We put Queen’s ‘We are the Champions’ on for the beginning of our celebration assembly this afternoon. Whole school sang along. Was one of those lovely ‘we’re getting paid for this’ moments.

I think we need to be honest and say that schools are no longer just for education. We are a social service, providing food, clothes, mental health care, housing and financial advice, money for transport and childcare. We need a framework that reflects this reality Ofsted

#PrimaryRocks Q1 Data 3 x a year but more importantly is the process of looking at it and drilling down. Progress rather than attainment. Pira puma etc can be useful for standardisation but rarely tell you anything you didn’t already know.

South Oxfordshire. Y4 teacher needed. DM me for more details. Not my school but a lovely school close to my heart!

My little gem going into the weekend: ‘Don’t take criticism from someone you wouldn’t ask for advice.’ Not an original from me - from someone on Twitter. Thank you whoever you are. This phrase has served me well!

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Anyone else desperately trying to meet a 9am 31st July deadline or is it just me?!?!

23/24 SDP is underway! August 23 me is thanking August 22 me for saving a nice blank version ready to fill in!

Spent quite a lot of time crossing things off my to do list these last few days- not because I’ve done them, but because I decided they didn’t need doing by the start of term! I’m calling it strategic prioritising rather than laziness /procrastination/ running out of time…

Dear ‘workload reduction task force ‘ Ensure there is enough access to MH support, SEN support or AP for children who need it. Tell ts they don’t need a PowerPoint for every lesson. Ensure there is enough access to MH support, SEN support or AP for children who need it. Job done

Every Wednesday this term will be THE BIG CLASS SETS GIVEAWAY! Win 30 copies of a featured title from our Autumn class sets offer for your school🤩📚️ To win this week's prize, follow our X account and re-share this post before 6pm on Friday 23rd September! Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗

October's round of The Big Class Sets Giveaway kicks off with Black and British, an essential and important title for school collections. To win 30 copies for your school, follow our X account and reshare this post before Friday 6th October, 6pm. Macmillan Children's Books

💖Okay here’s a MASSIVE Bunny Vs Monkey contest - win the whole BVM book series, including book 9 ahead of release, all signed and personalised, AND a £10 BVM book token! 🎉Just RT this tweet to be in with a chance! 🧐(UK only, I’ll pick a winner at random in a few days time!)

£40 worth of chocolate anyone? It’s day 9 of #Eduadvent and it’s another fab giveaway! Reading Solutions UK have kindly donated some delicious Hotel Chocolat chocolates! To enter just REPOST & LIKE this tweet & the winner will be randomly selected later this evening! Good Luck!

Our amazing children are taking part in this tomorrow. #Letyourlightshine.

Giving children a proper education as I once again wear this masterpiece into school today…

The emotional workload of #teachers is greater than people realise.Dr Jon Reid Ⓥ is researching and advocating for #CompassionFocusedEducation in #schools and supporting them through regular, structured, supervision sessions. Read more: bit.ly/3SO0bPp

I’ve gone to blue sky. See you there!

It’s day 1 of #EduAdvent! A fantastic giveaway every day through advent! Today the awesome Bluecow Education kick things off with a Fortnum and Mason Bellini box. Just ‘Like’, ‘repost’ and give Bluecow Education a follow to enter! Winner announced this evening!