Fabulous at Lyme Regis today with some excellent year 10s

I'll miss my lovely tutor group 😁

Things like this YouTube is great for, the smallest is really getting into his drawings

6 quick school policy wins for Labour schoolsweek.co.uk/6-quick-school… Oh hi Bridget Phillipson 👋🏼 We can help with this one! We’ve been supporting teachers, schools & trusts with #flexibleworkinginschools for more than 7 years now & we are seeing some progress but we’ve got a way to go!

Yet more competition for the teaching profession. When weighing up working for Department for Education as a teacher or BT, hopeful fathers would do better off to avoid the classroom. When will use #parentalleave to make teaching a more attractive and valued profession?

The potential for Gen Z to save teacher recruitment crisis? tes.com/magazine/analy… We need to offer better flex first & retain the experienced, effective teachers (30-39yo women?) to show them the ropes!

On our way north! Any recommendations for anywhere to stop about halfway along this stretch? Somewhere the kids can run around, national trusty or English heritage or equivalent ideal, maybe just south of glasgow

Sunshine in Scotland! Very lucky 😁

GIVEAWAY ✨ So apparently 25k of you follow me, crazy. To say thanks, one person will get £25 credit to spend in my Etsy shop. Extra entry for favouriting shop on Etsy casacraftsstore.etsy.com Just like and RT to enter. Will pick Sunday PM

I remember this well, albeit nearly 14 years ago. I had to start my maternity leave early with a twin pregnancy. I was already on half pay before our daughters came home from neonatal care. I went back to school full time when they were four months old by their due date.

Thank you to Nawal Al-maghafi نوال المقحفي for this evening’s interview. “It’s so difficult to go back to work after #maternityleave… what is it about teaching in particular?” #MTPTproject Anna McShane #MissingMothers

So much to unpick here on the motherhood penalty and flex tes.com/magazine/news/… Alison Peacock says the government must support leaders to ensure new PPA rules enable flexible working

x.com/kyrstiestubbs/… This is a useful thread from a couple of years ago about the positives of remote PPA for teachers & deals with some of the potential apprehension.

It finally got sunny.... Maxxing out the holidays with a last bit of beautiful Wales.... 😎

I always like to make the new term a bit more stressful by insisting I make the birthday cake... Double digits tomorrow 😱

Here is the link for those who may want it: docs.google.com/presentation/d…