Ben Smith

Year 5 Teacher. Tweet about books a lot. Quite grumpy most of the time due to my love of LUFC. 🌎 🌱

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@MrWithersAHT Moving to y3

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

My classroom reached 35°C before we thankfully got sent home. It was 29°C when I walked in this morning 😡

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

The legal maximum temperature for indoor work:

🇺🇸 24°C
🇩🇪 26°C
🇪🇸 27°C

🇬🇧 (none)

At the very least, we need a 30°C maximum temperature in the UK.

Employers should also be forced to take action when indoor temperatures exceed 24°C.

[Care4Calais @Care4Calais]

BREAKING: Last ticket cancelled.

NO ONE IS GOING TO RWANDA

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@secretHT1 I am in a horrible place this evening and this has taken the edge off, thank you

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

It’s not merit alone if you pay for it.

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

Exclusive:

Nadhim Zahawi says Britain should be proud of private schools and not ‘tilt the system’ to ensure more from state schools go to Oxbridge

He says it should be based on merit alone & that the focus needs to be on improving state schools

https://t.co/Q9pCSLnuYz

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Can you imagine if there were state subsidised bars in schools? Or hospital wards?

[Hunt The Economist 🕷 @HuntStunning]

Why does Parliament have a bar?

Is there a single, valid reason for providing our lawmakers with subsidised alcohol while they are working?

I’m not looking for joke replies, I’m being serious.

Why are our lawmakers allowed to get pissed at work at our expense?

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Absolute nonsense.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

The Imperial State Crown arrives at the House of Lords ahead of State Opening

https://t.co/hMaF1haBdB

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

When something works in education, it’s the government’s exceptional work. When something doesn’t, it’s our fault, isn’t it?

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Are we still pretending schools and school holidays don’t make a difference? https://t.co/n2z4TeGZkP

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@Emilyb_1991 @primaryteachew There are a few articles online with tips on what Pokémon to go in with if you look it up? He is tough though!

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@primaryteachew Will do!

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Right on cue, just as the government are in the trash again, here’s some anti immigrant sentiment for you! https://t.co/RLqhKpB3hV

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Just been caught by the police burgling my neighbour’s flat but when I told them I’d only been there for 9 minutes, luckily they let me off and gave me a birthday cake as I left, result!

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

U wot m8? Everyone’s staff rooms were closed, and say they were open, if we’d taken one sip of alcohol we’d have all lost our jobs

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

"I don't think at any time he thought he was breaking the law... he thought just like many teachers and nurses who after a very long shift would go back to the staff room and have a quiet drink"

Tory MP Michael Fabricant urges Boris Johnson to apologise
https://t.co/3ZREVQ9bOB

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Updated my driving licence address and they’ve even managed to Brexify that too 😭

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

Eurgh, I hate it 🇪🇺

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@michael_merrick @adamboxer1 Cares? About what?

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@tes @nadhimzahawi The only thing grammar schools do differently is pick and choose conventionally gifted children. So he’s basically saying let’s just leave a load of kids behind.

[Ben Smith @MrSmithYr5]

@kerriesreid @DeputyGrocott No worries, send an email and I’ll send some bits