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@MicGBanks1 @SSTAtradeunion I know it is frustrating, but the only other way to introduce rcct in secondaries earlier would've been to reduce pupils' time in "shortage" subjects. That would make it difficult deliver courses, & was something that many secondary teachers were worried about during the ballots

@gaff_jen @SSTAtradeunion A counter intuitive argument. We don't have enough secondary teachers, so lets make their conditions worse than primary teachers. How will that encourage recruitment in secondary?

SSTA Members Reject Class Contact Time Agreement Members have overwhelmingly rejected the proposed agreement on reducing class contact time: - 88% reject the deal - 91% want it renegotiated - 94% oppose the 2029 implementation date for secondary teachers ssta.org.uk/ssta-overwhelm…

The Duke is coneless ... I repeat, the Duke is coneless ... this is not a drill ... Can all available Guardians of the Cone please report to their assigned posts as soon as possible to rectify the situation. #glasgow #dukeofwellington #roadcone #glasgowhumour

@MicGBanks1 @SSTAtradeunion And remember that when class contact time was reduced back in the early 2000s, secondary teachers got it a few years before primary teachers, to allow enough primary teachers to be trained.

@MicGBanks1 @SSTAtradeunion I don't disagree that the Scot govt had 5 years to prepare. But it didn't... It is frustrating and disgraceful, but it's where the negotiators have found themselves.

@MicGBanks1 @SSTAtradeunion There is a shortage in certain subjects. This needs to be addressed before it can be implemented in secondary

@SSTAtradeunion Why would secondary teachers in Scotland agree to wait another 2 years for the additional prep time. If secondary teachers had been given the additional time rather than primary, there would have been a huge ruckus in the EIS. All scotlands teachers are in this together.

Folks,big news we will be resuming the tours Monday 20th of April ,we have also released May dates too. The dates are now available on the website. Paul and Sinead look forward to welcoming you all back with stories old and new to tell.see you all soon 🚂🚂🚂🚂

The EIS has been made aware of the recent statements made by a sister Scottish teaching union regarding the recent Agreement, between the EIS, the Scottish Government and COSLA, on Class Contact Time reduction. In light of the comments made in the statement by our sister trade union, the EIS would wish to state the following points - eis.org.uk/workload-ballo…

Richard Tice said that Angela Raynor should resign over £40,000 of stamp duty. Today it is revealed that the same man has avoided £600,000 of corporation tax. Should he resign? Or is it one rule for posh blokes and another for working class women?

@fast_sin Just saw your other post and was thinking the same thing. The care he showed that young mascot was fab

Today we witnessed a facet of Reo Hatate he rarely reveals. Shedding aside his usual dour demeanour, he demonstrated his sensitive & caring nature to put a rather shy young mascot at ease as Celtic & Motherwell lined-up. Ever the perfectionist, his mistake which resulted in the 'Well opener, clearly weighed heavily on his mind at full time judging by his reaction. If he's able to maintain his composure and play to his full potential in the remaining games, he'll be no doubt be a vital cog in driving the Team to another league title.

@fast_sin @JonAttenborough @AccessibAll Look what great care Reo took of that wee kid too.

Well done once again to Celtic's amazing Disability Access Officer, Alexis Dobbin whom, alongside SLO JP Taylor, organised today's on-pitch event for the kids (plus @JonAttenborough & his guide dog Harry) as part of the @AccessibAll week of action. A big shout out to all the other helpers & volunteers, including Nicola Wiggins, for making the day a great success. It really is a fantastic initiative - aiming to make football fully accessible and inclusive for disabled people by removing barriers and championing equal experiences. #TotalAccess

@Fitzy__07 Beaton was quick to give everything against us!

Who thought we'd be sat here at 5 o'clock disappointed that Yang didn't get his hat trick 😂? Better team from the first whistle (in spite of a fairly atrocious John Beaton afternoon) and a lot more assured with Sinisalo in goals. MON THE FUCKIN CELTIC 🍀

Men tend to choose higher paying careers like Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer or CEO. Whereas women tend to choose lower paying careers like Female Doctor, Female Engineer, Female Lawyer and Female CEO. #InternationalWomensDay

I don't think you will see this clipped up by LBC because it shows Ferrari handed his arse by someone who knows what they are talking about. In this case by Sir Richard Dalton a former senior member of the British Diplomatic Service. The question and response at 3'20" is a personal favourite - Ferrari's head nearly explodes when he's told 'What a daft question?'. Enjoy.

@thedavidcurrie He has always been a wee thug.

McInnes is nothing but a ned. Caused the whole drama after the game today completely unnecessarily. Being a bad loser is one thing but being this bad of a winner takes an extreme lack of class.

We are all on blood pressure medication this season. Think my dosage might need to be doubled @B

Does make me feel slightly sick that as their final gift before they leave this earth British boomers will vote to dismantle all the good working conditions they have had all their lives and ruin the lives of their kids and grandkids forever

@donmcgowan I actually think it was a shrewd move from Sarwar too - for years he has been accused of being at the mercy of the WM party by lots of folk in Scotland.

The UK media were played yesterday. Starmer laid them out to dry and made them look ridiculous. From Sam Coates to Lewis Goodall, Laura K and Robert Peston, they were fished-in by the Labour comms team and left on the hook, wriggling in the sunshine. It has to be said, this was one of the smartest moves I've seen from the Labour PR team since they came to power. If you didn't hear/see — around lunchtime yesterday, Anas Sarwar, Labour's leader in Scotland 'let slip' to a journo at the Times — Geri Scott, that he was planning to hold a presser that would call for Keir Starmer to step down. This spread like political wildfire throughout the rank and file of establishment broadcasters and political editors, to the point that they were unable to contain their palpable excitement — they all took to the air waves to explain to us why Starmer was now a dead man walking. See some posts below for examples, but I'm going to pick on Lewis Goodall for a second. I was listening to LBC after the 'news' broke about Sarwar and Shelagh Fogarty brought in Lewis to discuss the bombshell breaking story. There was such a sense of excitement between the two presenters with Goodall speaking, at length, about how this would be the 'fatal blow' to the Prime Minister and could spark an avalanche of cabinet level resignations. Even at that point I felt slightly embarrassed at the desperation in their voices. Anyway, the press conference came and went — Sarwar was asked afterwards if he'd told the Prime Minister about his speech, to which he told us, “yes, we spoke this morning, and we strongly disagreed”. Oops! Have you spotted the fatal flaw in his plan yet? About an hour or so after the speech, tweets began to appear from the cabinet, Lammy first then Rayner, Darren Jones etc. etc. Even serial plotter [allegedly] Wes Streeting put forward his full throated support for Keir Starmer. It then became clear to me what had happened. Starmer and his team had realised that Anas Sarwar was about to throw him under the bus, but they manoeuvred it into a political master stroke. By holding his MPs back until after the presser, one by one they made Sarwar's treachery starker and starker. Each tweet that dropped reinforced Starmer's position and pushed the Scottish Labour leader further and further into the wilderness until he was left stranded on an ice floe that was floating away from shore, desperately pleading for help. By employing some patience and some serious political nous — the likes of which we have not seen to date — Starmer allowed the media to bay for his blood and then have to climb down. He made his adversary in Scotland look like a prized turnip. And … he shored up his own position at a meeting of the PLP last night. Now, I've been as critical of Starmer as plenty of people, but this … this was his shrewdest move, so far. As my old dad used to say: he's not as stupid as he's glaikit looking. A quick special mention has to go out to ITV's political editor, Robert Peston, who took to Twitter after the dust had settled to explain to us all why it was a bad thing that Starmer's team had rallied around him. 🤦‍♂️ Patience is key.

🔴Keir Starmer’s Labour Government Is Much Better Than the Media Admits There is a deep disconnect between the Government’s actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues @PrfChrisPainter bylinetimes.com/2026/01/29/kei…

Suella Braverman was sacked for incompetence by Liz Truss. Yeah, that is quite some catch Reform