Colette Harrison

Chemistry teacher, sailing instructor, yacht crew, snowboarder, DofE leader, scout leader, SW Coast Path walker and beginner golfer :)

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@DFDSLiveUpdates Can someone please confirm what time to check in for Jersey to St Malo. My booking says it sails at 10.25 but there isn’t even a ferry scheduled at that time and I’ve had no updates 😬

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@DFDSLiveUpdates We’d mostly like to know if we will be getting a ferry Jersey to France at the weekend so that we can go on the holiday that we’ve waited 3 years for. Been waiting for news since Sunday. What’s the decision?

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@Goldington_sci @adamboxer1 Quite. Enough with the ammonia!!

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@Hookean1 Does anyone know of anything similar aligned to the Edexcel GCSE please?

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@TU_144_ @BlancheFury666 @kelvmackenzie @BBCRadio2 I’ve done the same! Breakfast show is better too.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@doc_kristy Yes!! And they enjoy it, partly because I let them nominate the next person to read once they’ve done their section.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@WhistleblowingT This has happened to me too. I’ve given up 24 days since March of weekends and school hols to run DofE and adventurous activities. Day off in lieu? Nope! Glad I’m leaving.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@digitalchickens @radicalredhead8 @RogersHistory It’s not always the same pay and many are opting out of TPS. Still that same “service provider” thing. I enjoyed my time in private school but got a £10k pay rise when I moved back to state. However I am also part of the exodus now, trying overseas, hoping to get my life back 🤞

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@bennewmark Hey Duggee series 2 - The Stick Badge. Followed closely by The Tadpole Badge.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@MJW45 @tes The starting pay has actually gone up in leaps and bounds over recent years, it’s more that the top end has been squeezed so the pay progress is lame. Which basically means if you stick at it, you need to get a TLR for extra pay, which then normally means you also teach less.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@Carolin00892864 @tes Hmm I think you actually need way more. 6.5% of zip all, is barely an increase. I’m surprised anyone is willing to be a TA these days.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@adamboxer1 It’s a loooong way from Kent!! I’d like it closer please 😉

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@higgins0667 @simonharris_mbd You think £40k a year is a lot don’t you? If she’s on that, she’s at the top of the pay spine (or thereabouts) and that point has barely budged in 15 years.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@Rob19648396 @babymaps_ Really? Pleased that teachers are THAT overworked that they will actually be working on a strike day? Yet more unpaid work.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@polly_flinders @pippip343 @smithsmm @TeeDixie Ah that depends on which school you are. My current school is falling apart and has taken 3 years to fundraise to fix the library roof, being turned down for pretty much every type of funding. Absolutely scandalous. Every sjngue other part of the school needs refurb too.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@blessybinu30 @Hookean1 @ChatChemistry The RSC have some subject knowledge enhancement courses available. I sometimes get students to watch freesciencelessons, he has the AS chemistry modules on there (but not A2)

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@MissWhite___ https://t.co/ktRuDrFGK5 on page 23

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@MissWhite___ I was reading a report by EEF tonight and there was a diagram about this… something to do with classroom climate

[Mr P MBE @ICT_MrP]

It is weird when we’ve had more education secretaries this year than working glue sticks in my class at this point of the term.

[Colette Harrison @harrisoncolette]

@lizfraser1 All the best people are divorcees. Don’t sweat it. Onwards!