Sara Gowan

Primary teacher & NumCo in a happy Integrated S.Belfast school. Currently studying for MTeach (focus: Parental Engagement) with Parentkind & Stranmillis Uni ❤️

[Erdmute Wendlinger @wendlingere49]

Keir Starmer prosecuted Murdoch, & took the press to Court,jailing some & closing the News of the World.What the press have done to Keir Starmer is bitter revenge .They set out to destroy him from day 1, starting with specs & suits.The same press who ignores Farge's 5 million

[Matthew O'Toole @MatthewOToole2]

Every inspiring marathon day in Belfast is an annual rebuke to the idea that we all hate each other and can't do good things.

We don't and we can.

[Daractenus @Daractenus]

For the record, the president of the United States is now simultaneously claiming that he has won the war, is currently winning the war, needs help to win the war, and needs no help to win the war. All to destroy the nuclear program he claims to have already destroyed last year.

[Sara Gowan @Saragowan]

@ICT_MrP I wrote my “slides” on an acetate that I then put on to an overhead projector for the class to see. The Principal came in, smoking a pipe, and said Good Morning to the children. This wasn’t as long ago as you might think!

[Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC) @CSSC_NI]

📢 Controlled schools join the free Taking Boys Seriously conference -

🗓️22 May 2025
🏢@UlsterUni Belfast Campus
⌚️ 10-4pm

Learn strategies to transform educational experiences for boys facing disadvantage. Register now ➡️https://t.co/TV97kv5W1B

#CelebratingControlledSchools

[Jim Corbridge @MrBonMot]

Dear voice on the end of the phone. You can't *always* be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average.That's not how averages work.

[Tony Gallagher @tgeducation]

Lots of chat about a ‘knowledge based’ curriculum. The current curriculum isn’t devoid of ‘content’, but what seems to be implied is ‘prescribed content’. This creates challenges in a divided society: eg what will be taught in History or Citizenship, and who will decide?

[memes.xlsx @ExcelHumor]

*saves file on computer*

OneDrive: got it

me: where?

OneDrive: what

[Dave McPartlin @dave_mcpartlin]

The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony will never be beaten.

[Integrated Education Fund @IEFNI]

The appointment of @hilarybennmp reminds us of his recent visit to @ForgeIPS #Belfast. We are grateful for the @NIOgov for their continued support.

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Take it in. The first female chancellor. The first housing secretary who's actually lived in social housing. The first education secretary who was on free school meals. An energy secretary who actually believes in aggressively fighting climate change. Not a bad afternoon.

[Sara Gowan @Saragowan]

@IEFNI Delighted for you Paul!

[Sandra Patterson FCCT @sandyzpatterson]

"Move toward the next thing, not away from the last thing.

Same direction. Completely different energy."

-@JamesClear

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Penguin slipped before it could dive

[📹 giovanna.montecal]
https://t.co/k7FdGvmPb6

[Sara Gowan @Saragowan]

@NOCpsEd @WomenEdNI @MaireadMhigUaid @hill1_jackie @marylowery1 @AM52429087 You are a star Nicole! ⭐️🌟

[Matthew O'Toole @MatthewOToole2]

Lovely atmosphere but tough questions from talented integrated pupils meeting a cross-party delegation of MPs and local MLAs at @ForgeIPS.

And an opportunity to press for restoration of the £150m cut from integrated schools.

Sign our SDLP petition here:
https://t.co/zD8jRmEPah

[Matthew O'Toole @MatthewOToole2]

The return of Stormont has not affected the chronic @niexecutive culture of shifting a small group of senior people around in opaque ways.

Reinforcing a cloistered culture and compromising accountability (as per RHI report).

Was this role advertised? If not, why not?

[Clare Evans @ClareEv40077283]

Connection is crucial in education- we have to capture a child’s heart before we capture their brain - relationships, trust and love are key ingredients to meeting children at their point of need

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

The latest teachers strike in England is today. 3 mins on what's happened to teachers' pay since 2012. The average teachers' salary has reduced in real terms - and more so than some other professions. Produced by Michael Cox, Rob England, Robert Cuffe. https://t.co/Kg3nSo3agh