Been in teaching for nearly 30 years - 20 yrs as a HT. Jt. Branch Sec for BANESNAHT. Views expressed are my own. Honoured to support teaching as FCCT.
South West, England
Joined June 2016
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Maybe the privatised ‘postal / parcel companies ‘ can contribute to the non- profit-making ‘universal letter service’… surely they can’t have it both ways 🤷
To all those amazing teachers and support staff out there (& especially in B&NES 😉), Happy Teachers’ Day and THANK YOU!! @NAHTnews
We continue to battle on with DfE and Ofsted in the background- we won’t let it go @NAHTnews
… and extend that to our illustrious Govt. leaders…@NAHTnews
Something else for the new HMCIs in-tray !
The @tes news team put @Ofstednews under the microscope for your big Friday reads…
Four in 10 senior inspectors employed by Ofsted in the past three years have never been a headteacher, @CharlotteSantry can reveal
tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
How many Ofsted inspectors have ever been a headteacher? | Tes tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
This problem has been known for quite sometime- why has it taken so long for DfE to catch up? @NAHTnews
Ensuring children and staff are safe in education will always be my top priority
A statement on how we’re addressing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in schools and colleges 👇
Details here: educationhub.blog.gov.uk/202…
Absolutely bonkers and so unnecessary for all those poor school staff and families. We’ve been asking about this concrete in JCNCs for at least the last year!! Incompetence and yes - take responsibility SoS @NAHTnews
Bonkers, Just four days before the start of term. These poor HTs, staff and especially kids. Wait until it comes out that Keegan has known about this for months. She won't resign, of course, as she'd never accept that level of responsibility, would she?
bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66461…
Too few school staff, paid far too little, work excessive hrs., too little Ed. Investment which will ultimately make Britain poorer… Govt. definitely needs a numeracy day to help them understand the problem 😳 @NAHTnews
Get ready to celebrate #NationalNumeracyDay on the 17th of May!
Watch @harrybakerpoet show you how to use rap to make maths fun.
Let’s get counting!
Get involved: ow.ly/ymo750OmQLr
Maybe if the DfE worked with education profession they’ll find a valuable source of guidance to inform these world gatherings. Must be very embarrassing going into a world forum with a broken education system that can’t recruit new talent & loses old talent too quickly @NAHTnews
The education sector faces similar challenges across the World. This is why attending the G7 Education Ministers’ Meeting is critical.
🇬🇧🇯🇵🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹 #G7
Secretary of State @GillianKeegan is representing the UK at the sessions in Toyama. Watch her round-up of day one 👇
I’m sure Jacob would want to contribute more to balance the Govts. books 😊
'The state is spending too much...' says @Jacob_Rees_Mogg
👉 18% of people in absolute poverty
👉 30% of children live in poverty
👉 5.3 million people choosing between heating and eating
👉 UK dropping from 7th to 29th in global life expectancy
Absolutely- a Govt. Inflicted mess! Some of us ‘oldies’ have been screaming this from the rooftops for some time.. just hope, at last, that all forces are aligned to make sure we change things! @naht
It's really coming to a head now for education...
👉 Funding
👉 SATS
👉 @Ofstednews
👉 Recruitment
👉 Retention
👉 Striking
What a mess 😬
We can be the change we want to see! @NAHTnews
⚠️Our members have been clear that the current situation cannot continue.
Now is the time for school leaders to take a stand, not just for a fairer deal for themselves, but for the very future of education.
Vote YES for action ✅
naht.org.uk/englandballot
How sad it is that colleagues need to do something so alien to our ‘professional core beliefs’ in order that the plight of schools and education receive the attention they deserve. Every blessing to you all! If not now, when? If not us, who? @NAHTnews
Kevin Burnett retweeted
Last chance to vote!
Just five hours left before the ballot closes. Please click the link in your email or texts to cast your vote.
We know many of you have already taken part - thank you - but have your colleagues? Spread the word and let them know that time is running out!
How can numbers say so little and seem so meaningless? When a person is starving must we say but we have given you the most crumbs ever… the person is still starving @NAHTnews
If the Govt is genuinely concerned about membership democracy they would back electronic voting immediately. It is a disgrace to leave democracy at the whim of external factors and the many questions of ‘what if’ @NAHTnews
This is interesting...In the final week of the ballot, the @NAHTnews surveyed members who had recently requested a ballot paper and 73% said they had still not received one.