@ALibraryscience

Chartered school librarian, reading lead and tabby cat lover. Will do (almost) anything to get teens reading. High jinks may ensue.

 United Kingdom
Joined March 2014
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Alison Edwards retweeted
Mr Firth@mister_firthOct 8
How parents want teachers to react to a missing jumper:
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The library collection of Book Nooks is growing. I can’t get over how much the students love these. Thanks to Mr Library Science for making them for us. #LiftSchools
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Working on NPQLL this morning and this quote from Sharples et al, 2024 struck me: ‘It is hard to know how to implement something w/out knowing precisely what it is, yet surprisingly often, schools head’ into this ‘w/out a shared understanding…’
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‘Your kindness makes me want use my kindness’ Worth a watch and a listen.
Mark Carney
@MarkJCarneySep 11
25 years ago, on a clear September morning, an otherwise ordinary day became one of history’s darkest. Through the darkness, we also saw the best of humanity.
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I love this. Some of our Y7s think they’ve got their feet under the table already. I want them to know when they come in the library, expectations are HIGH
Mr G
@DeputyGrocottSep 11
That’s the end of the week! Tip: the next couple of weeks are the key ones! You might subconsciously ease off a bit but don’t do it! We’re close to the end of the honeymoon period. Now is not the time to ease off. Keep explaining routines and expectations. Keep being week 1!
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‘I want a fair fight’ I don’t believe this for a minute. People don’t donate sums of money to political parties out of philanthropy. There will be something to pay back.
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I think everyone remembers where they were on that awful day. For me, it was my first day in what was to become my new career. Bolsover Library’s internet crashed quite quickly and rumours flew. It wasn’t till I got home that the horror hit. Thinking about all affected that day
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Alison Edwards retweeted
Barack Obama
@BarackObamaSep 11
If you were young in 2001, or weren’t even born yet, it can be hard to imagine what 9/11 felt like. The shock of that beautiful, cloudless morning. The heartbreak of the families whose loved ones were taken with such swiftness and cruelty. The realization that the forces of malevolence and violence were closer, and the future less certain, than we knew. But in the days that followed, we felt something else, too. Pride in the rescue workers who had rushed to the scene, and the passengers who had stormed the cockpit. Admiration for the men and women who left behind lives of comfort to serve their country. A deep resolve that nothing would break the will of a truly United States of America. Today Michelle and I are remembering those we lost that day, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed. We pray for their families. And we hope Americans everywhere remember the true lesson of 9/11: that we can survive even our darkest days as long as we move forward as one nation and one people.
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Lovely little additions to our library. These will be great for our EAL cohort and Y7s.
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So many reasons to read! Thank you to the wonderful @jabberworks for this blog
Sarah McIntyre
@jabberworksJun 11
In this #NationalYearOfReading, what are some things we can do to inspire children to read? (Article may contain a lot of photos of a very young me… link in the next post!) @LibrariesUnLtd @Literacy_Trust @Booktrust @uksla @ExeterCityofLit
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Alison Edwards retweeted
Slayvid Opie 🎃@DavidOpieJun 5
You don’t understand the stranglehold this Nescafé Gold Blend advert had on the UK because of Anthony Head (long before he was in Buffy)
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Visited 2 great houses who had the same plasterer 500 years ago who insisted on these very stylised boobies 🤣@Longleat @NThardwick
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The way she’s looking at him 🥹
The Eras Tour
@tswifterastourMay 16
🚨| Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce stun out and about!
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Jon Severs@jon_seversMay 15
The next academic year brings a huge amount of change for schools to manage and implement. Is your school ready? @jasminenorden has all the details here: tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge… (A fantastic timeline from our art director Nige, too!)
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I’ve learned so much from @alexjquigley books. Would love one of these to help sharpen practice in my school
Alex Quigley@AlexJQuigleyMay 15
🎉 BOOK GIVEAWAY 🎉 To celebrate the successful publication of ‘Literacy Essentials for every Teacher’ I’m giving away 3 copies on my social media platforms (LinkedIn, X & Facebook). Simply Like and/or comment in the thread to be enter. I’ll be drawing winners l Sun 18th May
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I absolutely love reading about that encounter on the way to Emmaus. How the ‘scales fell’ from their eyes and that they RAN back to tell the other disciples. May we recognise Christ wherever we see Him.
Pope Leo XIV
@PontifexApr 19
If the two disciples of Emmaus recognize Jesus when He breaks the bread for them, we too should recognize Him in this way. Not just in the Eucharist, but wherever there is a life that becomes broken bread, wherever someone makes a compassionate gift of themselves, like He did. With the grace of the Risen Christ, we can become this broken bread that transforms reality. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 24:13–35) #ApostolicJourney #Angola
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Spent a lovely morning @NThardwick and an afternoon cross-checking timetables. A long job but worth it to make sure students are in the right set. Onwards and upwards!
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Alison Edwards retweeted
Ed Davey
@EdwardJDaveyApr 13
Donald Trump is no leader of the free world. He’s a dangerous and corrupt gangster. The Prime Minister needs to call off the King’s state visit to Washington before it’s too late.
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Alison Edwards retweeted
NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemisApr 11
The Artemis II astronauts were all smiles on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown.
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

ALT NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, left, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

ALT NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, left, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Alison Edwards retweeted
Mike Lewis
@mfjlewisApr 10
Local times for the Prayer Vigil for Peace: London: Sat 5 PM BST New York: Sat 12 noon EDT Chicago: Sat 11 AM CDT Denver: Sat 10 AM MDT LA: Sat 9 AM PDT Sydney: Sun 2 AM AEST Manila: Sun midnight PHT New Delhi: Sat 9:30 PM IST Nairobi: Sat 7 PM EAT
Pope Leo XIV
@PontifexApr 8
I renew my invitation for everyone to join me for the Prayer Vigil for Peace, which we will celebrate in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, April 11, at 6:00 PM Rome time. #PrayTogether #Peace
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