rachelala

Primary Headteacher in London, also keen on politics, tech, yoga, allotment... (Previously Chair of YGAM, Secondary Headteacher, MAT Director)

[rachelala @rachelala]

@Elainebks @Ed_Systemview I counted how many primary maintained v academies got outstanding in Nov 22: 0-93 then & reported to @ASCL_UK a few maintained have since then but not many

[rachelala @rachelala]

@Headteacherchat The development / improvement plan has to be tailored to the individual school so an odd request. Having said that, I'm happy to receive a DM and liaise with anon and share ours and the processes we use if it's to help a fellow HT

[rachelala @rachelala]

@TeacherToolkit The clue is in "could be" - what are the odds on that actually happening?

[rachelala @rachelala]

@mikercameron Agree:reduce contact time and class sizes = employ more teachers - great! Oh, but there's a shortage of teachers because pay is poor. Oh and there's no budget for more staff. Shucks

[rachelala @rachelala]

@RuralSchoolHead Yes that's a great summary. Good for you for sharing and I endorse the great tips from others.

[Steve Chalke @SteveChalke]

Once upon a time,
Slavery was legal
Apartheid was legal
The death penalty was legal
Imprisoning gay men was legal
Beating a child was legal.
Yesterday, a high court judge said sending vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal.

Never assume that legal equals moral or ethical.

[rachelala @rachelala]

@wizzobravo @TheStudentLeads IMHO that's a classic low trust / time-wasting thing. I got rid of it in week 2 of headship in current school

[rachelala @rachelala]

@Headteacherchat We do 8.40-50 soft start and end 3.20 with a 1 hour lunch and 15 min AM playtime. Works OK

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Why aren't the media all over the biodiversity summit this week, as they were with the climate summit last month?
Because this week's conference is not attended by heads of state. The media's interest is seldom about the issue. It's always about what powerful people are doing.

[rachelala @rachelala]

@CensoredHead If it was my school I think I'd be so immersed in common with parents I wouldn't mind

[Steve Chalke @SteveChalke]

“I took a child home today who was unwell. They’d not eaten for 2 days. I went into the home, there were 7 of them living in a 2 bedroom house, all of them unwell & hungry. I bought food for them..But we have so many families in this situation.”

A recent email from a colleague

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

If you clapped nurses on your doorstep during Covid, clap them on the picket lines on 15th December.

Fair pay for nurses now! Fund our NHS!

[Mike Cameron @mikercameron]

Very first attempt with OpenAI.

I used to think as a maths teacher I had a job for life.

AI comes at you fast.

Sign up, have a play. Then tell me AI won’t change education.

[Gareth Lewis @Glewzzz2010]

Lets not forget who Nadhim Zahawi is.

So in touch with the people, he claimed £5,000 pounds in expenses to heat his stables for his horses!!
While voting against £20 uplift to benefits for the vulnerable, & refusing public sector and nurses to have a pay rise.

#ridge #BBCLauraK

[rachelala @rachelala]

Love Assembly Bangers, great job @JasonManford and proud to support @TrussellTrust

[chartMovers UK @chartMovers]

Jason Manford - Assembly Bangers has risen 15 places from 29th place to 14th.

https://t.co/adWOrbzHWz

[rachelala @rachelala]

@mrdanwalker Amazibg TAs who are already on low incomes fear their jobs / hours will be cut as budgets are squeezed. Big worry for me that they'll quit

[rachelala @rachelala]

Exciting #SBM opportunity in our fantastic school #Isleworth #London https://t.co/irkDWpbopS #SBLTwitter #EducationJobs

[rachelala @rachelala]

@si_pick @LeShuttle No management - rubbish

[rachelala @rachelala]

@mrskbrooke Happy to help pls dm

[rachelala @rachelala]

@LeShuttle absolute carnage at Folkestone departures. No traffic management complete #fail