Did anyone else have to wrap their books at high school? Why was this a thing? We got so told off if we didn’t wrap our books in wrapping paper or wall paper😂
Recording myself teaching maths makes me feel so vulnerable😂 I’m fine kids seeing me teach, but knowing the parents can watch it too makes me feel a bit ill
Would honestly love my job so much more if we had a 4 day week…2 days rest at a weekend then 1 day to clean the house and get planning done would be perfect😍
Half term should be called ppa week because I’ve worked 3 days so far and still have stuff to do tomorrow😭 I don’t mind working because it makes term time easier but then I hate that the amount of holidays always gets thrown back in teachers’ faces
Last year, school strikes resulted in 25 million school days being lost cumulatively.
Children should not have to suffer a repeat of this disruption.
I’m announcing that we will introduce minimum service levels in schools so that pupils get the education they need and deserve.
Okay but my friend in a private school gets 8 weeks in the summer, 2 weeks in October, 3 weeks at Christmas, a week in Feb and 3 weeks at Easter?? And no she doesn’t work Saturdays or until later than us…
Anyone else find this a really awkward time of year for drying clothes? The tumble dryer shrinks everything, it’s too wet to put anything on the line, but it’s not cold enough to have the heating on…
My job satisfaction when we have a 4 day week📈
It means I can actually have 2 days resting, and then the 3rd day planning/doing life admin. I’m then ready to go back to work and I enjoy my week!
Cons of being a young teacher:
1)I play Among Us so know exactly what the kids are on about
2) I’m on TikTok and have to show a lot of restraint not joining in when the kids start singing one of the songs
Withdrawn from SATS marking today. Just wasn’t worth the stress of crazily high milestones for very little reward whilst trying to do reports/plan sports day/prepare for summer term☹️
It’s great that school children will be able to mark His Majesty The King’s
#Coronation
by planting wildflower seeds from
@educationgovuk
@EdenProject
.
As well as an opportunity to learn about nature, this will boost biodiversity & sustainability.
All I see atm is teachers bringing others down for what they do🙃 whether it's twinkl posters, hessian backed displays, ikea frames - let people be. You do what you want in your classroom, and don't make people feel rubbish for what they choose to do.
No matter how many times you tell the kids that you move the digits to the left when you multiply by 10, you’re always going to get one that puts ‘you add a zero’🥲🥲🥲
Rang my mum yesterday to tell her I got the job (she screamed), then my 3 year old sister came on the phone like 'congratulations are you going to be a teacher? Can I see you? Can you teach me?'😭 My heart I miss her so much💖
Anyone else have a pile up of random things on their desk by the end of the week? Kids just hand me random things like ‘oh miss I found this’ Lego blocks, hair clips, random balls literally anything and everything ends up on my desk
When I first heard children were coming back I didn’t see the point for just 3 weeks. Now I’m SO glad it is 3 weeks rather than a whole half term - the kids are exhausted and need to be eased in🤷🏻♀️
I live 25/30 minutes away from school and still managed to see a family from school at my local leisure centre whilst swimming. As convenient as it would be, I honestly don’t know how people can live in the same place as their school, I’d be on edge constantly😂
I've survived my first week as an NQT!! I'm sure my NQT year will be fab and it won't always just be 'surviving', but I feel like the first week is just that🤣
As teachers, we often do strange supermarket trips. Last term was to Tesco for 6 packs of Oreos for teaching phases of the moon. Today’s trip was for 2 packs of marshmallows and 4 packs of spaghetti. Any guesses as to why?
You know what’s bliss? Not going back to work until next week. Also, knowing that the next term is 10 weeks for the WHOLE term, what a breeze compared to a 9 week AT2😮
I've had a pay slip through😮😮 I didn't think I'd be getting paid until end of Sept! Finding a tenner in your pocket is exciting, finding out you're getting paid you're first pay check a month earlier than expected is phenomenal😂
Seeing all the Autumn 1 ready tweets and I can confirm that after 4 days with the children my teepee has fallen down too many times for me to put it back up again, my desk is a mess and the children’s drawers probably already have too much stuff in😂🤷🏻♀️
The thing that bothers me about the unions advice, is that they want us to write to our heads. Heads and SLT KNOW schools aren’t safe. It’s out of their and our control. This is the governments responsibility.
In normal circumstances, I would have been excited but nervous to start my NQT year. In these circumstances, I'm still excited but also unsure, confused and scared. Will we even start in September? Will I start my teaching career remotely? Will I have a full class?
Anyone else feel like all they do is work?? Not even because of workload, but because at the weekend there is literally nothing to do atm, nothing to look forward to, to the point where I might as well be at work??
My classroom has been decorated so I’ve been in for the first time today! Everything was taken out as the floors were also done so its going to take a few days. I’m so bad at backing boards but that’s one job done at least✅
Wouldn't surprise me if there's a sudden spike in deaths in a couple of weeks after today - so many people sharing food and sitting at close proximity with neighbours. Feel like I might as well have just had a family bbq at this point bc you know, as long as I kept 2m distance😂
Reduce grammar and maths expectations. I teach Year 5s things I didn’t touch until late KS3 and it means we either rush through the curriculum and leave many with gaps or don’t cover everything🤷🏻♀️
I can't believe how quick the school day goes. And then how quick prep time goes after school. And then how quick relaxing evenings go. I'm convinced time must be sped up for teachers??
Who would have thought a simple tweet enquiring about Morrison’s discount would bring out the teacher bashers - people that don’t even follow me. The worst part of this job is the constant judgement. We’re trying our best.
Hands up if you’re in the no sleep club. Don’t even think I slept for an hour - all that half term rest was a waste because it’s day 1 and I am exhausted😴
Every holiday I manage to catch up on sleep and feel nice and refreshed. Then, in the last couple of days I think about school and can’t sleep and I’m back to square 1 of feeling exhausted🙄
Hi, I thought I'd make an
#edutwitter
to help me through the final year and placement of my primary ed degree! I've been placed in a year 4 class, and am looking for fellow educators to follow! Any recommendations?😊
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt this summer, it’s that 10 hours sleep is optimal for me. If I go bed at 10, I wake up at 8. Last night I went bed at 12, didn’t wake up until 10. I’d have to go bed at 8 during term time to achieve these energy levels🤣🤣
I am LOVING being in the stage of my house where the practical bits are kind of done (there’s always something to do) and I can start making it look exactly how I want. I bought this lamp today and now I’m doing my work with cozy autumn vibes🥰🍁
Just being nosey - before kids, what do you use your other bedrooms for? Ours is a 3 bed but people laugh at me and Lewis because with the 2 spare rooms, we both have a room each..one is his (gaming room) and one is mine (spare bed/my office/clothes)😂
I’m so rubbish at getting stuff up on my displays…it always goes to the bottom of my to do list. Only 3 months into the year and my maths working wall actually has some bits on😂 how do you keep up with yours?🤔
Is anyone else finding huuuge gaps in English compared to maths? We seemed to have nailed maths this week but getting them back writing remains a challenge
I know we all wanted to go back to normality but are any other RQTS feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all? Organising trips, clubs and everything else that comes with normality has got me like🤯 atm…
Ahhh, 2 years ago when I was placed in a Year 5 class for my 3rd placement and sobbed the whole morning before I started as I really didn’t think I could teach Year 5. Look at me now, wouldn’t want it any other way🤷🏻♀️