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Northern Irish. Born a unionist, but open minded liberal by conviction. Lived through the Troubles. Racism has no place in NI.

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 Agreed 💯

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 Agreed 💯

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 Agreed 💯

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 But nobody was interested in my views - until TransformED came along, and opportunities for classroom teachers to be involved arose, and actual consultations took place.

I feel heard now in a way that I haven't in decades.

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 So, what have I done? Made a difference where I can (in my classroom) all whilst feeling an utter frustration over the lack of opportunity to voice my views & experiences to the powers that be.

You are lucky that you have had that chance, and thank you for taking it.

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 The responsibility goes across all the various arms lengths bodies, and DE - and the previous Education Ministers who did nothing (like most ministers here). I'm no DUP fan but at least Givan has taken action & followed the evidence. DE only acts on the direction of the minister.

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@StephenNolan Looking good, wee lad!

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 Our education system frankly has sat on its hands for too long, not being proactive in reviewing & reforming curriculum here. They have let teachers & pupils down as a result.

T'Ed is not perfect, but the values behind it give us a chance - at last - for an evide based reform

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@FakeHeadTeachNI @Darragh_Conway1 The Ind Review was clear - there had not been sufficient review of the curriculum. That was CCEA's role, and the Review was stark in its critique that CCEA's curriculum wing was not in good shape (nevermind the bullying issues we discussed at the weekend)

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@Darragh_Conway1 I see blm is playing one of their "classic hits" again, "The boy must be dumb, cos he's so young".

The only problem is, it wasn't a crowd pleaser when they first used it, and it's even less so now.

Ad hominem ≠ valid argument

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@JackSteele_ @JBuckleyMLA Mr Dickson blocked me the other week. I am a teacher & I wanted to point out that Alliance's opposition of TransformED during last week's did not represent the views of all teachers.

I got a straight block.

After seeing this, perhaps I'm better off without him on my timeline.

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@mick824098164 @DrWHKitchen The evidence from PISA shows Eng is out performing the other UK nations & most other western nations. Their curriculum reform up to this point has been a continuation of knowledge rich, albeit with new emphases e.g. vocational pathways at GCSE (something we already have in NI).

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As Dr Collen has blocked me for daring to take a different view fo him, I can't reply to your comment Kathryn!

But aside even from your question, Ian has misrepresented TransformED *again*.

It's all smoke & mirrors with him. There is no substance to his claim here.

[Kathryn B @KathrynBeggs]

@DrIanCollen @LucyMPowell @lucy_crehan @paulgivan Should school be exciting? 🤔

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More misrepresentation from Dr Collen about TransformED.

It appears he likes setting up Straw Men to trash nearly as much as he likes blocking teachers like me who call him out about it.

He is not advancing a good faith argument & he silences those who point this out.

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Hard line political unionism - tone deaf to how their policies land outside their own echo chamber - are playing the fiddle whilst the union burns. Whilst stoking the self same fire with their narrow minded obsessions with issues like Drumcree.

[Suzanne Breen @SuzyJourno]

Unionism’s worst fears are edging closer: it’s just 4 points away from the unthinkable. Staying in the UK leads Irish unity only among the over-55s in @LucidTalk poll. A border poll is a matter of when, not if. And marching backwards definitely won't work.
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