Mr ZD @MrZedDee Twitter profile

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

Is a holiday even a holiday without a visit to a church or ruins? Today I got both. The stunning St Andrews Church in South Huish, Devon curated by the amazing @friendschurches

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@MrZedDee

3 years

Decided my advice to all ITTs and ECTs in September is this: buy a large or tracking water bottle. You need to keep hydrated or you will get ill and its so easy to forget to drink (especially in winter) @MrTs_NQTs #MyTuppence #TeacherAdvice #NQT #ECT #PGCE

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@MrZedDee

2 years

Time to start some of this summer reading. #CPD @Strickomaster @amymayforrester @Andy__Buck

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@MrZedDee

3 years

I started trying to do some reading/planning for A Level unit I'm picking up in September. Felix says no @bookcatbliss #TeacherCats

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@MrZedDee

3 months

@DeputyGrocott Dylon - the answer to all colour issues, just run your machine on a bleach cycle or two afterwards to clear any extra dye from the pipes

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

@RogersHistory Finances and wealth distribution. But I'd also argue for a link to cultural capital. I grew up on the London/Surrey border but now live in the west Midlands. The links to co-curricular experiences and museums etc are far easier and cheaper to access in the south

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@MrZedDee

1 year

Player of the match: Joe Marler's head Come on England!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

5 years

Had a bloody awful lesson with a notoriously badly behaved class today. Spoke to the Faculty Director for advice and was told "Don't worry about it. Leave it at the door. That was not a reflection on your teaching." Now that is supportive leadership #honk #RQT

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@MrZedDee

5 years

I am sorry, but I cannot agree with the majority today! Chisel Tips are the way forward! @teachertapp

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@MrZedDee

3 years

@Hibblebee @MsJasmineMN I'm an Early Medieval Reenactor. It does link to my subject, but there is something relaxing about hitting people with swords

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@MrZedDee

3 months

It's just hit me, that most of the Y7s I taught in my first year at @Coundon_Court have just finished their GCSEs. They have changed so much and grown into some amazing people.

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@MrZedDee

4 years

@SPBeale The digital literacy is also a massive issue. I am lucky enough to be able to use Teams and Sharepoint etc quite easily. Others in my department have never had to use this kind of software. I am no tech guru, but I am now an on-call tech support for the rest of the department

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@MrZedDee

3 years

Had the most embarrassing moment in a classroom ever today. Whilst handing our worksheets, my back pocket caught on a hook on the wall, and I moved away.... RIP! All of a sudden, my suit trousers became bottomless chaps! 😱 mad crab walk into the office, ended the day in jeans 😂

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@MrZedDee

5 years

You can't learn purely from observation. Just because you can see one teacher do it, doesn't mean you can. There is alot more going on behind the scenes. Great ideas from @UoB_Geography which are definitely helping this frustrated NQT #TeacherAreIceburgs #TMGeogIcons19

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@MrZedDee

2 years

@RogersHistory @dylanwiliam I think this is so true. I used to work in a school who pointed out that education is a fundamental human right, and a disruptive student is denying students that right. Maybe an extreme, but true at its root

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@MrZedDee

2 years

@adamboxer1 I went to look around Paddington Academy a few years ago. Incredible school culture leading to impeccable behaviours and subsequently high levels of learning.

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@MrZedDee

5 years

@MrTClarke Smile every lesson. I was a y7 tutor last year and so many of them were nervous, in need of a familiar and happy face. #Year7

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@MrZedDee

4 months

I've always wanted to go to Iceland to see the Northern Lights, but tonight I have seen them from Coventry! #NorthernLights

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

I feel I need to be honest about #AlevelResultsDay . A lot of people did not get the grades rhey wanted. This is reality. I got 10 pts below my predictions in the IB. I didn't get in to any of my choices. But I found an awesome course at @BangorHistory in clearing. No regrets.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 months

Just had the realisation that due to a half day at the end of term, this is my last full week in my current school. Taking up a new role in September outside of the city, teaching History, Classics and RS. Or as I see it, the venerable Trinity! #NewOpportunities

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@MrZedDee

6 years

That’s the end of a fantastic couple of days with @UnitedLearning looking at teaching and learning and sharing good practices! #BiEInduction2018

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

@isaacmoore7 I disagree, I think school leadership needs to reflect the ideals of the school community. What is right for the school. The teachers do not run the school, but should definitely have a say in policy

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

5 years

Finally home after saying goodbye to some of the most passionate and inspirational teachers. It's been amazing working with you and NOA will always have a place in my heart #FarewellNOA

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

How I feel about this pile of TAG assessments that need marking

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

Fantastic ideas from @MrsBallAP on 'What is History?' units in Y7. Bringing in scholarship from day 1 to keep up the high expectations from KS2 #tmhi #senecacpd @TMHistoryIcons

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

6 years

KS3 is so important. Get the passion. Get the intrigue. Get the skills. Is there a need for GCSE style questioning if the skills are integrated in a proper curriculum? #ks3 #history #edutwitter

History Resource

@HistoryResource

6 years

New blog series: how to plan a broad and balanced history curriculum part 1. Avoid exam questions @ ks3 and decide what history is for your dept. #historyteacher

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@MrZedDee

4 years

Really insightful CPD by @UCL_Holocaust . I really look forward to receiving a class set of these books in order to share this approach with my department.

Holocaust Education

@UCL_Holocaust

4 years

Our 'Understanding the Holocaust: How & why did it happen?' #KS3 history textbook is published 30 Oct. Still time to complete a short #onlineCPD & secure your school a FREE set! Pls RT @histassoc @1972SHP @Counsell_C @nickdennis #historyteacher

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@MrZedDee

4 years

Loving how #edutwitter is up in arms over #tablegate ! I have tried so many set ups, but, being 6'4 with the spacial awareness of a toddler, I need rows with a clear central walk way or I will end up on the floor 🤣🤣

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

6 years

Great session with history teachers from across @UnitedLearning looking at the power of the KS3 curriculum #BIEInduction2018

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@MrZedDee

2 years

This! If you disagree with the policy/approach, then raise it in the correct forum. Don't just ignore and undermine it. It makes everyone else's jobs harder.

The Behaviour Headteacher

@BehaviourHead

2 years

Every day I witness good behaviour policies fall down due to lack of consistency. This doesn’t mean teaching without personality, that too is vitally important, it does mean not being undermined by your colleagues on an agreed behavioural approach. Work as a team!

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@MrZedDee

4 years

Please keep schools open. The NEU's concerns regarding the rise of cases in schools, however the mental health and education of our students is also paramount. Students do not respond to remote learning the way they do the classroom learning! #keepschoolsopen

National Education Union

@NEUnion

4 years

60,000 teachers and support staff have now supported our call to #CloseTheSchools . Thousands are signing every 15 minutes. Join our fight for teachers, support staff, parents and pupils

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@MrZedDee

1 year

Great transition session with y6 today on the history of @Coundon_Court Nice to see so many students take an interest in George Singer and his house before it became a school.

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@MrZedDee

6 years

Making the most of my WFH Inset. Finally able to get stuck in to this! @chris_runeckles just makes sense! Best “teaching textbook” I have read. Common sense approaches in laymen’s terms. #HistoryTeacher

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@MrZedDee

3 years

@RogersHistory @TTRadio2021 I'm weird, but books calm me down, so if I am feeling like it's building up too much at school, I go and sit in the quite History Book Cupboard for a few minutes and do some deep breathing surrounded by books. I said I am weird, but its as close to a library as I have

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@MrZedDee

11 months

@TeacherBusy We did this last year, and it worked well, until pens etc kept going missing. This year, we spoke to the DT tech really nicely and he made us carriers for boards and 30 pens. Students collect on the way in and put them back in as they leave. "No pen? Go back and find it."

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

Easing back into my work brain by planning some lessons, and this furball won't let me work!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

First draft of my Self-Isolation project is done. Now to start on the next one -Civil Rights. Can't wait to get back to school on Tuesday now. #blendedlearning #SelfIsolation #edutwitter

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@MrZedDee

3 years

@KKNTeachLearn I may just avoid large groups of people for the rest if my life. I quite like the peace

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

@ScottPughsley My old school's trust set HR targets of 80% of Teaching staff from Russel Groups. Ridiculous. I was the "most qualified" historian in the department, with my Post-Grad and I didn't go to a Russell Group. Its a stupid policy

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

@missdcox The word testify comes from the Roman practice of grabbing your testes to show you are truthful (or grabbing each others to swear an oath if allegiance to each other)

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@MrZedDee

3 years

@RogersHistory Obviously Britain was responsible for some atrocities, as were most empires, but its our job to teach a BALANCED argument

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

@DeputyGrocott I have my displays at the back of the room, then the board at the front is easy to see, with marking codes etc on it. The room is appealing it limits distraction during the lesson itself. (With the execption of a 3ft Yoda on the wall by my desk in a "Use the Source" display

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@MrZedDee

2 years

Love the title, no doubt will be another great bit of guidance from @strickomaster

Sam Strickland

@Strickomaster

2 years

🚨 Sneak peek of my new book “They don’t behave for me.” Coming soon….

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

Really eye opening discussion on @dragraceukbbc today about how queer teenagers see themselves or are impacted by other people's opinions. Teachers should be more aware of these issues and do what they can to support LGBTQ+ students through some really tough times

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Got this lovely letter from a Yr13 today, who I taught and had in my tutor group in Y10 and Y11. After a tough year, it's reminded me why I do this job and why I love it 😊

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

Today was tough. Behaviour around school was shocking and I got home feeling swamped in marking and like my teaching is crud. BUT THEN MY DAUGHTER WALKED!! #MadeMyDay #ProudFather

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

I've got the visualiser bug! Always liked it, but now it's being used daily. One thing I want to try, now i am more confident woth it, is "Live Marking". Does anybody have any advice on this please?

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@MrZedDee

1 year

Shouting it louder for those at the back. Clear and high expectations and routines benefit the vast majority of SEND students. Don't make excuses, rigour is support.

Sam Strickland

@Strickomaster

1 year

Behaviour… When I hear but what about SEN I often think (bar really extreme cases) why are expectations of what these children can do & achieve so low. SEN children deserve high expectations & aspirations too. Otherwise we are failing them.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

5 months

Some great work from Y11 today on Early Modern Crime and Punishment. Recall and retrieval practice, then drawing links between different aspects of Law Enforcement

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

@HB_History @TTRadio2021 Avoid the "irritants at the front" habit. Scatter them, box them in corners etc. If they're all at the front, there is a wall of disruption that stops you getting to the rest of the class

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

11 months

Been playing around, trying to find the best way to combine a visualiser with written instructions. This seemed to work really well today, stripped back guidance, to reduce Cognitive Load, on one side of the PPT to allow the visualiser app to display over the other side.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

@CogitoErgo15 Another school in our City has said that they are playing it in lessons. If my school said they were, I'd refuse. It just doesn't sit right with me

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 months

Great day at sports day today, manning the Long Jump! Obviously had to show the students how it is done, and accidentally face planted the sand... tasty! Massive thanks to all staff involved, and the amazing students for a great day

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

Didn't get HoD 😥 but loads of positive feedback from the interview. Thank you #edutwitter for all your help!!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

First batch of summer reading has arrived #SummerCPD #Scholarship

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

I came across a mini stonehenge on Slapton beach today. I don't know who made us but it geta this history teacher's mark ot approval 💯

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

@RogersHistory I teach in a state school and attended a private school from Y5-Y11. I am so grateful for the opportunities I had, but the actual teaching was better at my state sixth form than the private school. This is really common. State teachers are usually better teachers. #truthbomb

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

I am loving the conversations on representative histories and cultural diversity in curriculum at @TMHistoryIcons today! Really refreshing. #TMHI #senecacpd

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

Year 8 seeing my secret tie rack in my classroom cupboard: "OMG Sir, do you sleep at school??" Yes! Yes I live here all the time. These ties are the only things I ever need.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

Great to be back at the SkyDome to see @covblazehockey again. One day I will get that season ticket!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

11 months

Been working on diversifying our curriculum, and we are now looking at our unit on the Transatlantic Slave Trade (y8). We really want to get this right and make it wholly inclusive, as its a bit old fashioned. Any advice, or places to look please? @JoshPreyeGarry @histassoc

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

This! Our progress (pastoral) teams are a God-send and we couldn't run without them, but they're SO overwhelmed. With an hour a week, tutors could help ease that load, and build stronger relationships with our tutees.

Karen Knight

@KKNTeachLearn

3 years

Wouldn’t it be great if form tutors had a protected hour each week to follow up pastoral issues in their tutor group, and have the time to support pupils and speak to/email parents?

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@MrZedDee

3 years

What a day. Said goodbye to my AMAZING Yr 11 tutor group and Historians, and I have just collected the keys to our new house. Whooooop!!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Had a great session this evening introducing the NAML course, and discussion "Vision and Values" for middle leaders.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Great night out at the End of Year shindig. First whole staff event since I started at the school and the bar has been set!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

Teachers want to be in the classroom. But we need it to be safe. Give teachers priority vaccinations and get our children back into school getting the education that they deserve #vaccinate2educate @NASUWT

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

9 months

Managed to have a chair collapse under me in the middle of a lesson today... not sure I will ever live that down with Y12 😂

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Nothing says "I survived Ofsted in the last week of term" like a kebab!

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@MrZedDee

6 years

The last term has been a really steep learning curve for me. But I have loved every single minute of it. This is in no small part to the great team that I work with. So to everyone who has given me support and advice since September. Thank you! #GreatSchool #FantasticTeam #NQT

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@MrZedDee

3 years

Sea Breeze is so calm and chill! (Unlike my classroom 😂)

Positive Teacher Co.

@TPositiveTC

3 years

⭐️ RT to win ⭐️ your choice of 22/23 TPTC Planner & matching Accessory Pack to celebrate the launch of our 22/23 range on Sat 29th January. Simply RT and reply with your favourite design so far! A random lucky winner selected on Friday 28th. Good luck! 🤞 #HappyPaceForTeachers

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@MrZedDee

5 months

Back to school this morning, and woken up by a new alarm clock!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

If there is one thing I have learnt from Remote Teaching it is that society credits young people too much for their digital literacy. Use an iPhone, yes they can, do anything remotely useful on a computer, nope!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

@Strickomaster During WW2, they tried to make people work 7days a week to increase productivity. Productivity did not actually increase. This is the same for schools. The students need the breaks and the lng summer break to support their mental and physical health. The teachers also do.

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@MrZedDee

1 year

Got these lovely flowers from school to say congratulations on my son's birth. My hallway now smells amazing! Thanks to my Coundon family!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Joined the local club and spent tonight playing rugby for the first time in over a decade. Man, I have missed this sport!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

@Mr_JEast Shirt, tue, trousers and smart shoes, and polished off with a layer of minging sweat 😓 I keep threatening to turn up in a dress though

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

9 months

Its the end of the longest term ever! So much work has been done on our curriculum and routines, and working with so many amazing colleagues, it's been a great one. Now for some R&R... Who am I kidding, I have my own kids to focus on now 🤣

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

Well done everyone! So proud of all of year 11! Especially my history class, who did brilliantly!

Chris Heal

@CHealteach

2 years

A huge congratulations to our students on some fantastic GCSE results @Coundon_Court . Such a pleasure watching them open their results yesterday. A Massive thank you to the staff on their hard work and dedication! #wearecoundon #thecoundonway

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@MrZedDee

3 years

@1pukub @CogitoErgo15 Sometimes I'm not sure it should. Maybe we should take control again, knock some sense into them with an army of red coats

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

Schools to remain open as #covid ー19uk spreads slowly in children. But what about the staff? Teachers are not expendable! Close schools. Let us teach remotely #coronavirus #schoolclosure

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

RIP Your Majesty. Long Live The King.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Just had a lovely trip around the village to see the Scarecrow Competion that starts @AllesleyFest l. Everyone has really upped their game for this year's "Best of British" theme!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

6 years

Loving this brutally honest feedback from one of my Y12s. Nice to know I can give someone back their passion for the subject #HistoryTeacher

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

9 months

Spent the weekend in the lakes with @MrsZD watching the river and lake levels rising, with flood warnings galore! Finished off with a trip to @EnglishHeritage Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall. A full Humanities Busman's Holiday!

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@MrZedDee

7 months

@MrBoothY6 I started the register to my Year 9s with "Goood Morning Vietnaaaam!" One boy replied with "Amazing film Sir!" It made me so happy!

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@MrZedDee

1 year

Ted Talks and PowerPoint? Must be my assembly week

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@MrZedDee

3 years

Had a brilliant day today with the kids at the @spacecentre . I'd never been before, but will definitely be going back! Space is so cool!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

5 years

@MrsHumanities This is the first holiday I have done it. My HoD persuaded me to take my work email off my phone last month as well. It's been bliss! #TeacherWellbeing #myholidaystressrelief

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@MrZedDee

1 year

Got to go to my happy place today: The European reformation and its impact on the witch craze. We had Lollards, Calvinism, Inquisitors and the Secularisation of the courts, all in 100 minutes.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

4 years

So year 11, why was education so important to the Nazis? #SwallowedADictionary #HistoryTeacher

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

Department night out to see Six The Musical in Coventry tonight. Fantastic! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

2 years

My classroom was so hot today, I've been feeling ill ever since I got home. Business dress is not sustainable for staff or students on this heat.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

It's finally summer!!!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Is a holiday even a holiday without a visit to a castle? This one is St Catherine's l, on the mouth of the Fowey estuary. Built as part of Henry VIII's national coastal defence programme, and added to with more modern gun emplacements in the mid 19thC. #BusmansHoliday

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

Back to work today after my Pat Leave. I have such an amazing department, Tuesdays are a "baptism of fire" kind of day, but between the coffees and pot noodles they provided, I got through it!

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

3 years

This! I'm fed up of "he apologised, so the DT doesn't need to stand" no. He needs to face the consequences. Parents need to stop arguing against school consequences, or children will never learn. I got a 3hr Sat DT at school. Got it once, never did it again. Didn't want it again

Kyle Graham

@KTG_1990

3 years

@Strickomaster This is so important. Consequences for negative behaviours are a must. Restorative conversations are really important but never as an alternative to a consequence.

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

6 years

@MissJarvisPE Tea. Lots of tea

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

5 years

Ahead of tomorrow's results day, I just want to say this. If you don't get what you wanted, it's not the end of the world. I didn't get my place at my Russell Group of choice, instead I went through clearing to @BangorHistory and had the BEST time. #alevelresults2019

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Mr ZD

@MrZedDee

1 year

New Year, new classroom, and a renewed positivity about the year ahead! Hopefully, I will remember to take in my inset day snacks tomorrow!

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