Beyond: Secondary Teaching Resources
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We provide an exhaustive range of teacher-made resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5
🖐️ OT strategies for TAs – free CPD! This 30-min pre-recorded session explores Occupational Therapy approaches to boost: 🧠 Attention 🎯 Engagement 😌 Emotional regulation Perfect for TAs, LSAs & HLTAs! 📅 5th August | Online | Free Book here 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1n0vjp
Mobile phones in schools – how do YOU feel? New statutory guidance means schools must now be "mobile phone-free environments" from bell to bell. We asked secondary teachers how they'd feel about storing their personal phones in the staffroom or lockers. Data sourced from Teacher Tapp (July 2026).
Our favourite rule? "Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous." 👌 Which rule speaks to your soul? 👇
Your Post-A-Level To-Do List. ✅Rest. You’ve earned it. Seriously. ✅Research. Look into Alternative routes (Apprenticeships/Jobs). ✅Plan B. Know how Clearing works before you need it. ✅Finances. Sort out your Student Finance or budget for working. #ALevels #ParentTips #StudentSupport #ResultsDay
So... who's really farming who? 😅🌿 🌿 Fun plant fact: Did you know that around 85% of plant life is found in the ocean? Yep – seaweed and phytoplankton are out there doing the heavy lifting, producing most of the oxygen we breathe! #PlantPlotTwist #ScienceFacts #Biology #Ecosystems
OUR SCHOOL, YOUR FUTURE? From 2028, 14-year-olds will get technical education + work experience + employer connections. But the BIG question is: who decides which route a student takes? #EducationReform #TechnicalEducation #UKSchools #AndyBurnham #2028 #StudentVoice #FutureSkills #NoDeadEnds
Stop prepping. Start teaching. We could list 100 reasons teachers love Twinkl Twinkle Twinkly Twink Twinks Twin kl Add to Dictionary . But honestly? You have to feel the difference yourself. 30-day free trial. 👉 Tap the link in our bio to try Twinkl for free 🧡 #noprep #teacherhacks
Exclamation marks, but make it ✨efficient✨. Roman numerals for punctuation – because why use 20 characters when you can use 3? V ! = 5 exclamation marks 😌 You're welcome. #TypographyHumor #DesignJokes #Punctuation #RomanNumerals #GraphicDesign #VisualHierarchy #Funny #DesignLife
🖐️ OT strategies for TAs – free CPD! This 30-min pre-recorded session explores Occupational Therapy approaches to boost: 🧠 Attention 🎯 Engagement 😌 Emotional regulation Perfect for TAs, LSAs & HLTAs! 📅 5th August | Online | Free Book here 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1n0vjp
🔍 Andy Burnham + education = what changes for secondary schools? ✅ More focus on technical/vocational pathways ✅ More power for LAs ✅ Student wellbeing ✅ Continuity on Ofsted, SEND & curriculum reforms But unions are warning: "Schools can't deliver change without proper funding."
📝New episode! How do we motivate pupils to write? Listen to the last episode of our series unpacking the Writing Framework, in discussion with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social. 🎧 Link: youtu.be/aYSrspjKF0I #twinklbeyondenglish @twinklbeyond.bsky.social
How do we motivate pupils to write? (Writing framework 8)
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📚 Summer reading sorted! ☀️ Here's what we're packing in our beach bags this year – a mix of: ✨ Heartbreak & hope ✨ Laughter & love ✨ Sci-fi & suspense Which one are you reading first? Drop a comment below! 👇 #SummerReads #BookStack #TBR #TeachersWhoRead #SummerHolidays #BeachReads
We unpack how live modelling in your science classroom can support student engagement and understanding, in this pre-recorded session. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-model...
Summer mode: unlocked. ☀️ How many bingo squares will you be ticking off? Save and tag a colleague who needs to play! 👇 #TeacherBingo #SummerHolidays #SecondaryTeacher #TeacherLife #EduTwitter #Summer2026
The only equation that matters this summer. 🔇☀️🍹🛋️ #SummerEquation #TeacherLife #SummerHolidays #SecondaryTeacher #EduTwitter #Summer2026 #HolidayMode
In this pre-recorded session, we provide guidance and support for educators in recognising and supporting pupils with dyscalculia. Sign up below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recognisin...
Stop prepping. Start teaching. We could list 100 reasons teachers love Twinkl. But honestly? You have to feel the difference yourself. 30-day free trial. 👉 Tap the link >> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/zartx
In this pre-recorded session, expert speakers Peter Mattock (National Secondary Maths Lead at Twinkl) and Jon Cripwell (National Primary Maths Lead at Twinkl) will help you to identify potential dyscalculia and offers practical strategies that can be used. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recognisin...
This engaging statistics PowerPoint uses good, old-fashioned maths humour to recap averages and statistical diagrams. It should have your whole class laughing... or at least groaning. www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/mat...
There's a buzz around oracy - but is it really that good?! Hear my discussion about classroom talk with author and educator Alan Howe here: tinyurl.com/ms47xb7s @bloomsburyed.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
Is classroom talk an education silver bullet? (With Alan Howe)
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How is your school incorporating oracy into its curriculum? Author and oracy specialist Alan Howe is on TETF podcast. Listen here: tinyurl.com/fybp2y5r Or watch: youtu.be/s5Oe9c8lKiY @twinklbeyond.bsky.social @bloomsburyed.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
📢 New podcast ep on the struggles of writing and how to overcome them! Learn strategies for the different education phases. With @nicolaromaine.bsky.social 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7hjo... 🎞️ YouTube: youtu.be/5x6Cp35qUa0 #twinklbeyondenglish @twinklbeyond.bsky.social
Why some pupils struggle with writing and what we can do (The Writing Framework Ep. 6)
The English Teacher Feature · Episode
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📢Podcast episode on teaching writing, focusing on the cognitive load and how to manage it. 🎞️: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPWq... 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/5eO3... It was brilliant to talk this through with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social . @twinklbeyond.bsky.social #twinklbeyondenglish
How well do you manage your pupils' cognitive load? (Writing framework 7)
YouTube video by The English Teacher Feature Podcast
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When the Year 11s and Year 13s have already packed their bags, hit the beach, and forgotten your name... and you're still here. Marking. Planning. Caffeinating. ☕️😭
This introduction to metaphor resource contains a PowerPoint presentation with the lesson objective 'to understand what a metaphor is and how it can be used for effect'. www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/yea...
Reading is officially on the rise again! 📈📚 For the first time in 5 years, more young people are enjoying reading – and we're here for it. Teachers and parents, keep encouraging them. It's clearly working! 🙌 Save this for your next library trip! 📖
