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@kbw1001 If being kind and respectful to all makes me a snowflake then I’m proud to be a snowflake. It’s interesting that all you have as a retort to me is to be insulting.

@Dotmay47 🤣

@kbw1001 @GoldingBF It’s not a ridiculous argument. It’s just a really obvious point. Why doesn’t it belong on our streets?The streets belong to all of us. Do you not think that kindness and understanding is the way to make this world a better place. Hatred just breeds more hatred and doesn’t help

@Dotmay47 @GoldingBF 🙄The ridiculous church bells argument. It sounds like a cat being strangled and it doesn't belong on our streets.

The Adhan (Muslim call to prayer) is shrieked out in London at ‘The Victoria & Albert Museum’. No one wants to hear this crap in public! Take it inside your mosques!

@kbw1001 @GoldingBF Why awful? Is it the sound or what it represents for you? Do you object to church bells for example?

@Dotmay47 @GoldingBF Is awful 🤢

@therealmissjo Oh my god!!! I loved this!!!

I loved this as a child. (No, I was not a boy, although I suspect if I showed an interest in it today, I would be on blockers in a hot minute!) I mentioned this to a friend and they had no idea what I was talking about. I cannot be the only child in the UK who had one….

@ballater6 @cherrylkd Unfortunately I’m 53 so no excuse 🤣

@cherrylkd @Dotmay47 Yes courage often comes with age or maturity ..

@DHTDurrant @dsprimed Also - David then sent a really nice reply so I have no idea why you have waded in 🤷

@Dotmay47 @dsprimed Wow. Seems I can't read either. David didn't sound pissed off to me, nor did you come across as nice or supportive. Tone is tricky on Twitter, that's for sure.

Ah, the irksome necessity (TM) of visible leadership. I went on the gates at the big school today - and lovely to meet and greet the vast majority of parents. Then, it started - stuff they'd not bring up if you weren't there and present, and looks that ranged from...1/2

@DHTDurrant @dsprimed Well I was and now you are coming across as unpleasant and sarcastic- it’s really is tricky isn’t it

@ballater6 I know, you are right, which makes it worse because I then berate myself for ages not doing so !!!!!!

@Dotmay47 It was ever thus had it been me I’d have had to say something ….

@dsprimed No mention of my work, despite the final feedback meeting from our recent Ofsted with the CEO and Deputy CEO highlighting the strength of our curriculum. Not that it’s all about Ofsted, of course. That’s very kind of you — usually I let it wash over me, just a bit prickly today.

@Dotmay47 Ah, perhaps not. Sorry you're in this imbalanced scenario. DMs are open if you want to chat.

@Janroweljmu Last year by the same head I was called ‘an absolute pain to work with’ simply for standing up for my school. Do not think he would say the same to a man. It’s unbelievable that in 2025 this is still so utterly entrenched

@Dotmay47 Wouldn’t it be refreshing if one of the men in your Trust pointed this out. It’s exhausting for women to always have to be responsible for flagging sexism.

@PieCorbett 2 years until I’m 55 then time to go- mainly because of this nonsense- head down and just enjoy my lovely school!!

@Dotmay47 Typical - intervene and make the point. Or if the moment has passed, then a quiet word along the lines of 'I was disappointed that....'. Or - bludgeon with verbal baseball bat!

In my ten years at our school, we’ve never had a better start to a term or felt the school in a better place. The years of hard work and change have paid off - the place is singing and I feel immensely proud. But the level of hard work, resilience and commitment it’s taken to reach this point - and more importantly, to sustain it - in an era of massively increased SEN needs, insufficient provision and reduced funding, simply isn’t realistic. We’ll always give everything for our children and families - it’s what we do. But schools can’t keep running on goodwill alone. We need more funding. The effort is huge, the responsibility is real and the cost to staff and leaders has never been higher. I know I'm not alone in thinking this.

@dsprimed Was just trying to be nice and supportive- you sounded pissed off My mistake

@Dotmay47 Read the thread Tilly, read the thread - and if my humour doth offend, I apologise and there we'll end.

@edgeofbarkness @Nor_man_nor_man @therealmissjo 🤣

@Dotmay47 @Nor_man_nor_man @therealmissjo I hope they're not. You're nicer than me.

One day we will all be old. I have been rather horrified to see the complete lack of sympathy people show to the elderly. I put out a post about my elderly friend who struggled with parking apps. People suggested everything from not driving at all to riding a tricycle in the dark and rain around the country lanes of Cornwall. Have people become so callous that they think that the elderly should be locked in their homes?

“For those working in education who have been exasperated by Gibb and his buddies for the past 15 years, it will be tragically vindicating to read how little of substance exists behind the man and his reforms.” yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/education…

I've been chasing an invoice for some work I did in March, April, and May. I've received no acknowledgement of the numerous emails from the finance dept at this trust. I'm out of pocket by almost £3k when I factor in the money spent on travel and accommodation, which I don't