Teachertalkingtime

Teachers talk about their experiences of the classroom. Find T3 on Facebook @TeacherTalking1

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@UWankings Or how they made an origami bird out of the paper.

[Thea Snow @theasnow]

Wouldn’t it be great if the referee process went both ways? If, as part of job applications, it was standard practice for employees to get references from people the applicant had worked with/for previously AND the applicant was able to ask the same for their manager-to-be?

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@edufishtank @research_sig @ioecttr @edmmills @tes @Tes_Primary @BAMEedNetwork @BAMEWeTeach @LBU_MAEducation @EducationLBU

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“I have decided to go back into teaching for now.... I'll see how it goes but I want to try something different in the future for sure.”

Anisha is a primary school teacher from Birmingham. Read her story here: https://t.co/koORlIV3Gr

#teacher #edutwitter @BAMEWeTeach

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“I have decided to go back into teaching for now.... I'll see how it goes but I want to try something different in the future for sure.”

Anisha is a primary school teacher from Birmingham. Read her story here: https://t.co/koORlIV3Gr

#teacher #edutwitter @BAMEWeTeach

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"It's not great when you're a newly wed and you're together in the evening and he's watching television and I'm sitting on the laptop - we're not even talking."

Harriet talks teaching and worklife balance: https://t.co/4eK5Kb607L
#edutwitter @edmmills @GuardianTeach

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"I don't know, it was like the wheels had just come off. I just couldn't go in again."

Brian is a former primary school #teacher whose career was ended by stress and burn out. Read his story and others like it at https://t.co/UEQf0e2yy5
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"Taking time off [from teaching] really changed my perspective on things. My children would say “mum, I haven’t seen you smile properly for ages!”. It was a shock to hear that."
Read Elisabeth's story and others like it at https://t.co/IuOouRz8CW
@IOE_London @edmmills @ioecttr

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"You're not asked for your opinion. If you give it, you're told to shut up. You know? I stuck it out for seven years but it was making me ill."

Ex-primary school teacher Annie tells her story at https://t.co/0bdGruO5mI

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"When you're younger you feel you can see why older teachers are being pushed out, but it hurts when you find that it is happening to you." Read Annie's story at: https://t.co/0bdGruO5mI

#edutwitter #ukedchat

@edmmills @IOE_London @ioecttr

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Brian: "It was like the wheels had just come off. I just couldn't go in again. I ended up taking seven weeks off." For teachers returning to work next month, is this something you are worried about?

#BacktoSchool #COVID19 #TeacherAppreciationWeek2020

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@ModestTeacher Yes, this is a big worry - some teachers I have spoken to have expressed the same concern. Take a look at Sammy's story at https://t.co/Hikuy9IT5c. This is a conversation worth starting.

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"I know that academic results are important, but I think a child's mental health and wellbeing is above all that. And, I think for a lot of people who work in education, it's not."

Molly is a primary NQT - read her story at https://t.co/Xl0nEY84jx
@GuardianEdu #teacher

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Teachers, how has the Covid lockdown changed/reaffirmed how you feel about your job as an educator? DM me if you'd like to talk anonymously.

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@PaulGarvey4 @PrimaryRocks1 @GuardianEdu

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"Whilst many head teachers are extending temporary teacher’s contracts [during the lockdown], mine effectively put two people out of work for September."

Read Sammy's story at: https://t.co/bwGnLoxeOY

@guardian @GuardianEdu @NASUWT #COVID19 @tes #teachershelpingteachers

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Thanks to the teachers who responded to this call! I'd love to hear from more of you. See the link attached and get in touch.

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Teachers, I would like to hear your views on how the Covid lockdown has changed/reaffirmed how you feel about your job as an educator. All views and experiences welcome! Anonymity assured. See the link!
@PaulGarvey4 @tes #teachershelpingteachers @NASUWT

https://t.co/i5drRWcxSd

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Teachers, I would like to hear your views on how the Covid lockdown has changed/reaffirmed how you feel about your job as an educator. All views and experiences welcome! Anonymity assured. See the link!
@PaulGarvey4 @tes #teachershelpingteachers @NASUWT

https://t.co/i5drRWcxSd

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"I know that progress and academic results are important, but I think a child's mental health and wellbeing is above all that. And, I think for a lot of people who work in education, it's not - not at all."

Read Molly's story at: https://t.co/xrIyWavbcj

@j_glazzard @GuardianEdu

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"Being accountable...probably helps keep people on their toes a bit. Maybe it's the threat of the inspection which helps teachers to improve and make improvements for the children."

Paul is a former school inspector. Read his story at https://t.co/wP0LIQecW8

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"The idea of being accountable - the feeling that you might be being watched - probably helps keep people on their toes a bit."

Paul is a former head teacher and inspector. Read his story at https://t.co/wP0LIQecW8

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"For a long time, I have to be silent to stay a teacher - I had to suffer in my own self." Chai Son, #Thailand

Read Chai Son's story about being a teacher/academic in Thailand at: https://t.co/3EWPaFQitN

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