@HelenPicken1 @sg_sykes @rhipratchett Im glad it's not just me: it's sat there on the shelf with all the others, just completely unread.
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LianePL
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LianePL
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Leadership. M.Ed Educational Leadership. NPQH. Future Leaders cohort 2020. Old Decanian. I really, really like dogs. Too sentient to be a crone.
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@sg_sykes @rhipratchett I'm the same. It's been there on my shelf for years and I can't even bring myself to open it. Maybe for the 25th anniversary?
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Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️
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@NotHackingIt @jk_rowling And that is precisely why they should have shut up: they are totally unqualified to comment.
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@jk_rowling In fairness to the celebrities, they are totally unqualified, probably not particularly bright and were trusting the "experts". They probably didn't know any better. The MDs did know better but lied.
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And it will forever be appalling to me that a bunch of celebrities with influence over young people used their platforms to amplify unevidenced claims for the benefit of transitioning minors while smearing those urging caution as bigots.
DogsoverCats 🦴@chunderboolt
@jk_rowling It will forever be amazing to me that people with medical degrees got in front of a camera and said that the effects of puberty blockers on children and adolescents are fully reversible. The horror.
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@NewbieSlt Oh brilliant. That will go with the new Lesson Planning proforma that we now have to complete two years in advance. Nice one!
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Hi all,
You may have noticed I wasn’t at the Academy yesterday. I’ve been doing some joint CPD with our partner academy. Starting tomorrow there’ll be new marking and behaviour policies and another 30 sets of acronyms for you to learn for Friday. There will be a test.
Thanks x
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@AnnEmmett @Jenny_1884 That is not accurate. Qualified, independent prescribing pharmacists are allowed to assess, diagnose and prescribe for a range of conditions. A chest infection falls into the allowed conditions.
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@Jenny_1884 I’m not cleaver but even I know you need a doctor to prescribe antibiotics in this country.
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Husband phoned Drs as he has a chest infection. Receptionist said to go to local pharmacy as they can give him antibiotics.
Goes to Tesco Pharmacy & told they aren’t allowed to give out antibiotics & needs to see the Dr.
Do these people actually know what they are doing 🙀
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I call this 'Beanbag Leadership'. "And what did the teacher do to make you swear at her? Never mind, go and have a sit on the beanbag in my office". I wish I was exaggerating.
Adam Boxer@adamboxer1
Thoroughly depressing article. All the eduvoices that have led to this carnage are present in England too, and we need to be constantly vigilant to prevent them getting anywhere near the levers of power. scotsman.com/education/teac…
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@tombennett71 I've got the 2025 Red Fox version. She slumbered on...🤣
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Try telling my Labrador that the clocks have gone back.
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@dsprimed @tombennett71 When I was organising an edu conference with a couple of other wonderful people, @tombennett71 was incredibly generous and helpful with his advice and time. Huge respect for him.
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I honestly do not understand why people I like and follow attack @tombennett71 personally? You don't have to agree with what he says, but the ad hominem stuff just lowers the tone and cheapens your position. Disappointed. I like the man.
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@sarahthesheepu @therealmissjo You make a good point. I'm still searching for one with a natty car lift!
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@LPLFlippedEng @therealmissjo I had one too. Although i think it set unrealistic expectations of how exciting car parks would be as an adult
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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….
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@tombennett71 And , of course, not a potential safeguarding issue at all. Oh no.
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Giving kids passes to leave the room when they feel like it should be a strategy of last resort. Because the opportunity for the privilege to be abused is obvious and enormous.
James A. Furey@JamesAFurey
When I was in high school, I was in special ed for behavioral problems. I was included in the planning of the accommodations, and it was basically a grab bag of “do you think this would help? Or this?” The main one I remember was being granted the ability to leave the room if I felt I was going to make a bad decision. I fervently told them how much this would help. Then I proceeded to leave the classroom multiple times almost every day. Incentives matter.
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@tombennett71 Well thank goodness for this. Jolly good show, for once!
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TBH if this means Brain Gym, Learning Styles, Reading Recovery etc are inspection red flags, then I'm behind this. Somewhere in the accountability system there needs to be some lines drawn that say, 'This is junk.'
You can't just do *anything* and hope it works. Do we want to be professionals or not?
a) If yes, then we accept professional guidelines of practice.
b) If no, then stop pretending it's a profession, and admit you think it's just sorcery and vibes. Get your diamond nines and learning crystals out... and start your own school.
Doctors can't just decide to wave flowers at a hernia and hope it works. The reason they can even have professional judgement is because they are guided by parameters of scientific probability. Otherwise judgement becomes guess work.
Schools Week@SchoolsWeek
Ofsted has been accused of 'mission creep' after it emerged new inspections will mark down teacher training providers that allow the use of 'discredited' research – with the watchdog refusing to say what studies would fall into this category schoolsweek.co.uk/row-over-new-o…
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This is EXCELLENT news
Sonia Sodha@soniasodha
Just been in an M&S that has a shelf of Christmas stuff. It’s SEPTEMBER 🤯
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@RogersHistory This is all perfectly reasonable. What on earth is there to complain about?
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A school has been heavily criticised this week by parents for this new set of behaviour expectations, any thoughts?
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@GCSE_Macbeth There is possibly something in the role of the serving class in opening literal and metaphorical doors...interesting to ponder in Jekyll & Hyde as well. But 'most important'? Hmmmm
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@tombennett71 Why do people not seem to grasp the fact that you can be both strict and provide a high level of support?
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Strict doesn’t mean ‘excessively punitive’ it means having high alignment with your expectations.
Only a tiny fraction of schools have silent corridors.
I have never seen a ‘zero tolerance’ school in the UK, and I’ve been to more than most, I think.
It’s important not to mischaracterise the English system when it is in fact, much more varied than people claim.
ICARS (Int. Coal. Against Restraint and Seclusion)@ICARSBanRandS
🧵“Strict rules dovetail perfectly with inclusion.” But what does strict discipline really mean in England's schools? Silent corridors. Removal rooms. Rigid compliance. Exactly the kind of “no excuses” model U.S. research shows harms disabled and marginalised children most.
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@BarryNSmith79 From a Secondary POV: if you train your TAs and provide them with a clear, ambitious succession plan, with opportunities to specialise, as well as to move on to HTLA levels (and to teacher training, if desired), then I have seen them become a significant asset. Otherwise, no.
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I’m not convinced TAs a great asset as a whole.
HeadteacherChat@Headteacherchat
Teaching Assistants are the unsung heroes of our schools. They deserve fair pay, proper terms, and the recognition they've earned for shaping young minds.
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@JeremyClarkson Sadly, I think this Govt will celebrate at that news. I cannot see any evidence whatsoever that they intend to support the farming industry in this country.
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It looks like this year’s harvest will be catastrophic. That should be a worry for anyone who eats food. If a disaster on this scale had befallen any other industry, there would be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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@BarryNSmith79 That's definitely what I thought Growth Mindset to be. Look how much money could have been spent on actual learning if we'd just adopted that approach..
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@LPLFlippedEng Im a big fan of ‘if I keep working hard I will get better’. Isn’t that growth mindset?
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How many posters have I seen purely for ofsted. ‘You said… So We…’ It’s blatant lying. Great role modelling!
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