Edutwitter.

Where there’s no right way of doing anything, and 1000 wrong ways.

JFT97.

Never forgotten.

If you’re struggling with Gladiator withdrawal symptoms this Saturday, take a trip to your local shopping centre and run up the escalator the wrong way.

Problem solved.

#gladiators

Don’t let any back to school blues spoil a whole weekend.

What will happen on Monday will happen on Monday whether you spend all weekend worrying about it or not.

So don’t.

(Easier said than done, I know).

I’m not saying my children are too middle class or anything, but my 11 year old just had a hissy fit that the National Trust property we are at doesn’t run a shuttle bus back the car park.

#firstworldproblems

Have the started the Tolkien film journey with my kids today.

We finished the first Hobbit and they both shouted ‘Noooo, it can’t end there! When can we watch the next one?’.

And with that, my parenting is complete.

Thanks ⁦Discounts for Teachers⁩ for organising the members day ⁦Thorpe Park Official⁩. Great fun, low numbers on site, good price!

Talking with my wife about retiring.

I’m 40.

Realised I’m not yet half way through.

Do you reckon Jeremy Hunt could balance a school budget?

Imagine following football and not being a Liverpool fan.

Would be a complete waste.

How to trigger a maths teacher:

‘Multiplying by ten? It’s easy. You just add a zero.’

You’re not officially a teacher until you’ve written the wrong child’s name when marking a book, crossed it out and written ‘sorry!’ in tiny letters next to it.

Does anything sum up the ‘talk first, listen later’ nature of our society than the way we hold our phones these days?

I’m in A&E (not for me).

There is teacher in front of me asking for pain relief as she waits.

How do I know she’s a teacher? She’s planning lessons and prepping work while she sits in what seems like a lot of pain waiting to be seen.

That’s why we have retention issues.

Goosebumps.

Today you made a difference.

That matters.

#Gladiators .

No new silly format points.
No padding.
No reality sob stories.

Just a remake with everything that made it ludicrous and bananas, but great, the first time round.

Contenders, you will go on my first whistle.
Gladiators, you will go on my second whistle.

1750 tonight.

Don’t miss it.

Jeans on this morning for the first time since being back at work…hand in pocket…a reminder of the Christmas that was.

Book number 1 of 2024.

Buy it. Read it. It’s great.