Ms O'Riordan

Monday morning... Head up... Whatever you may be facing this week, know you have got it. Everything you have been through has prepared you for this moment. Remember, everyone has something they are going through. Be kind. #ShineOn #BurnBrighter #RiseLikeAPhoenix

As an association dedicated to supporting primary school headteachers, we have written a letter to @Ofstednews. tinyurl.com/4d4szukn We ask, are you a force for good? #Ofsted

SPHA have called for an end to "one-word judgements". Couldn't agree more. How can you judge a whole school based on just a few days in the academic year, using just one word? Where is the holistic approach? Where is the support? #RuthPerry #Ofsted bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

An open letter to my class which i delivered to them today - the paragraph in red though applies to everyone. Be thankful for what you have 🙏

You seem to have spelt ‘teachers and school staff’ as ‘@NickGibbUK’. Easy mistake to make, I suppose.

@mathsjem Exactly the same in primary, although we have to fit 13 subjects into 11 hours worth of lessons a week 🤡

I'm so sick of our national curriculum. There's not enough time to teach things properly. Everything is rushed. Why are there so many topics? Who thought this was a good idea? Where's the depth in a curriculum where you have to teach at a million miles an hour? Argh. 😡

We had to share this brilliant graphic from @scriberian 🙌 Reading for pleasure is truly magic!

Things you miss about UKS2 teaching Multiplying fractions by integers can be a tricky concept to understand but this really helped children understand the structure to these types of questions. I am firm believer that resources are for all children 🧮

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has a bigger impact on children's life chances than test scores, or any other factors. So if you're worried about kids falling behind – as long as they're reading something they enjoy, they're doing the best thing they could be doing! #literacy

Just going to put this out here again for all the people saying that we should be happy with our 5% "pay increase". #teacherstrikes

“We have continually raised our concerns with successive education secretaries about teacher and support staff pay and its funding in schools and colleges, but instead of seeking to resolve the issue they have sat on their hands.” @MaryBoustedNEU #SaveOurSchools! #PayUp!

First day back so I thought I would just give this some space here 🙌❤️

First day of having the children back. Half a day of it was PPA for me. Came home in the evening and fell straight asleep on the sofa from 6:30-9pm. Oh lord. #backtoschool

Do Good December - Day 1: Spread kindness and share the December calendar with others actionforhappiness.org/december #DoGoodDecember

So incredibly proud of one of my LAs. First piece of completely independent work AND she gained a pen license for it. #smallgains #soproud #primarywriting

Teacher pay rise of 5%, YAY! Inflation at 11%, ohh. That 5% must come out of your own school budget, which is stretched enough as it is with decreasing numbers of children. Wtf? This is not a pay rise, it's a pay cut. #teacherspayrise

With the clocks going back we enter a sombre and difficult time for some. Now, as always, it’s important to check in with yourself, with your friends, social media contacts, anyone. Everyone needs someone! #edutwitter #mentalhealth #Wellbeing #connect #howareyou #friends

However busy we are, we need to make time to be present and check in with ourselves. Take the time to listen to yourself and your needs. Do you check in with yourself enough? How are you feeling? #edutwitter #Wellbeing #wellness #selfcare #checkIn #wellness #teacher5aday

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Can't wait to try the gazillions of new strategies and interventions from today's @SENDShowUK

Still buzzing for a fantastically inspirational day at @SENDShowUK. Overwhelmed by meeting so many amazing people and listening to so many passionate speakers, particularly @CarrieGrant1 @ActionDyslexia and @drsarahmoseley. I flipping love my job. #TesSENDShow #primaryeducation