D Camsell MCCT #TVTTagTeam ☀

Teacher and tutor KS2, 3 and 4
Lover of art, books 📚, and sunshine☀
Still learning

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Keir Starmer on the election trail. Why do we persist in forcing kids to wear ties in school...

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Northern Lights
Weather forecasters saying to look to the northern horizon to view. This was almost directly overhead, facing south!
#Auroraborealis #NorthernLights #uk

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Please sign
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[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

« The more rigid the system, the more children don’t fit the system and the more those children struggle. » https://t.co/MuwTVXU3lf

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Enjoying (at last) Edinburgh. Huge thanks to Manny @BankofScotland branch in Edinburgh who sorted out what 3 people on the phone couldn't

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Absolutely awful. Staff believing that humiliating a child promotes reading. I imagine that if 'reading every day' has been determined by home simply signing a reading record, then many other pupils won't have actually read every day.

[sally @Mrs_Taber]

child hasn’t read everyday this half term so can’t wear own clothes for school tomorrow. told in front of whole class they are on the ‘uniform’ list. fair or unfair? humiliating or not? good way to promote a love of reading? thoughts please #readingforpleasure #readingculture

[Missing The Mark @_MissingTheMark]

'Normalising' the distress of a child going to school meant we tried for eight years.
Eight years from nursery to secondary school.
Every day.
Cajoling, pleading, encouraging but ultimately disregarding our child and how they felt.
So did it mean they attended school? 1/

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is another old favourite.

A 'mumpsimus' (16th century) is someone who insists that they are right, despite clear evidence that they are not.

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

'It Will Get Easier'. When children are unhappy at school& reluctant to go, it's often called anxiety. The child's emotions are assumed to be the problem. The work of parents and professionals is to change how they feel. Here's the problem with that. (with @_MissingTheMark)1/

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@readcoffeeteach I think it's far too general a question to carry much meaning. Parents - my own included - can be well educated and qualified, but didn't necessarily take a 'leave school, go to university' route to get there.

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@BeckyJSmith82 @Team_English1 @DevonEdEnglish @TeacherToolkit @TMEnglishIcons Used to get them from the #neu but not had one in a couple of years

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

What is the single most impactful piece of advice you’ve ever received?

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@grievington @JenniferKillick Debbie was an angelic kid - the Deborah she grew up to be? Not so much 🗡️

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

As a clinical psychologist, I'm often asked what to do about school refusal. By which adults usually mean, how can we get the children to go to school and stop protesting? Here's why our kids need us to think differently. 1/

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

When an unusual child meets an inflexible school system, things can go wrong. Then, it's common to locate the problems in the child rather than in the environment. Here's what families tell me about that. (with @_MissingTheMark).

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

When I tell people that I work with children and families who have problems at school, they often nod and look sympathetic. 'Bullying is terrible', they say. Yes. It is, but it's not bullying I hear about most. Here's what families tell me. (with @_MissingTheMark) 1/

[Tom Wilks @tom_wilks]

Bohemian rhapsody for postdocs:

Is this a real job?
Or more like a PhD?
Caught in short contracts
No chance of stability

Open your eyes
Look up to PIs and see
I'm just a postdoc
I get no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Stress is high
Pay is low

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@Tom_Needham_ Loved this - not my usual thing but couldn't put it down.

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Well, it took over 2 years but covid has got me. High risk, but not quite high enough for antiviral treatment

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@greeborunner Honesty, trust, commitment to working hard at the relationship. Good relationships don't just 'happen'.