Year 5 Teacher

So I’m leaving.

I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and retweet to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. Link to find out more about the book below. #freebie #giveaway

NEW BOOK GIVEAWAY: We have 3 copies to give away of my new book Oracy Is Not Just Speaking and Listening. Retweet and/or tag a colleague to enter. Closes 10pm Sunday. Find out more about the book on our website: roswilsoned.com/oracy

Should we all leave now? Where can we meet up again?

The political and media class is complicit in this racist, Islamophobic violence. They stoke division because they don’t want us to remember this truth: the enemy of the working class travels by private jet, not migrant dinghy. Me for the @guardian: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

There is more that unites us than divides us.

We stand united against all racism and Islamophobia RT if you agree. Let's send the racists a message.

This is really inspirational @bphillipsonMP . And, goodness me, we have waited so long to be inspired!

✂️ I just signed up to start organising to Stop School Cuts in my community 🪧 You can start organising with banners, leaflets, and posters too. 🏫 Sign up to get your school community moving here: actionnetwork.org/forms/organise…

This is true of doctors, of teachers, of social workers, of nurses - any public service profession. It is not just about money - although that is important. It’s about the lack of respect and autonomy that doctors, teachers, social workers and nurses experience…..

Ridiculous: @RishiSunak is refusing to rule out raising the retirement age to pay for his NI cut. Sign the petition and tell him not to make us work longer to pay for his plan: 38d.gs/f4ef

We agree with every word of this. Please RT if you do too.

Because no one, not one person in the entire country, remembers surestart.

Our union is 75% women. The rocketing workloads and pay erosion are underpinned by this government fundamentally devaluing women's work. Too many women in education are forced to go part time to work full time as education is a profession no longer compatible with family life. I want us to change that. A special shout out to support staff members this #IWD24 - a workforce of 98% women. You are underpaid and over worked - but we all know you are the life blood of every school and college. Make sure you've voted YES to action on funding and pay. We can change things together.

Here’s EMC’s response to Ofsted’s Report on English Teaching. Sad that we can’t be more positive. It’s based on our understanding of the subject, what we see & value in what teachers are doing in classrooms and what we’d have hoped for from Ofsted. englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-respo…

A 2% cut to National Insurance at a time when every public service is at breaking point is perhaps the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Most people will barely benefit at all.

I don't want lower taxes. I want hospital beds. Trains that run on time. Kids who aren't too hungry to learn. Libraries in every town. Rivers that don't run with slurry. Local councils not forced into bankruptcy. Politicians who don't venally line their own pockets.

@kmlarwood Podkin 🐰

So, if you want to trade numbers……There are now a million more children in schools than there were in 2010. That is 37 extra pupils for every teacher. England now has one of the highest class sizes in the OECD.