To those who have finished for the year already, I am NOT jealous at all.

School has rules, more as we get it...

Some reflections on my first year as a Head of Year: 1) You'll never please everyone 2) Pastoral work is incredibly rewarding but challenging 3) Listen to as many sides as you can before making a decision 4) Every day is a new day, but don't let things go when necessary

Hello Bridget Phillipson. Thank you so much for everything you’ve already done for teachers. As a retention strategy, have you considered cancelling student debt for teachers after a certain number of years of service? Monthly repayments are huge when you have 2 degrees to pay off.

COMPETITION- I'm giving away 3 signed copies of The Behaviour Whisperer, to help teachers improve behaviour as the academic year starts. Simply RT to enter. Lucky winners will be drawn out on the evening of Thursday 12 Sept.

Y11 parents evening second week back. #exhausted

I have two copies of Responsive Coaching to give away. Simply **retweet this tweet** for your chance to win one of them. I'll pick two winners on Monday (23/09/24).

Seeing a lot of schools mandating retrieval practice in every lesson but also seeing quite a few misconceptions. A quick thread: 10 ways to get retrieval practice wrong ⬇️ 🧵

Top 3 reasons why students use their phone: 'I'm checking the time' 'I'm checking my timetable' 'I'm texting my mum'

📘☕️ BOOK & MUG GIVEAWAY! I’m giving away a copy of my book Teaching One-Pagers and this exclusive caffeine holder to fuel your evidence-informed practice! To enter, simply REPOST this post. 🗓️ The winner will be picked randomly and announced on Monday, 30th September! Good

Alarmed by the number of students who truant lessons because they don't like the seating plan. What am I missing? #edutwitter #pastoral #education #secondary

Nobody goes to work to be abused. It doesn't matter if it's from students or parents/carers, there's no excuse for it.

Always great to be on the other side of parents evening.

Oh good grief. I only took a glance at this yesterday. On closer inspection, it's really bad. theguardian.com/education/2024…

To brighten up budget day, I am giving a set of these Fabulous Mr Benn badges away. To be in the bowler hat, all you have to do is retweet this tweet. I'll choose a winner this time next week. Good Luck!!