I don't know where you even start to explain how woeful these UK newspaper front pages are.

Lovely 11k, sunshine, giggles, and a SLOW WORM! ❤️

It’s not the most well written, but I am enjoying it, and supposedly it gets spicy 😂

It is dad’s 21st death anniversary today. I desperately wish I knew him as an adult. Tried to clear my head with a walk, then do my Eid shop to get my niblings’ gifts. But then suddenly took a funny spell and have spent the rest of the day laying on the sofa/in bed poorly.

I finished this yesterday. It was ok…. Clumsy in parts, boring in parts, and really interesting in other parts. Not my favourite read of the year so far, but for a first time novelist - not bad!

Posted this very average picture of me (aside from the extra lippy) on X, and since then have had so many creeps DMing me with all sorts. Why do men… 🤷🏽‍♀️

🗓️ #LitdriveCPD25 🗓️ ICYMI yesterday - we are thrilled to be able to share the full speaker schedule for our national conference on 29 March at Aston University🐝 Find the list of speakers and session titles here so you can start planning your day! 🔈 https://buff.ly/40D00KH

January in books 📚

Has such a brilliant whistle stop tour at Sawston Village College delivering CPD today, alongside some legends @mrlockyer.bsky.social @missdcox.bsky.social 🥰

I’m finally home! I made it back in one piece - didn’t get murdered/trafficked. None of my clothes are washed though, so I guess I’ll be wearing a summer wardrobe tomorrow 😅

Books make the best companions! Thank you for accompanying me on my first ever solo trip away, Bilbo Baggins. Onto du Maurier now…

How’s this for a view?!

Accidentally ended up in a fancy Michelin star restaurant where they give you more courses than you ordered. Took my really fancy* new bag with me. *trashy

I still have a hoarse voice, and achy sinuses, and my inner ears are painful and keep crunching… But I’m in Italy. And the guys who run this hotel are SO nice, they’ve just brought me up some honey and lemon tea. 😢

No one would whisk me away to Italy. So I just whisked myself away 💁🏽‍♀️

Usually I run a few miles at 5am on a Friday morning. Today, I flew a few thousand miles…

Do I know any excel spreadsheet experts? 😇 I need help!

Last couple of weeks has been tough as HOF. Things I’ve had to juggle: - job descriptions - departments I don’t have an expertise in - deciding on interventions - staff morale - WWW/EBI Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a hotline you could call & someone would give you advice? 😭

Happy 4 year anniversary to me having a menty-b over recording an assembly video in lockdown. Good old days 😅

Very seldom do I feel absolutely bereft when I finish a book. To the point that I finished it and just re-read the first chapter again, contemplating re-reading the whole thing. This is an incredible book.

I’ve not moved over properly here because I feel like I see about three posts from the people I’ve followed. There’s also very little boxing news on here. I miss the olden days of Twitter 😭😭😭

Marking mocks is a circle of hell, isn’t it?

Does anyone do any calisthenics workouts? If so, how do you get motivated, what do you do and for how long?

Word of the day is one I mention often. To have the ‘mubble-fubbles’, in the 16th century, was to experience a fit of despondency or low spirits - another name for the Sunday blues.

Respair is definitely the word of this year for me ♥️

BEST DAY OF 2024

BEST DAY OF 2024

Oscar the Tesco cat 😍 I’m hugely allergic but I love a cuddle with this baby. Best cat in the world.

An English themed advent calendar for you to share with your students 🎄 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tdq4c...

Another speaker and session info drop ..... @shabnamagram.bsky.social Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...

TEMPORARY SLASH IN TICKET PRICES! Get your tickets for researchED Milton Keynes before they are gone. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched... Like and share! @shabnamagram.bsky.social @mrmountstevens.bsky.social @lekhasharma.bsky.social @edumeadows.bsky.social @teachsolutions.bsky.social

Just having a little think back to how happy I was having gone to YH and lived out my dreams 😍

I’m very excited to be speaking at the Schools & Academies Show in November about managing change in your organisation, alongside the awesome @shabnamagram.bsky.social 💓 Hope to see you there 👋🏽 #SAASHOW @SAA_Show

I’m speaking at the #SAASHOW! Register your free place to join me at the NEC, Birmingham on 20th November for a content-packed day of education inspiration and innovation! #FanSAAStic invt.io/1txb5ozyonj

Anxiety and sadness filled day today. I’m going to bed. In any other job, you’d just call in wouldn’t you?

My car window has had a brick through it. Does anyone recommend anything that I can use to keep it covered slightly whilst I drive home??

Anyone going from Liverpool St to researchED? Tube planner is so confusing, I am so tempted to get an Uber.

Trying to pack for a weekend away when your brain has melted is… not the one.

A bit of Steplab news I promised to post here as well as (& before) the other place… I'm delighted to share Steplab has been working with the wonderful team at Teach Like a Champion to add their brilliant resources to our platform for any schools that choose to add it! Details & webinar below 👇

Day 2. I made it - I am very very tired.

My nephew - messaging me like an ex who couldn’t care less

A silly choice but much needed after four whole periods of teaching 😅

We’re back at it! Happy new school year, everyone! 🥰

Where’s my lanyard???

When I first joined twitter, I joined a DM group where we just sent each other our outfits each day. It was such a lovely, positive DM group. I think about that often. Women lifting women is my real favourite 😍

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I wasn’t planning on double posting, but I need everyone to know I spent my last holiday morning feeding sheep 🥰

This year I’m heading to researchED on my own and sans @rlrossi64.bsky.social 😭 Please can someone keep me company?! I have social anxiety 😅

I’ve chosen my sessions for researchED 🥰 Pleased I don’t have to speak on the first slot, but gutted I have the graveyard shift 💀

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