Emma Grice

Extremely proud to be Headteacher of a great school.
Interim Deputy CEO, The Fioretti Trust.

[Francis Keogh @HonestFrank]

What’s the point of #NewYearHonours if there’s no Sir Kevin Sinfield?

#Knighthood #SirKev

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

We don't think it's too late to investigate Farage's election expenses.

RT if you agree.

[Catarina Senora Gatita @WyattCatarina]

I'm a CREEP connoisseur and this one is one for the ages~ Insanely great talent even in front of a washer, dryer and dog... I love everything about it 🫶

[St Barnabas CE Primary School @StBarnabasSch]

🌹🎶 Tale as old as time… song as loud as the coach! Off to see Beauty and the Beast panto! The festive fun has already begun with a Christmas sing-along for the journey!🚌 #SchoolTrip #PantoTime #FestiveFun #AreWeThereYet #BeautyAndTheBeast

[Dave McPartlin @dave_mcpartlin]

We all need to start speaking up - this is one of the few things we can, and must, do something about (and it won't cost a penny). @educationgovuk @bphillipsonMP

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@Strickomaster I agree, and with the advent of AI a bullet point list of demands! What do we do? Someone needs to step in as a country and support Heads its totally overwhelming

[AR @llewelyn20]

Hi @bphillipsonMP Schools are struggling at the moment. 14 years of cuts have coincided with unparalleled rises in behaviour, attendance and complex SEND needs. There are no AP places and schools are barely coping.
Tell you what, let’s raise the phonics target to 95%.
Good idea.

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@thebodycoach Invictus games is coming to Birmingham, i do believe

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@CrowtherSim @Helen_Whately And who looks after the kids if parents are at work?! Hourly childcare is often more cost than the hourly rate people work.

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@SamaHoole I agree with you about sugar, but I also don’t think society is that supportive of people giving up alcohol either, it ca be a bit of a stigma!

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@SamaHoole I have one kidney and advised to have low protein, 50g a day? What do you think?!

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@hormonedietdoc I have been told to have a low protein diet due to reduced kidney function. Does anyone know if this is backed up by evidence?!

[Dave McPartlin @dave_mcpartlin]

Stay classy, DfE.

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@hormonedietdoc I think it’s so hard for people to know. I have one kidney and suffered with extreme fatigue when I aimed for more than 100g a day! It’s a fine balance isn’t it?

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@charlesarthur I thought it was brilliant, so layered.

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

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[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

[Emma Grice @emmalgrice]

@unlock_educate @ChilternTSH @unleashing_me @AJRAllModCons @shaheen_myers @LorraineHughe20 @ChilternLT @TeachLeadAAli @HarriLouisePage @JeffoA28 @Aabid_Khan_ @cotton_nadine @AsmaBaig296 @rogersjanna1 If he’s bringing along a car pillow, I think it was a very false promise!

[Tim Booth @RealTimBooth]

Disgusted to see the cynical use of ‘Sit Down’by @TRobinsonNewEra.
No permission was granted, and we are looking into our options.
The song and most of our topical lyrics, make it very clear where we stand, and it’s the antithesis of this organization