Lyndsey Caldwell

It's kind of sad that I'm so unused to seeing any politician make the most basic anodyne arguments for liberalism and public spending that watching this almost makes me want to cry.

100% can not think of a better job. Varied, important and joyful. I laugh every day. Love it.

Dealing with incel as a sub culture and radicalisation of young boys and men will be a step forward, but any female teacher will be able to provide an account of misogynistic behaviour directed at or witnessed by them that wouldn’t reach such extremes, yet is still wholly unacceptable.

The Power of Teacher Expectations Mr Laing was my year 8 Maths teacher. He was a rare breed indeed. He helped me, and my fellow pimple-clad teens, find mathematics interesting. Intermittently, he would betray a deep excitement about a...

Mine is ‘The Power of Teacher Expectations’:

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If is personal one for me, whilst speaking to a lot of themes I think are important. The evidence is far from settled, but I think it is worth pursuing on teacher expectations, beliefs, and self-efficacy too.

JB Priestley - An Inspector Calls - BBC Sounds An unexpected visitor sparks turmoil, at a celebratory family engagement party.

This is pretty much perfect 😍

I know it’s not everyone’s favourite play, but I have been listening to a little every night and the dialogue still gets me!

Mrs Birling is one of my favourite villains. #teamenglish

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A good reminder from @southgloshead.bsky.social that a rested brain is a valuable one:

#edusky

Just a reminder from the Sutton Trust of what today’s A-Level cohort faced leading up to their final exams… #UKeD

I don’t want to go back to the bad place so if you’re part of the edu-exodus & looking for people to follow, I’m going to start a little thread of some familiar faces from edutwitter already posting here.

Please tag people to this thread as I know it’s tricky to get started when you first join.👇🏼

Tough times but I loved it. Mock marking was like an extreme sport… especially with two papers and two cycles. I love teaching though so it was also joyful! Often very much the best part of my day.

Headteacher with two very large Y11 classes… like @clairestoneman.bsky.social starting to feel a bit sick!!

Had to be done!