Twinkl KS1 Facebook group

[Feenie]

Joined it recently, but might have to leave - so depressed at the level of incompetence! This weekend I've seen threads from a teacher of 30+ years who says that phonics is to blame for all her non-readers in Y2, a teacher who wants to know how to collect evidence in Y2 for explaining writers' use of figurative language (don't bother - you're reading the Y6 interim framework, love ) and a teacher who wants advice on dealing with 'figgity' children. And loads if threads asking to be spoonfed to plan EVERYTHING down to the last detail. Or threads that say 'do we have to teach such and such? Where can I find out? Thanks in advance.' READ THE BLOODY CURRICULUM!

And breathe.

[SmellyChristmasCandles]

I'm a TA. I'm in FB under my name. However, my privacy is set very high, I have no employer info, no location info and I NEVER, absolutely NEVER post anything about work. I don't even 'like'any work related posts made by my colleagues. I don't understand why anyone with half a brain would allow themselves to post anything that makes them and their students identifiable in a public forum. Quite apart from their potentially showing their own ineptitude to their line managers, there are huge CP implications.
Thankfully we use less Twinkl than we used to, since most of our display boards are now used as working walls and are, therefore, constantly changing.

[Feenie]

Sick of seeing posts sharing Little Miss Technical's phonics materials - they are SHIT. She is obsessed producing worksheets iwhich promote the useless practice of sorting nonsense words and real words and hasn't a bloody clue about teaching phonics.

[Feenie]

Yes, saw that - absolutely bonkers!

[mrz]

I've stopped looking please don't make me look!

[Feenie]

Anybody feel like posting a photo of all the cards, flowers and chocs they've received from their adoring pupils?

Thought not!

[Feenie]

Actually, it's four photos - yes, she had that many.

[goingmadinthecountry]

mrz - perfect displays never marred by a child's effort

Love it.

You've gone and made me sign up for the ks2 group just so I can read the comments.

Back to my planning. If only I could come up with a way to help the children grasp the concept of how weighing stuff and reading scales works...