Jamie Farquhar

Education Officer with Dumfries and Galloway Council - Father of Girls.

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@bbcgoodlad

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

Classroom teaching is one of the hardest tasks ever devised. Yet many people think it's easy.

Let's talk about 'the paradox of teacher expertise'...

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[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@moving_charlie So if we can accept that science works. The entire scientific community is confident that global warming is a result of human activity to the same order as it is that the earth is round. Whether *you* can find the evidence is irrelevant.
I hope this helps your reflection.

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@moving_charlie …computers compute. If you base medicine on science, you cure people; if you base the design of planes on science, they fly; if you base the design of rockets on science, they reach the moon. It works … bitches.”

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@SheelaghRusby Congratulations Sheelagh!

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@GBrydsonD_G @RowanBrydson @StrathEDU Amazing! Congratulations Rowan.

[mjs - D&G @mjs_dga]

Teacher English - DGA09432: Location: Stranraer; Salary: £37584.00 - £47565.00 per Year; Closing date: 05/06/2023 https://t.co/A0nIQtwMAG

[mjs - D&G @mjs_dga]

Teacher Music / Drama - DGA09430: Location: Stranraer; Salary: £31584.00 - £47565.00 per Year; Closing date: 05/06/2023 https://t.co/9pKtN1ZwOd

[mjs - D&G @mjs_dga]

Teacher Science - DGA09433: Location: Stranraer; Salary: £31584.00 - £47565.00 per Year; Closing date: 05/06/2023 https://t.co/vUKgPEpVhh

[mjs - D&G @mjs_dga]

Teacher Business Studies/ICT - DGA09431: Location: Stranraer; Salary: £31584.00 - £47565.00 per Year; Closing date: 05/06/2023 https://t.co/BLSIWpIvPJ

[mjs - D&G @mjs_dga]

Teacher Additional Support for Learning - DGA09349: Location: Stranraer; Salary: £37896.00 - £47565.00 per Year; Closing date: 28/05/2023 https://t.co/tWHyKtJUO5

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@Insightupdates @StranraerAcad Thanks Lewis. Your visit has generated enthusiasm and curriculum creativity!

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@JohnSwinney I had the pleasure of meeting you twice Mr Swinney as a HT and civil servant. Thank you and best wishes.

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@daviesLian Terry Pratchett
Especially the Tiffany Aching series.
Young Adult fantasy at its best. Magical.

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@mr_coulthard 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Jamie Farquhar @SmoltyJamie]

@realSunnyJain PS

[Sunny Jain 📚university admissions & tutoring @realSunnyJain]

Want to see a good UCAS Personal Statement?

I am sharing a few samples that my former students produced.

If you want the document, Like and Retweet this tweet and comment "PS" below.

I will DM you the document right away.

[Ian White @ianwhite21]

THREAD: Preventing Drift. ‘That policy to improve student behaviour we launched three weeks ago seems to no longer be a reality. Staff aren’t doing it and students have long forgotten.’ How do SLT prevent this all-too-common scenario? Here’s a few things I’ve seen work: