Life Learner

Headteacher, interested in all aspects of education.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@Headteacherchat We just put it all on the online diary. One less job.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@ajjolley Do we check on this system or the parents?

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@wendyk101 @Emma_Turner75 I wouldn’t be there very long?

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@engteacherabro2 Happy birthday! Have you taken your emails off your phone yet? 😉

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@ajjolley @educationgovuk What are you hearing?

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@Headteacherchat I feel it’s so much more than a scheme. Every staff member needs to understand how to form letters correctly and be on pupils when it’s not neat enough or formed correctly. This needs to be picked up on all lessons - not just in handwriting lessons.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@NGAMedia Can we read a bio anywhere about why they were nominated? It would be good to see.

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:

“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.

At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.

But cancer doesn’t care about plans.

Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.

I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.

Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.

Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.

Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.

Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.

Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.

Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.

Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.

And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.

Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.

And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”

Holly 🩷

Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@ThomasJPitts @MusicOfTheDay44 Yes - we still use the ppts so we can evolve to this. Really grateful.

[Thomas Pitts @ThomasJPitts]

🎉 August is done! 🎶
I’ve just completed all 31 daily composer posts for August over at https://t.co/E4Itg3ZMgg - a full month of musical discovery, featuring:
✅ Composer bios
✅ Listening links (via YouTube)
✅ Short introductions
✅ A mix of legends and lesser-known voices

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@Headteacherchat I think they should be but find the disparity between their salary and teachers on UPS3 and associated expectations hard to align.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@IRISPayroll_HR Can you follow me so I can DM?

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@IRISPayroll_HR can someone please contact us regarding staff still having no access to P60s? We’ve been waiting 2 weeks for a response from various people and radio silence. Do we need to move payroll providers?

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@bagshaw2112 What a lovely idea.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@nourishworkplce Yes - hearing children read, helping with art/DT projects and going on trips and visits. Our volunteers are fab.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@dave_mcpartlin @VirginAtlantic How did you choose the 20?

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@ajjolley @bphillipsonMP @educationgovuk Was the national roll out for this September? Some schools only have 10 weeks of term left to organise it if so.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@Headteacherchat Books are expensive for parents though.

[Life Learner @MrsPrimary]

@Headteacherchat I’d look very closely at the budget forecast for the next two years.