'The Slump is that moment when you feel yourself jolt as you come off the escalator. Your mood drops. Your energy is gone. You ponder the meaning of existence' 😵‍💫 The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray | #TheStaffroom buff.ly/4cJiRYY

'The technical term for The Slump is leisure sickness. It is common and seems to hinge around the movement from work to non-work' 😵‍💫 The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray | #TheStaffroom buff.ly/4cJiRYY

'It’s well-meant, no doubt, but as a resit teacher I dissent from the growing calls for them to be scrapped' ✋ The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/scrapping-resi…

'We may not yet be delivering on the policy’s promise, but we deserve better than our representatives throwing the towel in on our behalf' ✋ The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/scrapping-resi…

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In our age of disagreement, there can be huge value in teaching students how to argue properly – and here are 3 ways to do it, says Alex Quigley tes.com/magazine/teach…

'Due to the tyranny of timing, a swathe of sixth forms are being excluded from a pay rise - left out solely on the basis of their religious character' 🌩️ The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/teacher-pay-th…

This is an important issue facing teachers in sixth form colleges, who have been effectively excluded from the recent pay rise. feweek.co.uk/teacher-pay-th…

'Parents (and ministers) may think the threat of teacher strike action is past, but in the sixth form sector at least, it is not' 🌩️ The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/teacher-pay-th…

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💷 'You know all those messages you get telling you to check your pension statement? I am now learning that maybe you actually should' The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/the-staffroom-…

💷 'You pay less and gain more. That’s a bargain. It’s also a no-brainer. You’ve earned it, so ensure it’s locked in' The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/the-staffroom-…

💷 'Trust me, future you will thank you' The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College's David Murray feweek.co.uk/the-staffroom-…

📱 'We’ve not come far from our ancestors’ villages' The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College 's David Murray on students' prevailing neolithic instincts in the social media age feweek.co.uk/students-still…

New piece in FE Week today. How students' neolithic minds and social media habits clash and coincide. feweek.co.uk/students-still…

📱 'They’re engaging in learning that seems far more urgent, visceral and essential than anything I can present them with' The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College 's David Murray feweek.co.uk/students-still…

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