Anthony Shaw

@vicgoddard Got that one right!

As teachers we should aspire for students/children to enjoy learning.

@AdrianBethune I agree. I'm not as good as I was but I think I'm good enough while being a good dad too (I hope!)

I still stand by this 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 (and my little boy in the pic is now 9 😭😭😭)

@mjello06 @AnnieBeale1 @Adhdandmebexley There is no cash, at any level. Funding is at an all time low.

9k children were pex last year, we currently pex at 4k a term.. That isn't rare Tom it's outrageous, but keep telling yourself you did a great job 🤷🏼‍♀️👏🏻

@vicgoddard I misread it and clicked yes cos I wanted them to enjoy!!! Oops!

@NikkiHesford @DanielPriestley 41% sounds like a lot less than 60%...

In the USA you need to be earning 8x the average wage before you pay the top rate of tax. In the UK the top rate of tax kicks in at 3x the average wage. The USA lets people become more successful before cutting them off at the knees. The UK shreds your ambition just as soon as you start getting going. Net result, Brits earn 40% less than Americans on average. If England was a US state it would be poorer than Mississippi (the US’s poorest state). The aggressive top rate of tax probably costs the UK £1.2Trillion of GDP annually (£3T economy + 40% uplift).

@AnnieBeale1 Why quote tweet me rather than debate me? This is so strange. Anyway I'm done. You don't want a discussion you want a soap box. Enjoy.

Mr Maths add it up pls and come back when you have read that story pls.

@Hector_McNeil @DanielPriestley That's about the same as someone in the UK on similar salary.

@Hector_McNeil @DanielPriestley But about $25k a year for a family. The median household income is 80k so an effective, additional tax rate of 30%. On top of roughly 12% federal tax (accounting for allowances) plus 5% ish of state income taxes. So a median household pays about 47% in effective rate of 47%ish

@DanielPriestley USA has 120% debt to GDP ratio. If we did that, we'd have hundreds of billions to spend!

@AnnieBeale1 @mjello06 @Adhdandmebexley It wasn't your claim. But you jumped in to defend it. Maybe because you share the ideological hatred of 82% of all secondary schools.

@ShawMaths @mjello06 @Adhdandmebexley And I'm not doing what you claim at all.

@AnnieBeale1 @mjello06 @Adhdandmebexley I didn't mention violence. Please don't put words in my mouth.

@ShawMaths @mjello06 @Adhdandmebexley 1.k towards adults, 1.5k towards a peer, or may be in reverse but that's the violence by stats. The stats tell a very interesting story, I suggest you read it.

@AnnieBeale1 @mjello06 @Adhdandmebexley Then calk out the MATs you have a problem with. I got the number wrong... 82% of all secondaries are Academies. Do you think 82% of school leaders want to hurt children by PEXing them?

@ShawMaths @mjello06 @Adhdandmebexley Ok, some towns have 100% mats at secondary level though, like our borough. It kind of makes an impression on us you know, it leaves a bad taste in our mouths, children ruined by pex.

@AnnieBeale1 @Adhdandmebexley So no, you don't have any evidence that schools "get rid of children" to avoid doing EHCPs. You know it's a nonsense claim.

@ShawMaths @Adhdandmebexley Why is getting rid of children not a correct description for you? Also the stats are available for you to look at too. 50% it may be hard to prove, 'getting rid' by pex is not.

@elniedunne @scottjelfs @greg_ashman None of those vocational subjects are taught in schools because they are too narrow. Music is often sighted as "creative" not academic.

@ShawMaths @scottjelfs @greg_ashman Physics Textile design Chemistry Bricklaying Further maths Plumbing Music Drylining

Really shocking that the leader of a headteachers’ union thinks there are ‘less academic students.’ Virtually all kids can achieve in the regular school curriculum to age 16 unless they’ve been failed in some way, often by low expectations.

@AnnieBeale1 @Adhdandmebexley She made an unsubstantiated claim about 50% of secondary schools "getting rid of children". But if you can evidence her claim with data or research, please do.

@ShawMaths @Adhdandmebexley Is this for me or Michelle?