David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@ProfBrianCox Project Cygnus and nurses in bin liners, enough said.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@campbellclaret I was an apron, mask, glove & visor wearing SEND college teacher during the pandemic. I am viewed as without value, my colleagues & I teach, raise, mentor, support, feed, provide & care for the most vulnerable = high stress, poor health & low pay #novalue

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@JannekeParrish You should try being a rare male teaching SEND education, it's female dominated, toxic, brutal, nasty, argumentative, I left under the sheer weight of unpleasantness (I'm incredibly sorry for your challenges too)

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@MartinSLewis @itvMLshow Cashback websites, my car insurance was £200 & I got £70 back. Sign up for short educational courses, get a student card.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@BMW_UK Yes, but does the BMW come with an indicator lever??

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@KatieKilljoyx You got a promotion from the same place that warned you for taking care of your mental health? What is wrong with our employers? Where's the empathy & the passion to nurture & help mend?

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@rachlewis1 Well, if you listen to the government? You should get a 2nd, even a 3rd job. Don't fancy that? Career change? No? Ok, the benefits system? No? Quit whining....thankyou Tories.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@CarlBovisNature As a SEND teacher I remained in the classroom during the pandemic, remote teaching doesn't work & stress was huge, if you can be productive & healthy from home, you should be encouraged to remain so (1 reason why I'm leaving teaching)

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@teacherbear26 Not so much Education Education Education these days but, Data Data Data. I'm 52, have only been teaching SEND for 3 years, after going back to school myself, often asking myself what have I done....hang in there.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@mayaamarshall I received a lot of negative comments, people are critics but won't add constructive comments. What did I learn......keep writing and imagining.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@Jonn_1984 @MsLPrimary No SEN uplift where I am. I was just curious as to what colleagues thought I should be on ££ wise?

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@Strickomaster Agreed, no SEN uplift at my college.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@Strickomaster I'm a SEND teacher working a 0.8 contract, earning 23k which I know is shocking, a main driver for finding another job (I use to earn more as a bus driver)

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@emmccatt Im qualified & work with a teacher who told me I shouldn't eat lunch with the support staff, it's not the done thing. Has also told me off for silly things of no consequence, it's a superiority thing, ridiculous!

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@sturdyAlex The EU community isn't taught in schools, no one knows the benefits or pitfalls of being part of or not part of what this union actually is. Fix from within....also, how did covid start???

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@missteachxo Love is the endurance of pain x

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@jcrowthermaths Joe, firstly there's not a teacher who doesn't feel your frustration. Have you thought about part time teaching & something totally different??

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@JuliaBradbury SEND teacher rather befuddled.

[David 'Poet' Belgrove & SEND Teacher @David_Belgrove]

@tes @Ofstednews @amanda_spielman Not just 1 red flag but a row of them, the SEND teacher in me says this is wrong, the human in me agrees.