Cathy Simpson

Educator and interested person

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@RobertElms Walkers Shot Tower - lead manufacturers there until about 1930s. The lead shit somehow formed when melted lead was dropped down from a great height, thus the need for a tall tower. They also made lead sheets and pipes.

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@MrWithersKS1 39!

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@liquoriceuk Lovely photo!

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@David_Hingley Co-worker definitely had the right idea!

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@eleanor_root Onward! Did a sideways move into a different sector 2 and a half years ago and miss heritage but use so many of my skills

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@BBC6Music shout-out to Andrew, Paul and Carol in the Ivers for their footpath work and campaigning work for car free access in the Colne Valley Park.

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@RetirementTales To put all my words in, of course!

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@iamthedans Heading up on Wednesday week. Don't think I'll have time for the tunnel 😥

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@iamthedans @anne_clarke Ooh!

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@clairemuseums Mine's been door knocking for the bye election here in Uxbridge. I'm old!!

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@TeaKayB Quite possibly.... But I get your point!

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@clairemuseums Oh Claire. My heart bleeds for you. Hope you survived. It was my idea of hell, too.

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@DollyMiddlemiss @RetirementTales Voiced by Brian Aldridge from The Archers (aka Charles Collingwood)

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@RugbyKids_ @Mr_S_Cains The sooner the government stop imposing "not a big deal" on overstretched schools the better.

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@Runa_Kanom @Mr_S_Cains Of course, but one of the points being made is that the demands made by this particular inspection regime cannot be met in a primary school during this particular week without causing serious damage to staff and child wellbeing

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@Bishnu_Carter @Mr_S_Cains Yes, but in a Primary there are no invigilators, no free periods, rarely any cover. That's why SATs week visits are inappropriate.

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@thecraftyant @Mr_S_Cains I'm sorry. Not sure why the key word is 'professionals'. Would you care to unpack or are you worried about unleashing an avalanche of wrath?

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@Jonny2284 @Mr_S_Cains It's having often non expert subject leaders (in primary) put through the mill on top of a day's teaching because there is often no such thing as someone to cover a class... So little understanding outside the profession of what a visit means.

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@Jonny2284 @Mr_S_Cains It's not putting on a show. It's having reams and reams of info available at the drop of a hat, it's spending time going through all this with a not necessarily terribly receptive lay person who is there to tick boxes. 1/2