Dilys Fry

Teacher, enthusiastic baker and candlestick maker. Err well not the candlestick maker...

Mummy of twin girls

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

It's Friday so obviously @bbcgoodfood rhubarb and custard blondies were required at work to celebrate the end of the week #lockdownbaking #HappyFriday

[dave lackie @davelackie]

Today is Clinique HAPPY DAY at Shoppers Drug Mart. Save 30% on Happy Fragrance & gift sets. To celebrate, I'm giving away Happy Perfume Spray 50 ml, a joyful citrus-floral for her. To enter, follow @davelackie & RT #win (ends 12/19)

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

Oh @bphillipsonMP you honestly need to think these posts through. It's nearly the end of term, teachers are on their knees, we're exhausted from dealing with crazy behaviour (from both children and parents) and crazy demands and expectations. You can do better than this!

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

For the record:

📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers
📈 Trainee teachers up 11%
📈 Physics up 36%
📈 Computing up 44%
📈 Maths up 16%
📈 Attendance improving
📈 Behaviour improving

Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them.

#PMQs

[dave lackie @davelackie]

My next beauty X giveaway is this Lancome Idole Lip Squalane-12 Butterglow in shade 30 'lisa's coral glow'. To enter, follow @davelackie & RT #win (ends 12/12)

[dave lackie @davelackie]

My next beauty X giveaway is Clarins' joli rouge 731 satin lipstick in shade 'rose berry', a wonderful shade. To enter, RT & follow @davelackie #win (ends 12/05)

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

🤣🤣🤣 Couldn't quite believe what I was watching!

[sfctøby @sfctoby]

.@SkyHelpTeam I need assistance I’ve tuned into Charlton vs Southampton on SkySports+ but it’s showing me Charlton vs 2015 Barcelona instead?

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

How to know your in your @BBCRadio2 era - your Saturday morning is made all the better for Dermot O' Leary playing @kimwilde, @kylieminogue, 10 Storey Love Song 😢 and @radiohead's Fade Out.

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Rest in Peace Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield. Thank you for being one of the best to ever pick up a bass guitar and a human the world will forever miss. Sending love to your family & friends. You will be forever loved and never forgotten.

#RIPMani #Mani #StoneRoses #PrimalScream

[Samantha Booth @samanthajbooth]

This is going down like a sack of spuds on every social media platform.

Many teachers sharing their experiences from the frontline right now. This is a particularly poignant one…

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

Hey @educationgovuk maybe you need to channel some of the money you seem to be wasting on your PR department into schools instead because you seem to forget that it's them doing most of the hard work with not enough funding...

[Department for Education @educationgovuk]

We’ll take this one on this chin 👍

[BOOKS etc. @BOOKSetc_online]

🎊 It's giveaway time! 🎁 Win 1 of 4 "The Little People, BIG DREAMS: Advent Calendar Book Collection" from @QuartoKids! 🎉 Repost & follow to enter NOW!

T&Cs apply: https://t.co/xn2XyZEKyh Don't miss out on the festive fun!

#AdventCalendar #Christmas #Giveaway

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Class size does matter. Behavior matters even more.
It’s not just that it’s impossible to meet the needs of 30 engaged students in one room.
The real issue is that almost every class has one or two students who don’t want to be there and can derail learning for everyone else.
Teachers can manage big classes.
What they can’t do is teach, redirect, protect, and de-escalate all at once when one or two students are constantly disrupting… or worse.
We’ve reached a point where a teacher was shot by a 6-year-old, and she had to sue her district just to get paid for the trauma she endured. If that doesn’t show how far this has gone, nothing will.
Most students want to learn.
Most teachers want to teach.
But it only takes one or two to shut a class down or put a teacher in danger.
If we want better learning, we can’t ignore this reality.
Class size matters and so do the supports, boundaries, and alternatives for students who cannot function safely in a traditional classroom.

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Just a quick reminder - you need enough half decent teachers left by 2028 to teach *any* curriculum.

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

@MarvelStuff98 Can't tag them as they're too young but my little girls are my Glinda and Elpheba

[Marvel Stuff @MarvelStuff98]

💚 Giveaway VI 🩷

To be able to win an Emerald City Wall Art #LEGO set all you have to do is:
Follow me, Like&RT this Tweet and Tag the Glinda to your Elphaba! (Or the other way around)

This giveaway will end on 11/14!
The 3 winners will get a DM!

Good luck everyone! 😊

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Dear Parents—your child doesn’t need to be the smartest in the class, the best on the field, or the most talented in the room.
But they do need to be teachable.

We’ve raised a generation that can Google every answer, but too many are forgetting how to listen, respect, and learn.
Being teachable isn’t about grades or intelligence—it’s about humility. It’s about realizing you don’t know everything and being willing to grow when someone tries to help you.

As parents, we don’t need to raise perfect kids.
We need to raise kids who can take feedback without falling apart.
Who can apologize.
Who can show respect even when they disagree.
Who can be corrected without becoming combative.

Because teachability will take them further than talent ever will.

[Jess Plant @IAmJessPlant]

I believe that @waitrose need to offer this young man a paid job.

This experience shows how in some circumstances "volunteering" and work placement schemes can exploit chronically ill, disabled and neurodivergent people.

This needs to stop.

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

Was chatting to a colleague at work yesterday about how everyone's mood feels slightly on edge. This is surely contributing at the moment #inneedofsunshine

[Met4Cast - UK Weather @Met4CastUK]

Britains opening their curtains for the next 4 months.

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

And maybe you need to recognise the many experienced teachers working away who get no real recognition or incentive to stay.

[Dilys Fry @dillymug]

Hi @Keir_Starmer whilst I welcome this I think you need to recognise why there is just such a problem with recruitment & retention in schools at the moment. As a teacher with over 20 years experience it's a real struggle at the moment and I question how I will survive the year!

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

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