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So excited to be here #cypf24

@RebeccaLeek_ Big red combine harvester.

Harvest festival! What shall I sing?

@garthurb Love watching you guys perform. Did you hang around long enough to see your mighty stags come second?

@dmay_ot Glad you enjoyed it! We had the best time - not the best timing, but the best time.

@justsSoFestival #screechingBlueJays. #beMoreTilly. Loving the Screeching Blue Jays. Awesome musicianship and well timed comedy. @garthurb

NHS staff are not failing, they have been failed for 13 years Please RT if you agree

@BestOfDullMen Someone told me they knew when post WW2 rationing was over because they were allowed to butter the holey side.

@squinteratn In Shropshire there were a lot wearing tweed. Thank you for asking the question, I was wondering what it was in aid of.

Just about the biggest motorbike convoy I’ve ever seen just now. Lisburn Rd. No biker gear. Suits, ties, smart casual, quirky. Anybody know what gives?

@_MissieBee @jpembroke I got v grumpy when my august born was described as having met the expected standards for a 5yo at the end of reception. She was still 4!!!! I knew she'd exceeded expectations! She aced primary and is straight top sets for GCSE.

Are they SEND or are they August-born? Cannot keep up with all the notes I want to write from @jpembroke’s session! #researchEdBmth #rEdBmth

@callybeaton I have a .org email address. I give it to people. A lot read it back .org.uk. And you know? If they can't listen, I don't want to hear from them again so it works well!

Lifetime achievement mansplain alert: Arrived to give a speech. Holding slide had me down as Carry Beaton, so I said I was Cally, if they could change it. The guy said he’d been told it’s definitely Carry. I said no, it’s me - I’m Cally so it does need changing. He showed me an email he’d been sent to prove it really is Carry, not Cally. Even I began to wonder.

@ottheorypraxis We've found that the more we offer training about sensory processing, the more referrals we get for 'sensory'. Your post has confirmed any future training on sensory will have a precis of your post at the start and end.

You can inept. Can you be ept?

@devecs There was one in the science museum in Newcastle a couple of years ago. With a colour screen. Mine is clearly too old to belong in archives! iPod docked to 12yos stereo in his room. Both kids have mp3 players though since school banned phones.

In preparation for the 11yo’s school trip to Snowdonia this week - no devices which can connect to the internet allowed - against the odds I’ve revived my 20 year old iPod. No music from after 2004 obviously.

@Teacherglitter Plus, if they do well at SATS they will be predicted outstanding GCSEs in y7 and spend the next 5 years struggling to meet their expected grade of 9. My y10 is getting 6-8s but not meeting expected standards so has changed career options because she feels inadequate.

Parents of year 6 SATs kiddos. Just remember when your child won’t be considered expected standard as doesn’t have cursive handwriting but will hit secondary in a few months and never join their letters AGAIN. And all is considered normal and ok.

@VerandaThought @MrEFinch Teachers are often surprised when I tell them there are 8 senses (in the context of their child who cannot sit still,makes funny noises, eats pencils etc).

@MrEFinch Five senses.

Things we teach at Primary that are fundamentally untrue. 1. Seven Continents. What else?

@Sue_T2O I was about to say the mugs are too small... But a half pint of tea chaser and wine is a winning combo! Have fun

That's it, I'm staying.

@BethRowe1 @MaxRoweReads Happy birthday @MaxRoweReads Hope it's fabulous.

Happy 18th @MaxRoweReads Splendid to have such gorgeous offspring to spend time with.

@Teacherglitter Our only election is the police commissioner. I have no idea who is standing, no candidate can be bothered to communicate with us. I nearly went to vote because not turning up feels wrong, but I couldn't face coming home to get my passport and going out again. 1st time no vote.

Voted as I always will do as women died for me to have that privilege. I do feel so angry as the years march on when I realise most people in my county district took the blue pill years ago so nothing ever changes year on years and my area persistently just vote Tory.

@QEMrsWright I've used Ms since I legally became an adult. Titles are whatever you want them to be. I'd rather not use one at all. I don't often use my surname either!

I have never known what the ‘Ms.’ Title option is for but recently learned it is for women who aren’t married but are considered too OLD for Miss and honestly what in the patriarchal nightmare is that about 🤯

@PaulaMc007 @AutisticDoctor We could just scrap society and rebuild it with an expectation that most people shouldn't fit in small boxes and ensure that all sorts of people are accepted for who they are. We're a better species if we're diverse.

@AutisticDoctor #Oliverscampaign I often wonder who designed the original diagnostic profile for autism. I do believe that we should scrap it & start again with only autistic people designing the diagnostic profile & criteria

It’s important to remember that the current diagnostic criteria for autism describe distressed autistic people, yet it’s perfectly possible to be autistic & thrive.

@Mad_Anne_Flint @adamfare1996 I worked with a child who said "I can't follow instructions,I have ADHD". I told them if they wanted to do cycle skills, they had to follow instructions or it would be dangerous. They could be very compliant. Distracted and impulsive, but fine with clear timely instructions.

@adamfare1996 there's also the enablers that are like "he's autistic he can't help it." when the kid can fully understand "no, we don't hit people, that's not nice"