Having had a day to think through everything about El-Fattah, here's where I stand. Yes, it's possible to believe all of these things at once! In fact, it really shouldn't be that hard.

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Angela’s new novel, The Allegations, is available on Kindle and Amazon, at Griffin in Penarth, Wellfield Bookshop, and Cardiff Bookspace, Crwys Road, and to order elsewhere. amzn.eu/d/b1RNOeK

Hooray, it's #BookshopDay 📚 A perfect excuse to visit your local bookshop and grow your TBR pile #ChooseBookshops

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We’ll also simply celebrate that mix of joy and wonder that comes from a reader or a writer of any age. And any class. Please join us: thebeemagazine.com

Happy New Year! Just a quick reminder that I offer online and face-to-face GCSE English assessment, advice, tuition and training, specialising in the Eduqas qualifications. Have a look here to find out more. hughlester.wixsite.com/hughlester #eduqas #teamenglish

Happy New Year!

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

Christmas deer back at Cardiff Castle

I had no money growing up. Luckily, all my favourite things were free. Friends, nature & learning. This was the local library. Sometimes I was the only one in it. Sometimes the odd drunk popped in to vomit. Anyway, it all turned out OK.

@earthlypowers.bsky.social Some Anthony Burgess in your handle? A fine novel I thought - although it’s 40+ years since I read it

A neglected modern classic www.thetimes.com/article/0c8d...

Late autumn over the University Broad, UEA, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. An image from the 1970s on 35mm transparency film.

Most people can’t tell real poetry from AI. Can you beat our quiz? www.thetimes.com/article/9e87...

"Two lads looking forward to a life which was lost before it began in the futility of war ... " Up to about 15 years ago this appeared in the South Wales Echo every November. It doesn’t anymore, presumably because these two docks boys' school pals are no longer around either.

Interesting point of view from a teacher in today’s Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/article/b3d9...

Just a quick reminder that I offer online and face-to-face GCSE English assessment, advice, tuition and training, specialising in the Eduqas qualifications. Have a look here to find out more. hughlester.wixsite.com/hughlester #eduqas #teamenglish

Thinking about starting and Eduqas Lang and Lit community here. Please ‘like’ if you would like to be involved.

Has anyone ever taught the Eduqas English Pathways courses before? I am teaching it to a Y10 this year and there seems to be no one on earth who’s ever actually taught it 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 #EduSky #TeamEnglish

Great opportunity for English Network Lead role at Astrea working with Matt Carnaby mynewterm.com/jobs/16104/E...

Good morning Blue Sky! I’m starting at a new school in September and will be teaching Eduqas GCSE Lit - are there many differences from AQA Lit?

Right! We are moving from AQA English to EDUQAS for GCSE. Who is good to follow, and does anyone have any tips on where to get support? #TeamEnglish #Eduqas #EnglishTeachers

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