Miss W

@Strickomaster @emma_c_williams Sure. She's only responsible for about 12 of them too but the expectations and involvement of tutors with pastoral care are very high.

@Strickomaster @emma_c_williams It can be an extra payment in the private sector. My friend is paid £3k extra because they are a form tutor.

I would have used to think this because I didn't "get" how to be a form tutor or what the point of it was. Second form around and it's probably one of my favourite roles and in many cases very important too. It's a daily privilege to be a tutor.

@MAS653 @miss_mcinerney It's Ark Academies I know of that do it or at least they used to. Not bound by STPCD. My friend who worked there found it more like a "normal" job as a result but it attracts a certain demographic of teacher.

@teacherthunks @miss_mcinerney Those 8:30 to 5:00 schools would be way over 1265

The fact we can't tell if teacher salaries are meeting minimum wage laws shows we have deep problems with the structure of teacher pay and conditions. The 1265hr deal was a response in the mid 90s to changing employment laws. It needs an overhaul. schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-risk-i…

@miss_mcinerney You could set hard limits within that about how much time could be directed and how much was essentially PPA or enrichment time. I can see the value in it but then I have no immediate daily caring responsibilities.

@miss_mcinerney Plus then you'd have to acknowledge straight up that you're paying for 45 hours a week. I'm not sure there are any easy or palatable answers for any large staff demographic.

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@miss_mcinerney I've done it twice and coached two (women) to do it (successfully) too. One of the times I knew I was on parallel with a male colleague who had successfully negotiated similar and that gave me the push to push for it. Important to be open about these things I think.

I’d bet money on there being a gender difference. Anyone want to bet HOW big the difference will be?* *Ts&Cs apply. Mainly that I won’t pay out.

This is so important. Reading to your child is an interactive, responsive process: pointing out key words, spellings, images and deeper meaning. Also the sound of a parent's voice, their enthusiasm, their dedication, their passion for narrative and the written word means absolutely everything.

@greeborunner I call it "children in need advert" or "there, there" communication style. It can feel very patronising and full of preconceived ideas.

2/2 when talking about our pupils & community. I think some will be mortified to be spoken about in those terms & for many, it simply is not true. Intentions, of course, are good, but we can support without stereotyping & reinforcing assumptions about our communities

Another narrative which keeps emerging is the idea every pupil who is PP has a chaotic homelife with no space to revise, no support from family & will not be fed. While this is true for some & we want to scoop them up, I think we need to be cautious about pushing this view 1/2

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I may or may not have presented stats from this to my tutor group alongside chatting about the importance of v high attendance at the end of last term - they wanted proof. Your wish, my command.

@thefish64 This is where the culture part comes in. If they're bought in, they know that that's not going to help them. Providing a non judgemental "I'm not sure" or "I only did half of it" option is key.

@teacherthunks Yes, you can discuss individual MWB responses and I do this with listening comps (when I do often use them!). But I don't they're a reliable check for understanding. It's so easy for them to glance at each other's responses, even if you've tried strict cover up routines.

People taught without MWBs for years and students, including me, learnt successfully without ever using one. They are not and never were the be all and end all.

@thefish64 Agreed - but is it not better to know who is/is not getting the pattern with greater certainty? And the listening to the teacher and others can still happen via the teacher showing and discussing what's on certain boards.

@teacherthunks In my blog, I say I do use MWBs occasionally. But a lot of MFL is about following patterns and I don't expect all students to "get" the pattern immediately. I do expect them to listen to each other's answers and my response to those answers.

@thefish64 on MWBs is transient and easier to give it a go, always including an option for "don't know" and explaining this is the information you are looking for to help everyone. I am evangelical about MWBs (this is true) but usually criticism of them has easy ways round it Vs benefits!

@thefish64 colleague recently also insist that students all changed/underlined the ER of the infinitive to check they were fully engaging with the feedback. Again, they then went again with a similar question to check understanding. Not a test. Errors normalised and neutral. What they write