Originally from County Durham. Trained as a PE teacher at Avery Hill, now Headteacher at St Wilfrid's, Crawley. Views are mine, personally & professionally
Woking, South East
Joined May 2013
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Michael retweeted
The DfE updated this info on Tues! Tight deadline, but better in schools’ pockets than The Treasury. Pension supplementary fund and funding for local authority centrally employed teachers and music education hubs - GOV.UK #FunFactFriday gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Michael retweeted
A huge and incredibly heart felt thank you to all at St Wilfrid’s in Crawley... the staff and students have been amazing long term supporters of the homeless and disadvantaged. This week they took part in an amazing Sleep Out to raise funds and awareness
#homelessness
Michael retweeted
It's not that remarkable when funding differences between several London Boroughs and most other areas are considered. Other factors apply too
All pupils - inc those in the most challenging London boroughs - should be sufficiently funded
Poorer pupils in London are more likely to go into higher education than their better-off counterparts in the rest of England. 48% of free school meal pupils going into HE in inner London. Remarkable gap on rest of country. bbc.co.uk/news/education-508…
Michael retweeted
As the term draws to a close, we wish ALL schools a prosperous new year.
@WorthLessFF @clemcoady @EmilyProffitt10 @judyshaw4 @MichaeltheFerry @Jimnich1 @bettyblue37degr @rrunsworth @neils46 @SiobhanHead
Michael retweeted
Ministers have no power to intervene so are reliant on the “good will” of trusts to slash salaries
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-wont-r…
Michael retweeted
Definitely all in hand.😀
Now that Brexit is sorted it’s time for schools to be be sorted. The recent pledge was a positive start. Now it’s time to move on:
A properly funded formula
SEND
Support services - counselling, EP, social care...
Teacher supply
2020...
It worries me how the funding crisis in education has dropped off the political map. news.sky.com/story/general-e…
Michael retweeted
Education school funding barely got mentioned in election, yet this has been the most difficult year for finances in the 17 of being a Worcester head. Got to have fair proper funds now
Mr Johnson has just referred to 'record' spending in education. NO mention of real terms per pupil spending
I hope that the 'more money than ever before' nonsense is not re-branded
Children deserve better than that in the years ahead
tes.com/news/watch-now-fund-…
@seanjcoughlan
Michael retweeted
This was terrifying yesterday. It's unbearable today.
How big is the CO₂ bucket for 1.5°C?
Well, the bucket is about to overflow in a few short years, unless we:
1. Turn off the tap (urgently)
2. Put a hole in the bottom to remove CO₂ (negative emissions)
#COP25 #CarbonBudget @FutureEarth @gcarbonproject
globalcarbonproject.org/carb…
Michael retweeted
Hi @michaelgove & @BBCPolitics Mary Foy here, the new MP for the City of Durham.
Sorry to disappoint you and Boris but the 136th #DurhamMinersGala will be held, as always in @UKLabour seat.
Oh! And you’re not invited
Ever 😜
#Fools
"Next year, both the Durham Miners' Gala and the Notting Hill Carnival will take place in seats held by Conservative MPs"
Michael Gove says that under Boris Johnson, the Tories are now "truly a party for the whole nation"
Updates: bbc.in/Elec2019Live #BBCElection #GE2019
Michael retweeted
A letter from over 400 special schools who have just signed a letter calling for the funding crisis in special schools to be solved along with the services that support the most vulnerable children and their families.
Michael retweeted
When the evidence on school structures continues to be an inconvenient truth for current Government education policy. theguardian.com/education/20…
Serious question.... at which point did leaving EU become more important than peoples lives? To my knowledge there were no protests/riots about how EU was treating us prior to 2016.... austerity was self imposed... those affected most have voted those delivering it back in - why?
Revealed. The worst ED waits ever recorded. Not a single A&E met the 4 hr target.
More patients dying on trolleys.
More children lying on floors.
More misery.
More risk.
More indignity.
So what exactly are you going to do about it, Prime Minister? bbc.co.uk/news/health-507188…
Michael retweeted
Mr Johnson has just referred to 'record' spending in education. NO mention of real terms per pupil spending
I hope that the 'more money than ever before' nonsense is not re-branded
Children deserve better than that in the years ahead
tes.com/news/watch-now-fund-…
@seanjcoughlan
Michael retweeted
Well done to the Yr7 girls basketball team, defeating Holy Trinity 12:11 in the final to win the area basketball league; well done girls 🏆 #thesegirlscan
Michael retweeted
And no mistake - if the new Government doesn’t solve the funding crisis in our schools then expect lots of noise #GE2019
Two-thirds of teachers say school funding is one of the top priorities for the next government, a @tes poll shows
tes.com/news/new-government-…
