024 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to get my hands on this

16.11.2024 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s reading…

08.10.2024 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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One page overview of sentence structures from The Writing Revolution www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/writing... ✍️

05.10.2024 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Could I ask a favour?

If you could all share this I’d be really grateful!

The Boy Who Cried Ghost is 99p today on the Kindle or available from all good indie bookshops! πŸ‘»πŸŽƒπŸ–€

#KidLit #BookSky #EduSky #PrimaryEduSky

04.10.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,205,169!

19.09.2024 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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15.09.2024 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly 10,000 readers are signed up for blog updates and my fortnightly newsletter on education at

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With a quick sign-up, you can download a wealth of free resources.

14.09.2024 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

(Helen Prince, Rebecca Underwood, Hywel Roberts, Olivia Bartlett) to bring about a festival devoted to stories and literacy in this cross-phased event.

07.09.2024 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Once Upon a Time - Home - Once upon a time Thursday 26th September 20249.30 – 3.30 and ONLINE@Buckfast Abbey ONCE UPON A TIME FESTIVAL: SOUTH WEST Inspiring story-led creativity in the classroom 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes 00 Seconds Buy Ticke...

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How exciting. Helen Prince & Rebecca Underwood @helenprince.bsky.social has collaborated with Oxford University Press; Inspire Education Trust; Chatter Stars and Great Speakers…26 September Devon’s Buckfast Abbey or online. What an exciting day…

07.09.2024 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The importance of psychological safety at work When you think of safety in the workplace what usually comes to mind is high vis jackets, mandatory training, maybe something about using ladders or the correct lifting technique. What we don’t think ...

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Love this article. Building trust and psychological safety is empowering and creates the culture for continuous improvement. Mistakes allow for improvement and development…

07.09.2024 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poor The No. 1 Bestseller Biography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023 The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award, Irish Book Awards 2023 'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty...

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30.08.2024 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poor | inspiring childhoods shaped by poverty Pause. Before we launch into the new term, we should check we are prioritising what matters ... serving those who need us most. Children surviving under the weight of hardship, are restrained by pover...

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Amazing article. Much inspired by the fabulous book, β€œPoor” by Katriona O Sullivan.

30.08.2024 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you to Audify in Exeter for restoring my hearing. Returning from holiday, I was completely blocked up with wax/debris after swimming daily. I have spent the past 3.5 weeks with no hearing on the right and partial on the left! I am finally freeeee!

28.08.2024 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This little lady insists on giving me a hug when I return back to the pack. Little Luna who is currently out on a walk. ❀️

27.08.2024 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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English Curriculum and 'The Spherical Cow'... | Funky Pedagogy I do a lot of curriculum work. For quite a while now I’ve been trying to articulate something for myself with little success. This blog post has been invariably a Twitter post, a very long thread, and...

NEW POST: on English Curriculum and the Spherical Cow...

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26.08.2024 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

If you read one thread today, make it this one.

25.08.2024 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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27.08.2024 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So important for anyone teaching KS4/5 to read and understand.
β€œRe-marks” changed a while ago and old assumptions about chucking in borderline papers for a re-do don’t make sense anymore. This explains why.

26.08.2024 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck all.

26.08.2024 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just leaving this here…

26.08.2024 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just posted new blog on Bluesky and not (yet) on Twitter. Be interesting to see engagement. Will I fold and put it on Twitter too? Please help me avoid the temptation by reposting here!

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25.08.2024 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 296    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 43
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This Wendy Cope poem is new to me. It’s quietly magnificent.

25.08.2024 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 906    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 11

Beautiful!

25.08.2024 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just click home and #

25.08.2024 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. You can pin.πŸ“Œ The pinned posts will appear in your home sites.

25.08.2024 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not a β€˜uniform’ but most people has to conform to company’s polices. Teachers (dress policy); lawyers; corporate roles…

25.08.2024 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great stuff! Thank you.

24.08.2024 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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