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An unlucky one, mainly.

@teacherhead @MissDSays Yeah, but think of the school gate banners!

The whole nonsense of inspection needs ripping down. Emperor’s New Clothes. It’s all horseshit - reaching valid/reliable high stakes judgements about a school based on a short visit by strangers who couldn’t do a better job but presume to judge. What a job .. demoralise a community of professionals with zero responsibility for the fallout and then leave, spouting crap about being champions of disadvantaged children. The delusion of it. 😡

@smithsmm @mrjimBob Why can't they find jackets that fit?

@mrjimBob For men with apparently so much money why do they dress so badly?

“Yeah, that’s looking really good, guys. Just a couple of steps back. Lovely. One more step.”

The genius of school financial forecasting... Allowed to assume funding increase of 2.6% teachers pay rise for next year. Followed by assumptions of 0% ad infinitum. That'll sort the deficit out.

@dan_ofsted Thought about it but think I failed at the first question.

🚨 New Job Alert 🚨 Applications have opened for His Majesty’s Inspectors (schools). I’ve been an HMI for 10 years and it has changed my understanding of the education landscape beyond recognition. I have benefited from working with colleagues with an enormous range of experience. This doesn’t end with schools. I get to work alongside EY, FES and social care colleagues who challenge and extend my understanding every day. The extent of our regulatory and inspection work means we have an extensive and comprehensive understanding of all of the services that care for and educate children, from cradle to career. The work is interesting. No week is the same because no school is the same. I’ve been privileged to visit and work in a wide range of settings and see first hand the incredible work going on in the sector. Like teaching, working with children is never dull or predictable, so you need to adaptable. Equally, the people who we meet need our emotional intelligence and approach to be top notch at all times. Courtesy, empathy and respect aren’t buzzwords. They are what we expect of each other and ourselves. This means you can expect a workplace that values you and cherishes interactions between colleagues, exactly as we would expect of inspectors when we visit a setting. If you have: - great people skills and can adapt your approach accordingly - a proven track record of leading schools - an understanding that there are different ways of doing things - a passion for decisions made in children’s best interests… then I’d encourage you, without reservation, to take a look at the link below. As always, DMs are open for a chat - and there’s no such thing as a silly question. Professionally and personally, this is an important decision, so ask away. civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

Well this all sounds just great. schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-can-on…

Just went to the pub and curry house with two headteachers. Don't worry, we've got this whole Ofsted, SEND and school improvement thing sorted.

@AlexAndBooks_ Thick as war and peace.

Andrew Tate explaining why he doesn't read books is the funniest video I've watched all week 🤣

This is fantastic.

Wait till he hears 2026 is The Year of Reading in the UK.

@Oldprimaryhead1 The ghost of Christmas past.

@Oldprimaryhead1 For now.

I know it's Christmas Day but I really think we should still be talking about the validity of safeguarding reviews.

@Southgloshead Ah, the Grift that stole Christmas.

Merry Christmas one and all. What to do with all those gifted Amazon/ Book Vouchers is no doubt a key consideration… 😉 amzn.eu/d/4pzbt9C

@dylanwiliam Good response to feedback. Many, many thanks for these resources.

This week won so here's the link (there are around 1200 files in all): bit.ly/DylanWiliamPow…. These are made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc…. This means you can Share and Adapt the material with the following conditions:

I'm thinking of making my Powerpoint slide-decks publicly available, though I am not sure when I should do this: during the holidays, at the beginning of next term, or later, once people have got back to work? What would you prefer:

🎁 Just published: Free Christmas Gift! ⚗️ DistillED Playbook → 30 page, printable A4 booklet → 6 high-impact teaching strategies → Strategy checklists → QR codes to planning resources → Built from the most-read DistillED posts this year. If you want a copy, comment below and I’ll DM you the PDF. ⏰ Free until Boxing Day.

All I need now is some mistimed useless info from the DfE and this will feel like the old times again.

Finally, my timeline is once more full of edu-twitter spats. Praise be for Mossbourne, safeguarding reviews and @TTRadioOfficial