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Lee Disney

@MonsieurDisney

2 years

@_daisy_doodles_ @phil_lol_ogist There’s a (possibly apocryphal) story of a big diplomatic meeting where the German delegate is speaking and the French translator is silent. French diplomats are looking worried, and the translator just says, “j’attends le verbe” 😂

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4 years

I give in, I'm now a convert to Google Slides.

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4 years

@tollsbury I'm so sorry this has happened to you. I'm rubbish at advice, but here's a photo of my cat learning some Bach.

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4 years

First draft of our KS4 knowledge organiser. If you’re in my Y10 class next year, you’re going to use this every single lesson - it’s taken me hours (who am I kidding, days) to do this 😅

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4 years

When I got my A Level results, I was so tired of being in a classroom that I rang UCAS and cancelled my place at Durham. I enrolled @OpenUniversity the next day. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made. If today has been disappointing for you, do consider it. It's fab 👍

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5 years

To my male students, a little non-language advice: don't bother looking at things like #WhenAManCooksDinner . Real men cook, real men clean, real men raise families, real men are nurses, real men are stay-at-home dads, real men teach, real men are kind to animals, real men...

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2 years

This week I was absolutely delighted to be appointed (temp) Head of MFL at my school from September. To the team: I'm sorry in advance - now no-one can stop me from inflicting my spreadsheets on you muhahahaha 😂

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3 years

Not really a personal post since all of Y9 know (I did an assembly on it): My divorce application has gone in woop woop Celebrating with… fruit and yogurt as I’m on a diet 😂

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2 years

Sent my department a welcome back email with a few policy changes, and someone replied saying it was great leadership and one of the most useful emails they’d read in a long time. So I’ve peaked on day one and I’m off for a cry. All downhill from here, guys 👍 😂

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3 years

An end does not have to be a cause for sadness. I married the wrong person for me, it happens. I wish him only happiness. But also… PARTAAAAAYYYYYYYY 🥳

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1 year

@WhistleblowingT I’ve also heard that you’ll not be allowed to drive to school soon, too. Your mum will have to walk you in

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2 years

EEK!

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3 years

Anyone else correct je m’appelle so often that you’re not entirely sure if you can still spell it properly yourself and that you might be losing your grip on reality? 🤪

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2 years

It’s Friday, and to celebrate I’m going to do some new seating plans that no-one will like ☺️

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

The more I look on Twitter, the more I realise I’m becoming that boring, jaded old MFL teacher who just does grammar, essays and vocab tests. I love it 😊

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2 years

"Sir, this new seating plan sucks" - "And that's how I know it's a great choice"

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4 years

Ooh and it looks like I’m not an NQT any more. Woop woop 🥳 🎉

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4 years

Doing negatives with Y10 yesterday, one boy has an obsession with cheese. He wrote his examples using the new verb "fromager": je ne fromage pas je ne fromage jamais je ne fromage rien je ne fromage qu'une fois par semaine je ne fromage personne...

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7 months

Spoke to a mortgage advisor earlier who said “Don’t worry, I get it, my wife’s a teacher. Just email me when you have PPA and I’ll try to call then” #ally

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2 years

@WhistleblowingT I’ve struggled to believe any posts on this account are real for a while, but this one takes the biscuit

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I get this all the time from students. “It’s alright for you sir, you’re like, actually French” No, I started in Y7 like you, so buckle up 😂

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3 years

Polyglots are NOT talented. We're hard-working.

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4 years

Full set of grammar starter activities for the whole Studio GCSE French course. A labour of love, free on TES:

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4 years

I may have spent today creating a German verb conjugator in Excel. Yes I am that sad, no I do not care.

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1 year

@WhistleblowingT Get that application in and camp it up, babes!

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1 year

Sixth form prom tonight, and my sequins are ready ☑️

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Oh, it would appear there's a demand for this 😂 Meant to add, peeps - once I've finished the blooming thing I'll bung it on Tes for free 👍

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@MonsieurDisney

1 year

“Sir, you’re different when you teach different languages” - How so? “You’re normal when you teach French” - Bit hurt but okay. And Spanish? “Unhinged” We’re the product of those who taught us. To Natalie and Carolina, two adorable, crazy Venezuelans… I hope you’re proud 😂

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3 years

“How are the PPEs going, Lee?”

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5 years

Just a little something for Y11 to consider before their first homework task...

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@MonsieurDisney

1 year

@WhistleblowingT Don’t worry about working rules on holiday… get in on that meeting and hear the goss!

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@MonsieurDisney

1 year

Well that’s the French speaking exams done. We’ve done very well this year, with no-one saying “il est chaud” to describe the weather 🥰 However, if I hear “car c’est amusemont” one more time…

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

I swear that adapting a PowerPoint from Tes takes at least 535x longer than just making your own from scratch

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Two cats, fair alike in scaredyness In my fair hallway, where we lay our scene From ancient grudge break to combined mutiny Against robot vacuum making my carpet clean

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Year 11s: Firstly, make sure you read this message from Mr Jenkins. Then make sure that when you’re older, you work for a leader as good as Mr Jenkins 👇

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4 years

@KAS6thForm @KingAlfs @WorleSchool @Priorycsa

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1 year

Parents’ Evening What I heard: “I love how you take time to explain the etymology of new vocab to give context to what we’re learning” What was said: “I like your lessons because you just talk about random stuff, it’s like you have ADHD”

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

Y9: “Didn’t think I had to be quiet, the title doesn’t say ‘Assessment’” Me: “Well my Peugeot doesn’t have ‘car’ written all over it but I still get to work somehow”

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

Anyone know how I can drop two trouser sizes by Friday morning please and thank you

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

I’m blue, white and red, and covered in words. I’m a French dictionary #worldbookday2022

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I gave an assembly today about mental health which I'd worried might be a bit gloomy. It's been really lovely to speak to so many Y9s today who've quietly walked past me and said, thanks for that sir, that was good to hear. What a crazy, wonderful job this is ♥️

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

I did an hour of something approximating “work” today. Then I made up for it by going to John Lewis and buying myself (wait for it...) a green velvet jacket for work. Oh yeah, make way, hip French teacher coming through

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

My shopping basket is just screaming “single teacher cat dad”

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Fact: MFL songs are cringey and I'm just not that fun a teacher. (I'm doing aller tomorrow with Y7 and I just played the Pink Panther song... nope nope nope not for me 😱)

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

I’ve just run 10k for the first time in my life. Rather chuffed.

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

Kevin and Mary text me more than my parents

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

I’ve had a lush day because not only was my super secret, invite-only after school club a success today, but also two separate (and unbribed) people said I was a good HoD. Bought myself a KitKat Chunky as a reward ☺️

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@MonsieurDisney

5 months

I asked for help because it was meant to be £3 with a Clubcard “Ah yes, you also need to buy a Daily Mail to get the price” Bugger that, I’d rather pay £5.50 and keep my morals

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Did a banging lesson on depuis today. Sounds great for non linguists until they realise I spent an hour teaching one word 🤷‍♂️

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

It’s a temporary goodbye to this room, which feels like my second home. We start again on Google Classroom 9am in Monday. Please tuck shirts in, no gum, and hands up before you post something.

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

A 👏 grade 👏 3 👏 in 👏 your 👏 mock 👏 does 👏 not 👏 mean 👏 you’ve 👏 “failed French” 😡

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Did someone say vocab tests? Here's one for every double page spread in the Studio Higher book for GCSE French 🤓

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

While the rest of the world celebrated on 8th May 1945, my grandfather's unit was continuing to build 1000 toilets to help combat the typhus outbreak at the Belsen concentration camp.

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Well my trainee observer may not think her feedback was of much value, but I respectfully disagree, because it absolutely made my day 😊 #TeamTKASA

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

I have concluded that it doesn't matter whether you're in the classroom or working from home... the slog to the end of summer term is reeeeaaallll 😴

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

I very rarely come on here to boast - but just this once, after a long day of pastoral stuff, I'm just gonna say it. I'm a bloody good form tutor.

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Live lessons going well over here 😂

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Have just made a simplified first chapter of Candide into a worksheet for Y10 to analyse. On Friday. Period 5. I may actually be insane for planning such things 🤪 Fun making it though!

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Delighted to be planning lessons for next week to be taught to real children in a real classroom, which will make me feel like a real teacher again ❤

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I spent the day doing nice things around the house, a lovely evening with friends, and one of them even took a photo of me which I really like (this is a very rare thing). It has been a good day.

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1 year

@hannahliznqt The idea of cover is ridiculous; I’ve told my dept not to do it if they’re ill and I set it instead

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Y10 doing a trapdoor for the first time. Never thought I’d have to bellow at them “YEAR 10, PLEASE STOP TALKING FRENCH” 😂

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Confession: I can’t blinking stand reading academic literature. I just want to be told what to do and why it’s so good in less than 100 words 🤷‍♂️

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

My promotion treat/“unexpected first Ofsted as HoD with MFL deep dive on two hours’ sleep after a school trip” gift to me Many thanks to my tattoo buddy @BSaundersTKASA

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

Teachers: reduce the content, stop asking the trick questions Ofqual: lol here’s a vocab list with some obtuse points of grammar

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@MonsieurDisney

1 year

My board after one day: Jouer and faire Present participles Relative and subordinating clauses, pronouns and conjunctions Combining tenses Y7 getting a 2-minute crash course in Proto Indo-European Two lessons don’t even feature on here. This job is flipping nuts, and I love it

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I’ve just been asked for ID to buy wine (I’m 36½). From this we should infer: 1. The skincare regime is working 2. My boyfriend now has competition from the nice (possibly partially-sighted) chap from Asda

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1 year

Feets

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

New trainees (and possibly ECTs) - if your mentor doesn’t show you this video on the first day, you need to ask for a new mentor. This lady speaks the truth and I still watch it when(if)ever I have a bad day

Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson | TED

Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don'...

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Because I’m odd, I did a Portuguese past paper today (got A*, thanks for asking) and because I was learning as I went, I realised that it’s Spanish vocab and French grammar, all bunged into a blender and switched to high. Kinda cool, innit

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3 years

I’d say she’s happy with her life

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Said I’m a German teacher to someone on Tinder, and so far I’ve received an essay about tense composition, adverbs of time and Sprachgefühl. Oh and he gave ME a translation task too. I am not wedded to my job, amazingly I do have other interests...

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

Caturday vibes

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Y7: Why do the other days end in -di and Sunday starts with di-? Tbh I wasn't really ready for this first lesson, so I just made up this thing that it's from the Latin for day, and Sunday is the day of the Lord so that's why. TURNS OUT I'M RIGHT. OH YEAH 👊

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

“Sir, you might have called it a ‘progress check’ and split it up into ten short bits, but I think you just made us translate a paragraph for an assessment” I’ve got my eye on that one, she sees through my grift

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Ngl, I scrub up well

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@MonsieurDisney

1 year

@OliverRMills Being “trained” how to do the condom lesson in my training year. I refused to smell like out of date latex for the rest of the day. Her: “Not joining in Lee? I suspect you’re a bit shy” Me: “I’ve probably put more of these on than you’ve had hot dinners tbh” Silence

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

Next week I begin building my army of musical, grammar nerd Y7s muhahaha

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Highlight of my day was being asked to leave a lesson to remove a ginormous spider from behind the teacher’s chair in the next room. I felt proper manly, like

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@MonsieurDisney

1 year

And that’s a wrap. I’ve achieved loads and will be excited for September… but for now the sofa and a pile of books beckon 😂

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@MonsieurDisney

2 years

16yo me decided he wanted to learn A Level Spanish from scratch, and now I'm teaching it. Grammar/lit/film? I'm your guy. Describing what's in your pencil case though... eek

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@MonsieurDisney

4 years

I forgot how to spell an easy word today, and a Y10 said, "oh, he's buffering" 😂

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

My ideal Christmas present would be AQA making their MFL writing mark schemes fit on two sides of A4. There really is no need for all this fluff and bluster and whitespace

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Right, well that’s that then, off to work we go… (One last cat photo first though)

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Lee Disney

@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Well, I’ve made it to Friday without doing any work, I may as well see it through now. I’ve got some slides for Monday somewhere, it’ll be fine.

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Lee Disney

@MonsieurDisney

4 years

Introducing... Romana

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

It’s only a trip to Lidl - but it’s a beautiful day so I’m taking the lid off 😊

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1 year

Joined a group for middle leaders on Facebook, got added overnight. Woke up to scroll through the posts, and… Oh. My. God. Why do people on Facebook ask such infantile questions? Genuinely frightening that these people don’t know how to talk to exam officers/use google

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

My favourite part of today was teaching Y11, who just sat down and did 25 minutes of silent grammar before we even addressed the whole lockdown/I choose their grades this summer thing 😂 Gotta hand it to them, that's a damn fine way to impress me.

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@MonsieurDisney

5 months

Today I lost a great friend, the person who inspired me to learn languages and who showed me that this nutty career of mine was worth pursuing. Never say a teacher doesn’t have the power to change a life. Farewell, mate xxx

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I taught a new Y9 class for the first time today, and by the end of that hour they didn’t mind speaking French to me, I’d charmed them into accepting my questionable seating plan, and they knew things they didn’t at the start of the lesson. My god, I love this job

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@MonsieurDisney

6 months

Parents met boyfriend and even the grumpy cat called Aggro sat down next to him and went to sleep I think… I think it went well 😊

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@MonsieurDisney

6 months

Today’s to-dos: - mock marking - tweak a scheme of work - clean the kitchen - fret for four hours because today is the day the boyfriend meets my parents

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3 years

9F were definitely listening when we did the poisson d’avril lesson the other week. Blooming fish everywhere 😆

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I’ve just received this gorgeous gift from one of my tutor group. OMG it’s made my week. Thank you so much!! #happytutor @TKASA6th

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

I’ve just discovered I only need to prepare one lesson for the first day back. Aaaand back to watching the vacuum go round

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2 years

Most of my students would agree, I’ve taught lessons that have felt like they lasted longer than the last PM

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

It’s beginning to look a lot like… a normal Saturday because I forgot I gave the ex the Christmas tree 😂

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3 years

Daddy daughter play date

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4 years

New classroom - quite nice, comes with a cat and everything

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Lee Disney

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7 months

Learning a language: - means you’ll be graded more harshly than other subjects - is difficult and not marketed as sexy (here’s looking at you, Psych) - is fundamentally at odds with the jingoistic tripe most of us are presented as fact

Pupils say foreign languages not key to careers, British Council finds

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

Last night I dreamt I went on a lovely date at a huge bookshop. The shops are still closed for another few days and there’s currently no-one to go on a date with... but oh, what a lovely idea to rifle through bookshelves again soon 😊

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@MonsieurDisney

3 years

An unexpected thank you card and (extra) chocolate arrived today. I responded by saying if this student ends up training at my school in a few years’ time, I’ll bare knuckle fight anyone in the staff room to be their mentor

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