Dear BBC News (UK) in your article about public sector pay you use this photo. Please re-consider, as it suggests to anyone not working in the education sector that classes are small and safe. This is NOT the reality in schools right now - almost all classes have 25 or more children.

Are we waiting for the rest of the country to rocket to London levels and then go-online? What is this? Infect all the kids then be reactive? We need to be proactive NOW! ALL education should be online come Monday!

OH MY EFFING GOD

Teaching is a job. An incredibly important job; but still a job. It is not some higher calling that means we have a duty to sacrifice ourselves for students. We can be highly effective teachers without breaking ourselves.

Shout out to everyone who never once went to the staffroom during lockdown to have a quiet drink. #edutwitter

Dear Department for Education, do you really think that this “advice” is helpful?

*Leadership* ‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept’ This is so important for all levels of leadership in schools. Model this to colleagues when walking the school When leaders accept standards against the school expectations it weakens the culture

Half of secondary schools are understaffed in physics and 32% report chemistry teacher shortages, finds new Royal Society of Chemistry report tes.com/magazine/news/…

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If you want to have a fully staffed science department, you need to make it an attractive place to work. Reduce unnecessary workload. Have sensible policies.

What's it like to be a (secondary) teacher? I can relate to this. Unless you’ve been shielded in one of those ‘high achieving’ schools (selective by fee or by house price) aspects of this blog post resonate. Many of us have been there. rogershistory.com/single-post/wh…

Many ppl leave/don't want to go into teaching because of the a) growing sense of entitlement of students/parents (evidenced by increase in complaints) b) 'service provider' perception of teachers in the UK (not same in many other countries) c) Behaviour decline, increased apathy,

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Hi everyone, I’m after some opinions on online platforms/ websites for science students that are the most cost effective. I would really appreciate your thoughts and costs if you know them. #budgetcuts #kayscience #tassomai

Can someone read this and explain why OFSTED are blaming the school/teachers/teaching for attendance issues here? This inspector comment made me laugh: "Some teachers did not routinely address the subsequent gaps in their knowledge... these pupils can struggle to access the new

🩵🩵🩵 Beautiful poem x

Great to spend the day working with the ‘cathedral builders’ at Embrace Multi Academy Trust at Brockington College Such a well organised event, packed with staff committed to personal & collective growth…

Thankyou Embrace Multi Academy Trust for a great day of workshops and a really inspiring talk by Mark Burns Mark Burns #embracingcuriosity2024