Tim Redgrave HT YEM

Father. Husband. Head Teacher. Always looking to be better than I was yesterday. 26 years exp. 14 as Head.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

You know you're doing something right, something notable, something worthy and progressive in Wales when you make the Estyn annual report. Maybe I do have something to contribute nationally?

I couldn't possibly comment.

@AddysgEducation @EstynHMI

https://t.co/rowH5qnwdw

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

https://t.co/pLjcLkGg7q
What's frustrating is that they would have known this from the outset if they listen to the right people. But the right people don't get to tell them things they don't want to hear. So they're excluded from the conversation. 🙈🙉🙊

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

How?

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Supporting wellbeing, attendance and behaviour – by working across services to create a co-connected approach that supports learners and their families.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

Recruit with what money?

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Support the workforce – by investing in recruitment and development, reducing unnecessary workloads, increasing flexibility and ensuring your voice is at the heart of decisions.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

How?

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Raising Standards – through a clear mission to strengthen literacy and numeracy, ensuring that all learners have the opportunity to succeed.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

I must have missed it!

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Last week, Anna Brychan, Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, and Cefin Campbell, Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, wrote to educators across Wales to share their vision and priorities for the next four years. 👇

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

@ImpactWales @WG_Education Seemingly the previous government thought more testing would get results.
They barely got training right for Curriculum for Wales(I'm being very generous here).The new plan is another new thing to introduce into an already bewildering landscape with no plan for implementation.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

https://t.co/Rtpl9G99bk

Oh lordy. For once I'm glad of devolution.

[Department for Education @educationgovuk]

Gemma Collins is in the building and she's got questions.

Coming soon📷

@bphillipsonMP

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

This 👇

[Gareth Evans @garethdjevans]

can’t blame the exam board, or the regulator. decisions taken a decade ago have consequences. urgent review of CfW needed

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

No words. Not even surprised. So sad for our children.

[BBC Wales News @BBCWalesNews]

'So stressful' - teachers and pupils say new GCSEs are leading to burnout https://t.co/NWgOk62OzK

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

A headteacher on £74,300 today would need to be earning roughly £84k–£91k to match the real-terms value of a 2008 salary.

That’s a shortfall of £10k–£16k every year.

Same role.
More responsibility.
Less value.
This is what “pay not keeping up with inflation” looks like.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

@garethdjevans Since 2008 (real terms):
• Teachers: 🔻 ~10–15%
• Headteachers: 🔻 ~12–18%
• Nurses: 🔻 ~5–10%
• Police: 🔻 ~5–10%
• Civil Service: 🔻 ~10–20%
Meanwhile:
• Private sector (tech/finance): ⚖️ flat → 📈 growth

And MPs?
• Salaries have broadly kept pace with inflation
#naht

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

Teacher pay in the UK hasn’t kept up with inflation.

📉 Since 2008:
• Experienced teachers: ~10–15% real-terms pay cut
• Headteachers: ~12–18% cut
• New teachers: roughly flat

At the same time:
• Workload & accountability have increased
• Pay progression has compressed

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

• Retention is becoming harder

Compared to other professions:
• Teaching has fallen further behind the private sector
• Worse hit than many public sector roles

If we want to attract and keep great teachers, real-terms pay matters.

@garethdjevans

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

“We’re rolling out a national programme… schools will deliver it… here’s £300 a year towards it.”

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Good news for learners and teachers across Wales!

Over £1.6m in new funding has been announced to boost additional mental health and wellbeing support for primary and secondary schools over the next three years.

Read in full: https://t.co/bYoekXF9nL

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

👉 We expect every school to do more on wellbeing
👉 Here’s some funding
👉 Now embed it properly across everything you do.
BUT:
Funding often goes via local authorities, not directly
Schools sometimes don’t even realise they’ve had it
It often ends up stretched across priorities

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Good news for learners and teachers across Wales!

Over £1.6m in new funding has been announced to boost additional mental health and wellbeing support for primary and secondary schools over the next three years.

Read in full: https://t.co/bYoekXF9nL

[Welsh Government Education @WG_Education]

Good news for learners and teachers across Wales!

Over £1.6m in new funding has been announced to boost additional mental health and wellbeing support for primary and secondary schools over the next three years.

Read in full: https://t.co/bYoekXF9nL

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

@CymruNAHT @AddysgEducation The priorities are sound, but without significant investment or reduction in system expectations, the impact at school level is likely to be limited.

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

Scrap smart school uniforms, say many secondary teachers | Tes https://t.co/hXuTJW0w9I

If you stand still long enough, you get to experience the same thing twice!

[Tim Redgrave HT YEM @HeadteacherTim]

@garethdjevans Deluded