Dawn Delmaine

@Headteacherchat You do you!

Do you have any catchphrases that you use when teaching? One of mine is: "Is it going to tidy itself?" What's your catchphrase? #SaturdayEduChat

@secretHT1 I don’t mind working hard. I enjoy working hard when I can see that what I am doing is having an impact on young people. I object to working hard to prove I’m working hard!

We will never be able to reduce workload to nothing - always pinch points, stressful times and paperwork. We need to reduce pointless work that serves one purpose - external evidence. While there is high stakes, it’s hard to resist wanting everything to hand. It takes bravery.

☀️ SUMMER GIVEAWAY ☀️ I’m giving away a book bundle of ‘Building Culture’ and ‘Curriculum to Classroom.’ If you want to get your hands on these books, just follow me, like and RT this tweet and trust the process ✨ The winner will be announced on the 12th August 🥁

@DeputyGrocott We’ve got these mugs in our Y5/6 team. Love them!

Love a bit of an Aeropress in the morning ☕️

@avonharpley @carolvorders I’d like the moderated to have a mute button. Talk over someone else and you get muted for 5 mins.

@carolvorders How about a new rule? When a lie is repeated they are eliminated from the debate.

Penny Mordaunt has just lost it Gone Done She's history "£2,000 Labour taxes" is a lie A proven lie And the shouty pointy finger Heck #BBCDebate

@YLBookshop Operation Gadgetman- Malorie Blackman

@YLBookshop Cogheart. Brilliant book.

@KKNTeachLearn What happened to doing to maths until 18? Is that still going to be a thing?

@AidanSevers Art linked to topic

Year 6 people, I'm interested in what you did this afternoon:

@AdamCSharp Yep- council pop in the north east!

Where I grew up (Manchester), tap water was called “corporation pop.” In Denmark, it's sometimes known as gåsevin (“goose wine”), in Italy, l’acqua del sindaco (“the mayor’s water”), and in the Netherlands, gemeentepils (“local council pilsner”). What does everyone else call it?

@OhLottie @Headteacherchat Ah. The humble potato!

@Headteacherchat Not sure I’ll ever fully get over the history of the potato.

What was the worst KS2 reading booklet? Mine: The Way of the Dodo

@Sue_Cowley Clothing and parents! It rained on our way back from church a couple of years ago. (In Feb) We had a sig number of complaints that the children got wet.

Random question. Do all primary schools still have wet play? If you do, is not letting children outside about ratios, clothing, timings or something else? Thank you.

@MrBoothY6 Embrace it. I do!

I fear that every day I edge closer to being described as curmudgeonly.

In prior years I've done loads of past SATs papers with Year 6. Spread out and not overdone, but definitely 4 or 5 lots over the year. This year I've done the 2017 in Nov and the 2022 in Feb. Do I think it's been detrimental to do less? Not in the slightest.

@debrakidd @MarinaPurkiss @JeremyVineOn5 I’m 45. Not really expecting much of a state pension tbh. I’m expecting means tested or a retirement age of 75 - I’m convinced it won’t be as it is now.

Was out with a pal last night… His mum is in her 70s Benefitted from property boom Lives in a £1.6m house with substantial savings/pension Still receives her triple locked state pension & winter fuel allowance And even she doesn’t understand why We need to talk about this.

@Cazman74 @MrEFinch I’d forgotten about that- eldest got it, youngest didn’t.

Because no one, not one person in the entire country, remembers surestart.

Bank holiday giveaway! Times Tables Ninja KS1 has been out in the world for two weeks, and here's your chance to win a copy! Like and retweet to enter. UK only. Closes Saturday 13th April. amzon.co.uk/dp/1801994072/

✨Our #SundaySweetener this week is for a Egg-cellent Easter Bundle! After The Fall, And Tango Makes Three & The Odd Egg! 🐣 ✨Repost and tag a friend in for an extra entry. Must be following. Will announce winner after 9pm.

@Ka81 Your teenager sounds fab. I have also have an articulate, empathetic teenager. It gives me hope that despite the mess we are making of things at the moment, there will come a time when these wonderful young people will sort it out!

@_Nicola_M_ @marksandspencer Chocolate covered bourbons are the best biscuits in the world. Ever.