Paul

I haven’t had a good month, money-wise,at TT so far - I haven’t made the rent yet ( let’s skip over the fact I haven’t had a wage for five years 😆- I know, it’s my bad!) but if you could retweet my online shop I’d be every so grateful! I’ll link it in the comments. Thank you! 🙏🏻

Amazing students from @HoultonSchool doing themselves and their school proud with a fantastic tap dancing routine!

And a huge thank you to our judging panel - who don’t have an easy decision to make! Thank you to Ethan J Smith from @officialFST, Cllr Maggie O’Rourke, the Mayor of #Rugby, and our very own CEO, James Higham!

Amazing performance from one student with a song from ⁦@WaitressMusical⁩. Not a dry eye in the house!!!

And now @TLETSchools very own @taylorswift13 takes to the stage with an amazing performance of Blank Space. #nurturepotential

These are early days, but yesterday’s meetings with ⁦@martyneoliver⁩ and his Ofsted team reassure me that there’s a serious commitment to an inspection system that is fairer, less punitive, and which regains trust. Discussions will resume next week. tes.com/magazine/news/…

We celebrated Diwali (albeit a little bit late)..... We had so much fun! If you don't follow @KzDanceUK you need to he is phenomenal! 💃🏽🕺🏻💃🏿🕺 🪔🪷🎆✨

@Headteacherchat Some ways I've found that help: Find a critical friend to help you understand the difficult situations. Find something to focus on each week other than work. Spend time laughing with friends and family. Find small ways to make your team smile. Be proud of each day's improvement.

Anon post: I have been a head for 18months and I am dreading returning to school next week. I was so burnt out by the end of last term that I could barely function this holiday. It took about 3 weeks to motivate myself to do anything. The emotional outbursts from parents and staff weighs so heavy and I just don’t know how to keep my head above water sometimes. How do I keep myself from doing the same this term/year? I knew it would be a lonely job but 🤯🤯🤯

@smithsmm Does anyone know the attendance figures for the DfE and Ofsted? Surely they should be setting the example to us all.

This will probably lead to more time missed not less. Staff illness, pupil illness spreading through a classroom. Anybody who’s seen a poorly child in class knows they can’t learn. One day off often does the trick most kids bounce back very quickly.

@Headteacherchat I would ask the Head which days they will be unavailable, as your teaching day commitments will stop you from deputising while they are out and it would leave the school without senior leadership cover. Nicely of course!

Anon post: Hi, I’ve recently been promoted to deputy head as an internal candidate. I didn’t ask about pay before and the advert stated it would be paid according to the STPC. It’s 3 days class based and 2 days in office. I’ve since found out the head only wants to pay me as a part time DH for 2 days and part time as a teacher pay for the 3 days. Where do I stand with this? I’d be taking on responsibilities but am I to just say those responsibilities only happen on the 2 days I’d be DH. I’d assumed I’d be on the Leadership scale and was trying to word how I could be on more than the highest paid teacher on UPS3 + TLR which is more than L1 but now it seems I need to be negotiating just to be paid for 5 days. Is this normal practise? Many thanks for your help.

I've signed. This is a tragedy that must be looked into. Grant an inquiry of the Ofsted inspection at Caversham Primary School - Sign the Petition! chng.it/B9qjpbMQ via @UKChange

I’m told that the report has been taken down from @Ofstednews website. Any attempt to rewrite history will not go unchallenged. People need to be held to account for this.

Why is there such a vast difference in average energy costs? €650 - France €650 - Belgium €620 - Spain €558 - Germany €558 - Denmark €546 - Holland €545 - Austria €543 - Norway €476 - Finland €174 - Poland €2,960 - UK

Wholesale prices of UK gas are collapsing before our eyes. The price of gas has just fallen to its lowest level for 534 days. Ofgem must cut bills now. End the rip off.

@NoContextBrits Had both of these today!!

@Mermoo2 And this is why we should make care experience a protected characteristic. Having that security to challenge the narrative without feeling scared or not worthy.

Tomorrow @RishiSunak will launch an all out attack on the right to strike. RT if you stand with every single union that chooses to make a stand and fight on behalf of their members. It’s time to pick a side.

This is what exceptional teams look like....... #Sltchat #ukedchat #Womened #leadership

Car parking charges: • NHS Nurse: £1,300 per year. • MP: £0.00 per year. Ban NHS car parking charges.