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@ChrisMoyse @sgort100 @donlon_chris @Strickomaster @AlexAtherton100 It was a weird one. Had already had a 2 hour chat with the Head on my pre application visit, they were 'thrilled' when I applied, changed the closing date after receiving my application. Interviewed 3 of us on day one, then wanted day 2. I didn't have time. They've readvertised.

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@ChrisMoyse @sgort100 @donlon_chris @Strickomaster @AlexAtherton100 0.4 SENCO job, non teaching. First day 3 x tasks, panel interview, pupil led tour/interview. Second stage teaching mixed ability SEND children + another panel interview. I'm already an experienced SENCO with +ive references. So much time commitment. I withdrew.

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@thosethatcan We also make a list on the kitchen whiteboard of people we want to see more often because they are fun. Then we book them in. Even if it's months away/they live miles away.

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@HughesHaili I've had a year out and tried some education related things. I'd like a combo of class teaching and research, but I know that's not realistic. It's a shame. I'm fascinated by the way we learn, I love actual teaching, but I sort of felt pushed out by the education environment.

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@HughesHaili Middle leadership is awful - a workload combination that means class teaching AND your leadership role are done badly, usually at the weekend. It's hard to keep up with the stress of the workload, so people get disillusioned by the whole thing. I left teaching.

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@HughesHaili I would have loved to have stayed in the classroom without anything extra on top, but I also wanted to earn more money. Looking at less experienced people who were my line managers, but not as 'good' as me in a classroom, but earning more, made me go for leadership roles.

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@OhLottie Embrace it. Accept it. Make sofa related plans - telly, books, hobbies, board games. Make fresh air and exercise plans. Eat seasonal comfort food. This makes it bearable until the end of January, after which even the best made plans become hard to embrace.

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@wiseconnector Or some parents could step up.

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@timlinehan Is it because a pupil's 'normal way of working' is much more likely to involve extra time, technology, scribed support etc in independent schools (where parents pay for this 'normal way of working')?

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@jamiesmart Agree on the fight scenes. Still laughed a lot though.

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@Oldprimaryhead1 Wonder what 'inclusion' will actually be judged on. Will they ask children if they feel included?

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@mrsrobertsgeog I wonder what training SLT think teachers need? Do they need it too?

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@AngieBeatDown Joanne Lumley

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A one framework fits all approach again it seems. Wonder what mainstream secondary style practices are going to be forced onto our primary/SEND/AP colleagues this time?

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@DeputyGrocott Blue sky skiing day.

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@ed_objective I'm a bit obsessed with sand watching - compare, one year apart.

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@El_Capitan_Cook @KatyJayne101 @G118ERT France.

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@thosethatcan I'm slowly moving to Bluesky - had it for a year, just taking my time finding everyone. Unfortunate fact is that here has been professionally very useful - stuff that the algorithm brings up often more than stuff I've found myself. Shame he's broken it.

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@dave_mcpartlin I've had lovely conversations with quite young children who have been diagnosed and then tried medication. They've been absolutely dumbfounded - 'oh, this is how everyone else can learn'. Makes me realise how hard it was for them 'before'.

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@thosethatcan We went early into hibernation this year. Have been enjoying the sofa/TV option - driven there by the grey weathwr. Today was made nicer by the sun finally coming out!