realgeoffbarton.bsky.social
Recovering English teacher, headteacher, and union baron. Chiefly: food, books, Shakespeare, oracy, articles of interest … and gratuitous pics of border terrier Molly B. https://linktr.ee/geoffbarton
👤 Joined on 14 August 2024
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@realgeoffbarton.bsky.socialAlso by Hannan: “the blue eyed sheiks” of Icelandic Banking will save us (2004). Brexit will be a huge success and we won’t leave the single market (2016) “Covid won’t kill you” (2020)
Show Post"over the past five years, the average annual conversion rate was only 487. Based on this rate, full academisation would not occur until 2048" Superb analysis here from @jabedahmed.bsky.social on Labour's all-schools-in-trusts pledge www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Show PostLove the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got
Show PostWeirdly, I think The Mission was the first thing I ever bought on VHS because my GCSE English teacher @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social did exactly this and I loved it. Difference between 13yos and 15/16yos I guess. We did several filns, the only other one I really remember is Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet
Show PostI don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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