Carol Atherton
@CarolAtherton8
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English teacher, writer and adoptive parent. My book Reading Lessons was published by Fig Tree in April 2024. Agent: @EverSoBookish at @GreyhoundLitAg.
Joined May 2021
Delighted to be able to go public with this news! It is such a joy to be working with @HelenG_W and @ellamharold at @FigTreePenguin. Huge thanks to my agent @EverSoBookish and to everyone with whom I’ve talked about English teaching over the years.
.@FigTreePenguin has pre-empted Reading Lessons, @CarolAtherton8's "impassioned, illuminating and beautifully written love letter” to the books read at school. Read here:
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@LucyGoBag So many organisations paying lipservice to men’s mental health while not doing a thing to change underlying cultures that foster teasing, heavy drinking and general toxicity. Anything goes, as long as you publish a couple of helpline numbers 🙁
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Where are you off to today, English teachers? We’re going on an afternoon train from Purley to Victoria in 1955, and listening to a conversation. Poetry By Heart | On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955
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Excellent post from @stoneman_claire. 'Frankenlesson' definitely needs to be a term. Don't make the thing, the Thing
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Very much looking forward to this! Many thanks to @mmgiovanelli and @Brian_Sudlow for the invitation.
We are looking forward to welcoming @CarolAtherton8 to Birmingham on Wednesday 19th February to talk about and read from her wonderful book ‘Reading Lessons’. All welcome but places are limited. Register here!
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@BarbaraBleiman @gabrielsnapper Yes! And expert teachers, who know both their subject and their classes, will do this seamlessly and instinctively. There’s no quick way of learning how to do this, no tips and tricks. It takes time and practice and work.
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RT @BarbaraBleiman: Jane Ogborn was a hugely significant figure in my professional life & that of countless other English teachers. If you…
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@MrBoothY6 @MaryMyatt Yes. Can we also ban ‘how can I adapt this lesson for my PP children?’ as though PP is similarly synonymous with low ability.
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RT @theLucyStrange: THE BOY AT THE WINDOW is a spine-chilling novella inspired by the traditional Victorian ghost story. It's dyslexia-frie…
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