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

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You've forgotten the glitter, harriet. It's all glitter and playdough.

Everyone is really excited that we're going back to single lessons. I keep thinking that 2lots of 100 minutes is less unpleasant than 4 of 50. That's 4 days a week to dread...

OK, Rule, you win. I just had my classroom turned over, requiring a complete evacuation, but I think I'd rather that than what you had to endure.

Rafa - I have an aversion to glitter. Am I even a real primary teacher if I won't have it in the room?!

I just had my classroom turned over, requiring a complete evacuation

That was going on in the corridor today. I walked past and asked the perpetrator to 'please put the chairs back, thanks' on my way - barely even slowing down. I walked back 15 minutes later and he'd put it all back. Haha.

We were discussing which would we rather - ongoing annoyance, or massive blowup. Blow up won.

Massive blow up every time.

I don't know how you legging clad, scarf wearing, tiny human herding primary school teachers do it.

I reckon there's a lot of gin involved.
And they teach them stuff as well. It's insane.

Yep, I'd take the massive blow-up over the relentless annoyance too.

I still don't know how you secondary types cope with giant scary teenagers.

I've got one of my relentless annoyances next year again. AAAAGH. But I need to get him an EHCP flippin' urgently, there is no time to waste with another teacher getting to grips with him. Just needs 3 hours a day 1-1. The end.

I treat them like tall, hairy 5 year olds.
And treat myself with gin.

Having had months and months with no sugar, I've turned into a wasp over the last week. Decided to go gentle with myself!

My Head this morning, from nowhere just said "Oh for fucks sake, the last 2 years have just been awful... " She's on a lot of gin.

Fireworks going off here - have we won the football? Or have I got Danish neighbours?

Ah...

Primary school kids are going to be a write off tomorrow. Just in case anyone has grand plans...

They're all going to be proper bonkers...

We won2:1, just watched last 10 mins. Why are they singing Sweet Caroline now?

To be honest, I've only got 3 English kids in my class. Not sure it'll be all that exciting for the others.

@RuleWithAWoodenFoot

Ah...

Primary school kids are going to be a write off tomorrow. Just in case anyone has grand plans...

We've only a few days left with anyone in and still half a production to put together!

Everyone, not anyone*

Wishful thinking there perhaps!

@noblegiraffe

How can you have a part time teacher teach 3 days and not have split classes? Our KS4 classes, for example, have maths 4 days a week, so you couldn't have a part time teacher on 3 full days teach KS4 without a split.

In Victoria, exam classes only run for the last two years, 11 and 12. In my school they also run over three days, so it's possible to teach an exam class, with no splits. What it does mean is that the part-timer won't know their non-working days in advance, and they're unlikely to get any specific days off. Because I bargained only for the Monday, nothing else, I got what wanted. I would have taught an exam class if required, but it's not on my list, as I've taught exams for 40+ years: someone else's job now. :o

I am the timetabler's dream, a part-timer with very limited requirements.

Primary school kids are going to be a write off tomorrow. Just in case anyone has grand plans

Sorry, my year 2 ds was out to bed only 20 minutes ago. I do pity the poor primary school teachers tomorrow.

My class are predominantly football-mad boys. There is zero chance of getting anything out of them tomorrow.

Year 9 boys are going to be off the scale tomorrow.

I'm not in to football at all. I took child to the skate park at 8pm because we knew it would be quiet. Then I worked until the fireworks.

I really like watching the aftermath chat about a win though, and even if some of the fans are eejits a lot of the time, I like seeing them leaping about. I showed my class Rio and Gary jumping around afyter the Germany match second goal... almost no emotion from the kids at all!

I don't however like seeing Priti Patel pretending to shout and give a shit. I just tweeted her some stuff that will probably get me a Twitter time out.

Well, I will be spending the first session replacing and returning stationery/books/belongings that were hurled around the room today. They can surely do that whilst half asleep?
Then I will need to work out how to revise converting analogue to digital time. I suppose I could start with what time they each went to bed.

V child-centred Hen.

@RuleWithAWoodenFoot

Ah...

Primary school kids are going to be a write off tomorrow. Just in case anyone has grand plans...

My football mad class definitely will be! Kinda glad my Bob isn't in this week as he would be hyper and likely to not want to do any work.

Rule Have to agree, I'd rather have a big blow up than constant annoyance as normally once that's happened that's it.