We'll done teachers! You made it. For some it's the weekend and for others it's the Easter break. Whichever group you fall into remember this is YOUR time. YOU earned it. Relax, rest and recover. Allow your mind to experience some peace. Enjoy yourself.

For some Scottish teachers it's back to the chalk face today. Hopefully recharged and raring to go. Silver lining: 4 day week

New supply faces in school today. Wonder how long they'll last.

BBC News - ‘alone, trapped and no-one seemed to care' bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Poverty is harming children's capacity to learn and it's getting worse, suggests a survey of teachers. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

BBC News - Abuse of UK teachers leading to 'millions' in compensation bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Tits up Tuesday. I'm hoping Jordan and Courtney have decided a 4 day week isn't worth returning to school for. Aiming to get to lunchtime incident free. Good luck everyone!

BBC News - Four out of 10 teachers plan to quit, survey suggests bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Wednesday is the new Thursday which means tomorrow is Friday (sort of) Including today it's 2 days to the (long) weekend.

When a pupil appears in your class with no records and an email arrives saying that Courtney just needs "a fresh start" bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Go teachers! Doing the Friday dance on a Thursday

Oooof!

Good luck to all teachers returning to the chalk face today. 4 day week after a wee recharge and recovery? Easy!

Teaching in 2019 #teaching #NQT #education theguardian.com/society/2019/a…

Annoying things controlling schools still do that have no basis in evidence: teacherhead.com/2018/05/14/ann… .

Anyone want to talk about one of the largest schools in Scotland having their 6th years complete N4 maths coursework for the non attenders and then getting caught? Indicative of the pressure to get passes for pupils whatever the cost. Even if they can't/won't do it themselves.

Stop thinking about school. It's Friday night!

What if we made the EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) performance related rather than attendance related?