Paul Boyes

School leader/teacher-28 years experience in education. Passion: Football, cricket, music and striving for social justice through education.

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

looking for a music teacher who would be interested in covering a term at Looe CA. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please feel free to message me directly.

A school without music is unimaginable to me—music teachers are, in many ways, the soul of a school.

[Tes magazine @tes]

BREAKING: Teachers have been offered a pay rise of 4% next year, with the DfE announcing additional funding of £615 million towards the increase for schools
https://t.co/A1KHCdOujy

[Kyle Graham @KTG_1990]

In all of the debates about curriculum, can we please reduce the GCSE history content as it is an absolute abomination?

It was made at a time many schools did a 3 year GCSE and it feels that way.

[Ted Wragg Trust @TedWraggTrust]

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[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

A great day. Really enjoyed it and well structured & organised! 1800 people in one venue takes some doing! Thank you @TedWraggTrust

[Tor Bridge High @torbridgehigh]

What a pleasure is was to welcome so many colleagues from across our family of @TedWraggTrust schools to @TorBridgeHigh today for the launch of #InvestmentWeek .A day full of brilliant professional development session –thank you to all who attended & presented #GrowingGreatPeople

[Andrew Old @oldandrewuk]

In case you missed it, here's what @bphillipsonMP said on LBC regarding @ObserverUK's story about phasing out school discipline and sacking @tombennett71.

Nick Ferrari: Can you clarify a story that was in The Observer yesterday suggesting that frequent suspensions, isolation booths and strict behaviour regimes could be phased out in England after work done by - I understand - someone who's assisting you in an organisation called Centre for Young Lives? Is that the plan of the Labour government?

Bridget Phillipson: No, I'm afraid there was some inaccuracy around that. What I can say to your listeners is that a Labour government expects high standards where it comes to behaviour within our schools. We know that in order for children to learn they have to be in calm, orderly environments where they get the support that they need from our teachers and school leaders and I back school leaders and the tough choices that they sometimes have to make. It should, of course, be a last resort. I know it is a last resort and it's the last thing that school leaders want to be doing in terms of excluding young people. And parents have got responsibilities as part of that process. I also think government's got responsibilities too and that's why the plans that we're setting out where it comes to, for example, more mental health support in our schools, the need to reform our system for support with children with special education needs.

Nick Ferrari: So, children – unruly children - will still be suspended, Secretary of State? Just to clarify that.

Bridget Phillipson: Of course. School leaders should retain that important step. It's not something they do lightly because they know the consequences. But there are consequences of not acting. I completely understand the disruption that can be caused to the wider school community.

Nick Ferrari: Is it true that the government's behaviour tsar, who, obviously, you inherited from the Conservatives, Tom Bennett will be leaving his post, as also reported yesterday? Is that true?

Bridget Phillipson: I genuinely have no idea where that report has come from because, no, that is not the case.

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

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[SLT Newbie @NewbieSlt]

Hi all,
We have finally discovered why The Academy internet connection keeps going down. Apparently, the new cleaner has been unplugging the server to use the hoover. As a result, we have decided to give you an extra hour to complete your KS3 reports.
Thanks x

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

@Argyle Incredible performance- he stays with us forever - an example to us all

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

This is how you do a WBD

[KBA House Champ @Kbahousechamp]

To celebrate #WorldBookDay we managed to squeeze in one last VERY special Masked Reader @KBuccleuchA 💙❤️💚💛 Spoiler alert 🚨 Nobody guessed this one! @MissThompson15 @Philhenton @MrShawKBA @DinoDiSalvo 🥹#keepbeingawesome #bestversionofyou

[Lee Elliot Major @Lem_Exeter]

Language of equity so important- my recent piece in schools week https://t.co/uOt5b7FfmS

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

@Claire_Jones29 Sign me up!

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

Nail

[Brian Reade @BrianReade]

Classroom decay is down to a system rigged against 93% of kids educated by the state and in favour of the very small, rich private school minority…a column
https://t.co/sxDdaPdsub

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

Free downloadable poster summaries of how to set/ reset behaviour at the start of the year. Please RT to anyone who might this useful https://t.co/seECpyWtC1

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

@BrianReade I played the Housemartins, ‘the people who grinned themselves to death’ to drown out the Coronation Party next door. Lost on them but made me smile! Time for the feudal fairytale to end and for a grown up approach- end the monarchy

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

@MrBenParnell If the buffet is good, yes

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

Huge respect - change needed

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Brave, courageous, heart, leadership. Flora Cooper. This education system of ours needs more of you.

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

Reading about Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez- unbelievable working class activism against injustice. Keep the faith ✊🏻✊🏽🤛

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

Spot on- feel guilty every week that I’m not enough to help my two kids -/ struggle

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

Cost of living crisis tragedies happening across the UK during but thanks for clearing this one up. Relieved that we are going full pomp and glory during these tough times. Right, best finish off the Harry and Meghan Netflix show 🙄😬

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

👑 The King has rejected the idea of a cut-price coronation.

The event will be a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle of “glorious” pomp and pageantry after Buckingham Palace https://t.co/b2S2cqJDPk

[Paul Boyes @boysey73]

The Inspirals were and always will be my band. Indie mixed with Northern Soul. Keep the Faith ✊🏻