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In The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley12/06/20163 Comments

(Image via Wikipedia) In his excellent real-life account, ‘Into Thin Air’, American journalist, Jon Krakauer, recounts how in 1996 he was part of a tragic Everest expedition. Krakauer, though led by …

Susie Dent@susie_dent·

Fun wordy fact of the day for kids: the first freelancers were knights who weren’t attached to any single lord and master, and so were *free* to use their *lances*, or weapons, for anyone who paid them. #homeschooling

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Susie Dent@susie_dent·

Fun fact of the day for kids: a 'secretary', 600 years ago, was a *secret*ary - a keeper of private and top-secret information, either for a friend, a boss, or the king or queen. #homeschooling

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Amie Hewish @Amie_Science·

We have added a whole load of free home Learning packs across our Secondary Subjects. They are proving a hit already. You can download here: https://global.oup.com/education/content/secondary/key-issues/secondary-school-resources/?region=uk. #schoolclosuresUK #Homeschooling2020 @OxfordEdScience @OxfordEdMaths

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