Michael

Originally from County Durham. Trained as a PE teacher at Avery Hill, now Headteacher at St Wilfrid's, Crawley. Views are mine, personally & professionally

[Calderdale Against School Cuts @CalderdaleASC]

The DfE updated this info on Tues! Tight deadline, but better in schools’ pockets than The Treasury. Pension supplementary fund and funding for local authority centrally employed teachers and music education hubs - https://t.co/2xAa37oI6q #FunFactFriday https://t.co/guhMFw5I2r

[Crawley Open House @CrawleyOpenHse]

A huge and incredibly heart felt thank you to all at St Wilfrid’s in Crawley... the staff and students have been amazing long term supporters of the homeless and disadvantaged. This week they took part in an amazing Sleep Out to raise funds and awareness

#homelessness

[Michael @MichaeltheFerry]

@seanjcoughlan @WorthLessFF It really is brilliant and hats off to those schools doing an amazing job; but on funding, place the school where I work into Greenwich and I get +£1.1m (not incl PP); I can raise a lot of aspirations with that!

[Worth Less @WorthLessFF]

It's not that remarkable when funding differences between several London Boroughs and most other areas are considered. Other factors apply too

All pupils - inc those in the most challenging London boroughs - should be sufficiently funded

[Calderdale Against School Cuts @CalderdaleASC]

As the term draws to a close, we wish ALL schools a prosperous new year.
@WorthLessFF @clemcoady @EmilyProffitt10 @judyshaw4 @MichaeltheFerry @Jimnich1 @bettyblue37degr @rrunsworth @neils46 @SiobhanHead

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

Ministers have no power to intervene so are reliant on the “good will” of trusts to slash salaries

https://t.co/EklGW9wsqf

[Michael @MichaeltheFerry]

😢

[Guffers @gavmacn]

Brexit England looks lovely.

[Worth Less @WorthLessFF]

Definitely all in hand.😀

Now that Brexit is sorted it’s time for schools to be be sorted. The recent pledge was a positive start. Now it’s time to move on:

A properly funded formula
SEND
Support services - counselling, EP, social care...
Teacher supply

2020...

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

This just won the internet

[Michael @MichaeltheFerry]

Simply disgusting; we all need to challenge this kind of rhetoric and for those in positions of responsibility, recognise the role you play 😡😡😡

[Dan White : Disability Campaigner / Author / ♿️ @Danwhite1972]

I thought after it’s disgraceful ongoing treatment of disabled people, this country couldn’t disgust me further or sink any lower

I was wrong.

[Ponderer @NeilMorrisHT]

Education school funding barely got mentioned in election, yet this has been the most difficult year for finances in the 17 of being a Worcester head. Got to have fair proper funds now

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

This was terrifying yesterday. It's unbearable today.

[Mary Kelly Foy MP @marykfoy]

Hi @michaelgove & @BBCPolitics Mary Foy here, the new MP for the City of Durham.
Sorry to disappoint you and Boris but the 136th #DurhamMinersGala will be held, as always in @UKLabour seat.
Oh! And you’re not invited
Ever 😜
#Fools

[rob kelsall @rob_kelsall]

A letter from over 400 special schools who have just signed a letter calling for the funding crisis in special schools to be solved along with the services that support the most vulnerable children and their families.

[rob kelsall @rob_kelsall]

When the evidence on school structures continues to be an inconvenient truth for current Government education policy. https://t.co/ACK0R92FGB

[Beth @BethanyyFerryy]

why oh why oh why🤦🏻‍♀️

[Michael @MichaeltheFerry]

Serious question.... at which point did leaving EU become more important than peoples lives? To my knowledge there were no protests/riots about how EU was treating us prior to 2016.... austerity was self imposed... those affected most have voted those delivering it back in - why?

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

Revealed. The worst ED waits ever recorded. Not a single A&E met the 4 hr target.

More patients dying on trolleys.

More children lying on floors.

More misery.

More risk.

More indignity.

So what exactly are you going to do about it, Prime Minister? https://t.co/kKQOfBmkKx

[Worth Less @WorthLessFF]

Mr Johnson has just referred to 'record' spending in education. NO mention of real terms per pupil spending

I hope that the 'more money than ever before' nonsense is not re-branded

Children deserve better than that in the years ahead

https://t.co/IBd9HXJYqM

@seanjcoughlan

[St Wilfrid's School @StWilfridSchool]

Well done to the Yr7 girls basketball team, defeating Holy Trinity 12:11 in the final to win the area basketball league; well done girls 🏆 #thesegirlscan

[rob kelsall @rob_kelsall]

And no mistake - if the new Government doesn’t solve the funding crisis in our schools then expect lots of noise #GE2019