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Jo DHT
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Proud Teessider serving my local community in an 11-16 setting. All views my own.
Absolutely this.
It didn't take long for it to focus on what the men did to anyone or anything OTHER than women. It has made me furious.
Dorothy Bryne, former head of #C4News "People keep saying this story is about women, and all they do is talk about men"

"What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims"

"They've all been having the most terrible time"
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Parliament is going to debate the petition – BY-ELECTIONS TO BE CALLED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN MP’S DEFECT TO ANOTHER PARTY on 16 March 2026!

Contact/Tag your MP now and ask them to attend the debate and speak out in support
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Please read and repost RAVE's bio. This beautiful, sweet, playful dog needs a home.
👇💗👇💗👇💗👇💗👇💗👇

www.getbuddy.com/adopt-pet/do...
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Exclusive: Fewer than one in 30 teachers and leaders say their school uses suspensions excessively, despite fresh government pressure on leaders to keep more pupils in school
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/we-dont-use-suspensions-too-much-say-most-school-staff/
We don't use suspensions too much, say most school staff
Polling shows staff are at odds with government as it looks to keep more suspended pupils in school
schoolsweek.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Positive move led by @naht.org.uk to increase independent scrutiny of Ofsted

www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Independent group to monitor Ofsted’s impact on heads’ wellbeing
The NAHT launches advisory group, which will include the watchdog and DfE, amid concerns over new inspection framework
www.tes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Another great teacher speaker in the Science Strand for TTR Connect 2026 - @MissDownie2! Join us in Manchester on Saturday 14th March 2026 here (for free): ttradio.org/connect2026
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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This is a very cool study and, as far as I can tell from a quick read, robust.

Statins probably don't cause most of the side-effects that people think they do.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials
Adverse event data from blinded randomised trials do not support causal relationships between statin therapy and most of the conditions (including cognitive impairment, depression, sleep disturbance, ...
www.thelancet.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Perhaps coming home to mark a poetry mini mock wasn't the best idea?
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Another great teacher speaker in the Science Strand for TTR Connect 2026 - Ibrahim Wahab! Join us in Manchester on Saturday 14th March 2026 here (for free): ttradio.org/connect2026
February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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“Schools have become the fourth emergency service!”

Catch up on the full conversation as Tom Rogers speaks to Sheffield HT Rich Walkden here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp9k...

#workload #teaching #schools #teachertok #teachersoftiktok
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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The English Strand at TTR Connect 2026! So far, we have announced eight speakers with many more to come! Check them out here: www.ttradio.org/english26 and get a free ticket here: www.ttradio.org/connect2026
February 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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I think this is brilliant. And the uniform looks proper smart:

www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-n...
School ditches blazers and ties for 'more practical' clothing
The move is a 'commitment to creating a progressive learning environment' and a response to community opinion
www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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Self promotion time! My chocolate boxes have been sold out since Christmas, but they’ve been back in stock for a few days now.
Ideal if you love good chocolate, need a gift idea, or simply want an excuse to enjoy some yourself.
January 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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I assume Chris Mason's absence from the TV screens is to do with him spending hours researching the significance of Nigel Farage's name in the Epstein Files.
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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I wonder how much of this happens routinely at the 'bung for facetime' events that all political parties use to raise cash?
BREAKING on ft website:

Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans

www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein
Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Given the current terrifying situation, we are looking for people to write from the US for our UK publication one of our 10 UK national and regional citizen publications with a combined read of over 20m

You can write under a pseudonym if you wish. Contact our EiC Gemma, [email protected]
These are government employees. So our tax dollars are funding ICE to flash white supremacist cards at vulnerable POC as an intimidation tactic. Who is giving this direction?

There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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After numerous artists said they would no longer perform there and ticket sales plummeted, Trump says he is closing the Kennedy Center for at least two years.
February 1, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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'Unfair barriers' stop teachers advancing to the upper pay range, a report has warned, as school staff reported goalposts 'shifting all the time'
Are teachers hitting the wall on the way to higher pay?
Over half of teachers warn of 'barriers' to upper pay range in union survey
schoolsweek.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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There is no “human right” to DRIVE wherever you chose whenever you chose.

That is policed every single day.

Traffic lights, congestion zones, bus and taxi lanes, toll roads, pedestrian areas, private roads, etc etc

It is entirely normal for there to be rules around road use.

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February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Another excellent teacher speaker in the Science Strand for TTR Connect 2026 - Katie Colley! Join us in Manchester on Saturday 14th March here (for free): ttradio.org/connect2026
February 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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We are looking for a child-centered, inspiring SENCO who champions inclusion and has the skill and passion to elevate teaching and learning for all.

Could this be you? We’d love to work with you!

teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/special...
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator - Branston Community Academy
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator job from Branston Community Academy. Apply by 9 Feb 2026.
teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Danish take to the streets to protest against having their brave soldiers described as somewhat back from the frontline by a US President who wanted to launch war onto peaceful territory administered by a former ally. Not a word about this on the BBC website.
February 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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I read this from @head-teach.bsky.social and @profbeckyallen.bsky.social as a suggestion to ditch whole school K3 Assessment as inherently unreliable. Their individual substacks are well worth reading but a bit like John and Paul, they may be even better as a duo! substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Starting again with KS3 assessment
Q1. What is motivating me to change?
substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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Ofsted are already recognising they have reports with identical comments.

I feel for schools who have been inspected recently as they really are the guinea pigs in this new framework.

I am a governor at one of them.
January 31, 2026 at 8:10 AM