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@emrys50838772 @Miss_Snuffy Because that would be different? Surely just like child/family friendly holidays is a completely ok thing, so should be child-free holidays?

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@miss_m_5 Ouch! Well done you!

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@bo66ie29 Profits

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@j_eamess @Damocles561 @JeremyClarkson @David__Osland So what you're pointing out here is that in 14 years of the Tories, a pint increased by £2.65, or about 19p a year. In two years of Labour, the annual increase has more than doubled to 52.5p.

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@QTMissL That's very kind!

[Professor Benjamin Zephaniah @BZephaniah]

Don’t wait.

Don’t wait to live,
to love,
to notice the small things—

Because one day
you’re fine…

And the next—
everything changes.

I asked, “Why me?”
They said, “Bad luck.”

No reason.
No warning.

Just one moment—
splitting life in two:
before…
and after.
@richardsudan

[Crow @Jack_Crow25]

@LibertyCappy Best ones are the ones the man himself read.
https://t.co/eaBCfzDCjA

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@MichaelRosenYes Wild

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@tes @jon_severs What research? Because there is none directly quoted and linked in the article despite big claims.

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@elonmusk Indeed.

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@Cozza69 @RogersHistory This resonates so much with my own school experience. Naughty kid who had punched chemistry teacher, destroyed equipment and bullied kids for 5 years received a bike in Y11. I got a well done certificate for best GCSEs in the cohort. 😂

[Teachers Talk Radio @TTRadioOfficial]

ANNOUNCING! We are delighted to have Kieron Murphy @FREDsTeaching speaking in the Primary Strand at Teachers Talk Connect 2026, in Manchester on Saturday 14th of March. Make sure you secure your FREE teacher-ticket here: https://t.co/HEYBnQpvnF

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

A Gen Z joined the team.

Week one.

During onboarding, the manager said,
“We sometimes stay late during peak periods.”

Gen Z nodded.

Then asked,
“Is that paid… or just expected?”

The room went quiet.

- No attitude.
- No rebellion.
- Just a question.

Later that day, HR mentioned “growth opportunities.”

Gen Z replied,
“Does growth include raises, or just more responsibility?”

Again, silence.
- No laziness.
- No entitlement.
- Just clarity.

That’s when the team realized something.

When people say
“Gen Z is lazy,”
what they really mean is:

Gen Z watched old generation
- skip meals,
- miss birthdays,
- work weekends,
- and burn out

only to be told
“budgets are tight”
and “be grateful you have a job.”

So Gen Z chose differently.

- They don’t romanticize overwork.
- They don’t confuse suffering with ambition.
- They don’t trade health for praise.

They still work hard.
They just refuse to work for nothing.

It’s not laziness.
It’s pattern recognition.

And honestly,
after everything old generation went through…

Can you really blame them?

[Katharine Birbalsingh @Miss_Snuffy]

It isn’t a PR stunt. We have been doing this for years. My kids will know more British history than any kids their age anywhere!

We sing God save the King, Jerusalem and I vow to thee, once a week. Find me another school that does that! You should see what we do for Remembrance. We write a card yearly for the Queen’s/King’s birthday.

But you won’t know any of that because we have quietly been doing this for TEN years.

So don’t insult me with your inaccurate slander.

You know nothing about our school or me. Feel free to fantasise about deporting me in a helicopter but do not question my integrity again.

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Four books I'm excited to read in 2026!

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@adamboxer1 What's your basis for the opening line? What are you counting and not counting as "poor behaviour." I'd imagine things like swinging are chairs and calling out happen more in pri because they are young children, but then fighting, swearing, etc... happen much more in secondary

[Stuart Lock @StuartLock]

One of the most partisan evaluations I’ve ever seen @educationgovuk

If I’m not wrong it takes 88 pages of positivity before it admits “no measurable impact on pupil outcomes”.

Shouldn’t that be the headline?

https://t.co/1m65oHl8Fv

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@Ria1984 @Sci_teacher_Eng @ICT_MrP Wait, so you're cross that your employer made you miss your child's nativity and you think the answer to this unfairness is for everyone to then miss out forever?! 😂😂😂