Sasha McHenry

@SwailesRuth And yet my school, in the window, have made changes to EVERYTHING this year. They didn’t get the memo.

This phrase, which would put a school into the "needs attention" category, is causing huge alarm. In schools where leaders know things aren't quite right, they're reluctant to make any changes because they're "In the window" and unsure how recent a change needs to be to fit!

I've been saddened to read recent posts by school leaders and teachers about the impact of the latest inspection framework. For nearly thirty-five years now, Ofsted has been a key driver of stress and suffering in the profession. Accountability simply should not be like this.

@asda do you not let people know when substitutions are made or items cancelled? I needed 20 packets of sweets and you just cancelled it. That’s for the children’s Christingles tomorrow. Why didn’t you email to let me know??!

@Headteacherchat And it was a heck of a lot easier than nowadays.

When I first started working as a teacher, I had the following: No computers No photocopier No PPA. No TA. Had to create my own resources. I had a blackboard, which you could put all your lessons on. Always pushing the only TV from the AV room to my classroom

@PieCorbett @OonaghKelleher Apparently it’s less ‘noise’ for the neurodivergent children. White walls, plain boards, nothing hanging, nothing on a wall (only on boards), nothing around the teaching board at the front. As a ND adult, it grates on me.

@OonaghKelleher The dull hessian etc idea is nonsense. Another one of those things that is just total idiocy.

Awwh the good old days before the bland world of hessian was imposed on us all.

It's now June, so I am giving away my monthly class set of a book from my bookshop @ANewChapterBks. Simply retweet to win, and please bear me in mind when buying books! anewchapterbooksonline@gmail.com

@kateowbridge They reteach everything the children have learned from y3-6 anyway. I can’t believe how little secondary teachers know about what the y7s have already been taught. Wow, look at this y7 child learning about 5 pillars of Islam - yep, we did that in y2, y4 and y6! Just one example.

No shit Sherlock! If they have to do them at all, do them at the beginning of secondary. No incentive for secondaries to cheat, results can still be attributed to individual primary schools, and they might actually be truthful and useful for once.

@JohnnySisman @kateowbridge They reteach everything the children have learned from y3-6 anyway. I can’t believe how little secondary teachers know about what the y7s have already been taught. Wow, look at this y7 child who just learned about 5 pillars of Islam! Nope, we do that in y2, y4 and y6!

#A38 :. theaa.com/traffic-news/i… #AATraffic Not moved in 15 mins so far.

@tamarcrossing any news on why we’ve not moved for 15/20 mins trying to get into Cornwall??

@MrBoothY6 @SarahPowers3 If we had a playground like that, it’d be possible but blimey, we literally have a playground and one climbing frame. We try our best but wow!

@SarahPowers3 outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/the-opal-prima…

Went to see a school that have implemented OPAL playtimes today, and I am absolutely buzzing with ideas of how good our playtime can be. It's a project I'm really excited to lead on too, as it's quite different from anything I've led on/implemented before.

@Mrs_McK1 It’s stunning. I’ve had to rip everything off and move any furniture from around my board. Too distracting for ND chn apparently. I’ve dumped it in the middle of my room. Less distracting now, I’m sure.

I pinch myself every morning that this is my classroom that I created 🤍 #edutwitter #teacherlife #teacher #School

@englishspecial My daughter is moving up to y7. They’re allowed DMs because the stitching isn’t a logo 🤯 But, she has the black leather Nike Air Force 1s and will have to take off the silver tag on the laces, as that’s a logo. Kickers are also ok.

I am currently discussing with someone on whether yellow stitching on a black Dr Martens shoe would contradict school uniform rules. How have we got to here?

@Dottie1000 @UnchainedHt @missder2020 Our office staff get more than our TAs. That’s not good enough.

@UnchainedHt @missder2020 Still with respect…. Schools could not function without the commitment, experience and knowledge of office staff

@teachertwit2 @skylar8137 @BrianPatten69 @KingBobIIV @CornwallCouncil 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@teachertwit2 @skylar8137 @BrianPatten69 @KingBobIIV @CornwallCouncil 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@skylar8137 @BrianPatten69 @teachertwit2 @KingBobIIV @CornwallCouncil Oh you’re one of THOSE! 😂😂😂😂 if your child goes to a state school, then yes they will. Same as fire drills, they are a legal requirement. 😂😂😂😂

@skylar8137 @BrianPatten69 @teachertwit2 @KingBobIIV @CornwallCouncil Why on earth do you think they get scared doing drills? Were you ever scared during a fire drill? The teachers actually care for these children. And evacuation is rarely the right thing. If you leave the building, you’re a target. It’s based on extensive research.

@skylar8137 @BrianPatten69 @teachertwit2 @KingBobIIV @CornwallCouncil No. I didn’t actually. But people flippantly implying it never happens is naive. If schools on that day had not drilled for it, they’d have been even more scared. There are 3 schools in the vicinity of that shooting and they all locked down for a very good bloody reason!

@TenaciousCEEE @_Janey_Jay @KingBobIIV @SingleTicket371 Because dangerous stuff happens! Plymouth gunman in 2021. Schools went on lockdown. Unhelpful, naive, idiotic parents like those on here, give shite advice like ‘run, kiddo’. Kid gets shot. Parent sues school. Teachers care about the children so need to practice lockdown.

@_Janey_Jay @KingBobIIV @SingleTicket371 What's the reasoning behind?