Mike Ross

@chatabix1 Morning. Where has Friday mailbag gone? How will I drive into work on a Friday now?

@katebaptiste72 This was my job for many years. Many happy memories. Good luck to the next DHT

tes.com/jobs/vacancy/d… Seeking a Deputy Headteacher for September 2025. Exciting times!

@jameshayes0083 @pennywpennyw Snap

@pennywpennyw Great start to the weekend!!

🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹 🔹 Like, share and repost 🔹 Have a go and good luck! 🔹 Share your score below with a gif 🔹 Share the quiz with whoever you want! Happy #Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@Headteacherchat Yep

Anyone else... wide awake... at 5am on a Saturday morning?

I’ve split the ‘G’ 😬

What's the first thing you think of when you remember Woolworths?

It’s hard to make a proper judgement call on Ange Postecoglou until the triangle of Vicario-Romero-Van de Ven is restored. Imagine Arsenal without Raya-Saliba-Gabriel. Postecoglou has flaws, set-pieces, risky high line at times and not realising that stubbornness is different from single-mindedness. His players’ lack of fight in the North London Derby (Bergvall, Spence and Gray honourable exceptions) reflects poorly on his team-talks as well as their character. It’s the Derby - commitment is the starting point. The captain, Son, scored but he’s not the force he was. It’s a mentality thing as much as ability with Spurs. And injuries. The squad depth isn’t there. Postecoglou is hardly the only manager trying to cope with an injury crisis. Andoni Iraola has 8 players out at Bournemouth, still doing well (8th in PL), still getting a balanced, organised, very competitive XI out, but then he's a better manager (tactically, in-game management etc) than Postecoglou (and will go to a CL club one day). There still has to be sympathy for Postecoglou as most of his absentees in one area. Imagine a team of: Vicario; Porro/Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur/Maddison (depending on opponent then Maddison as a 10), Gray; Kulusevski, Solanke, Moore. That’s decent. European qualification strength. Good age balance. Spurs have some good players (also Johnson, Bissouma, Sarr, Richarlison when fit, Kinsky when he learns about intensity of English football). But the squad needs strengthening. 13th is poor. The lack of intensity in the Derby was poor. It’s now about getting that defence fit, and Postecoglou getting more out of them. #NLD #THFC #ARSTOT

@eyesonlegz @chatabix1 Hopefully a series of lessons culminating in a live performance… The Crunch Crunch Tour.

Today I try to teach David & Joe to sing better. @chatabix1 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cha…

@80s_Kidz Similar to the tdk rush of excitement

Remember when a five pack of blank VHS tapes was an amazing Christmas present 😂😂

@HistoryRage @chatabix1 - one for you Joe

Best blue plaque in the country

@thosethatcan Meeting a past pupil in her role as a GP - thankfully just a sore throat!

I'm currently writing a chapter on Finding the Joy in teaching and would really appreciate it if you could share your most joyful moments with me on this thread. Work your magic, #edutwitter. Let's slam that negativity bias! #IamWriting

@headswapboy Not brand new in but would enjoy this! Can I get a copy??

If you’re a new head starting in January, or if you know someone who is, dm me contact details and I will send a totally free copy of ‘The Sweary Headteacher’s Guide to Headteachering’ it hasn’t been updated for the Covid19 era, but those old standard challenges never change

@chatabix1 great episode with TV Joe - but Osman has an age guessing pod already- The Birthday Cake Game

@rosBIGWRITING Ok - nothing too wrong with the cut but… what are the school’s rules on haircuts/styles? The school his parents choose to send him to and therefore must have agreed to follow their rules? If it’s that bad, change school.

This is a young man I know personally. He is 14 and has had a new haircut (shown). He has been given a 60 mins detention EVERY evening & isolation every break & lunch until his hair grows. Help - is this normal educational behaviour? I am horrified.

@EnfieldCouncil Again today Enfield. Any progress on catching whoever is continuously dumping rubbish illegally?

@gervaisclips At least you didn’t come from Cockfield 🙂

@EnfieldCouncil The rubbish returns, dumped at the end of Canonbury Road, under the gaze of a CCTV camera. What are you doing about this ongoing problem Enfield?

@OldIgnatianFC @jakewatson94 A wonderful lady - always so kind and friendly. Used to see her at St Joseph’s or in Waltham Cross. RIP Margaret.

The Club would like to offer its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Margaret Watson who passed away on 25th July . Margaret is the mother of Old I’s legends Paul and Dennis Watson and grandmother of current 1st XI player @jakewatson94. RIP Margaret xx

@EnfieldCouncil - more rubbish back today - so frustrating that people think they can just dump their rubbish!