@marcusstanforth

KS3 Lead: English at @TrinityColch, part of the Alpha Trust 🍎 | Regional Lead: East for @LitdriveUK 🐝 #Litdrive (All views are my own)

 Colchester, England
Joined February 2012
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That moment when your English Teacher sends you a tweet. I learnt so much from her, got my GCSEs and now I’m teaching it too! Don’t you just love Twitter? 😊
Sian Blackshaw@BlackshawSian27 Sep 2021
Replying to @__codexterous
@marcusstanforth you were in my very first Y11 class and I'm still learning, especially from this guy. Thank you, Andy! Good luck, Marcus. Those classes are lucky to have you.
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Sam Strickland@SamStrickers181Sep 17
🚨 🔔 ‼️ Competition time Want to win a copy of my new book Behaving and Belonging? Retweet this tweet. amzn.eu/d/0cUrz2CH amzn.eu/d/08wvWOuA Winner announced Sunday at 10pm.
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Litdrive UK@LitdriveUKSep 16
💬 "It's been game changing for me as a teacher who lacks confidence." A Litdrive member, in their own words. Behind every download is a teacher finding their footing. buff.ly/tvFAfLK 🐝 #Litdrive #EnglishTeacher
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I’m on my way to the @researchED1 National Conference for the first time! Someone stick the kettle on when you get there. #rED26
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Litdrive UK@LitdriveUKSep 2
📣 Litdrive membership for 2026/27 is open. A year of subject-specific CPD, member-shared classroom materials, and a community of English teachers to think with. Join or renew: buff.ly/cisH7cs 🐝 #Litdrive #EnglishTeaching
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Chris Curtis@Xris32Sep 2
I have a free copy of our Dr Jekyll Ready to Teach book. Something to help with planning this year. Will post within the UK to anyone who shares this post. Will pick a name out of the hat on Sunday 6th September. Amy Staniforth Stuart Pryke Miriam Hussain Dr Haili Hughes
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I’ve won tickets from my school to go the @researchED1 National Conference this Saturday and it’s my first time attending! Who else is going? Anyone from Colchester or who is passing it on the way? #rED26
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Sigma Trust@sigmatrustAug 20
Good luck to all students picking up their GCSE results and other qualifications today. We are all so proud of the determination, hard work and resilience that you have shown. A huge thank you also to all our school staff who have shown such incredible support throughout.
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Douglas Wise@DoWiseAug 18
Planning some lessons today, so I took a copy of one of the set texts home with me. Nothing quite beats the nonchalant bluntness of school graffiti
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Litdrive UK@LitdriveUKJul 17
And that's a wrap! Thank you for all of your support in 2025/2026! We're having a break too, but to find out first about our plans for 2026/2027, sign up to our Member Bulletin buff.ly/3qSOKfk Laptops shut, lanyards off and sunglasses on, English teachers 🕶️ #Litdrive
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Sigma Trust@sigmatrustJul 17
We would like to wish all our schools, staff, students, governors and communities a very happy and relaxing summer holidays.
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I'm happy to report that I'm moving onto pastures new in September as KS3 Lead: English at The Trinity School. It's sad to be closing my chapter as a cog in the engine that is Paxman Academy, but I'm excited to open another chapter in the ongoing story! 🍎 #GetIntoTeaching
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Planning for the year ahead, does anyone in @Team_English1 that could suggest any Greek plays that work well for Year 8? It's a bonus if it links to one of the myths. #TeamEnglish
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Has anyone done Armitage's stage adaptation of Homer's Odyssey? @DavidDidau, I saw you planned this in as part of the curriculum at OAT. Any comments? Did you do The Last Days of Troy as well?
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Amy Staniforth
@teachalsJul 5
If there was ever a case for asking students to write out the full date, rather than an 01/01/01 shorthand, it’s tomorrow…
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Sigma Trust@sigmatrustMay 22
We would like to wish all our schools, staff, pupils, parents and communities a very happy and restful half term holiday.
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Litdrive UK@LitdriveUKMay 21
3 down, 1 to go. 🐝 Good luck to every student sitting English Language today! To the English teachers who taught them to read like writers and write like readers: you've done the work. Now it's their turn. 💛 #EnglishLanguage #GCSEEnglish #ExamSeason #TeamEnglish #Litdrive
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Stuart Pryke
@SPryke2May 18
🚨BOOK GIVEAWAY🚨 I have 2 copies of ‘Teacher Hacks: English’ to give away! Give this a retweet and @HughesHaili and I will pick 2 winners at random on Friday. @HLearningPD
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Litdrive UK@LitdriveUKMay 19
Good luck to every student sitting their English Literature exam today- and every teacher who got you there🐝 To every English teacher who has spent months and years building the knowledge, the confidence, and the love of literature! #TeamEnglish #Litdrive
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Litdrive UK@LitdriveUKMay 11
Good luck to all English teachers this morning, from Litdrive, as students head into their GCSE English Literature exam! ✨ Thank you for the wisdom and expertise you bring to the subject. We are proud to support you! #Litdrive
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Sigma Trust@sigmatrustMay 5
A massive good luck to everyone starting their GCSE exams this week. We know how hard you have worked alongside the support and guidance of school staff and family members. You deserve every success.
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