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Miss D

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Assistant Head/Y5 teacher, DDSL, Assessment & Curriculum Lead. Forever searching for a work/life balance! Racists and misogynists are not welcome here ✌🏾

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Miss D

4 years

I cannot stress the importance of ensuring you have books that your children are represented in, right from EYFS. Books with Black children as main characters. Books that celebrate Afro hair. Books where they get to see people that look like them in a positive light. It matters.

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2 years

I’ve kept my mouth shut until now about the Queen and everything surrounding it, but I’ve just seen that stewards are giving out blankets to people in The Queue and I’m appalled. Where is this care and concern for the thousands of homeless people sleeping on those same streets?

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4 years

My favourite Twitter exchange of the day! 🤣🤣🤣

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2 years

I’m well aware that there are charities working tirelessly to help the homeless. But they are overworked and underfunded. There could be far more done to help homeless people if they were given more government funding or if the government itself made it a priority for change!

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2 years

And as for what I do myself to help the homeless, you have absolutely no idea. I could provide lots of details and screenshots of everything I do, but I won’t because this is Twitter and I don’t have to justify myself to anyone on here!

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2 years

@MissA_Teacher Exactly. Just goes to show all the things that could be pulled together really quickly if the government actually cared.

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2 years

I’m 1 of only 2 teachers striking in my school. Sadly my HT is undermining my strike by covering my class. I’m missing my PPA. I’m still glad to be making a stand #TeacherStrike #PayUp #SaveOurSchools

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6 months

I absolutely cannot with people thinking teachers should PAY FOR THEMSELVES on school trips 🤯🤯🤯

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3 years

“Staff feel well supported. Their morale is high.” This is a direct quote from the Ofsted report of the most toxic school I have ever worked in and the reason why I will never trust anything Ofsted (in its current form) have to say about teacher workload/well-being

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I am really not enjoying teaching at the moment. It’s just too much. I’m an experienced teacher yet I constantly feel like I’m drowning no matter how hard I work.

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2 years

I haven’t done any work over the holidays- not because I don’t have any to do, I have loads. Every time I thought about it, it was too overwhelming so I just kept putting it off and off and off. And now it’s the final weekend and I just feel so stressed/ anxious. I hate this.

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3 years

These are the absolute bane of my life right now

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4 years

My heart goes out to every single person, who after working through the hardest term imaginable, has just had their Christmas ripped to shreds.

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4 years

The lazy teacher narrative is particularly amusing when you consider remote learning is WAY more work than normal school.

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3 years

Someone needs to tell men “My teachers didn’t look like you at school”/ “Bet all your students fancy you” is NOT the compliment they think it is. And I work in a primary school ffs.

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3 years

Every so often the most toxic school/ head that I’ve ever worked in comes on my timeline and I genuinely feel a bit sick whenever I see this person. The potentially long lasting impact of working under a toxic headteacher should never be underestimated.

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3 years

I know I’ve just had a week off, but I’m really jealous of people just starting their half term 😩 I could quite easily have another month off tbh

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6 years

Is anyone else genuinely worried about how they’re going to last a whole school day without an afternoon nap? Because that’s a real concern for me.

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3 years

Tell me you’ve never been to a state school recently, without actually telling me you’ve never been to a state school recently.

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4 years

There were no Black teachers at my primary school or secondary school. It may sound silly, but I’m really pleased no Black child that I’ve ever taught will be able to say the same.

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4 years

New strain or not, we could be in Tier 100 and primary schools would still remain open.

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1 year

I cannot relate to people who are ready to go back to school. I could very easily do another 6 weeks!

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4 years

BAFFLED how @GavinWilliamson can refer to the “ongoing” testing of primary school staff. I wasn’t aware it had actually started?!

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1 year

I don’t care when emails are sent. My problem is with the content. Whether they’re sent during evening/ weekends or between 7am-6pm, the actual problem is expecting more, more, more in top of literally everything else. Something has to give. Workload in teaching is INSANE.

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4 years

I’ve just been told about a school where teachers aren’t allowed to be on dating apps because parents complained 🥴🥴🥴 There really are some horrible schools out there!

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Miss D

3 years

Does anyone else remember a science museum/ exhibition at the the Millennium Dome when it first opened or have I just made that up?

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3 years

I am still averaging a 2am bedtime, waking up earliest 10am, napping throughout the day, haven’t been into school at all or done a single piece of planning or INSET prep 🙃

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4 years

I’ve seen a few tweets from school leaders bragging that their teachers “willingly” gave up holiday time to attend early INSETs and I hate it. There is SO much pressure to do things “voluntarily” in teaching because it’s “for the kids” or because everyone is doing it.

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3 years

I can’t believe I’m nearly 30 and I STILL haven’t learned not to leave all of my work until the last minute 🙃

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3 years

I helped a bee today by giving it sugar in water. And the reason I knew to do that was all to do with a past SATs paper #ifyouknowyouknow

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Miss D

3 years

Please know if you send me racist abuse and you’re dumb enough to use your real name, I will be going straight to your employer 🙂

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3 years

I absolutely despise it when people tell you not to work at weekends or offer meaningless platitudes like “Don’t work too hard!” so… the lessons are just going to plan themselves are they?

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2 years

I find it infuriating that every single teacher in my school is part of the NEU but I’ll be the only one on strike tomorrow (the only other teacher who would strike doesn’t work on Thursdays)

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5 years

Solidarity with anyone feeling anxious about going into their daily mass gathering, especially those of us in London/ big cities who have to contend with the dirty tube/ busses on the commute. #thanksBoris #closeschoolsuk #schoolclosureuk #coronavirus

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Miss D

4 years

A headteacher speaking about the Sewell report: “How much ‘drill’ and ‘grime’ music do the pupils listen to? How involved is the father in their lives?” And so it begins.

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4 years

You bet there are inconsistencies @BorisJohnson . Not allowed more than 6 in a park/ garden and people should minimise contact with different households on quick succession, but it’s JUST FINE for 16 in my class, all from different households 🙃 #dailyupdate

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I feel so trapped. I can’t afford to take a pay cut and start all over again but the little moments of joy just aren’t enough to make up for all of the stress, workload, endless admin, constant scrutiny, data obsession, DDSL responsibilities etc that my job involves.

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Miss D

2 years

Step 1: Retrieve the books that have been chilling in my car for 2 weeks

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4 years

I’ve had a terrible day. Really utterly horrific. What do you do to cheer yourself up on those days where you question whether you even want to do this anymore?

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5 years

Today is my last day at a toxic school and I am BUZZING. I’ve never worked anywhere for only 1 term but this school is straight out of the parody accounts @FakeHeadteacher @FakeAmbiAssHead

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4 years

I feel guilty because I feel like I should be grateful for half term, but this has been the most unenjoyable holiday ever.

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3 years

As if I missed Love Island to go on a date with a man who tried to argue with me, a teacher, about “grade inflation” and “the devaluing of As and A*s” 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

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2 years

I hate pen licenses. Despise them. New exec head is making me introduce then despite my (imo) very valid reasons against them 🙃

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4 years

Can we all just take a moment to enjoy the fact that my headteacher has just emailed to “reassure” me that after school SATs boosters are still going ahead 🙃🙃🙃

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4 years

I REALLY hate that in 2020 there are still “educational” resources out there perpetuating stereotypes of Africa and not doing more to emphasise the fact that Africa is in fact a CONTINENT and does NOT consist of countries with homogenous cultures and habitats.

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2 years

@chicanddot Interesting that you have assumed my HT is a man. I am striking today in large part BECAUSE of the children. They deserve so much more.

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1 year

I’ve just found out that some people don’t have an inner voice and my mind is BLOWN. I cannot imagine what it must be like not to have a constant inner monologue. The PEACE?!

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Finally remembered to take a picture of my display, shamelessly copied from @_MissieBee and inspired by @VocabularyNinja . It’s so useful to refer to during vocab lessons!

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3 years

@_ImogenDavies_ @brian_bilston Even if they didn’t do a single one of those things they don’t deserve racial abuse!

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Miss D

4 years

Sometimes I hate #edutwitter . If you are a teacher and you think educating children so they know that saying All Lives Matter in response to Black Lives Matter is dangerous, dismissive and wrong is “political bias”, “brainwashing children”, “scary” or “concerning” UNFOLLOW ME.

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3 years

Is anyone else’s school persona really organised, put together, has everything in hand etc but in actual fact away from school their life is an absolute shit show? Because SAME.

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I know the game has moved on and all but I am still VERY angry about this! How was this not red card?!

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3 years

This tweet is for any other Y6 teachers whose pupils are not getting the amazing results tweeted about on here. You are not alone! I’m in the middle of marking my latest assessments (shout out @_MissieBee ’s 1 page answers) and 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

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2 years

@kopwoman Yes, around 8,000 in London.

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1 year

I recently pointed out the lack of concern for staff wellbeing at my school. In response, the Exec HT has arranged a wellbeing activity on a strike day (I am one of only 2 teachers who strike and the other teacher doesn’t work on the wellbeing day). I just have to laugh.

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2 years

Now it’s Monday, I am allowing myself to panic because SATs are in a mere matter of days and we are no where near to finishing the maths curriculum 🙃🙃🙃

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3 years

@GavinWilliamson Thanks Gav! A thank you tweet is so much better than a pay rise in line with inflation 🥰 Can’t wait to use this tweet to pay my bills 🙂

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3 years

My school uses highlighters to mark and I absolutely despise it. I’ve tried to change it but every else loves them 😩 It kills me every time I have to ruin a beautiful piece of writing with these disgusting pink and green monstrosities 😭😭😭

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3 years

In reality, morale was at an all time low and most people were stressed and unhappy. Staff were warned (by the toxic head) that anything said to Ofsted inspectors would get back to her and “reminded” of all the things she had done for us to support well-being.

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3 years

I wonder what it is about Simone Biles, Meghan Markle and Naomi Osaka that Piers Morgan seems to hate so much 🤔🤔🤔

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4 years

It’ll be interesting to see whether all the MPs who are so concerned about children’s mental health actually do something about the woefully inadequate funding of children’s mental health services

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3 years

I’ve spent about half an hour reporting racist comments on Saka’s insta and apparently monkey emojis don’t count as hate speech?! Sort it the fuck out @instagram

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@crossjacktar Things have definitely changed!

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4 years

It’s just occurred to me that good old Gav thinks it’s perfectly fine for heads to be working over Christmas, because there’s a crisis etc, so why hasn’t Parliament been recalled? Why is it ok for them to have a holiday?

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@MissC_1717 That’s what makes it SO sad. I adore my class. I enjoy the actual teaching. But everything else is just so awful. I’m dreading going to work tomorrow ☹️

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@Missy_E39 Or why they feel the need to cut so much funding everywhere. CAHMS referrals through the roof. Children who should not be in mainstream but no space in special schools. Children coming to school hungry. Families with no where else to turn. Who has to pick up the pieces? Us.

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4 years

If you’re looking for a Y5/6 book about slavery/ the slave trade, this by @catwrote is fantastic. It shows the realities of slavery as well as having a great plot. Really powerful historical fiction. #ReflectingRealities #HistoricalFiction #readingforpleasure

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4 years

“They do not have a good heart if they are racist.” YES! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 PLEASE let 2021 be the year that people stop making excuses for their racist friends and relatives.

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Your racist relatives are *not* “from a different time” Happy New Year ✨

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@MoanyMr @miss_rowley The difference is, I’m sure you’re allowed to wear PPE in your role and all your customers do too. Also- schools were open during lockdown too.

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4 years

I haven’t set foot in school since the last day in July and I don’t intend to until the first day in September. If you prefer to get your classroom set up etc before term starts, that’s ok. But it’s also just as ok to leave it until after INSET etc!

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3 years

@LBC @AndrewCastle63 Interesting that Chris McGovern didn’t see fit to mention that the private school he was headmaster in had a two week October half term in 2021, will be having another one in 2022 and did so far all the time he was headmaster. Funny how it’s not a bad idea for private schools.

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@kelechnekoff Remember when merely a week ago they threatened legal action against schools that wanted to close early in response to the new variant 🙃

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3 years

Although I’m happy to finally get to the finish line & escape the Covid factory that my school has turned into, I’ll be going from one extremely stressful situation to another. I’m not looking forward to the holidays at all. Please remember Christmas won’t be merry for everyone.

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4 years

Reading is just truly the BEST. This Christmas has been difficult, but as usual, books are there to get me through the worst periods of life 📚

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3 years

@KateClanchy1 What a non apology. No acceptance or remorse for a single word YOU have written or the way you at first denied even writing those descriptions. You have learned nothing.

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4 years

@MHarrison13 @guardian Do you realise the enormous stress teachers and headteachers are under right now? And that they don’t have the power to change the National Curriculum? If change is what you want, I really don’t understand why you had to include your child’s school in this letter.

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5 years

What is going on in some schools is truly shocking. If you’re working in a toxic school GET OUT as soon as your can. The effects it can have on your mental/ physical health are simply not worth staying.

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1 year

I am SO angry about this. Way more than I probably should be

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4 years

It seems far too much of a coincidence that Greenwich and Islington (the boroughs the government threatened legal action against) aren’t on this list.

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2 years

@kelechnekoff It actually sickens me that they would go to a food bank for a photo op when they have the means to support THOUSANDS of people. Truly revolting.

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4 years

Three pages in and this disgusting report wants us to teach children to see the positives in slavery, which should now be known as “The Caribbean Experience” as if it was a fucking gap year, filled with fun cultural experiences.

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5 years

Does anyone else just sit in their car for ages when they get home because they just don’t even have the energy to get out?

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2 years

@newsham_mary A HT cannot claim to support the strikes and still cover classes.

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Miss D

2 years

Twitter is the only place I’ve seen (primary) heads claim they don’t care about Y6 SATs. None of the heads I’ve worked under/ heads my IRL friends work for have ever said that 🤷🏾‍♀️

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3 years

I know this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I HATE going on residential. As @_MissieBee can attest, I’m so far from an outdoorsy girl it’s unreal 🤣 I also hate that because I don’t have children, I’m just expected to go, whereas (IME) colleagues with children get asked.

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3 years

I’ve truly been shocked at the amount of people who didn’t know it’s not ok to describe people as having “chocolate coloured skin” or “almond shaped eyes”. Especially the teachers. This isn’t a shaming tweet, it’s just a reminder of the work that STILL needs to be done.

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4 years

I really hope that this doesn’t become the norm. You are not any less of a great teacher because you don’t want to work for free!

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@dinorwicport @miss_rowley Who are all presumably wearing PPE and/or social distancing. I don’t want to play a game of “Who has it worse?”, those are all valuable professions. But people need to remember primary especially is doing all of this with zero PPE and no social distancing.

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When you’re forced to join a zoom call with misogynistic family members, this is the perfect Christmas jumper

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@shang1308 I’ll say it with my chest- I AM judging them.

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@YasminNoEplz These are great!

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2 years

@SkyNews You know what else has an impact on children? When MPs vote against feeding them. Or when school funding is cut yet again. Or when schools are expecting to fund teacher pay increases out of already decreasing budgets.

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@PhilipPullman @gilly_partridge @ProfSunnySingh @chimenesuleyman @monisha_rajesh @KateClanchy1 @goodreads I cannot believe you are attempting to justify such offensive and dehumanising descriptions and comments. Black and brown people have kindly taken the time to explain AT LENGTH just why it’s so offensive and yet you insinuate we’re just looking for things to be offended by?!

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The one good thing about going back to school is I will at least stop spending as if I’m a millionaire

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2 years

If Matt Hancock truly cared about the provision for dyslexic children, he would be calling for schools to be funded properly. All this tweet shows is that he has absolutely no idea what goes on in schools.

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Today I’m calling for universal dyslexia screening in every primary school and improved teacher training for dyslexia It is an outrage that only 1 in 5 dyslexic children leave school identified & that teachers do not need training to support dyslexic children This must change

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@RussInCheshire I hate this. She has MORE than enough to judge her on/ comment on than having to resort to personal comments about her body.

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What is the difference between a Y6 11 year old and a Year 7 11 year old?

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4 years

Look what I spotted on my walk today! I absolutely adore Rocket and the Look Up!/Clean Up! books so this was such a nice surprise @DapsDraws @NathanBryon #WorldBookDay

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@MissLauraJSmith That’s what I said! I said they should get union involvement. Completely out of line for SLT to dictate that they can’t be on them

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