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Some students require very little attention, while others demand a great deal of it.

As Year Six pupils all over the country are sitting down to take their SATs tests this week, I just wanted to come on here and remind everyone about just how important they are. As an adult, I’ve lost count of the number of job interviews I have been to where they have demanded to know my scores from that fateful week back in 1995. In fact, my first girlfriend refused to marry me because my creative writing ‘could have showed a greater range of vocabulary’ more than ten years previously. All things considered, there is literally nothing more important in life than these tests, and they are absolutely not a total waste of time designed to cause unnecessary stress and anxiety for the sake of generating performance statistics during a period when you should be making beautiful memories during your final months at Primary School. The government absolutely couldn’t obtain the same metrics by asking teachers to assess children’s work on an ongoing basis, thus reducing their overall workload as well. So keep those scores safe and sound somewhere - the trajectory of your entire life will be based on this moment.

My wife just phoned me, and said, “You know that Gladiator movie that I got you for Christmas many years ago?” Me: “Yeah” Her: “Fast forward one hour, 16 minutes and 28 seconds” Me: “Ok, now what?” Her: “You see the gladiator at the front fighting the lion?” Me: “I can see that, yeah” Her: “Just behind him, there are two gladiators having a sword fight with each other” Me: “Okay, I see them” Her: “Well, behind those two, on the left-hand side of the screen, there’s a gladiator holding a spear” Me: “Yes, I can see him” Her: “Right! Those are the sandals I want for my birthday”

Please retweet this . Mason's only 15. He went missing yesterday. I bet his family are worried. Many thanks all of you. 🫂💗 Jill

Our parents used to drop us off at school with no water bottle, no phone and no snacks, yet somehow we survived.

this only makes sense if you were there

“The Death Star is under attack. Where is Vader?” “He’s in the ballroom, sir.”

Long shot but I think I lost this bag on the Elizabeth line to King’s Cross from Heathrow airport. Potentially also left it on the line from King’s Cross to Euston. It has my passport, phone and sunglasses. The passport is really important.

I wonder if you know what a Quranist is… this week I chat to Farouk Peru about what it means and how it impacts beliefs and practices! #islam #quran #quranist #teamre

🚨 In one week, we will be watching an F1 race again.

That look you give as a teacher when a student assures you they have done their homework but for some inexplicable reason they can't find it.. #teacher #education #TeamRE #edutwitter

As a priest, who has celebrated Holy Communion twice today and is departing for a Cistercian monastery tomorrow, can I just say that this 'Easter Egg rage' is nonsense. If you care that much, get yourself to church, and then perhaps you will realise that our faith is not based on confectionary or its packaging.

After leading 41 training sessions, visiting 27 schools and working with thousands of teachers since January, I think I’ve got a fairly good handle on the mood in the profession. Here’s what I’ve observed. Everyone is working flat out. Harder than they’ve ever worked before.

A family friend lost her scarf at the ground after the West Ham or Wolves game late Feb/early March. She’s had it for 45 years and it was with her at Hillsborough and laid on the Kop after. If anyone can help us find it, we’d really appreciate it. Please RT

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!

Hi there! Celebrating #IWD2026 with a video on 'Feminine Power' - have a great weekend! @NATREupdate @RE_Today @REonDemand_RE #reteacher #edutwitter #TeamRE #IWD #IWD26 youtu.be/-xzAwiKJzDU

Education. That’s the Portuguese flag sir.

16 yr-old Ryli Patten was last seen by his dad in #Bromborough on Thursday evening. He’s 5ft 8 and slim. He normally wears a black puffer jacket, black trousers and black Air Max 95 trainers. If you have seen Ryli contact @MerseyPolice

I was on a train and a pregnant woman was asking for a seat. I offered mine, but she said she couldn’t sit there because it was in the center and she was already feeling nauseous and suffocated. So she asked a guy at the corner. He said, “You can sit on my lap.” Before anyone could react, a grandma behind him tapped his shoulder and said, “Then I’ll sit on YOUR lap.” She sat on his lap, the pregnant woman took the grandma’s seat, and the entire train witnessed instant justice delivered by a 70-year-old legend.