@mic69449413 @hollieteach Most jobs requiring similar qualifications as teachers have much better maternity pay packages. Civil servants for example get full pay for 6 months.
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Emma Bukhari
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Emma Bukhari
@EmmaCookeBooks
Used to be called Emma Cooke. Maths teacher, book lover, cat mum, now also human mum, muslim newbie
Coventry, England Katılım Ağustos 2019
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@hollieteach I'm not sure I understand the maternity pay reasoning. Many jobs are going with the statuary maternity pay and staff are returning to work so why is it different for teachers? I'm not critical I just don't understand
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Teachers are burning out and leaving, and I had never realised before being pregnant that maternity pay is a big reason. A profession mostly made up of women, but we get 4 weeks full pay and then... barely anything. No wonder so many are walking away, especially 30-39 year olds.
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Is there anything harder in the primary maths curriculum than trying to convince children that a rectangle does not have 4 lines of symmetry?
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@chochlo @CantabKitty FWIW, my watch doesn't bother me at all when I sleep. However, charging it is tricky to fit into the day.
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@EmmaCookeBooks @CantabKitty It does, but it would be less comfortable to wear overnight, and I’m not a fan of watches at the best of times. I gather the ring also interprets the quality of your sleep better and uses AI to help you figure out how to improve things.
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@chochlo @CantabKitty Does the apple watch not track sleep? My pixel watch tracks it pretty well
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@CantabKitty I’ve worked out now that the reason I can’t decide is because I want them both for different things - the watch would be a really useful day time thing (with cellular? Not sure on that either) while the ring would be far better for sleep tracking and general wellbeing.
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Apart from the fun stuff at work, I don’t celebrate Christmas.
But as a Muslim, I believe that: ‘A person is either your brother in faith or your equal in humanity.’
So Christmas matters to me because it’s celebrated by you ❤️.
Merry Christmas and peace be unto you.
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I'm always too scared of messing it up to join in, but this always gets me in the festive mood and excited for #DuvetKnowItsChrismas and #christmaswiththeinlaws
The Maths Bazaar@themathsbazaar
It's Christmas-time, there's no need to be afraid #BandAidMarathon #yourturn
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Looks like I'll be starting 2025 with only about 8 books on my physical TBR! I am so proud of myself 😊
Emma Bukhari@EmmaCookeBooks
I've come up with a plan. I'm starting 2024 with exactly 24 unread physical books on my shelf (and donating all the rest). We will not mention the ebook TBR.
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@CantabKitty @chochlo Worse than that. The school contacted the police and the police came to our house and took ex for questioning for taking photos of minors.
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@chochlo @CantabKitty Ok so fun story: me and my ex witnessed school kids using racist slurs at and throwing things at a person on the bus. Ex took photo and emailed it to the school. Guess how the school responded?
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@CantabKitty Tell that to all the kids on public transport round here - there’s too many schools for me to know all the uniforms but someday I’m going to call up a school and report them, and maybe they’ll get the talk then, better late than never.
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I'm a bit uneasy with the "Muslims aren't offended by Christmas, my Muslim friends have Christmas trees up" messages. Muslims shouldn't have to join in with the celebrations just to make you feel better about them. It's ok for Muslims to not partake at all.
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@MBDscience I wonder whether the responses vary depending on location. As a non-Londoner a train being 4 minutes late would not even count as late.
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Scenario: A person commutes via a train service that runs every 4-6 minutes. On one occasion they arrive at the station to find it's not arriving for 10 minutes. They get on this train, but arrive at work 3 minutes late.
Who is at fault for the tardiness?
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I’ve raised this before but it’s impossible to find a formula for pie if it’s genuinely transcendental.
demi adejuyigbe@electrolemon
in october 2021 i had such a transcendently good piece of pumpkin pie w/ a dense texture. i got obsessed with trying to recreate it every fall for the next three years. anyway, i finally nailed it. here's the recipe–pumpkin pie with orange zest and cardamom whipped cream
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@KKNTeachLearn Me! I've swapped now so I dislike weekends and holidays and look forward most to Mondays. What changed it for me was having a baby, going part time (3 days), and only teaching A level.
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@Long_Tailed_Tit This is the stupidest thing I've ever read
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"'Strangest' GCSE maths question meant for Year 11 leaves adults stumped"
Prepare to be completely underwhelmed.
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/real-life…
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@missradders No it looks similar to when Biden won, I think it will be fine
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@MathsImpact The names of the cities in Johto also have a theme. From Gen 3 onwards though they're a bit more random.
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Chatting to my boys today, I have only just realised that in Pokémon you start in Pallet town, and then visit 8 cities named after colours.
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@CantabKitty @slbsamantha Ours are single and gender neutral. What were the complaints about?
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For those working in education, this could highlight interesting patterns. #edutwitter
Might be worth completing & sharing.
For Women Scotland@ForWomenScot
TUC toilet survey is here. It's really quick and there is a write-in box. Let them know, and let's see if they take women's concerns seriously! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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