I’m ashamed that most of my pupils & colleagues have referred to me as Mr A since I became a teacher. I’ve enabled them to believe I have a difficult name to say.
It’s those little things that strip away your identity in the workplace.
They’ll be hearing each vowel & syllable.
BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 👑 And the FIRST Black AUTHOR to win it let alone Black WOMAN since the prize BEGAN in 1994? Sorry for all the caps but what are you telling meee #Nibbies
Education is about so much more than just passing English/Maths tests.
It is about personal development, self-confidence, critical thinking, social skills and developing a lifelong curiosity and passion for learning!
Since Epstein is trending again given Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, I want to remind you that both Trump and Clinton were closely related to Epstein. This isn't a Republican issue or a Democrat issue, it's a ruling class issue. It's one big disgusting club and you're not in it.
Children throughout the country have had their curriculum narrowed by lockdown, the answer to this problem is not to narrow the curriculum when they go back to school. Breadth really matters.
Allowing trans people to more easily update the gender on their birth certificates has zero impact on me as a cisgender woman - but it makes a world of difference to a marginalised community who face daily discrimination and harassment in just trying to live their lives.
We need to value the arts as an important way to bring children’s lived experiences into the curriculum. Can’t wait to talk about @storymakersCo alongside these brilliant people tomorrow.👇🏽
Some parents haven’t bought their children back to school because they don’t believe it’s safe. Apparently that’s schools fault. Oddly every parent I’ve spoken to has confidence in what we’ve done, they just don’t trust the government when they say it is safe.
Don't both sides this. They are not morally equivalent. The vandalism committed on Black Lives Matter protests, whether you approve of it or not, was in a campaign for equal rights for all. The violence today is for white supremacy.