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2 years

Question of the day: if you had no ties at all, do you think you’d be looking to leave the UK?

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1 year

Has anyone got illness just lingering within them? Not full on being Ill but just there in the background. I’ve got a slight sore throat, tender glands and heavy head, couple of ulcers in my mouth. Don’t feel Ill but not at full steam.

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Reading about ‘Summer catch-up’ for children. I tell you what, if they’re allowed to, the summer catch-up that they need is going to the beach, playing with their friends and generally having a bit of normality. That’s the catch up that should be funded.

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3 years

Yay! It’s Mission complete! Penny Elizabeth Grocott was born at 4:45am this morning weighing 7lb 10oz! Our family is complete! Mother and baby are doing fantastically! 💕💕💕

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3 years

Does anyone else take fruit to school for their lunch during December and regularly bring the same bit of fruit back and forward from home to school? This week, it’s a Pink Lady for me.

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4 years

Is anyone else of the age in life where if someone suggests you watch a film you look at your watch and see that it’s 8:30pm and think it’s a risk?

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3 years

Who is Cortana and why does she feel that I need to have a daily briefing from her every morning?

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3 years

Had one of my TAs say to me today that she has friends who say ‘is that all you’re going to do? Be a TA?’This perception outside of schools that anyone can be a TA needs to change. TAs are absolute diamonds! So highly skilled! Let’s celebrate how wonderful they are! #TAsareawesome

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3 years

Final baby spam of the day! Won’t bore you with any more!

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4 years

So this happened

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4 years

Tomorrow: let them talk, make them laugh, have some fun. Let children be children. Listen to them more than ever. These are the last days of having your ‘team’ together for a while. We will miss them, they will miss us, they will miss their friends. We will all miss each other.

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2 years

Calling all primaries! Retweet & like if you agree that sign language should be accepted as a ‘language’ to be taught in primary school curric. MFL in primaries is a mixed bag & I think high schools don’t always find this helpful.Let’s call for BSL to be in the NC as a language.

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3 years

Baby spam of the day (don’t worry! It won’t become a hashtag or a daily thing!🤣) I’ll calm down at some point!

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3 years

Those of you with children: do you ever have moments where you think there is literally no tidy room in the whole house right now?

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3 years

Teachers teach because they care. That is all. Why would they bother to get a degree and choose teaching for any other reason? It’s not the whiteboard pens or the photocopiers or the laminator machines. It’s because they care. That’s it.

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2 years

My wife: You need to do more chores around the house. Me: Can we change the subject? My wife: Ok. More chores around the house need to be done by you.

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3 years

Ofsted: Done ✅ Cheers!

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2 years

Ahhh I miss those hazy lockdown school days when the schools were closed and we all headed to the staffroom for shots, all happy knowing that we were safe from catching COVID as long as we stayed on site.

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3 years

I know I said I wouldn’t but...

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4 months

My eldest son’s room is like going to IKEA. You go in for a little visit and you come out with 4 plates, 6 glasses and a few mugs.

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7 months

Teachers are great. They can teach all day, have parents’ evening until 8pm and then just over 12 hours later be back in front of 30 pupils teaching them again. They will probably mark the books and sort out lesson resources between 8pm and 8am sometime too!

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1 year

Is it ok on the first day of the holidays to basically sit on the sofa all day? I’m showered and clothed which I guess is a bonus.

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3 years

Out of the blue this morning, while walking down to the cinema with my class, one boy turns to me and says, ‘Thanks for this year,’ and walked on. 4 words, that’s all it was. He’ll never know how much that means to me 🥲

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1 year

People are literally crawling to the end of term aren’t they?

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2 years

Do you know what, I don’t easily get annoyed, but hearing a politician patronising teachers by saying that we will intervene if children fall behind has really peed me off! What the hell do they actually think we do?! What next: mechanics will intervene if your car breaks?

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4 years

Shall we all avoid the whole ‘let’s write about what you’ve done over the last 6 months’ recount thing when we get back? For some children it could be very traumatic.

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3 years

An idea:In honour of Sir Tom Moore,schools (or even us on Edutwitter) could do a socially distanced sponsored century (nice ring to it eh?) where you do ‘100’ something:could be ‘100’ laps around the playground,100 press ups,100 minutes of dance. Basically a century of something.

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3 years

Sorry, more spam 🙄

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4 years

It’s #FFBWednesday , the best way to increase your edutwitter support network! You just need to: Like and retweet this tweet ✅ Comment below using the hashtag ✅ Give a little edu bio ✅ Follow everyone who does the above ✅ (and follow first!) Have a great day!

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3 years

Guess who got the call today? I’ll see you on the other side!

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3 years

I’m sorry but if we’re supposed to ‘all act as if we have coronavirus’ (quote Hancock) then we wouldn’t be going into a school to work?

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3 years

What are we thinking: relaxed approach to school uniform before Easter in case things have stopped fitting? And something similar for the children?

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9 months

I seriously think this summer holiday and the weather will have had quite a negative impact on the mental health of many people. That’s no joke.

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2 years

Tip of the hour:Don’t lose sight of the fact that children are children.They’ve not been on the planet long and they will do and will want to do childreny things. It’s easy to get caught up in the intensity of the curriculum.Sometimes it’s ok to spend some minutes being childreny

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4 years

Morning! It’s July! And it’s Wednesday! So it must be #FFBWednesday day! It’s the best way to connect and build up your support network. Just ‘like’ and retweet this tweet and comment with the #FFBWednesday hashtag below and follow those you want to connect with who do the same!

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4 years

Morning! It’s #FFBWednesday time again!Let’s support one another by increasing our network of amazing educators. Just like, retweet and comment using the hashtag and follow everyone who does exactly that! Don’t be afraid to follow first! Also, give a little bio of what you do!

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5 months

£40 worth of chocolate anyone? It’s day 9 of #Eduadvent and it’s another fab giveaway! @ReadSolutionsUK have kindly donated some delicious Hotel Chocolat chocolates! To enter just REPOST & LIKE this tweet & the winner will be randomly selected later this evening! Good Luck!

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2 years

Nothing says ‘caravan holiday’ more than this…

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4 years

It’s #FFBWednesday time again! Let’s make those connections and build up our support network! It works best by pressing like, pressing retweet and then commenting below with a little edu bio including the hashtag. Then just follow and follow back those you want to connect with!

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5 months

It’s the final day of #Eduadvent & we end with an absolutely fantastic Christmas Eve giveaway! @BluecowE have donated a £100 Amazon voucher. Just REPOST & LIKE this tweet to enter &,for a bonus entry, drop @BluecowE a follow & reply with #Eduadvent ! Winner announced later!

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3 years

BBC showing a classroom with 4 tables in 😂😂😂

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3 years

Does anyone else see it as their mission today to eat all the food and drink all the drink in the house before ‘being good’ in January?

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2 years

🚨It’s day 1🚨of #eduadvent & what a great way to start our 24 day giveaway!Today we have a Hue HD Camera donated by @HUEcameras & ‘Sprouts Surprise’ donated by @SproutsSurprise Enter by 23:59: ⭐️Follow me (so I can dm winner) ⭐️RT & Like Winner will be selected from RTs & Likes

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4 years

Morning all! It’s Wednesday again so it must be #FFBWednesday day! It’s a great way to connect and build up your support network. Just 1)‘like’ 2)retweet this tweet and 3)comment with the #FFBWednesday hashtag below and follow those you want to connect with who also do 1,2 and 3!

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3 years

I may have failed in my quest to get laptops for our children but I’m now launching an idea to post a new book through the door of every child in our school (all 300 of them). Lockdown Book Post! I’ve created a book wishlist here please retweet 😊

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4 years

Just heard a Headteacher on the beeb use the phrase ‘Trust our teachers’. I think that should be the hashtag of the day. Use it where you can! #trustourteachers

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4 years

After last week’s exceptional edition, #FFBWednesday is back round again! It’s easy:like,retweet and comment in the thread below using the hashtag and follow everyone who does exactly that!Don’t be afraid to follow first! Now is as good time as any to grow our support networks ❤️

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1 year

1/2 term holidays (the 1 week ones) are a very brief recharge aren’t they?You have the intentions to have a few late ones but end up sleepy on the sofa by around 9 every night. They are like a quick boost of charge on a phone that’s on 1% battery just to edge you back towards 50%

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It’s day 3 of #Eduadvent ! Today's prize is a £50 Amazon voucher from @educake . Fancy putting the pen down and picking up a coffee next term?Educake's auto-marked quizzes help pupils make progress without adding to your workload. To enter just REPOST and LIKE by the end of today!

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4 years

Morning! It’s Wednesday! Great! Well in that case it must be #FFBWednesday . A great way to connect and build up your support network. Just like and retweet this tweet and comment with the #FFBWednesday hashtag below and follow those you want to connect with who do the same!

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4 years

It’s #FFBWednesday time again! Let’s make those connections and build up our support network! It works best by pressing like, pressing retweet and then commenting below with a little edu bio including the hashtag. Then just follow and follow back to make those connections!

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3 years

Bank holiday weekend and my daughter has brought home a recorder from school! Fantastic!

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3 years

Sorry! Last spam, but couldn’t resist this one!

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3 years

Live, pre recorded or slides and sheets. You do what’s best for the children in your school and what works best for you as a staff. Let’s not debate what’s better or worse. Remember that we are in this together. Let’s just continue to do the best for our children.

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3 years

Even Joe Wicks gets inside information before we do. His PE with Joe starts up again on Monday.

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4 years

Morning all! It’s #FFBWednesday once again.A great way to make supportive connections.All you need to do is like,retweet and comment giving a little educational bio and using the hashtag.If you think someone would be a great connection then follow,follow,follow! Have a great day!

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4 years

I think we should take a moment and celebrate how amazingly well the children have done this half term. It’s been a really long one. Long by normal standards let alone after nearly 6 months of lockdown. I applaud every single child for how brilliant they’ve been this half term!

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4 years

Morning!Are we in agreement that it’s Wednesday? Great! Well in that case it must be #FFBWednesday . A great way to build your support network. Like,retweet and comment using the hashtag and follow everyone who does exactly that! I’ve blogged a guide:

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4 years

It’s #FFBWednesday time again! Let’s make those connections and build up our support network! It works best by pressing like, pressing retweet and then commenting below with a little edu bio including the hashtag. Then just follow those who you wish to connect with!

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2 years

If there was ever time (there isn’t!) schools should try this:On a Friday afternoon each teacher plans out an activity,it might be sewing,crafts,painting,sport and the children through the school choose which learning they’d like to do for the afternoon. Mix of ages in each class

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1 year

Whether it’s today or any day, teachers should always support teachers. That’s it. I hope you all have a great day.

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4 years

Making connections with like minded + supportive people is great and that’s what #FFBWednesday is about.Just Like,retweet + comment below using the # + follow first/follow back to make connections + grow your network.Let’s make those all important connections happen!

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3 years

Anyone else having one of those weeks where no sooner do you tick something of your ‘to do’ list, 8 more things come along?

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2 years

Controversial one,but I actually think a classroom decorated well (ie displays, art work etc & not always working walls) can have a really positive impact on chn.Think about it, they spend a big chunk of their day in the classroom.Why not make it an environment that’s inviting?

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3 years

Ofsted Day 1: Done 😴

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3 years

I get those who say we need to get straight back on it from the 8th but I also think it’s vital that we give the children some time to socialise again.Most of the children won’t have seen their friends for nearly 3 months.Fill your classroom with their voices and laughter.

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4 years

You know when you see teachers preparing their lunches for the whole week ahead and you are literally cling filming 3 Jacobs crackers ready for tomorrow 😞

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2 years

Which renegade out there hasn’t tried on their work clothes before tomorrow and are just risking it first thing?

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4 years

Making connections with like minded + supportive people is important and that’s what #FFBWednesday is about.Just ‘Like’, retweet + comment below using the # + follow first/follow back to make connections + grow your support network.Bios are helpful too!Read my blog if you’re new!

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3 years

Legends @antanddec . Teachers all over the country thankful for your words 😊

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1 year

We always leave a few chocs for our children on Valentines. It’s just become a bit of a tradition. *Awaits ‘that’s a stupid thing to do’ comments

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You know when you have a TEAMs meeting where you’ve planned to teach a bit of maths & it just turns into a massive ‘pet off’ At one point there were 4 guinea pigs,2 dogs,a rabbit & a cat all on screen.More animals than children.The giggles & laughter made it all worthwhile!

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2 years

Seeing Adele’s old English teacher join her on stage shows what an impact teachers can have on lives.What was the name of ‘that’ teacher that you will always remember?Mine was Mr Wright.He was my teacher in year 4.Used to randomly play some really funny songs on guitar in lessons

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It’s #FFBWednesday ! A great way to connect and build up your PLN. 1)Like this tweet 2)Retweet this tweet 3)Comment with a bio about your role and include the #FFBWednesday hashtag below + follow those who also do 1,2 and 3 who you think will add to your support network! Easy!

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1 year

Nearly time to drink some milk that’s been sat on the side for 4 hours, eat a mince pie that my daughter has licked and chew on a raw carrot.

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You don’t need to hear this from me, but if you’re heading back after the holiday tomorrow and are feeling very anxious about it, it’s absolutely normal and I’m sure there will be many in this thread that agree and feel the same. #teacherssupportingteachers

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1 year

This is going to be beautiful isn’t it? @charliemackesy

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2 years

So according to ‘sources’, having a wine during a meeting is ok. Well that’s going to calm the nerves next time ofsted come in.

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1 year

TAs deserve more pay. What makes me sad & angry is that people who are great at their job have to find a 2nd job or even go & work in a different job because the pay of a TA isn’t enough to make ends meet.There’s no way some of these jobs should pay more than a TA! Sort it Sunak

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Making connections with like minded + supportive people is important and that’s what #FFBWednesday is about.Just ‘Like’, retweet + comment below using the # + follow first/follow back to make connections + grow your support network.Bios are helpful too!Read my blog if you’re new!

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It’s #FFBWednesday ! A great way to connect and build up your PLN. 1)like this tweet 2)retweet this tweet 3)comment with the #FFBWednesday hashtag below + follow those you want to connect with who also do 1,2 and 3! Please follow @MrRSCITT who is new to teaching + is a great guy!

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3 years

Teachers are great, pass it on...

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2 years

Today is our wedding anniversary. 16 years! One of the biggest achievements in that time is bringing these 4 beauties into the world ❤️

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2 years

A what?

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3 years

If schools have to open 8-6, something would have to give somewhere. Whether that be no marking or extra PPA during the week. It cannot be expected that teachers finish teaching at 6 and then do what we already do after school now. We are not robots. We have our own lives too.

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1 year

Does anyone else like eating jelly ‘raw’? By raw, I mean straight out of the packet. If it’s a resounding ‘no’ then neither do I 😂

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🚨It’s day 2🚨of #eduadvent & 👀 what’s up for grabs today!We have Shedwords donated by @redgierob & a Selfridges festive hamper (worth £75) donated by @IRIS_Connect Enter by 20:00 🎄Follow me (so I can dm winner) 🎄RT & Like Winner selected from RTs & Likes Day 2 charity below👇🏼

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Oh, go on then, you’ve twisted my arm. Let’s have a #FFBSunday . Like this post ✅ Retweet this post ✅ Comment below with a bit about yourself and your role✅ Include the #FFBSunday hashtag ✅ Follow everyone who has done the above 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 Have a great day! It’s a sunny one!

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2 years

The rule of summer term 2 is very simple: do not, at any point, sit on the sofa before you’ve achieved everything you want from the day because once you do you…’ll…fall 💤😴

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It’s here! Day 1 of #Eduadvent 2023.A fantastic giveaway every day throughout advent. Today’s prize comes from @BluecowE and it’s a beautiful light up village from M&S inc. chocs,Shortbread and more! To enter just REPOST and LIKE the tweet and I’ll randomly draw a winner later!

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2 years

Just said to my own children that the prime minister has said that teachers now have to help them with English and Maths if they fall behind. In unison with a disgusted look on their faces they replied, “but they already do that!” Out of the mouths of babes

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I know I said my baby spam would stop after going back after paternity leave but just one more! Even if it gives one person out there a bit of joy then I’m happy to provide the spam!

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4 years

Finally got my room looking just as I want it. All forward facing, Very clear which chairs shouldn’t be used and all stationery in reaching distance.

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4 years

I can wholeheartedly say that there isn’t a teacher out there who doesn’t want to have their wonderful class back sat in front of them learning in the classroom.Nobody trained to be a teacher hoping for the day that a pandemic keeps them away from the classroom for over 2 months.

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Got a child who is having a horrible time at the moment so I contacted Tottenham who have sent a pack of goodies and a letter from the manager. Thank you so much @SpursOfficial . I think he’ll love it!

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3 years

Just read this on a local school’s website and felt the need to applause: As Monday is being classed as a 'Snow Day' there is no expectation for you to submit remote learning unless you wish to. Well done!

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4 years

Just thinking about some of our families and the fact they are having to use paid for data on their phones to help educate their children or even just contact family members that they may not see for some time.Should phone companies give unlimited data during this time?I think so

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2 years

Something I’ve noticed: covid lockdowns have had a massive impact on some year groups in terms of the learning of social skills and how friendships ‘work’. A very obvious thing to tweet, I know, but I’m wondering what schools are doing about it.

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3 years

Must. Not. Spam....doh! Done it again!

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2 years

I feel sad for the children of today (including my own). The past two years of lockdowns and worry and now the uncertainty and worry over what’s happening in Europe. We have to,have to,make sure that every moment we spend with them, is as positive as it can be.

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