Andrea Pick

Deputy Headteacher, English and maths specialist, lead moderator, taught for twenty something years - Yr. 6 specialist

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@DavidBartram_ Mr Bump gets my vote!

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@ICT_MrP Absolute quality!

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

A teacher has been assaulted by a teenager.

So often, it's immediately followed by:
"The needs haven't been met"
"The resources aren't in place"
"Not enough support"
"Silly rules"
"What did the teacher do/not do?"

Not:
"Is the teacher ok?"
"What impact has this had on the teacher?"
"What impact has this had on other students?"
"There can be no excuse for violence"
"If we justify, excuse or normalise this, what happens when this child is 18 and goes out into the world? What lessons are we teaching them?"
"Is it right we are investing the vast majority of our time and effort away from the victim(s)?"
"How can we ensure that the concepts of individual responsibility and accountability are effectively taught?"

The Observer article out a few days back is thee perfect illustration of the above in action.

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@Meeshlwills I was on a residential with 60 children in Wales when I got a text from my son asking if I could put a pizza in the oven for him. This was on Thursday evening, I’d been gone since Monday! ���‍♀️😂

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@MrBoothY6 Love all of them ❤️

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@MrBoothY6 @kevtsang @kwebberwrites @PamelaDance2

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@MrBoothY6 @kevtsang @kwebberwrites Amazing! 🤞🤞🤞

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

Hey, I've got a full class set (30 copies) of the amazing new book Dragon Force: Infinity’s Secret by @kevtsang and @kwebberwrites to give away for FREE. A whole class set, no catch.

To win, all you need to do is retweet.

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@PamelaDance2 @NJG58698195 Used this already - just brilliant ❤️

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@amyvincenteduk I’m in my 26th year of teaching, taught Yr 6 for 24 consecutive years!

[Jess Rennie @missjessrennie]

If there are any Year 6 teachers out there who are interested in improving their arithmetic scores, a few years ago we changed how we practiced arithmetic and it’s worked brilliantly for us.

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@MrBoothY6 Been there, means so much ❤️

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@KellyALacey That’s fab 👍🏻👏

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@WhiteRoseEd @PamelaDance2 @NJG58698195 @emobbs6

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@PamelaDance2 @WhiteRoseEd @nextheadhere @scallyali23 @PamelaDance2 @NJG58698195 @emobbs6

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@mrblthomas @johncosgrove405 Too true to be funny! 🤣😞

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@Mr_Keyte Completely agree

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@ChrisYoules @MrBoothY6 @MaryAliceEvans I’m reading it now, have done for the past three or four years, plus the sequels - kids absolutely love it! I read Zeus and Hermes with American accents!

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@theliteracytree @PamelaDance2

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@ICT_MrP Absolutely no words 😡