MrsCReads
@mrscreads.bsky.social
Teacher of English, Reading Lead, MA English Literature.
(Very) amateur writer.
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(Very) amateur writer.
📚 🌱 🐝 🐓 🐶 🌈 ✊🏿 🏳️⚧️
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The first 33 secondary school reports from new #Ofsted inspections offer key insights: Shift toward Expected Standard. Rare Exceptional grades. Curriculum & Teaching most challenging. Inclusion emerging strongly. Useful analysis from @pkainsworth.bsky.social buff.ly/c5ucyHP #schools
A tale of 33 schools: What Ofsted data reveals about school inspections so far - SecEd
Analysis of the first 33 secondary inspections shows early patterns in the new Ofsted framework
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The first 33 secondary school reports from new #Ofsted inspections offer key insights: Shift toward Expected Standard. Rare Exceptional grades. Curriculum & Teaching most challenging. Inclusion emerging strongly. Useful analysis from @pkainsworth.bsky.social buff.ly/c5ucyHP #schools
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SecEd Podcast: Our new episode offers practical ideas & #teaching techniques for engaging students in the work of William Shakespeare. How to introduce his plays – penetrating the vocabulary – how to make #Shakespeare enjoyable – what to avoid & much more: buff.ly/EgEDVOy #teachers #education
The SecEd Podcast: Teaching Shakespeare Effectively: Practical tips and classroom ideas - SecEd
RSC-inspired ideas and teaching techniques for engaging secondary students in the work of William Shakespeare
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
SecEd Podcast: Our new episode offers practical ideas & #teaching techniques for engaging students in the work of William Shakespeare. How to introduce his plays – penetrating the vocabulary – how to make #Shakespeare enjoyable – what to avoid & much more: buff.ly/EgEDVOy #teachers #education
Currently reading: The Lamb by Lucy Rose.
February 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Currently reading: The Lamb by Lucy Rose.
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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THE LIBRARIAN’S SECRET
#Questpit #YA #SFF #R #H #Q
“Your paths are tightly bound (…) but there are few more miles to tread. You will break each other’s hearts before the end.”
🕯️Demons, death, and dark academia.
🕯️Time travel.
🕯️An underdog rebellion.
🕯️LGBTQ+ lovers to enemies.
#Questpit #YA #SFF #R #H #Q
“Your paths are tightly bound (…) but there are few more miles to tread. You will break each other’s hearts before the end.”
🕯️Demons, death, and dark academia.
🕯️Time travel.
🕯️An underdog rebellion.
🕯️LGBTQ+ lovers to enemies.
January 31, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is why I moved to Ellipsus (please don’t reply to this and tell me they secretly use AI too…) and I absolutely love it.
Modern writing websites be like:
We will use your writing to train our AI
All your content belongs to us and we will steal it to use for AI content
Data scrapping keeps happening, and there’s nothing we can do
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Anyway, subscribe to my carrier pigeon newsletter
We will use your writing to train our AI
All your content belongs to us and we will steal it to use for AI content
Data scrapping keeps happening, and there’s nothing we can do
—
Anyway, subscribe to my carrier pigeon newsletter
January 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is why I moved to Ellipsus (please don’t reply to this and tell me they secretly use AI too…) and I absolutely love it.
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🚨New Blog🚨
Closing the Disadvantage Gap
We must not confuse disadvantage with inability. What interventions can we use to close the disadvantage gap & equip students with the rich knowledge they need to comprehend the curriculum & the world around them?
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
Closing the Disadvantage Gap
We must not confuse disadvantage with inability. What interventions can we use to close the disadvantage gap & equip students with the rich knowledge they need to comprehend the curriculum & the world around them?
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🚨New Blog🚨
Closing the Disadvantage Gap
We must not confuse disadvantage with inability. What interventions can we use to close the disadvantage gap & equip students with the rich knowledge they need to comprehend the curriculum & the world around them?
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
Closing the Disadvantage Gap
We must not confuse disadvantage with inability. What interventions can we use to close the disadvantage gap & equip students with the rich knowledge they need to comprehend the curriculum & the world around them?
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
It’s that point in the January Half Term where I accidentally fall asleep at 7pm and stay out cold until my alarm goes off the following morning. #teachertired #edusky #education
a cartoon cat is holding a camera in his hands and looking at it .
Alt: A tired cartoon cat is taping their eyes open.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
It’s that point in the January Half Term where I accidentally fall asleep at 7pm and stay out cold until my alarm goes off the following morning. #teachertired #edusky #education
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🌟 NEW POST 🌟
‘6 strategies to support shared reading for students with SEND’
1. Least to most prompts
2. Reading comprehension strategies
3. Using ‘wh’ words
4. Vocabulary examples/non-examples
5. Picture-plus
6. The CAR model
alexquigley.co.uk/6-strategies...
‘6 strategies to support shared reading for students with SEND’
1. Least to most prompts
2. Reading comprehension strategies
3. Using ‘wh’ words
4. Vocabulary examples/non-examples
5. Picture-plus
6. The CAR model
alexquigley.co.uk/6-strategies...
6 strategies to support reading for students with SEND
Shared reading is vital for every student to succeed in education. Reading in the classroom helps build knowledge, develop ideas, boost vocabulary, fuel creativity, and so much more. But we know that ...
alexquigley.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM
🌟 NEW POST 🌟
‘6 strategies to support shared reading for students with SEND’
1. Least to most prompts
2. Reading comprehension strategies
3. Using ‘wh’ words
4. Vocabulary examples/non-examples
5. Picture-plus
6. The CAR model
alexquigley.co.uk/6-strategies...
‘6 strategies to support shared reading for students with SEND’
1. Least to most prompts
2. Reading comprehension strategies
3. Using ‘wh’ words
4. Vocabulary examples/non-examples
5. Picture-plus
6. The CAR model
alexquigley.co.uk/6-strategies...
I’m at the point in my life where my wild treat to myself is buying a quince and a medlar tree. I am beyond excited. #gardening #trees #nature
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I’m at the point in my life where my wild treat to myself is buying a quince and a medlar tree. I am beyond excited. #gardening #trees #nature
Rachel is so Lady Macbeth coded. I keep waiting for her to tell Stephen to screw his courage to the sticking place. Love her though. #traitorsuk
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Rachel is so Lady Macbeth coded. I keep waiting for her to tell Stephen to screw his courage to the sticking place. Love her though. #traitorsuk
Traitors being on half an hour later means I had time for a pre-finale nap before the excitement begins. Yes, I am that old. #traitorsuk #traitors
January 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Traitors being on half an hour later means I had time for a pre-finale nap before the excitement begins. Yes, I am that old. #traitorsuk #traitors
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🚨New Blog Alert🚨
Get Reading Into It
We examine some of the barriers to reading for pleasure, and dig into some of the classroom practice that puts reading on the sideline.
There's also 5 Top Tips to get reading into your lessons!
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
Get Reading Into It
We examine some of the barriers to reading for pleasure, and dig into some of the classroom practice that puts reading on the sideline.
There's also 5 Top Tips to get reading into your lessons!
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
🚨New Blog Alert🚨
Get Reading Into It
We examine some of the barriers to reading for pleasure, and dig into some of the classroom practice that puts reading on the sideline.
There's also 5 Top Tips to get reading into your lessons!
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
Get Reading Into It
We examine some of the barriers to reading for pleasure, and dig into some of the classroom practice that puts reading on the sideline.
There's also 5 Top Tips to get reading into your lessons!
literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...
He’s such a good boy. #dogs #bordercollie
January 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
He’s such a good boy. #dogs #bordercollie
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WHISPERS FROM THE MUSE — Inspiration for Word Weavers & Dream Chasers #sherrybriscoe #amwriting #authorlife #books #creativewriting #indieauthors #writer #stories #writingadvice #writinglife #writingtips #bookaholic #bookworms #ilovebooks #ilovereading #goodreads #creativity #bookstagram
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
WHISPERS FROM THE MUSE — Inspiration for Word Weavers & Dream Chasers #sherrybriscoe #amwriting #authorlife #books #creativewriting #indieauthors #writer #stories #writingadvice #writinglife #writingtips #bookaholic #bookworms #ilovebooks #ilovereading #goodreads #creativity #bookstagram