Head of secondary in a 3-16 Academy. The views expressed are my own and in no way linked to my employer.

Joined December 2009
I have just completed a series of four professional development videos on the subject of teaching effective whole-class reading lessons. These videos contain high-quality footage of me teaching each part of the reading lesson structures from Primary Reading Simplified. >>
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The videos also include detailed explanations of how to plan and teach using these lesson structures. These videos are accessible to schools, trusts, etc that choose to subscribe to them via a password-protected page on my blog: primarycolourhome.wpcomstagi… >>
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My new novel, Serenity Falls, publishes on Sept 10th - which also marks TEN years since I got my first publishing deal for The Chalk Man. To celebrate, I'm giving away signed, limited edition copies of ALL seven of my books to one lucky winner. Just like and RT to win! 😃
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🔥Good news! We’re doing another SATs giveaway! 5 winners will be chosen to win the complete 140-page SATs revision workbook. To enter… ⭐️ Like and retweet this post ⭐️ Follow @PrimaryMathsHub Winners will be chosen and announced here on Sunday. primarymathshub.com/the-comp…
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Today the Southport Inquiry published its findings. I’m not talking about the agencies right now. I’m talking about his parents. Because somebody fucking has to. I’m a former detective. 21 yrs in the force, I know what I’m looking at🧵👇
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🎁 FREE GIFT: FULL ROSENSHINE CPD PACK! To celebrate 50 consecutive weeks of ⚗️DistillED, I’ve put together something quite cool… Over the past year, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction has been one of the most requested topics from teachers and school leaders. So I’ve put together a complete, ready-to-run CPD pack to help schools explore and implement all 10 principles. The download includes: → 10 CPD PowerPoints (ready for 30–45 min sessions) → 10 strategy checklists (practical classroom actions) → 10 planning templates (put principles into action ) → Covers all 10 of Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction Everything you need to run ten focused CPD sessions — one for each principle. 👉 REPOST and comment ROSENSHINE and I’ll DM you the link. Cheers! ⏰ Available until Sunday 22 March!
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Giveaway! I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase. Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose? (UK only)
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🎉 ADVENT GIVEAWAY🎁 We’re gifting one lucky winner this stunning van Gogh pop-up book — watch his masterpieces leap off the page!👨‍🎨 To enter: 👉 Follow us & Repost! T&Cs: bit.ly/4onsMZt #Christmas #Giveaway #VanGoghArt #CreativeGifts
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🎉🌟🎄 Christmas has come early! We are very excited to share that the EdShed Christmas Countdown has begun! We're kicking things off in style. This week, we're giving you the chance to WIN a class set of 'Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol' by Tony Mitten.
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🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #3 – Bonus Round! We’ve got more authors than summer weeks—so here’s a midweek giveaway! Win The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball (out today!) + a Steplab bundle: mug, notepad & pen. ✅ Follow ❤️ Like 🔁 Share 🏆 Winner Wed!
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✨✨ WIN!!! ✨✨ We’re giving away a bundle of Katherine Rundell books to 1 lucky winner! To enter: 📚 Like 📚 RT by 31.08.25 📚 Get more entries at Instagram.com/authorfy 📚 UK only And do check out Katherine’s Author Masterclass at Authorfy.com/masterclasses for downloadable extracts, classroom resources, and 26 videos with Katherine talking about ‘Wolf Wilder’, ‘The Explorer’ and ‘The Good Thieves’. GOOD LUCK!!! ✨ #giveaway #childrensbooks #katherinerundell
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🎉Hooray! 🎉 Transforming Your Tutor Time Curriculum is officially out today! To celebrate, I’m giving away three free copies. Simply like or share this post to enter, winners will be announced on Friday 18th July.
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Happy #1stofDecember! We're kicking off our 2024 #AdventCalendar with a very festive #GIVEAWAY! Behind door number 1 is 'The Brontës' Christmas' 📘 To enter like and repost. Ends December 8th and is open to UK entrants only! 🎅 🤶 🎁 #christmasgiftideas @THP_Local
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It’s day 1 of #EduAdvent! A fantastic giveaway every day through advent! Today the awesome @BluecowE kick things off with a Fortnum and Mason Bellini box. Just ‘Like’, ‘repost’ and give @BluecowE a follow to enter! Winner announced this evening!
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✨ It’s 1st December which means… it’s time for our BIG CHRISTMAS BOOK GIVEAWAY!!!!!! ✨ If you’d like to WIN all of these festive books just: 🎄 Like 🎄 RT by 15.12.24 🎄 UK only Good luck! And Merry Christmas!!!
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*GIVEAWAY* time! I have 3 proofs of @GillianMAuthor’s #FamousLastWords to give away to readers. You really need to read this! RT and follow to enter UK only Ends 29/11/24 6pm Thanks to @MichaelJBooks
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Throughout Advent there will be a daily prize giveaway. 🎁£1000 worth of prizes up for grabs🎁 All you’ll need to do is ‘like’ and ‘repost’ each day to enter! Drop me a follow and hopefully the posts will appear on your timeline each day (although you never know with this app!)
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💫GIVEAWAY💫 To celebrate the release of The Great Fox Revealed on audiobook, narrated by the fantastic @CharlieSandero, I'm giving away a free download. To enter: 👑Repost this post. 👑Follow me. Winner picked at random on 2/12.
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WIN 5 x MITRE ULTIMATCH ONE FOOTBALLS PLUS A CARRY BAG! ⚽️ TO ENTER: 1. Like & retweet this post 2. Follow both @DirectSoccer & @MitreSports 3. Tag a team mate or team who'd love to win Ends: 28/11/24 at 23:59 GMT OPEN TO THE UK ONLY. GOOD LUCK! #directsoccer #competition
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📚BOOK GIVEAWAY 🥳 As we prepare for #Christmas, we’re giving away 10 copies of “24 Days of Scratch Coding” To win: 🎄Like this tweet 🎄Follow @Techbooks4kids 🎄Share this tweet #Competition closes – Sunday 24th Nov – UK entries ONLY. #goodluck Gifted by FlipComputing
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