The Sixty Third Republic - as we glide into staycations the DfE whip up anti-school media storm

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I'm not sure knowing Mark Lehain makes you a gangster, piggy

@JanFebAnyMonth

Is it wurf it, nob??

😂 I got a rep to protect.

@noblegiraffe

I'm not sure knowing Mark Lehain makes you a gangster, piggy

We can step outside noble, as long as I get a 5 minute headstart to run away

twitter.com/lehain/status/1412848855960412165?s=19

Hope you like sausages piggy

I genuinely cannot put in print what I am thinking herc

MrsH dunno if you are watching the football but I thought of you with that tortuous Hamlet analogy/pun.

I am not but now I need to google it!

One who has gaps in their subject knowledge, if other threads are anything to go by. On other threads I have tried to mention subject knowledge is more than having a degree and that it's about having the right knowledge for the students in front of you, but it didn't go down well.

Not sure they always remember what subject it is they’re teaching either, I’m sure there’s been at least two very contrasting ones mentioned.

English and Chemistry are the two I recall so far.

Hahah. Just seen the OG conversation here. I really read it as ‘old guard’ but I’ve put some ‘creative’ suggestions on the other thread.

We started with Science and then swapped to English. All the interview and interview lesson planning threads have been about English.

I thought they started as Chemistry. Unless there are two out there 😱

@Hercisback I reckon there may be two 🤯 I saw and replied to a few of the Chemistry ones but have definitely seen lots of English threads too!

10 days to go here - feeling tired now

Been looking at new Y7 info - 89 not secondary ready pupils and a lot of SEND needs so a complex year group. Lots to think about in terms of supporting them in September!

There's some uncanny similarities between them. We're on 5 different usernames now I think.

I think you missed omnibenevolent gurus atta.

GURUS!! That’s what I needed

I’ve started a thread on Covid board but it may attract no one as it’s more of a notice really - important scientists and politicians holidays what they call an Emergency Summit tomorrow morning about the latest batshit plan. Letter in Lancet embargoed til 1130pm (why would you embargo, it’s not like a race or election??)

*hold, not holidays

I've definitely seen posts from 'Chemistry' and 'English' trainees with a very particular writing style. I stopped engaging after one of them asserted that we don't have to contend with behaviour issues in primary.

Don't you just play with the little lovelies all day, Harriet?

I kept a record of class interruptions today. Just had a tally on my desk. One child interrupted me by shouting something irrelevant, or making a silly noise, or saying something like 'ga ga goo goo' really loudly, 47 times. He refuses to stop, won't leave the room, and no one came when I called - everyone useful is isolating. He wasn't alone - another child had over 25 tallies, another 18. The latter two have autism however. The first one is just a shitbag. He laughs if I ask him to stop, at which 10 other children in the class also laugh.

Without a doubt the 'worst' child I've had.

@MrsHamlet

Don't you just play with the little lovelies all day, Harriet?

Y-e-e-e-s, that's exactly what it's like. Non-stop fun with playdough and crayons all day long!

Oh Rule, that is tough going Not long to go now.

And sand... don't forget the sand.

I have y8 on my timetable next year for the first time in 5 years. I could puke at the thought of such little people.

@RuleWithAWoodenFoot

I kept a record of class interruptions today. Just had a tally on my desk. One child interrupted me by shouting something irrelevant, or making a silly noise, or saying something like 'ga ga goo goo' really loudly, 47 times. He refuses to stop, won't leave the room, and no one came when I called - everyone useful is isolating. He wasn't alone - another child had over 25 tallies, another 18. The latter two have autism however. The first one is just a shitbag. He laughs if I ask him to stop, at which 10 other children in the class also laugh.

Without a doubt the 'worst' child I've had.

That sounds rough-I feel for you. I’ve had a class like that where I was literally counting down the hours I had to be with them by the end.