I live in Leicestershire and work in Staffs. I’d much prefer Leicestershire holidays. It’s always particularly annoying when friends have returned from their summer holiday and I’ve still got a week of term left! Plus their y11s and 13s get an extra week or two of teaching, which can’t be bad.

About 15 years ago, Y9 in my tutor group comes running: ‘sir, sir, Adam and Sean are going out with each other, it’s disgusting!’

I get ready to launch into standard homophobia response.

‘Sean’s minging. Adam can do much better than him.’

Still one of my favourite exchanges with a student.

Yes! It’s difficult though because everyone feels their thing is the priority, but with limited time, the starts of time can be overwhelming if you aren’t careful.

Hello! How are you feeling?

Thanks! I’ve given stuff away but never sold anything. The couple of times I’ve made specific things for friends it lost the joy, and became something I had to do. (Plus, if I try and make a plant pot, there’s at least a 50% chance I’ll end up with a salad bowl!)

It’s good to have a hobby.

Oops. Wrong hashtag. #uked

This is well worth a read; if nothing else it is good to be seen, the difficulties to be acknowledged. Being a head is awesome. It doesn’t need to be quite so hard. #Edusky

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Repost if you’re in the U.K. and not afraid that you’ll be jailed for inciting racism and violence due to the fact that you have not incited racism and violence.

That is true.

Thanks 📌

My parents were keen decorators so there was always loads in the loft. The anaglypta years weren’t pleasant though!

Reminiscing about how we had to cover our exercise books in old wallpaper in the 1990s. If you were fancy you used sticky backed plastic. Anyone else do this? Anyone still do it? #edusky #UKed

Or you could both transfer to an all through school and offer to line manage the exams officer?

It was so hard, especially as he’d done well and he didn’t think he would. He then didn’t turn up for his results for AGES!

I was deputy when my son did his GCSEs and knew his results 24 hours before he did. He was really good and didn’t ask or try to guess. We had our celebration meal on the Tuesday night, before either of us knew (celebrating the effort), then we agreed to avoid each other!

Think some schools will, so HODs can go through and identify possible units to ask for reviews on. You have to get student permission for these, so it’s helpful to get that on results day.

We aren’t supposed to, unless there’s a strong reason to. Basically, the fewer people know, the less risk of leaks which could get you into lots of trouble.

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I can’t remember who said this on the other place, but it has stuck with me- if you’re a teacher or HoD awaiting results tomorrow, remember that they are never as good or as bad as they first appear.

Also, remember the biggest driver of any result is the child and their context… it’s not all on us

Headteachers and exam officers will know, and anyone else the Head deems necessary. Usually some SLT, possibly subject leads. It’s all
under embargo until tomorrow.

Thank you!

Thanks Claire, really helpful.

Thanks Isaac. This is great.

Thanks Claire. Keven does my supervision, and has mentioned the work you’ve done on attendance. We’ve signed up for the SSAT package in it, so hopefully we’ll find out more. It’s a big challenge for us.

Yes please!

Hi!

Seems pretty tough tbh. Lots of content - like A level Biology. Fewer topics but in lots of depth. And examined through essays. That’ll be interesting!

Hi #ukEd #edusky. I’m Newish secondary head. I’d be chuffed if anyone can recommend any school leaders/ #slt to follow. I’m also teaching A Level #psychology for the first time. If there’s an edexcel community anywhere, say hi!