In today’s education news… say goodbye to those toxic one word Ofsted grades! Although this is a positive step in the right direction it is only the start of bringing the necessary change. But it is a start and a welcome bit of news as we start back this September!

If it was your first day back in school today but you had an INSET or training day, I guarantee at least one of these things will have happened!

Every Teacher walking down the corridor on the first day back after the summer break...

Current mood…

Sitting through another pointless INSET day that could have been spent sorting your classroom out

Do we have to go back?

Teachers starting back at school realising it’s 8 weeks until the next half term break

Getting home from your first day back at school with the students

If you didn’t have this conversation with your work bestie, are they really you work bestie? @burno12

In today’s education news… let’s talk about the most important news from Ofsted today, no not its response to the Big Listen, instead the damning findings from the independent review into Ofsted’s response to Ruth Perry’s death

Things teachers never say when heading back in September

In today’s education news… everything schools need to know about changes at Ofsted after their Big Listen consultation

Types of teachers when starting back in September! Which one are you?

5 reasons why you should use TeachMate this academic year. We’ve extended the code SUMMER24 until this weekend, so if you use the code when subscribing to an annual account you’ll only pay for 10 months instead of 12.

Different types of parents dropping their children off at school on the first day back

In today’s education news... licking lollies should be added to the science curriculum

Early night!

Things Teachers Struggle With At The Start Of The School Year…

Teachers after their first week back in school…