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Headteacher. Moved from IT 16 yrs ago. Mum to 3. 1 engineer, 1 secondary History teacher and one studying History at Aberystwyth. All views my own.
Beautiful sky views from new house.
#gardening: A person is nurtured by a piece of the earth.
Climbing Higger Tor and banking well-being for this term.
A Summer of moving house and associated stresses but the views making it all worth it!
UK government - all schools need mental health leads. Primary schools comply and identify children with many issues. And who to refer to? CAMHS doesn’t meet thresholds. Paediatrics - we don’t pick this up. Counsellor can do 10 weeks if we can pay. EP service don’t do therapeutic work. Black hole. #education #schools #edutooter

‘Desperate and angry’ UK headteachers ready to join strikes in autumn

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jul/02/desperate-and-angry-uk-headteachers-ready-to-join-strikes-in-autumn?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

“The strength of feeling is off the charts. There isn’t a single aspect of the education system that isn’t in crisis at the moment.”

Your children’s future is safe in Tory hands.

#gtto #toryscum #schools #education

‘Desperate and angry’ headteachers in England ready to join strikes in autumn

Unions ballot members about coordinated action that will lead to many more school closures

The Guardian
Such welcome overnight rain, but now the ☀️ is back we are out in the garden with company....
I spoke to teachers preparing to strike. Their trauma was palpable

Staff are burning out and classroom cupboards are bare, hitting students hard. We should feel shock – but also a sinking sense of deja vu, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian
Apparently it’s 8 years today since I discovered that adding googly eyes to the tap on a wine box makes it look like Shaun the Sheep.

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