The savings from the Local Government Pension Scheme are staying within schools, providing around £500 million to help fund the teacher and support staff pay awards. However, the £3.3 billion in savings from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme is being taken back by the Treasury. That £3.3 billion could be transformational for education. It should stay within the education system and be invested in our schools, teachers and support staff. schoolsweek.co.uk/let-school…

A brand new episode of Talk for Teachers with @PieCorbett drops today. @whatSFSaid tells us how to get more children reading for pleasure, and why that actually matters. Find links to the show here: mr-e-education.co.uk/talk-fo…

This is just silly. I was born in 1946. I constantly refer to my father and mother being at Cable St in 1936. Information all available on Wiki for my and my father's entry. My parents were born in 1919. I recorded my father's memoir for Audible.

Child's poem, daily for a month. No 16 by Debbie, 10 yrs. Writing outside: Jamie wrote a description of the gate 'the black, metal bars like a prison'; some did trees, crows, etc. They sketched their chosen focus, made notes & then silent writing. An echo of 'Under Milkwood'?