Maths Webb

@Leshy6DG @katieflintt I thought the same. And I agree, it's a nice station.

@katieflintt Stoke but I think there are worse stations tbh

In the most depressing train station. Any guesses

@GeoffNorcott Fire stick

He’s right. It’s a fucking disgrace.

Moltes gràcies Pep x

@LBC @PeterHyman21 I've not seen the full clip - just the short from the OP. Were parents mentioned? Not sure how making sweeping generalisations about schools is remotely accurate.

There is a legitimately difficult tension at the heart of Ofsted as an inspectorate. A. Schools are public institutions and need objective and impartial oversight. Models involving local or within-profession accountability simply won't work. B. Some schools are worse than others. Some schools are better than others. C. If you break schools into four categories of quality (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). It's probably pretty easy to tell the difference between 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 4th. 2nd and 3rd? Not so much. 3rd and 4th? Tricky. This gets even harder if you make the groups smaller. If you have 5 grades, and 7 categories to judge them, telling the difference becomes increasingly difficult. The idea that you can genuinely tell with any kind of scientific accuracy the difference between "expected" and "strong" standard is for the birds. D. This is because most of the ways we can actually figure out if schools are good or bad start objective, but then get subjective really quickly. This school has a high p8. Ok, but what about its PP cohort? What about its SEND students? How many EAL students does it have? How does it compare to other local schools, or schools with a similar demographic? This school has lots of exclusions. Does that mean they are excluding too easily, or struggling with a tough cohort? E. These subjective questions are extremely difficult to answer. There isn't a rule book or an algorithm. You have to rely on humans and human judgment. And that's where inconsistency creeps in. Critically, that inconsistency is absolutely inevitable. F. You then also start commenting on things which have no objective component, and no clear evidence base. We don't really know what good "wellbeing" or "careers education" or "inclusion" or even a "curriculum" looks like. My job is literally to work with teachers at helping them get better, and I would never ever ever think I could fine-grade the quality of teaching in a school with any kind of objectivity. I reckon I have more expertise and experience at doing this than 90% of current inspectors, and still wouldn't touch it. The point with all these things is that we have some research, and we know what really bad practice looks like, but anything beyond that is just informed opinion. And that's problematic in and of itself, and because of the inconsistency that will creep in. At the moment, Ofsted are trying to inspect and evaluate things that probably can't be evaluated with high resolution or precision, and will certainly be inconsistent across inspectors. That's going to lead to problems, and Ofsted will get things wrong in a context where the stakes are extraordinarily hight. (I've put my preferred inspection model in the first comment)

@C_Hendrick If I was part of this campaign, I'd find the volume and candour of the criticism downright unpleasant. Doesn't mean that she shouldn't reconsider doubling down on it. Probably the most universally criticised things I have ever seen on Twitter.

The initial thinking behind this campaign was ill-judged but the subsequent reaction to teacher criticism of it is perhaps even worse.

@TeacherToolkit @Keir_Starmer @bphillipsonMP But it's production values are cringeworthy. The music, a cabinet MP 'acting'. The criticism is so universal - both within and from outside the profession - its very hard for DfE to defend.

After hearing from the PM, Sir @Keir_Starmer and the SoS @bphillipsonMP directly, I understand why the DfE have used Gemma Collins to get the word out. Have you missed the point? When I visited No. 10 last year, I learned lots more about social media strategy. The government acknowledge that today, people consume their daily news in a variety of ways, using sources other than traditional media. It's not just 4 channels on the TV anymore! This means that issues that concern us all, whatever they may be, come from a variety of sources, including people we may or may not connect with. For example, influencer Gemma Collins. Don't be surprised if there is much more to come. It's a simple way to get the 'word' out, and anyone serious about improving all aspects of education should be pleased to see and hear key messages reach the masses...

@RogersHistory Very few premier league footballers are perfectly humble. We can forgive Arsenal players for that today.

Not even an Arsenal fan, but love Eze, Saka, Rice… and this tweet cos Haaland def needs to stay humble! 😂

@JanetsEscapades @C_Hendrick @Education_NI @paulgivan As a parent, this nonsense needs to be deleted. As a teacher, this nonsense needs to be deleted.

@MathsWebb @C_Hendrick @Education_NI @paulgivan No, they are targeting prospective students and their parents I assume.

Last week I spent an inspiring few days in Belfast listening to some incredible school leaders, local teachers, world leading experts and working with @Education_NI to support the excellent work that @paulgivan and his team are doing on curriculum reform and then I come back to London and see this disaster. The contrast could not be more stark.

@JanetsEscapades @C_Hendrick @Education_NI @paulgivan If people who don't work in education are the target audience, they've misfired. Their reputations - and the patience of education professionals - are the collateral damage.

@C_Hendrick @Education_NI @paulgivan Sections of Gemma’s audience as an influencer that overlap with their target audience. I predict there will be several more videos with different influencers to cover the target audience they have identified.

@StuartLock Unifying. x.com/i/status/20569…

What’s the most generous interpretation of this that I should consider before feeling utterly insulted?

@educationgovuk and @bphillipsonMP have achieved something spectacular here. They have united left and right, progs and trads, unions bosses and CEOs. Everyone has the same opinion on this viral style video. Bravo.

@wesstreeting Does your party and your government understand anything about us? Wasting money on this content when school budgets are stretched and HTs are wondering how they will fund the unfunded payrises for teachers is tactless and clueless. You need to wise up.

When the GC met BP 🔥

@amymayforrester Get her and @bphillipsonMP on TBFM.

In whatever world where this has happened, I’d like to thank the GC for the gift of a paper for GCSE English Lit. Your work has paid off babe.

@vicgoddard This has been slated so much that I'm beginning to doubt that @educationgovuk and @bphillipsonMP will not publish the - movie / viral video / documentary whatever it is. You never know, it might be exceptionally resonant, insightful and impactful...

I’m not feeling very Gemma Collins right now. Not sure the profession is either 🤦‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

@adamboxer1 AI. @educationgovuk would not humiliate themselves by wasting taxpayers money on this at a time when school funds are stretched and HTs are wondering how to fund an unfunded payrise. Yes, it is 100% AI and DFE Twitter account has been hacked.

What the fresh hell is this

@AwayDaysFB x.com/i/status/20564…

Im sorry, but how on EARTH is this not a red card!???

@adamboxer1 Mostly 1, a bit of 2. The same sense of entitlement & bad faith influences how parents behave when a teacher has invests time informing parents that their child's behaviour is falling short of expectations Sometimes, it's so hard not to say, "I can see where s/he gets it from".

Parental complaints and demands are up. Two plausible hypotheses: 1. A greater sense of entitlement across society, and bad faith actors amplified by a cynical world and AI 2. A legitimate expectation of increased professionalism and level of service Which is right?

@LizWebsterSBF @AndyBurnhamGM Outstanding speech. Will he walk the talk? His on hold green zone initiative in Greater Manchester does not fill me with optimising.

🔴 @AndyBurnhamGM on BBC today: “I think Britain has been on the wrong path for 40 years.” 👍 It started with de-industrialisation, bus deregulation, and the privatisation of life’s essentials. 👏 We need to… get the basics back under public control so that people can afford their rent, their energy bills, etc. 🙌 He wants Labour to “change and once again [be] the party that people in this borough knew… I don’t blame anybody who has gone away and voted for other parties. I want them to regain their trust… I want Labour solidly to become a working class community.”

@amymayforrester Wrong team? I think I might need to find another edu-podcast 🤣 Glad you're on the mend!

We have some talented alumni on the quiet. Even if they do play for the wrong team.