Voices On

Teaching Assistant of 6 years; currently working in Year 5! Has the tendency to use weird voices to get my point across.

[Secret Headteacher @secretHT1]

In awarding Gavin Williamson a knighthood, they have just undermined everything that everyone in education achieved in the pandemic.

Education prevailed despite his shambolic leadership, not because of it.

Rewarding something less far than mediocrity.

Furious.

[Voices On @VoicesOn_TA]

I’ve channelled my inner Jim Halpert this year and I don’t regret it for a second #WorldBookDay

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Got the email to say that we're closing for today so half term's coming early this year!

Stay safe, everyone.

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@erickalenze I disagree. I have a child in my class who uses his fidget toy during inputs and doesn't look up at the teacher once. However, when you ask him about what the teacher has said, he is able to recall everything and is actually able to take in more than he usually would.

[Anna Mishcon @AnnaMishcon]

PLEASE RETWEET My 16 year old daughter is broken hearted and trying to find her A level art black art portfolio left on a bus in Kentish Town or in the local area on Wednesday of this week - it contains all the art she’s produced #brokenarted @TfL @NewJournal @MPSCamden

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There’s a special place in hell for sewing lessons

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I don’t think that I’ve ever been less enthusiastic about the start of a term. It has a real make-or-break feel about it and it hasn’t even started yet.

I hope I’m wrong #edutwitter

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@SecretTeaching3 Thank you ❤️

I agree; it doesn't look like it's going to let up anytime soon but if we can make it through this term, we can make it through the next one.

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This has been, without a doubt, the hardest term that I've ever had in six years of being a TA.

On top of that, I lost my best friend to cancer a couple of weeks ago and that has been really tough to come to terms with.

Despite all that, I'm still standing. 👊

#edutwitter

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@TTRadio2021 Yes - TA. Every class at our school is given two laptops; one for the teacher and one for us.

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@TAsecret12 Thank you ❤️ I hope next term is a better one for you.

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A needlessly exhausting term for everyone involved. Let's hope that in Term 2, we can start making some headway.

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Even babies have to put their hands up now...

What kind of policy is this? 😞

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

Can someone at least get @educationgovuk to urgently reword this bit? It could encourage very poor practice i.e. practitioners expecting babies to cry to have their needs met. @sarabonetti77

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@secretHT1 I accidentally managed to do that on my first day in a new school. Thankfully, no-one noticed and my reputation remained intact!

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@jon_hutchinson_ I know a lot of people that have gone down this route. It's a useful way to build up professional development and understand the day-to-day experience before making the step into teaching.

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Final push! Although I got to accompany another class to their swimming lesson this morning so I haven’t exactly been working flat out 😉

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@Heatherleatt Sending you all my best wishes 🙏

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Just blew on a packet of crisps to try and cool them down… I’m tired 😩

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@WeAreTeachers Matilda

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We took our class up to the library this morning. After five minutes of looking around, one child turns towards me and loudly exclaims: "There's no books!"