The Sixty-Second Republic - Pop da pop pop, the beat don't stop until the break of term

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Haha.
My first thought when I heard the news this morning was that the lady in question had been playing Snog Marry Avoid.

@JanFebAnyMonth

Haha. My first thought when I heard the news this morning was that the lady in question had been playing Snog Marry Avoid.

Do we think she lost?!

Such low standards.

We've just spent half an hour discussing whether it matters that a politician/someone in the public eye cheats on their spouse. How much does it matter? Does it make you question their morals for everything? If I was having an affair with another teacher at work, would it be OK for parents to judge me on my ability to teach their children?

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And whatever we may think about his personal morals (), that he then thought it was fine to appoint his mistress to a non-exec post (which apparently has, unusually for such a post, seen her accompany him on various trips) raises a few issues about his professional standards.

Of course Boris will support him.

Evening, checking in not good news about bubbles bursting all over the place, DS is back in masks at school from Monday. I've had second jab this week so feeling bit tired still but thankful that I'm done.

So apparently I'm going to be a Y3 teacher! Have never taught this year group so will keep me on my toes!

Oh dear Robert Jenrick on Any Questions has just said, midst trying to defend Matty- boy, “He is on the job”....... (defeating the pandemic, obvs)

Boris can't criticise Hancock because Acuri.

Don't give a toss that Hancock is shagging his mate from Uni in terms of him being the Health Secretary. Do care about him doing it at work when he's meant to be on the job. Do also care about the fact he once again gave jobs to his mates for his own benefit.

My first thought when I heard the news this morning was that the lady in question had been playing Snog Marry Avoid.

I'm here for all your snog, marry, avoid needs.

I'm going to be a Y3 teacher

Best year. Fact.

No one is going to vote to snog Hancock after those pictures. 🤢

I'm here for all your snog, marry, avoid needs.

Gove, Hancock, Rees-Mogg?

Is it @RuleWithAWoodenFoot? I'm moving up with my placement year. Actually quite excited but also feeling daunted about transition day etc. I won't be a student after next week

@JanFebAnyMonth

Oh dear Robert Jenrick on Any Questions has just said, midst trying to defend Matty- boy, “He is on the job”....... (defeating the pandemic, obvs)

The BBC are running a headline that says 'Hancock broke social distance guidance with aide'. Which must be a euphemism. Probably should have just gone with 'Hancock was on the job.'

Year 3 is a great year. Even rule agrees after the year she's had.

Am so drunk. God what a year it has been.
Been drinking (legally, following requirements) with colleagues I've spent the year staying 2m apart from.

I'm here for all your snog, marry, avoid needs.

Please, I can't cope with the shagging Gav conversations again 🤮

Year 3 is great @namechangedyetagain - invest time in training them over the first few weeks (how to write and underline dates, how to stick in neatly, strategies for independence) then sit back and let them enthusiastically do every single job that could possibly ever need doing in the classroom. They love it, you don’t ever have to hand anything out again. Win win.

They are the least independent yr2 class I've ever worked with so training sounds great and much needed. Also trips to the toilet to muck about need to stop!

I need to have a bit of a pity party I'm afraid. Nausea, knackeredness and shitty class allocation for both year 10 and year 11 have combined with a result of me taking the last two days off. I am ridiculously anxious about doing my job. I was so excited to be going back in my own classroom, and now I don't want to go in at all. And I feel so sick, all the time. It was nowhere near this bad last time 😔

I agree with the year 3 love- they are so eager to do things that they even fight to get the dustpan and brush and sweep up at the end of the day

@HobnobbingAboutHobnobs you need to look after yourself right now. That’s the most important thing! Take all the time you need x

MrsHP don't be too nice - I will cry at you!

Oh FFS. Child has to isolate for 10 days.

Poor head teacher having to sort that out on a Friday night.

Oh no @RuleWithAWoodenFoot!

@HobnobbingAboutHobnobs it’s fine I’ll join you. I’ve just about cried my way through this week….

Evening all and welcome @AttaGirrrrl!

I agree with the general consensus about Y3 - it's a brilliant year group! Little enough to believe in all the magical stuff but old enough to be independent. I'm glad to be staying in Y3 again next year (even if I am getting the < ahem > interesting class!)