Asst. Head T&L & CPD, ECT & ITT lead, MCCT (Research Champion), SLE, historian, MA Modern History, ASCL union rep for Derbyshire, Man Utd, music obsessive.
Manchester, England
Joined December 2010
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Simon Gort retweeted
2 weeks after our 1st inspection under the new framework. We had good people and they tried to do an excellent job. The framework is an inch deep and a mile wide. You learn nothing new. The school is left damaged and, often, harder to run
Simon Gort retweeted
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Simon Gort retweeted
First 10 mins aside, that was woeful from Manchester United. Just awful. Brighton deserved yet another cup win Old Trafford. Worrying for MUFC.
Simon Gort retweeted
Someone that can actually do something needs to give a damn @LucyMPowell @educationgovuk. It’s now on you. Show the difference
All inspections should be paused to protect school leaders’ wellbeing in light of Ofsted’s decision to press on with an inspection when a head was absent undergoing cancer treatment, says ASCL leader
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Simon Gort retweeted
Today’s episode of @TheRestHistory - the second part of our mighty series on the outbreak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Simon Gort retweeted
A major and surely uncontroversial series begins today on @TheRestHistory, as we explore the origins and early years of the TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND.
We look at all the major combatants, taking the story up to 1972, the bloodiest year of the conflict ...
Synopsis below 🧵
