Children’s education is not suffering because teachers are on strike. Children’s education is suffering from years of underfunding, undervaluing and lack of understanding of how stretched schools are. It’s not self serving, not greedy, it’s wanting better for the children.

Sometimes I feel like teaching is mainly redoing the seating plan

The last years hard work paid off and celebrated #postgrad #marjongrad

Can everyone *please* check the duty rota to see if you are the Prime Minister this afternoon and make sure that you are there if you are.

First term @bradleystokecs complete, so lucky to have landed a teaching job in such a great supportive school, but oh my I’m happy it’s half term… now to sleep and recharge!

A year ago I started my incredible training journey, tomorrow I start my first teaching job and I’m terribly excited #ect #businessstudies #teachertwitter

Last nights anxiety thoughts as I was lying awake thinking about starting my ECT year, I’ve got to learn the names of over 300 children… apart from seating plans with photos any top tips? @MarjonTEP @HurrTplt @tombennett71 #ECT22 #teachersoftwitter

I can’t stop eating ice creams! Send help!

I lost my reading mojo this year as my head was filled with teachery trainery stuff but found it again whilst visiting my in-laws in Portugal with these two. Going to try to maintain my reading mojo and take time to read when school starts again so taking recommendations please

I do love a certificate! Actual real life teacher here! And also found out I passed my PGCE with Merit! Thanks to @MarjonTEP @HurrTplt @PcsaComputing @Priorycsa @TKASAMrKing @MissDaveyPLT @MsLangeFoodTech @Mr_P_Holyday @MissKOxman @ross_basnett

Summer holidays are go. Visiting ma and pa in the homeland, an early pup walk into the best view in the entire world #polperro

My brain at 4am this morning! Gave up trying to sleep but the good news is I’ve acheived more in hour and half before dawn than I’ll probably achieve for the rest of the day!

Such a journey, so proud to have my QTS. A great last day @pcsa with my fabulous tutor group, the class I taught my first qualified lesson to and poignant to have taught my last lesson at Pcsa to the same class that I taught my first lesson to, Thank you @ @HurrTplt @MarjonTEP

@JamesWilmot74 any ideas?

My nephew’s looking for work experience with a physicist. If you know anyone in the Bristol/Bath or London or Devon/Cornwall area that may be able to help an incredibly bright, hardworking, conscientious 17 year old, please let me know

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And that is a wrap! Last GCSE and last day of secondary school for child A. So proud of the young man he’s become!

20 years ago today I married my favourite person 💕@ross_basnett

Final PGCE assignment submitted! Now to enjoy my half term

Flipping in to half term like… @tabitha_sandy