Returned to working in an education setting. Still trying to make a difference to children’s lives.
Kent, United Kingdom
Joined February 2009
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Fabulous installation by @standingwgiants, in #RamsgateRoyalHarbour 338 statues each representing 1K allied troops rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. @Dunkirk_Ships @RamsgateTT @RamsgateTown photos by mark stanford
Leaving aside whether this is a good or bad idea, where are schools going to get the physics teachers from?
All schools must teach each science separately, as part of a government review into the curriculum to boost social mobility across England thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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What a blunt instrument attendance data is. 4y old grandson with long history of serious respiratory issues began YR in Sept. Off with a burst ear drum, then 2 days in hospital & recovery time & he was already PA - & his mum felt guilty he was already labelled as a poor attender.
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Yesterday: Safeguarding training completed. KCSIE Part 1 read. Sorting out staffing issues. More preparation for Ofsted re-inspection. Feels like Groundhog Day - nothing changes in schools!
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#safeguarding training tomorrow. I really thought u was done with all that! #NEVERSAYNEVER
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I’ve been helping out a school that’s had some issues with an inspection at the end of last term. With hard work, things have improved a lot. Arrived home today to these beautiful flowers of thanks. Really touched by the gesture.
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DfE released updated KCSIE yesterday:
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
@TES also published a handy summary of the changes:
tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
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Reposting as their appalling customer sevice warrants it. Avoid #MagnetKitchens at all costs. Customer Service is non existent & their 10 year guarantee worthless. #Orpington branch manager should be ashamed of himself, leaving an issue unresolved for in excess of 3 YEARS.
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#MagnetKitchens - avoid at all costs. Customer Service is not just poor, it is not existent and their 10 year guarantee worthless. They should be ashamed of themselves, leaving an issue unresolved for in excess of 3 YEARS. g.co/kgs/74fKNNY
#MagnetKitchens - avoid at all costs. Customer Service is not just poor, it is not existent and their 10 year guarantee worthless. They should be ashamed of themselves, leaving an issue unresolved for in excess of 3 YEARS. g.co/kgs/74fKNNY
Saw a post by someone (can’t remember who) saying the new #Ofsted report card’s like an APP grid. Been looking at it & you know, they’re right - & we all remember the nightmare of filling those things in and making an accurate judgement! Good luck to both schools & inspectors.
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For what it’s worth, these are my thoughts on the latest govt & Ofsted moves. I’ve worked at a senior level in school improvement in both the LA and Academy systems. There were good LAs and poor ones, just as there are good MATs and not so good. LAs have, however, been starved
2. of money & resources to provide effective improvement for more than a decade, leaving many LA schools woefully under resourced & poorly supported. MATs can choose to use their resources to drive improvements & many do but there are some who do so with very questionable
Make sure you have your say on the new proposals for #Ofsted inspection. It’s probably a done deal, but it’s how our schools and school leadership will be judged going forward. Improving the way Ofsted inspects education - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/consultati…
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Looking at standards @SkyNews. Sort out your apostrophes it’s not ‘school inspection’s’!
If I were HMCI I would avoid putting in place any system that placed teachers and leaders under more pressure. It’s really not hard to do, but I fear that is exactly what is going to happen.
#Ofsted’s Big Listen seems to have been anything but, especially in relation to what schools & the profession wanted: fewer judgements, less confrontational/adversarial. Instead there’ll be more & attendance judged too. More stress on staff/leaders inevitable if this goes ahead