Florence

Teacher. Politics BSc. MEd. NEU Rep.
DCFC season ticket holder.
Labour Party member.
Lifetime member of the Cromford Canal.
That's all. =]

[Dave McPartlin @dave_mcpartlin]

OFSTED IS NOT A FAIR PLAYING FIELD
(A FOOTBALL ANALOGY)
A school receiving an Outstanding Judgement in an affluent area is a very different prospect and achievement to a school with very high deprivation (statistically 4x less likely).
Just like, if Man City wins the FA Cup, few people are surprised but, if my beloved Hartlepool Utd win it, the world goes crazy, we have the biggest party of our lives and Netflix probably does a documentary about it.
So, it got me thinking about various teams winning the FA Cup.....
What about the part-timers (the small school club) where the manager is also the kit man, the water boy and drives the team coach?
What about the disadvantaged club, whose players have disproportionately higher mental health issues, have lived in poverty from birth & their health is (statistically) much worse than their more affluent peers?
What about the inadequate club who nobody wants to play for, whose coaching staff are broken, who struggle with retention issues and whose morale has been zapped by a poor judgment?
What about the insolvent club (deficit budgets due to lack of funding) who can't afford to employ the back-office staff or the equipment essential to keep the club running?
What about the inclusive club who let anyone and everyone play, a broad and welcoming church, who work day and night to make sure that their players enjoy school, are well-looked after and thrive?
What about the team that gets knocked out in the semi-finals because of a bad refereeing decision that the whole world could see but VAR wasn't allowed because the referee is always right (no independent complaints process).
What about the primary team taking on the secondary team (same framework for both - different game)?
What about the team full of players who need the game adapting or additional support (no PRU or special school places) so they keep playing, risking their own mental health and development?
What about the low attendance team who, no matter what they try, can't get their players to turn up for training or who check in late to games?
What about the fact that you've trained for months and years, you've made it to the final, but you don't know when it will be and then you only get 24 hours notice before kick off?
Amazing things are happening in football, from the grassroots through to the Premier League. Just like amazing things are happening in every school, despite their own unique challenges.
It wouldn't be fair to judge all clubs by the same criteria, so why use crude, nuance-lacking, high-stakes judgements for our schools?

[HalilMrT - Official @HalilMrT4Real]

Do me a favour

If you have a child(ren), niece, nephew, grandchild, step child etc etc that go to school..

Drop that school an email of thanks/support.

School families feed off of this positivity!

Education is getting a bashing in the press.

Let's change the narrative! 💪🏽♥️

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@luke_brad10 I'm sure she was incredibly proud of you 🙂

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@BradClough10 I'm so happy for you 🙂

[Birmingham NEU @BirminghamNEU]

Day 2 of strike action by NEU members at Lordswood Girls' School today. Another fab picket line and great support from parents and local residents once again. A real pity the school has allowed it to come to this. @NEUnion

[UNISON Eastern @UNISONEastern]

We're ready to march for a pay rise! #DemandBetter #joinUNISON

[National Education Union @NEUnion]

#DemandBetter says NEU Joint General Kevin Courtney @cyclingkev and thousands of educators assembled here today.

#ValueEducation #ValueEducators

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@max_anderson 🎵 I hate people 🎵 😅😅

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@MeganMcCubbin Hi Megan, my dad asked me to ask you where you bought your mustard bobble hat (the one with sheep) that you wore on Winter Watch last week. My mum loved it so much and so my dad wants to secretly buy it for her 💕 please help!

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@BradClough10 @jamessmithPT_ 👏👏👏

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@GinnyLemon69 @LouisVuitton I hope this didn't ruin your special day. I think you are amazing! ❤

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@Divinadecampo ❤❤❤❤

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@GinnyLemon69 @RuPaul You're amazing ❤

[Laura McInerney @miss_mcinerney]

So, to be clear, we just sent 3 million children into primary school FOR ONE DAY, so they could all mix around the virus, and *then* go into lockdown? That's what's actually just happened, right? My brain isn't making this up?

[Kyle @Kyledcfc18]

Tier 12 is claymores being set up outside your door with Boris aiming a sniper at your window. Schools are still open

[soviet soldiers dancing @communistbops]

everybody (backstreet’s back) - backstreet boys

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@THEVIVIENNEUK Wow! ❤ You look incredible!

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@HeanorTownFC @marktheram7 @MarcusRashford 👏👏👏👏

[Florence @flozzy_woo]

@BradClough10 😍