School leaders vote overwhelmingly to reject government’s ‘inadequate and unaffordable’ pay offer 👤 64% of NAHT members responded. 🚫 90% voted to reject the offer. 💰 92% said it was unaffordable. naht.org.uk/News/Latest-co…

One in three young teachers in England skipping meals to make ends meet theguardian.com/education/2023…

Nobody chooses to be : - Anxious - Depressed - Worried - Stressed - Sad But we can choose to be kind to each other. Please be kind to others 💜 📸 All on the Board

A career as a school leader, such as a headteacher, is a vocation. Even if it is a necessary work, it is still a job. We are not required to make self-sacrifices for the sake of our schools. We can be successful leaders without breaking ourselves.

How can an accountability system that does this be right? We all sat in silence thinking it was ‘only me’ and beating ourselves up that we couldn’t cope. The silence is broken and no one now should suffer in silence. Look after your colleague down the road manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

We know how the funding is calculated according to pupil numbers etc so stop wasting time on stuff we already know.

Scrolling through Twitter during these DfE funding webinars is what makes the webinars bearable.

What happens if schools run out of money? A very valid question that received a blah, blah, blah answer.

“[There is] a culture of fear surrounding inspections” After our interview with Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman, viewers got in touch with some of their experiences of inspections. Watch #BBCLauraK walk through some of the responses to last week’s show bbc.in/3LHaK4A

If you enjoyed the fabulous musicianship at the coronation, please remember: we won't get this in future if we keep garrotting music in schools. Education is about everything that enriches human life, not just expanding GDP.

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Time to take action. Vote YES.

During and after the Ofsted inspection Ruth's mental health deteriorated considerably. Verdict is suicide contributed to by an Ofsted inspection carried out in November 2022 #RuthPerry

Dear Ofsted I don't really have any followers so don't suppose this will make a difference but- I have been a bloody good and dedicated teacher for 22 years working and making a difference in an area of true deprivation. I have been a head teacher for the last 3 years

NEW BLOG: How did we get here? Laura McInerney Teacher Tapp Chris Dyson FCCT Ceridwen Eccles ⚓️ Dr Vic Carr ⚓️ Geoff and Margaret Geoff Barton Dave McPartlin Dr Jill Berry HeadteacherChat Old Primary Head Michael Tackett Paul Dix Pls RT southgloshead.wordpress.com/2023/12/09/how…

"We’ve failed to look after our headteachers. We’ve failed to give them anywhere near what they need to do their jobs effectively. We’ve heaped more and more on them regardless. And then we’ve sent in inspectors to pick them apart" Today's Tes magazine briefing⬇️ tes.com/magazine/analy…

Today is the one year anniversary of Ruth Perry’s death. Yellow and green ribbons have been used to represent suicide awareness and mental health awareness for years but they are also the colours of Caversham Primary School and why I use the ribbon for my profile picture...

My statement on tonight’s events in Sunderland:

Tonight’s shameful scenes do not represent our culture, our history, or our people. Our great city is built on togetherness and acceptance, and Sunderland will forever be for all. We are stronger as one community. Now. Then. Always. ❤️🤍

This is #Sunderland. The community comes together to clean up the mess caused by thugs and bigots who have no respect for real British values.