Not at this stage. Perhaps later.

Two very fine scholars and a fascinating topic. Wish I could be there.

I’m a union rep - most of our reps are in my school and under threat. No doubt that fact didn’t cross management’s minds at all.

I hope so too. Seems unlikely though.

Your poor partner. The stress and insecurity shapes your life.

Thanks Charlotte.

Thanks Laura. I knew they’d get round to us eventually.

I kept meaning to change my names back to the original Irish spellings from the semi-anglicised ones just to make it harder for them.

They’re totally captured by consultants and IT salesmen who promise ‘efficiency’ and profits.

FFS. I’m so sorry.

We’ll be pushing hard on this.

All true. And as my years on the board revealed, they and the SMT are profoundly uninterested in education or quality.

The atmosphere is grim. A lovely colleague today defined stress as managing not to cry in class.

And my surname. They just don’t care enough.

I have pushed back.

Thanks Stephanie. Our leaders don’t include anyone who cares about students or the community we serve any more.

They just can’t help themselves. They’re stupid, vicious but also lazy.

All peddled by the same 2-3 dodgy consultancies.

Aha. A tempting avenue. Must look it up.

Well that rather gives a number of games away. Appalling.

Exactly. We all know it’s meaningless.

It’s the contempt implied.

I definitely don’t.

Thank you. Appreciated.

Desperately sorry Dion. That’s dreadful news.

I should have picked that name to start with!

Good god. They just had to look on their library shelves.

They just don’t think we’re worth it. I think the most on offer for anyone is £24,000

I actually don’t know. Probably running OfS!

Bastards. They’re now offering us £5k on top of the legal minimum.