Paul Simpson

@johncosgrove405 Do any MAT CEOs work regularly in schools, e.g. taking part in break and lunch duties?

1,300 MAT CEOs, paid average salaries of around £150,000, totals £195 million annually. Before academies there were 153 LA Directors of Education; there still are. This guy's £500k isn't the real scandal, academisation has been - and is - a colossal drain on Education finances.

@Rgt71Robert Is this the church whose bishops sit in the House of Lords?

This is really shocking: “The member of the clergy… said they would be willing to (take the funeral) but would not be able to refer to the bereaved husband, or to the fact that the deceased person was married to a man….this was because the Church does not approve of gay marriage and if he were to refer to the marriage in the funeral it would be seen as going against church teaching. This would be considered as a political act.” 😡😡😡😡

@warwickmansell I absolutely agree with this article. Over the past 30 years, schools have undergone a transition from educating for life, to schooling for exams. Who in the MAT system is currently advocating for change to the metrics on which schools are judged?

"Nobody enters teaching to run an exam factory that makes children unhappy...[teachers are] often... working against the grain, without credit from an accountability system that cannot see the entirety of their efforts." V true...

@DeputyGrocott No. Nor do they have credibility. It would be interesting to know how long it is since they have taught in a school.

Interesting question: Do Ofsted trust schools?

@ajjolley @ShakinthatChalk One issue is that if a FSM student doesn't spend their full daily allowance, they don't have their change rolled over to the following day. I have yet to understand where this change goes.

Just heard an accusation that schools profiteer from FSM & keep some of the money I’ve also heard it said that “some primary schools make £35,000 profit from school meals” They argue caterers should receive all the funds I think it’s BS, but I’m interested to hear any thoughts

@RogersHistory All contacts with a school should be triaged, similar to how GPs manage their communications.

The complaints culture in schools is now out of control. The threshold is way too low for firing in emails or calls and expecting affirmative responses. It seems it has become the main pastime in some people’s lives. I don’t know how school leadership teams with it tbh.

@amanda_spielman Do you think that Ofsted has skewed education in favour of an academic approach?

How many people understand (a) that inspection has for years looked at nearly all these things (not admissions, as that is overseeen by the Admissions Adjudicator) but . . .

@adamboxer1 Is the academic route the most appropriate route for every student?

You can't be a "belonging" or "inclusive" school if your academic results are atrocious. In my opinion, that's by definition, but even if not, realistically a school that is doing badly academically is going to be doing badly across the board.

@Circa1971V @earthygirl011 @ThomasWillett9 I doubt this interaction will be constructive. I wish you well.

@question_how_so @earthygirl011 @ThomasWillett9 Why be online?

From the Sandie Peggie judgment. Say it louder for the transphobes in the back.

@cierzo1 An insightful analysis. Reputation justification for TB?

Tom Bennett rushed out a defence of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy after the safeguarding review landed. But when you compare his claims to the actual findings of both reports, the disconnect is huge. Let’s fact-check. 👇 bennettt.substack.com/p/if-there-are…

@Circa1971V @earthygirl011 @ThomasWillett9 Why be offensive?

@question_how_so @earthygirl011 @ThomasWillett9 How often do you hang around schools, Paul? You look like a predator. I can see it.

@warwickmansell @noookophile Ofsted confirmation bias?

@noookophile A very good question. This is not a one-off for the inspectorate, either.

Reading and digesting the safeguarding review on Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy. TES headline below is most insightful of three I've seen so far: tes.com/magazine/news/…

@ThomasWillett9 Are you being homophobic? In answer to your question, as long as a teacher has the necessary DBS completed and follows the school's safeguarding policy they are able to work in a school.

@question_how_so Would you suggest a gay, male PE teacher should be able access a boys’ changing room in a school; or a lesbian, female PE teacher the girls’ changing room?

@stephenwhittle Thank-you for this.

1. The assumption in your question is that’s teacher who has met all the safeguarding requirements suddenly becomes a danger if they transition, or is found to have undergone gender reassignment in the past Think about that - imagine being told a teacher you know well …

@StVincentSt_ @ThomasWillett9 This doesn't answer my question. Perhaps you can't. I wish you well.

@question_how_so @ThomasWillett9 People who think trans women are a danger simply for being trans women. The very definition of bigotry, and completely fucked up.

@PnkThrnRambles @ThomasWillett9 My priority is about safeguarding. Single sex spaces matter. Trans rights matter but not more than sex-based rights.

@question_how_so @ThomasWillett9 And yet your first impulse is to go on about barging into kids changing rooms. I smell projection.

@StVincentSt_ @ThomasWillett9 Who's a bigot?

@question_how_so @ThomasWillett9 Children should be safeguarded in all situations. If a PE teacher is a danger, they're a danger, regardless of gender. The situation you describe is hypothetical, the reality is there for anyone who isn't a bigot to see. independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

@FelixFanfaron @ThomasWillett9 I doubt that you'll be able to provide a constructive response to my question. I wish you well.

@question_how_so @ThomasWillett9

@FelixFanfaron @ThomasWillett9 Why?

@question_how_so @ThomasWillett9 The case had nothing to do with children, you're a creep.