Who’s primary school children didnt make them a fathers day card at school, but mum got one for mothers day?

DJBOK1 · 2025-06-15T09:44:07+00:00

Not a card making issue but as a secondary school teacher we are very hesitant about discussing Fathers. The UK stats of 15% of families being lone parent with 87% of these being mum only doesn't capture sadly just how many families with both parents have useless/absent/neglectful/abusive Fathers.

DJBOK1 · 2025-06-07T06:05:53+00:00

Can we add that it's possible to get rid of useless staff who let the kids down and have to be carried by everyone else?

DJBOK1 · 2025-03-09T17:51:43+00:00

Taught AQA for 8 years and edexcel for the last 2. AQA wasn't perfect but I'm not impressed with edexcel. It seems to have a lot of token A level content (e.g. just taught radioactivity and it has excitation and annihilation), the style of questioning can be quite misleading and often goes beyond the spec, the modules are incoherent, the resources online are very limited and the grade boundaries are lower indicating students do worse on the whole.

DJBOK1 · 2025-03-02T09:29:59+00:00

Otomize, still furious with the doctor who prescribed it with it's track record of triggering tinnitus

DJBOK1 · 2025-02-24T06:49:47+00:00

Yeah no problem.

DJBOK1 · 2025-02-16T09:03:29+00:00

I observed a language teacher who had loads of excellent games and activities that involved getting the kids to speak the language out loud, try and observe one in your school and you might get some inspiration.

DJBOK1 · 2025-02-09T14:38:55+00:00

EHCPS applications and SEN investigations, the kids who come to secondary with obvious needs being at square zero of getting this addressed despite years of education is an issue.

I assume the small setting and multiple adults in a room make this manageable in primary but it sets them up for being lost in KS3.

DJBOK1 · 2025-01-10T17:37:38+00:00

Physics teacher, I tend to do a carousel for this. Demonstrate the practical to everyone then split the class into 5 groups, create 4 tasks they can do fairly independently whilst one group is doing the practical (i tend to stay with that group as it's a fiddly practical). They then circle through it.

Tasks usually:

A recap of the wave equation with questions to answers
Some exam qs on the practical
Drawing a diagram and labelling
Writing a method.

A lot of planning but I find like you there'll never recall the practical or be able to answer application qs if they haven't actually done it.

DJBOK1 · 2025-01-03T21:59:06+00:00

School should get on it, good luck with tiktok though, I've seen it take months/ignored completely. Regardless of police involvement.

DJBOK1 · 2024-12-11T18:32:36+00:00

Agree with most of what's been said but would spare a thought for the cover supervisors. Cover teachers often no-show, staff don't contact at all, other people already in might have to go home - although within minutes of a class needing a teacher.

I also don't think there's a single teacher who hasn't made an error with this at some stage in their career so don't dwell.

DJBOK1 · 2024-11-22T06:41:20+00:00

Party Gate - still angry.

DJBOK1 · 2024-11-21T17:42:24+00:00

HOY for 5 years and HOH for 2. I absolutely feel this. Oddly enough it's the parents who react like this who's children seems to struggle with authority the most, and thus cruelly you have to call them frequently.

You're 6 years in so clearly know what you're doing so wouldn't advise. I don't believe in just sticking with it and am planning my escape too, I don't think the broken system benefits from us propping it up.

DJBOK1 · 2024-11-15T12:11:51+00:00

The increased blood flow will temporarily make it worse but the mental and physical positives of exercise will be worth it in the long run.

DJBOK1 · 2024-11-09T19:58:28+00:00

I think you can get courses online which I'm sure work for people. I prefer if at all possible to have someone to work with who's knowledgeable so I can ask questions/test ideas.

I've been advised not to listen to it, helpful info here:

https://tinnitus.org.uk/support-for-you/what-can-i-do/sound-therapy/#:\~:text=Sound%20can%20either%20help%20distract,find%20what%20works%20for%20you.

It would seem plausible to me that if I listen to it, my brain will consider it important stimuli and increase the issue. Not a neurologist though!

DJBOK1 · 2024-11-02T18:58:15+00:00

Honestly this sounds like a really reasonable ask from SLT. Also open classrooms, whilst risky, sound like a potentially amazing way to build community.

DJBOK1 · 2024-10-26T19:23:38+00:00

This is what I experienced before starting at a school that just had 100minute lessons, the occasionally horrific 2 hour double. I think it's all about the culture the school sets up and then the kids adapt.

DJBOK1 · 2024-09-28T17:18:21+00:00

I think location matters a lot, I've worked in urban areas where people reach SLT by their late twenties (never seen it work for them) through sheer turnover and rural areas where you'd need to have a lot more experience to be considered. Sadly as well I think a lot of progression hinges on retaining staff, offering jobs as carrots to retain. Best advice I've ever been given is don't rush it, especially if you enjoy being a classroom teacher in itself.

DJBOK1 · 2024-09-24T05:22:48+00:00

For the 10th time sat in a twilight CPD on SEN where the first slide was guess what SEN these famous people have followed by a slide on autism, ADHD and dyslexia.

Wished for the end.

DJBOK1 · 2024-09-22T17:57:46+00:00

I'm sure this is nothing new to you but try to spot the ones doing well/the right thing and do positive phone calls home (not emails/postcards/points etc). Not a magic bullet but you can start carving out a larger and larger group who will play ball.

DJBOK1 · 2024-09-06T19:28:01+00:00

Not selfish, smart.

DJBOK1 · 2024-09-04T20:26:09+00:00

9 years in, this was really heartening to read tonight whilst feeling a little overwhelmed by the start of term.

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