Karl J. Babarczi

@Headteacherchat They were great. We need something like this now.

Blast from the past! I bet someone, somewhere has a copy of one of these books.

@amanda_spielman @amymayforrester Mmm. Agreed. Whenever a PEX happens, it is a last resort. And all critics ever say is that PEX does not help the child who has been PEXed. Not true. It enables them to access avenues otherwise closed and it safeguards the education and mental wellbeing of the other children.

This is a dreadful idea. Headteachers and governors are responsible for the safety and welfare of all children. They have authority to exclude children as a last resort for good reason.

@jenteach13 Yes indeed. And compulsory parenting courses.

You want to fix education? Close the Chromebook. Confiscate the phone. Hand them a pencil.

@tombennett71 This is so so true - and so poorly understood.

People working in schools are often going full tilt, constantly busy, always stimulated by their environment. I'm increasingly aware of this as a problem around three limitations that affect everyone: a) Cognitive bandwidth- you can only think about so many things at once b) Chronological bandwidth- your time is finite, and only so much can be done c) Emotional bandwidth- you can only care about so much at once Overloading any one of these three leads to that sinking sense of helplessness, stress, and being overwhelmed. We often conflate all of these as workload, but that collapses too many things into one. I also think that they play off against each other. Lack of time affects what you can think about; but having to juggle too many relationships can also exhaust what you can get done, etc.

@RosMcM Yes indeed.

Every single person I have spoken to this week (admittedly all professional types, but not politically active) say the same thing - “dreadful behaviour, the only grown-up is Starmer.” Himself (never a fan before) says he’s going up in his estimation the longer it goes on.

@RogersHistory Was it fine? Fine is fine.

So here’s me late at night dissecting how one of my lessons went today and whether I should have challenged some things a little bit more than I did. It was just a normal, but not the best, lesson. And this is nearly 20 years in. Teaching eh.

@RealNatalieRowe Utterly disgraceful behaviour.

Like Fucking hungry Hyenas

@RejoinP Gooooood.

The tabloids scream “BETRAYAL!” Ordinary people hear: ✅ cheaper trade ✅ fewer delays ✅ lower food prices ✅ more doctors ✅ less Brexit chaos 🎺 Happy days might actually be back again…. #ExitBrexit

@Headteacherchat visit from the LA ‘SATs police’ today. (Everything was fine) - but such a level of unnecessary stress. Every aspect is riddled with subtle accusatory and paranoid undertones. Nothing like feeling trusted in your job….

@tes Stop feeding the beast. Please.

What is the secret to achieving an all ‘exceptional’ Ofsted inspection report? This head explains what worked for his school tes.com/magazine/analy…

@CentreLeft_ @Tom4EWAS And equally disgusted by the loutish, baiting, bullish, cheapening behaviour of @BBCNews - turning coverage into the lowest gutter press.

I waited 14yrs for a Labour government & these backbenchers have decided to throw it back in my face by calling on the only Labour leader to win an election since 2005 to resign. I’m disgusted with each and every single one of them including my own MP, @Tom4EWAS

@jimthegiant Yes he would - and really does need to nail his colours to the mast.

Whats mental is if he just went, fuck it - rejoin EU, nationalise rail, nationalise water & do a wealth tax He’d become a hero overnight

@RetirementTales Absolutely.

SATs were first introduced in 1991. For 35 years, they've been an immeasurable cause of stress, pressure and worry for teachers, school leaders and children. The tragedy in education is that flawed systems often endure for decades, even when they do much more harm than good.

@BBCNews the behaviour of the press, including the BBC this morning is utterly disgraceful.

@PositivityWho Me too.

I love every single thing about Doctor Who. It’s all Doctor Who for me. Even my least favourite episodes, I still find a lot of positivity out of them and enjoy them a lot. #DoctorWho

@ICT_MrP The present government had the perfect chance to nail Ofsted. Instead…..

Do I think Ofsted care about the wellbeing of teaching staff? No, but reading through the submissions to the parliamentary inquiry set up after the death of Ruth Perry is heartbreaking, made worse by the fact that Ofsted, haven’t learnt a single lesson.

@smithsmm I had them all put back in my school. The drywipe version though.

I’m not really old or at least I don’t think I am, but this was the board I had in my first classroom and for my first four years of teaching! Others were jealous because I could prepare the next lesson on the back!

@MathsladyScott Definitely not in the way it’s done now.

Is it really necessary to test 10 year old children? I'm not so sure? 🤔😢

@AdrianBethune Time down the poo-pan.

Absolute waste of time and came about because of Ofsted.

@covrules 🤣 it’s like the damn persistent perennial weed innit?

In our primary schools this morning - all had issues logging into the new assessment portal. Did nobody think to consider 17k primary schools all trying to log in at the same time?