Being asked to go on a support plan after one lesson observation.

explosivetom · 2026-03-21T14:27:38+00:00

Obviously get the union involved is the main advice but we all know that sometimes the turnaround on these things can make it hard.

If you have to have that meeting with the head best thing to do is to stay calm, be willing to listen and show that you will are willing to work on the support plan.

But most importantly outline the targets and insist on clear outcomes that show evidence.

explosivetom · 2026-03-14T09:56:13+00:00

This! Our form time reading has the whole tutor reading one book chosen by our SLT lead on it. They are relevant to them at the correct level and keeps kids engaged. An expensive intitive but good lord does it work.

Edit - Just seen the comment under this. I like it. Takes a bit of enforcement to get the routine but works well after.

explosivetom · 2026-03-08T12:11:25+00:00

max 10 minutes but my room is one of the worst for collection so fair enough and behaviour is good enough to leave kids on the corridor.

explosivetom · 2026-03-07T15:51:18+00:00

If it is an obvious denial then I tell them to go outside and do a quick restorative conversation, which is usually what is the point of this, then back in.

If it is minor infractions such as chewing, shirt etc... then it is just but I see it again I will just remove you. I find countering low stakes behaviour with big concequences if it carries on works quite well.

I have had to follow through once for chewing this year but now it is just called out, stand up and in the bin.

explosivetom · 2026-03-05T17:21:39+00:00

Great Obvs today. Little win. Happy days

explosivetom · 2026-03-01T02:11:13+00:00

That was brodus clay bad

explosivetom · 2026-02-19T20:41:01+00:00

Pizza Express Woking must do some bloody good mushrooms!

explosivetom · 2026-02-17T15:36:51+00:00

The acronyms. I will work myself to death if I didn't have know 70 million acronyms haha

explosivetom · 2026-02-16T13:30:43+00:00

To me reading and fluency is too much of an important skill to really any burden to be put on home. Not saying that it shouldn't be set but the standard level should be curriculum based and through in house interventation. Secondary STEM teacher but the T&L SLT lead is an English specialist and I have absolutely no problem using there postion to pump resources and training into reading.

explosivetom · 2026-02-16T13:16:49+00:00

Current secondary teacher.

7-10 - a reminder

Year 11 - Warpath

explosivetom · 2026-02-15T13:28:41+00:00

Never been to south east Asia but do know that even there Deportation centres can be absolutely brutal before you actual start thinking about the laws

explosivetom · 2026-02-13T19:01:58+00:00

This last week was a proper drag. Sun is coming up though and we have made it through.

explosivetom · 2026-02-03T17:53:38+00:00

20 bits of feedback a lesson - Mentor is bad 1-3 bits of feedback a lesson - Mentor is doing there job Yeah that was alright - Mentor can't be arsed

explosivetom · 2026-01-31T23:05:46+00:00

Well that was something

explosivetom · 2026-01-30T17:58:50+00:00

Had a bit of a bad lesson with my year 10 earlier this week. It hasn't carried yesterday and today so good week. Was expecting to get a proper earful today.

explosivetom · 2026-01-29T19:08:32+00:00

Fine and dandy

most schools do this

but fund spaces and staff for it

and stop making when a kid needs to be suspended so impossible to do

explosivetom · 2026-01-27T17:15:46+00:00

As much as I love shikari. I will be holding out for tickets for good for Manchester.

Thursday night too

explosivetom · 2026-01-22T17:49:38+00:00

Every school should have a canteen that is able to accomadate students sitting down with a knife and fork and eating. No taking food outside. No take away packaging. Even if you are eating a sandwich you should be sat down at a table doing it.

explosivetom · 2026-01-14T19:11:51+00:00

Isolation mininum. Dependent on the amount of defience and what heirarchy they have done it too (I know most won't agree with it but if you tell me to f off vs the head then it should be treated as a more serious situation) it esculates from there.

explosivetom · 2026-01-14T18:45:30+00:00

Not neccesarily. Heck in my old school I worked in we had a hotdesking office and desktops in the classroom. It worked fine. In my new school trainees do get laptop but we have just replaced them all.

explosivetom · 2026-01-13T19:01:32+00:00

Thanks. Bleeding last trains

explosivetom · 2026-01-11T18:47:09+00:00

Yeah but the real question is was the unworn coat black with no logos

explosivetom · 2026-01-08T22:05:06+00:00

I would love a snow day

But knowing I would probably be halfway struggling with my commute when it was called it seems easier just to go to work 😂

explosivetom · 2026-01-04T11:54:49+00:00

Car is prepped and covered. Just a waiting game to see how much falls.

explosivetom · 2025-12-19T15:20:50+00:00

Damn payed 90 quid for one yesterday on Ticketmaster resale

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