The Forty - Eight Republic - countdown for DfE media agency to wake up

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You are most welcome to this school staff support thread to get us through stressful times. It is meant for school staff only – a sort of room of requirement. Baiters, haters, goaders, and bashers can jog on somewhere else.

If you are NOT staff and just have a general education query please start your own thread.

You can play here if you are a member of one the following groups-

-ABBA - anti bashers and baiting association
-SWAB - school workers against bashers
-SWOT - school workers opposing teacherbashers
-STARS - schoolworkers together against ranting + slurs

Do not give the staffroom password just in case it attracts the wrong sort

Other requirements for staff room entry include the ability to find the staff room, the ability to find a clean mug in the staff room, knowledge of the photocopier codes, and the ability to sniff out where the booze is stashed - Thirsty Tuesdays, Fizz Fridays now in operation.

If you come with a stick to goad us then that is not allowed in the staffroom and you will receive a detention

I am just trawling through my Teams to see who has uploaded work.

It makes me laugh when students say that they have been busy so didn't manage to do my work. Busy? Busy doing what?

I am not going on the other threads as I am too scared to go outside the staffroom for the next 24 hours

I need to get on a diet, aiming for 10k steps a day and determined to start running again. I really struggle to get steps in when remote learning.

My coconuts were insufficiently dedicated to becoming biscuits - they look shite!
I was planning to hide them in my study and eat them whilst teaching

Been having a good chat with my nurse friend (same age as me so 43) this afternoon via WhatsApp as to what makes us just ‘keep going’ and why did we choose this profession since we Uni. We have no clue! It was just something in us and we despite the shit we can’t imagine doing anything else - why is that? And if there are people like us, who want to be public servants, what aren’t we respected for that?

DD is 9. When she was 2 she lined her teddies up and ‘taught’ them. She loves school and she gets commended in her reports for helping others. She’s a Brownie, a volunteer at her dance class and wants to teach. This makes me sad rather than proud,

www.theguardian.com/education/2021/feb/20/im-a-maths-lecturer-and-i-had-to-get-my-children-to-teach-me

Have we had this from yesterday's guardian yet? Surprised I didn't see this on twitter tbh.

I've had a planning day today, @HercwasanEnemyofEducation, and managed fewer than 1,000 steps

@RafaIsTheKingOfClay

www.theguardian.com/education/2021/feb/20/im-a-maths-lecturer-and-i-had-to-get-my-children-to-teach-me

Have we had this from yesterday's guardian yet? Surprised I didn't see this on twitter tbh.

There's a whole thread about that article out there .

"I am not going on the other threads as I am too scared to go outside the staffroom for the next 24 hours"
But that's exactly what some posters want us to happen.
That said, it's probably wise.

rafals We must move in different twitter circles, it's been widely sagged off in my feed! They've moved on from fronted adverbials to maths.

Me too Herc

I’m going to teach standing up this term, see if that helps.

I haven't really been out there, this weekend Katherine.

I might go and look for it.

I think I did see something about fronted adverbials, but assumed it was carrying on from the last argument about fronted adverbials.

@motherrunner I am secretly pleased that I have dissuaded my DD from teaching (at least for a while). I used to let her read some of the hilarious emails I got from SLT/parents/students and when I said what my actual hourly rate was she was horrified. She now has an engineering job that she loves

@CallmeAngelina

"I am not going on the other threads as I am too scared to go outside the staffroom for the next 24 hours" But that's exactly what some posters want us to happen. That said, it's probably wise.

They need us to feed the fire.

Staying in here too though love that Noble gets her own emoji and everything out there. Bet they thought they were stealthy.

Officially Mumsnet royalty now Noble.

Her own emoji??

🦒

That thread is just deleted - it was getting nasty. Good call MNHQ. I think they are going to be busy ..

@JanFebAnyMonth

Her own emoji??

On another thread they used the giraffe emoji to signal noble. Oops probably get in trouble for talking about a thread.

Well done Pumpkin! What's your next step?

mumsneedwine glad you've made that decision, you must be feeling like a weight has lifted.

Two threads all about me in two days. I'm going to be bigheadedgiraffe if it continues.

🦒🦒🦒🦒🦒 s rule 😊

Wow @noblegiraffe, you had your own emoji! You’re honoured! I think mine would be 😩 (the emoji version of Sadsack from the ‘Raggydolls’ for those us who can remember that cartoon).

How do I miss all the exciting threads? Love that Noble has her own emoji.

They weren't exciting - they were pretty unpleasant, to be honest. Glad they're gone.