Miss B 🏳️‍🌈

Head of DT and Art 🛠️👩‍🍳 👩‍🎨 New build dept. due 2027 👷‍♀️ Big reader, Scout Leader, and #AuDHD

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@_sophieox I now have a £500 IPEVO but I get on so much better with a £50 Hue Pro. IPEVO has great zoom/auto focus/movability, but Hue is basically the same if you’re willing to spend 3 seconds focussing it if you change positions. We use cameo on PPT to project through, but Hue app is 👍

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@Jo__Leighton Unfortunately not the person to ask! I would fully recommend making contact with your local mosque as everyone is so friendly and helpful :)

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@Jo__Leighton Yes, we’ve experienced this alongside not feeling able to partake in music lessons/PE lessons that included dance. We got a local Imam to clarify to pupils that this was not considered Haram in a school setting as it’s for education, not enjoyment. 99% of kids were then fine.

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@MrRobHistory I’d lean towards A for time saving, as both lead to the same outcomes the only difference being the searching (as you include the photos on B too). Depending on your students, you could do B and then circulate and silently point out for those not finding them?

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@STEMyBanda @leysbiotutor Tinkercad? Upload the file and then you can swap into Lego mode? Would only work for basic bricks though!

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Things not measured that matter:

Teacher inspires student who later embarks on a uni course and future career because of that teachers subject enthusiasm (no evidence to show at the time)

Teacher who helps a student at school who was getting bullied to gain in confidence, in hindsight this is a turning point in their life (no evidence to show at the time)

Teacher who is a role model, almost like a parent in the childs life, over many years - this influences who they are as an adult (no evidence to show at the time)

Teacher consistently makes kid(s) laugh on days when they really were hating life, helps them through school years (no evidence at the time).

Teachers high expectations and routines facilitate the student to have high expectations and routines themselves later in life (no evidence at the time)

Wait - seemingly no *value* at the time. All I see is progress 8 this, exam results that. But these things matter. Teachers who do this stuff matter and yet the profession is on its knees because far too many of these teachers leave without a shred of any recognition. Others take it for the stuff that is measurable, but often highly flawed and subjective.

Happy holidays.

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@MissCatnach Always HelloFresh - I actually now really value the 30 minutes not thinking (just reading and doing) as I don’t have to make any decisions and can just decompress from the day! So worth the money.

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

Oh, the depressing reality of a new build school 🥲

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

Happy NPQ weekend to all those celebrating 📚👩‍💻

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@MissALEdt @Made_in_heth_ac Absolutely adore this! Please add photos when they’re all done 🙏

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

What a weekend for @monopolyrunlive! Being an adult in Scouting is just the best, we set our teams off at 9:30am and then took part as a Leaders’ group. Fab weather and even fabber company.

Exercise stats were from 5pm on Saturday 🥴

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

A ranking isn't the same as a score, Michael. It doesn't mean you're any good just because others are worse.

A bit like you coming top in the rankings of Tory Education Secretaries.

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

Year 5 as a teacher, let’s go!

Jet lag has me feeling delirious but I’m so excited to be back tomorrow.

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@EdadventuresM 100% agree, although as an Explorer Scout leader the reason for the timings I’m sure is down to volunteer availability (home from work, dinner, back out again) and the times the hall is available. Sucks but 2.5 hour sessions will be amazing, very lucky in that respect!

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@missm_teachess This is what awaits me on INSET too, slightly apprehensive 🥴 how long did it take to get all the basics unpacked?

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@joon_of @Mrslhteach Yay! D&T is the best. My top three essentials would be:
1) Apron with pockets (and maybe some iron on patches to decorate it)
2) A subscription to @hardy_alison’s podcast.
3) This bible of a book https://t.co/9NidqbPYgg

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

Finally getting around to cataloguing all my thank you cards from when I left my previous school last year.

Reading them again has broken me. Never, ever, underestimate the influence we have on our pupils lives 🥹😭

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

@joon_of I can’t stop mentally risk assessing them doing all of this dancing and gymnastics in the pouring rain, it’s putting me right on edge!! 🥴

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

The absolute JOY of rewatching amazing old TV shows.

Really hope the rumours are true Green Wing gets the revival it deserves 🙏

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

First year as HOD. First year at the new school. First year OF the new school.

The most stressful, exhausting, heartwarming, career-affirming year of teaching to date.

6 weeks to recover (and plan next year’s curriculum…) and then back to it 🫡

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

✨ SCHOOL YEAR IN REVIEW 23/4✨

aka, a month-by-month journey through my camera roll.

September: Tried to make the most boring part of our curriculum a bit more interesting. However I think I just confirmed for the kids that I’m a bit odd.

[Miss B 🏳️‍🌈 @DTwithMissB]

July: We made it!

Marked an endless amount of GCSE papers, and now never want to think about the wants and needs of of bus stop users ever again.

The kids made block bots from engineering drawings and absolutely smashed it out of the park.