So many primaries & especially small primaries have a HT who is also a class teacher; a great number have deputies who have full class responsibility. Lots I support have the HT as the only leader & some HTs paid at L3-5. Where are the leadership savings in these scenarios?

I popped into a class today & was immediately invited to peruse the contents of a handbag. I was shown a mobile phone, keys & a pack of gum. I then had to hold a mirror so they could apply lip balm. 4Yr olds are so creative & invite us adults to share the joy of their creations.

Enrichment expectations….does this come with extra funding. Unlikely.

Exclusive: Ofsted has again refused to release data showing how many people supported or opposed its report card inspection plans – saying the 'vast majority' of the 6,500 responses were not actually categorised by 'sentiment' schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-slammed…

I wrote this for me - to try and help find the balance that is very challenging right now. Please share this with any leader that may need to read it right now. passmorespedagogy.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/bal…

If anyone has not yet done their HT appraisal, I have some dates available to be your independent advisor. I am cheaper (oo-er missus) than the local authorities. DM me. Has to be done by 31st December.

today I used a wire I’ve kept in my box of cables since 2011. please applaud

Twitter needs a button that's "bring back that tweet I was just starting to read before you automatically refreshed”

Children, violence and vulnerability - New post on Substack amandawilson910.substack.com/p/children-vio…

Anyone in my immediate network know how to use Atlas.ai and can give me a tutorial - I’ve got this far! Bots, marketing agencies and anyone selling a course will be ignored. 🙂

Morning, A request for help: I recently moved up north (near Bolton) and I’ve been on supply ever since. I need a permanent job. Science teacher. 20yrs exp. Schools don’t always advertise on the TES so if anyone knows anyone, please pass this on? I’d really appreciate it!

Parent class reps: a great idea or a recipe for disaster? I’m Interested in hearing from both sides.

76% of staff in education are stressed as reported in 👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 latest Teacher Well-being Index. But I don’t believe this is true….I think the figure is way more. I explain why in my latest Substack. amandawilson910.substack.com/p/the-2025-tea…

It sounds like the inspections at still very subjective and dependent on the inspector you get. Still a very unknown quantity and for some school leaders and teachers not one worth sleepless nights and a dysregulated nervous system.

This is a brilliant ad that perfectly demonstrates why I do not post about my children online. If this ad makes you feel uncomfortable, good, because this is what it looks like.

I can’t understand why behaviour and attendance were put back together as one category after splitting them up in a previous iteration. They’re just different things. What was the thinking behind that? Ofsted Rory Gribbell

Does your school/ MAT have a Critical Incident Policy in place? uktraumacouncil.org/resources/crit…

Of all the anonymous messages I’ve had about the new Ofsted framework, the most common word used is… horrific. Interestingly , the rare positive has come from secondary teachers

black guy gets on my train at Wolverhampton just now the guard says "It's first class in that carriage. There's loads of seats at the other end" "I do use first class as well you know, mate" guard just assumed.......

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