
Matthew Carpenter
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Matthew Carpenter
@CarpenterMat
Principal at a School in the Midlands


Honestly, I try so hard to look at teacher pay dispassionately. I take into account retention data & the wider economy & the political view. @MaryBoustedNEU regularly chides me for being too fair. But, jeez, they’ve managed to make this pay deal feel like a total gut punch.


💥Teachers’ workloads could be slashed in a bid to halt strikes, under plans being drawn up by the Education Secretary. “We want to reduce bureaucracy which is an issue for teachers,” a Whitehall source said. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/…

'The education workforce is in considerably less good health and they perceive that as being a result of workload pressure.' CEO of Education Support Sinéad Mc Brearty says 'people just can't stay in [teaching] as a long-term career'.

We’re rolling out new features in #GoogleMeet designed to help educators keep classes safe and better engage students, including a few call-outs below: 1️⃣End meeting for all 2️⃣Mute all participants 3️⃣Emoji reactions 4️⃣Multiple moderators Learn more: goo.gle/3jX5ZnG



I've research 4 recent academic papers + have shaped them into 15 #RemoteTeaching Pedagogical Approaches for schools + teachers. 5 on Curriculum Delivery (adapting and planning) 5 on ICT Leadership + Training, and 5 on Teaching + Learning (strategies) teachertoolkit.co.uk/2021/01/10/15-…

We thank everyone for their patience at this challenging time, we have had a high volume of tickets and phone calls this week and some wonderful feedback which really does mean a lot to the team. Our help-desk opening times are from 7:30am to 7:00pm


My Covid19 'return to school' Q&A with parents on @bbcemt this evening (HT @ScrlNShare):

Should pupils and staff be wearing face coverings in school? @RealGeoffBarton says the teaching profession would like clarity from the Government on the issue so that they can give clear guidance to students and parents.




