Joblerone

@ICT_MrP I’d like to know why, when Ofsted themselves say that ‘Mocksteds’ are totally unnecessary, so many inspectors do consultancy work and therefore exactly that. They must earn a fortune for something their own outfit says they absolutely should not be doing. What’s that about?!

I’ve always wondered why anyone would become an Ofsted inspector, I’ve always thought for a lot of people it’s to get some sort of advantage for their school, turns out that’s true!

Thanks for getting back to me - not. Still had no tea! Complaints system says 5-10 days to sort out - brilliant 🙄

So this is my tea tonight, @NandosUK It’s completely inedible, who even let it out of the kitchen?

@Helen_Fields ‘Gone’ by Michael Grant

Need your help, BookTwitter. I'm running a National Year of Reading event for to 14-18 yr olds. Name one book that at around that age lit up your imagination. Audiobooks, graphic novels, short stories - all welcome. Stories that will set them on fire and make them want to read. I'm looking for books to rave about for the simple joy of reading, so not really the classics that they might be asked to read as past of the syllabus. Go...

@icod Went off with all the Alans

You never hear of people called Yvonne anymore do you? What happened to all the Yvonnes?

@PieCorbett @JohnBaldLangLit Yes, I’d be interested to know that also.

@Joblerone1 @JohnBaldLangLit Yes it is. I wonder how it compares to what is expected in other places,..

Expected standard was from the outset - I was there - based on guesswork and wishful thinking. It has never had any basis in reality. Education's answer to Stalin's five year plans.

@PieCorbett @JohnBaldLangLit The expected standard now is much closer to the old level 5 than level 4.

@JohnBaldLangLit How does our expected standard in year six relate to other jurisdictions - states, NZ, Australia, etc.

@stillteaching21 @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial Agreed. However, the clearly defined line cannot be ‘exactly the same as students’ for professional adults in authority.

@helenrey @Joblerone1 @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial Personally I think it is hypocritical if you are asking a student to remove a nose stud or big earrings etc if you are stood there with facial piercings. As an adult there needs to be a clearly defined line between what is professionally acceptable and what is not.

Tomorrow on @TTRadioOfficial: Should teachers be seen using mobile phones if students aren't allowed them? Should teachers have a strict dress code if uniform rules are strict for students? Are we setting the right example? All this and more! Tomorrow, 6pm. Get involved!

@TheDoctorMagic @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial It does. But I agree about silent and scrolling - have never met a teacher who would do either on those things though, which are obviously different.

@Joblerone1 @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial It does not "infantalise" teachers. Of course if verification is needed then that is essential use. But teachers' phones should always be set to silent when in the classroom and teachers should never be seen scrolling through emails or social media as, I'm afraid, some do.

@helenrey @TheDoctorMagic @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial CPOMHs did not exist in 1989. The phone app that links my phone to my laptop is exactly WHY I have to use my phone to get into my laptop! I wouldn’t be using it otherwise. But the reason they can’t use a phone is because they are 11. That’s it. No further explanation required.

@Joblerone1 @TheDoctorMagic @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial Safeguarding - the same way we did when I started teaching in 1989...? There are apps to link a phone to a laptop if absolutely necessary, which avoids using a phone in front of class who have been told they can't use a phone.

@TheDoctorMagic @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial That’s ridiculous for a grown adult with a career. It infantilises teachers and buys into an ‘we’re all equal here’ mentality which is not the case. Adults and children are not the same.

@Joblerone1 @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial Plain rings or studs, the same as students with pierced ears are allowed to do. No reason at all for necklaces.

@TheDoctorMagic @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial You seriously think teachers should not wear earrings or necklaces?

@Joblerone1 @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial Of course there are some things teachers are allowed to do which students are not but not doing things unnecessarily in front of them. If students were able to be married, they would be allowed to wear a wedding ring! But teachers,too, should only wear "essential" jewellery.

@TheDoctorMagic @helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial How can teachers report on CPOMHs or use the Google Authenticator without a phone?

@helenrey @Joblerone1 @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial Teachers should always set a good example. Telling students they do not need to use a phone but then using one themselves is very poor. Although teachers don't have to wear school uniform, they should still have a dress code which should be enforced fairly.

@helenrey @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial The point is that there are various things that teachers are ‘allowed’ to do, because they are adults. Driving is one example, wearing a wedding ring where students are not permitted jewellery is another.

@Joblerone1 @sciantificnew @TTRadioOfficial That analogy doesn't work. There's a process by which you get to drive a car which the adult has gone through but the student has not. That does not exist for phones.

@HRHCatherine Is this even remotely true, @grok or this is just a nasty, spiteful lie?

@HRHCatherine This is complete and utter cobblers

@specsavers Why do you make your apprentices work on Sundays and never allow them to have two consecutive days off? Bit much for £7.75 an hour.

@rustyrockets @TRobinsonNewEra That’s it, you’ve finally jumped the shark. Go and watch your Mark Collett interviews and remember what you used to be.

Tommy is a legit journalist. Most challenging interview I’ve done for a while. @TRobinsonNewEra

@ScottishSuffra1 Anyone going to tell her what RE stands for?

My grandson came home yesterday and told his mum that they had a lesson on muslims, and their religion in school that day. Today, my family decided that as Christians, catholics, and with Jewish relatives as well as women's rights activists aplenty within our family, this was not appropriate, needed, or wanted. Monday, the head teacher will have a complaint she never imagined, she will never forget and will never wish repeated.