The Fifty-second Republic - Beware of Education’s ides of March

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But 'leftie' is an insult. I think that is really childish for someone who says eh welcomes debate - and presumably in her classrooms, her teachers don't say 'climate change of feminism, or racial equality , or high taxation are leftie views' (or even left wing...). Interestingly, there is no such word as 'rightie'.

I am so not (yet) used to living in a country where liberal and left wing and socialist are bandied about as insults by proper, intelligent people.

Thanks for the new thread Staff! I've been avoiding all media coverage today as I've been trying to reclaim my home from the tidal wave of crap that threatens to subsume us all.

Interestingly, there is no such word as 'rightie'.

I’d say that Tory is used in the same insulting way as leftie, yet both are also simple descriptors.

I am not convinced. Tory is a very old word. It is the Tory party. Some people use it as a insult. If she had used Tory and leftie in the same sentence maybe you could say she was just being colloquial.

I have seen her protestations on Twitter. But not her clarification as to what she did actually say!

She definitely thinks climate change is a 'leftie' thing!

Plenty on this thread would say they were lefties!

Tory, leftie, either could be an insult when spoken with contempt.

I think she was trying to keep party politics out of it by saying leftie instead of Labour, and conservative-thinking instead of Tory. She considers herself conservative thinking but not Tory.

I get more leftie as I get older.

Feeling cross. A family member has just asked how I'm feeling about 'starting work again on Monday.'

Honestly, where do you begin with that?!

Yes well that's what I mean. It's about ownership of the word. If you aren't one, it's an insult.

That said, I never call myself a leftie. Left wing, yes.

She could have said left thinking or left leaning. She deliberately did not say right leaning.

Sorry noble, I think you are doing her favours there.

That would annoy me too harriet. However, none of my family members have even asked me !!

She's getting a pasting on twitter. I don't think what she's said is that bad....

Disclaimer I have only read a screenshot of the article, not listened to the whole interview.

In a grump today. Still in pain, trying to write an NQT job application. Have made notes on both the person spec and job description but unsure how to tie it all together and which kind of things should go near the top of my personal statement? Any help gratefully received. Also need to do a covering letter but in that I've mostly written about how the schools ethos mirrors mine.

And I'm pissed off with FB feeds from friends saying what fantastic parents they are because they've done their jobs AND have taught 2 children since xmas so what the hell are teachers on about finding teaching so difficult. Have just seen a full blown graduation party complete with balloons, gowns, boards the lot. Honestly. You've sat your kids in front of Oak and uploaded some work. It's really irked me. If it's that bloody easy you know where the ITT courses are.

Like I say I'm grumpy today

Have you been asked for a personal statement? Usually in teaching the covering letter is the personal statement.

Graduation ceremony sounds naff, but lockdown is shit so I guess any excuse for a party?

Just realised why piggy is so aerated, it’s because it’s Lehain! Leftie if he’s involved would definitely be heard as an insult. Dogwhistle.

Birbalsingh sounds really quite pissed off and she is used to getting flack. Probably because it’s the Times and she has just realised that they’re as capable of printing bullshit as the rest of them. Maybe she didn’t expect them to turn on her.

But piggy you must feel some satisfaction at her choice of words here?

Oh yes, I am happier with her now!

Yeah, Lehain and his mob . Boo.

Lehain, Calvin Robinson, Gav. Shag, marry, kill, piggy?

Good article, no idea who "urban ramblings" is though:

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Oh Lord , what a choice.

I'd definitely not shag Lehain or Robinson. I think I'd have to kill Robinson. He was mean to Jennifer Webb.

Shag Lehain. With multiple contraceptives to ensure no mini hims were made.

Kill Robinson.

Marry Gav.

Yes it's a big box that says supporting evidence. But apparently i need to do a covering letter as well?
Have made bullet points under each spec but do I list in that order? Experience, skills and personal attributes?
Trying to get it done this weekend as I'll be swamped next week. Can't even get it to make sense.

Feeling so disheartened at the minute.

In that case name, the covering letter should be very short surely? I've not seen both but I am secondary.

I’ve just realised Jan why that graph in that article with 5-9 year olds highest doesn’t match the ONS infection survey graph which shows primary kids as one of the least infected

It’s because it’s test positivity rate, not infection rate.

If primary kids are more likely to test positive when tested, it means we are not testing them enough. Pretty much every other age group will be having some members doing asymptomatic testing so testing will go up and positivity will go down.

Right?

I'd definitely not shag Lehain or Robinson.

....Shag Gav it is then

Applying for teaching jobs is shit. They all want different types of application. Not even the forms are standard.

Supporting evidence for what in the big box?

@namechangedyetagain

Yes it's a big box that says supporting evidence. But apparently i need to do a covering letter as well? Have made bullet points under each spec but do I list in that order? Experience, skills and personal attributes? Trying to get it done this weekend as I'll be swamped next week. Can't even get it to make sense.

Feeling so disheartened at the minute.

Teaching job applications are so full on! Are you primary or secondary? Happy to pm you mine for a secondary role from last year if it would help?