#Schools

to try and break out of the cycle of doomscrolling i've tried to think of some positive actions people working in schools in england can take. plz look out for
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The last few weeks it has been clear the U.K. is sliding into a pandemic resurgence, and is very poorly placed to deal with it 1/nhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/11/its-world-leadingly-bad-is-what-it-is-the-week-covid-surged-a
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As a parent of 2 in the @OCDSB, a daughter of a former teacher, and a @hwdsb graduate, a #SafeSeptember for my family and community starts with adequate funding and
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The National Association for College Admissions Counseling issued a new report on Standardized testing. It's worth a read. In short the report issues a call for colleges to rethink how
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OK. So... there is an entire conversation to be had about this image and there are lots of people sharing this image as a way to kickstart different conversations. And
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Vaccinating all teachers and safely reopening schools in April: @JReinerMD posted this tweet earlier in the day on the idea to use the first batch of the Johnson & Johnson
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Starting to read @DavidDidau's Intelligent Accountability. I'll be adding tweets to this thread as I go. Having already skimmed through, this really is a book that senior leaders need to
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Short thread on how DfE sneaked out a £250 million cut to school budgets in the middle of a pandemic and how it will impact the poorest and most vulnerable
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"The government has launched legal action against a London council over plans to close schools".This first sentence hints towards the massive unanswered question in UK education that very rarely gets
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A few weeks ago, a group of organized parents responded to our advocacy for education equity and integration with chants of "All Students Matter" and signs that read "Save Our
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the school opening pressure is just a staggeringly stupid & recklessly dangerous unforced error on all fronts. everybody wants kids back in school. DEMANDING it at all costs can only
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As a GA reporter, I'm often producing many stories a day on varying topics. As you may have guessed, news has been a lil busy lately. Here's a thread of
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This obsession with government being run “like a business” has got to die. They literally have opposite goals! Government should exist to create equity. The whole point is that the
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Saw a tweet regarding LB364 tonight and decided to look it up and see what it’s all about...Full disclosure, I am a proud public school teacher & coach and I
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Important not to undermine public confidence in schools. Yes, govt should do more. 1/nNotwithstanding, vast body of ed research shows clear benefits of schooling on:-learning (of course!)-soc development-mental health-protection-diagnostic
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Thread: Totally fed up with control-freakery from @educationgovuk. It feels like govt measures towards schools have been ever-more authoritarian this term and there is an increasing reliance on a big
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