Been back at school 2 days. Changed the seating layout twice. Have to say I’m happy with it now, they’re not talking much 😂 finally at peace.

Doing a character description by saying you have found their phone what do we know about them was a great idea.

This is the ‘waiting room’ in my classroom. It works so well to teach the children to be patient and take turns, no more crowding to form a line around me! 😅 #edutwitter

I applied to a bunch of schools in the UAE at end of Dec/beginning Jan… still haven’t heard back. That doesn’t sound right to me, or do I need to give it time? #CollabUAE #edutwitter

Had such a proud moment with one of my kids who has been very impulsive with behaviour. All it took was some time outside of lesson (not break or lunch), genuine conversation and recapping zones of regulation. Turned into an angel today 🥺

Being a teacher is still coming to school to do your job even when every fibre in your body is absolutely exhausted.

When I’m in a good mood I struggle so much to put on a poker face/give the ‘teacher look’ to tell kids off 😩 a smile starts creeping on my face then bam I’ve lost them, all like ‘miss why are you smiling?!’

I see so many negative reviews of British schools in the Middle East, bad management who treat staff poorly and have no regard for their well-being etc. It’s honestly putting me off applying abroad now. #CollabUAE

Oh my goodness, this live, interactive map of world winds is *fantastic*! What a resource for schools today! 💨🌍 earth.nullschool.net

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This is the first time that I’ve done the bulk of it at the beginning of half term.. I won’t lie it feels good.

I’m finding maths lessons get quite noisy as they talk to each other about the work (mostly). English lessons are much quieter.. I’m not sure how to deal with this as I appreciate them learning from their friends but it continuously gets too loud :/ what can I do? Mr T's NQT/ECT support 🙋🏻‍♂️

Here’s what I tried on Friday: 1) Did maths lesson 1 instead of 2 as it’s earlier in the morning 2) Used bouncyballs.org The noise o meter website helped once they got over the urge to set it off. Generally they were quieter and I didn’t have to keep reminding them!

Okay but the cutest thing today was a child from my old class saying I wish I could go back in time and be in your class again 🥺

You know I’ve come back to school well rested when the kids have kept saying how calm my voice is 🤣

I really need the end of this week to come quickly because I need to switch off.

Almost chocked on my food 🤣

Question Via DM How do you raise standards in books without killing yourself with marking? #edutwitter