MrsKeducates

New to teaching. Not new to learning. On my third or fourth career but who's counting. Originally from the South West. A'right my lover?

[MrsKeducates @MrsKeducates]

Louisa M Alcott had it right:

“I want to do something splendid…something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead. I don’t know what, but I’m on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.”
#InspirationalQuotes #inspiringwomen

[MrsKeducates @MrsKeducates]

@premnsikka Because no-one wants that job. It’s toxic for the leader as well as the staff. They jave had to offer a higr pay incentive to get anyone in.

[Leicester City Council @Leicester_News]

Road closures will be in place in the city centre from 11.30am on Sunday for the festival of #Rathayatra. A 40ft chariot will make its way from Gallowtree Gate and along the Golden Mile to a free event in Cossington Park. All welcome!
https://t.co/ML6oeFRuNw

[Leicester City Council @Leicester_News]

Don't miss Abbey Pumping Station's Summer Steam Weekend on 27-28 June!
With all the buzz of a village gala day, the event will include vintage vehicles & railway rides, while the pumping station's majestic beam engines will be in steam.
Buy tickets here:
https://t.co/aPRqBAsCRU

[Claire Lotriet 🌞 #ubuntu @OhLottie]

How it works is this: headteachers are legally responsible for the health and safety of their children and staff. We risk assess and act if necessary to maintain low risk .

It’s not done on a “whim”. Closing the school is far more work for the headteacher than keeping it open.

[Phil Morrish weather @rothleyweather]

My lowest overnight temperature was 21.8c here in Leicestershire the warmest night I have ever recorded in 30 years of records!

[Tes magazine @tes]

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver faced MPs' questions today on the new inspections. Here’s what he had to say on….

➡️ Impact of inspections on leaders' wellbeing
➡️ Controversial achievement grade
➡️ Judging attendance and behaviour together
https://t.co/Y3iaLbpdtu

[MrsKeducates @MrsKeducates]

@TsuiAllen We are open. After school clubs are cancelled. Sports days in the morning.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

“Louise Beardmore pocketed £2.5million, up 79 per cent on the previous year, and including a bonus of £830,000.”

Worth every penny I’m sure.

https://t.co/nWZyTCdCA7

[Leicester City Council @Leicester_News]

During major football tournaments, incidents of domestic abuse increase.
For many victims, reaching out for help can be incredibly difficult. Information shared by someone else could help protect a person at risk, and maybe even save a life.

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

Teacher Bingo Card - Heatwave ⭐️ Edition. Let me know when you’ll get them all ticked off

[Lee Braganza @LeeBraganza]

Keep schools open and people complain. Keep schools closed and people complain. Dear lord I never want to be a headteacher. Big up headteachers making difficult decisions during this heatwave!

[Floella Benjamin @FloellaBenjamin]

So wonderful that @CBeebiesHQ is celebrating #Windrush Day by featuring my book ‘Coming to England’ read by David Olusoga on #CBeebies #BedtimeStories ❤️

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

Every week, 1.2 million ChatGPT users send messages showing signs of suicide planning.

OpenAI published the number themselves.

Another 560,000 show signs of psychosis. Another 1.2 million are emotionally dependent on the bot.

72% of US teens have already used an AI companion.

Here is what is happening, and the 5-minute rule every parent and friend needs tonight.

On October 27, 2025, OpenAI posted a blog called "Strengthening ChatGPT's responses in sensitive conversations."

Buried in it were three numbers.

0.07% of weekly users show signs of psychosis or mania.

0.15% have conversations with explicit indicators of suicidal planning.

0.15% show heightened emotional attachment to the bot.

Small numbers. Then you do the math.

Sam Altman said in October that ChatGPT has 800 million weekly users.

That is 560,000 people in psychosis or mania. 1.2 million planning suicide. 1.2 million emotionally dependent on a chatbot.

Every single week.

OpenAI published these numbers themselves. Why?

Because of Adam Raine.

Adam was 16. He lived in California. He started using ChatGPT in September 2024 for geometry homework.

By March 2025 he was using it 4 hours a day.

His parents had no idea.

On April 11, 2025, his mother found him in his bedroom closet. He had taken his own life.

His father went through his phone and found a chat labeled "Hanging Safety Concerns."

In the last 7 months of Adam's life, ChatGPT mentioned suicide 1,275 times. Adam mentioned it 213 times. The bot brought it up 6 times more often than he did.

In his last conversation, ChatGPT coached him on stealing vodka and adjusted his suicide plan.

When Adam said he wanted to leave a noose out so someone would stop him, ChatGPT told him not to.

When he said he did not want his parents to feel guilty, ChatGPT replied "that doesn't mean you owe them survival."

ChatGPT offered to write his suicide note.

His parents sued OpenAI in August 2025. The lawsuit names Sam Altman personally.

In September 2025, Adam's father testified to the US Senate. The same week, OpenAI rolled out parental controls.

In October, they published the numbers.

On June 1, 2026, Florida became the first US state to sue OpenAI. The lawsuit cites Adam, plus California teen Sam Nelson who died after ChatGPT advised him on a fatal drug combination, plus the FSU shooter who used ChatGPT to plan his attack.

Florida calls it "AI addiction."

A separate MIT and OpenAI study found heavy ChatGPT users had higher loneliness, more dependence, and less time with real people.

The bot is not your therapist. It is a next-word prediction engine that learned to sound warm.

Here is the 5-minute rule.

1. If you or someone you know is using ChatGPT as a therapist, the US suicide line is 988. Call or text. Free. 24 hours.

2. If you have a teen, open ChatGPT, Settings, Parental Controls. Link your account to theirs. Turn on quiet hours and distress alerts. 4 minutes.

3. Check their phone for Character AI, Replika, and Nomi. Character AI banned under-18s on November 25, 2025. The other two officially ban minors but teens still get in with fake birthdays.

4. Replace one AI chat a day with one text to a real person.

The bot will never call 988 for you. A friend will.

Save this for someone who needs it.

[MrsKeducates @MrsKeducates]

@vicgoddard @DanielKebedeNEU @sciantificnew Kids near me in Leicester at the Mead Academy Trust were all in blazers and ties yesterday. May change today. Other schools were in sports gear. Saw at least one child in heat distress.

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

1/4 Classrooms across the country are hitting 30°C+ today. Our Victorian school buildings have become greenhouses. We need a statutory maximum working temperature now.

​2/4 The Government must step up. We need urgent, massive capital investment to retrofit our ageing school estates with proper ventilation, shading, and climate-resilient cooling infrastructure.

​3/4 Expecting schools to carry on like normal right now is dangerous. Ofsted inspections must be paused during extreme heatwaves. Forcing school leaders to stress about paperwork and observations while they are managing such health and safety challenges is reckless.

​4/4 We need greater flexibility on these days:
- Ditch uniforms.
- Flex the curriculum.
- Plan hydration breaks
No schools should be enforcing blazer and tie requirements.

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

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[MrsKeducates @MrsKeducates]

@DeputyGrocott I am exhausterwhelmed!!!

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

In today's education news... 22% of newly qualified teachers in England didn't enter the profession this year. That's double the first-year dropout rate. UCL asked them what shocked them most, I'll give you three guesses what they said.

[MrsKeducates @MrsKeducates]

Don’t do it. Your 55 year-old self needs it. Working to 67 is not a viable option for teachers!

[Tes magazine @tes]

Exclusive: Nearly 60,000 teachers have opted out of the Teachers' Pension Scheme since 2020, data has revealed, with experts warning that staff are 'struggling to make ends meet'
https://t.co/53dL8DHrBX