Computer Science teacher and subject leader. Currently teaching in London & mostly loving it. Often shattered!
London
Joined June 2020
- Tweets476
- Following250
- Followers310
- Likes2.1K
Had to block "Up Learn":
A) Fed up of seeing Birbalsingh's face staring @ me recommending it, how much she or her school have been paid for that&
B) Michaela is not the "Best school in the country". It's a great school for its demographic. That's all.
CompSciTeacherUK (he/him/his) retweeted
Right first the Mail, now the Express...
Taking the mick.
One headline in support of antiracism marches will not compensate for the decades of demonising migrants, refugees, Muslim people and anyone who does not look like that comical Pub Landlord.
Ironic, isn't it; that in decades of living in London, the only time I've felt unsafe on the streets and that there may be no go areas for me to enter tonight is when the far-right are planning their riots? I'm a white British man.
Just contacted school and volunteered my own person power to support our students and staff likely to be affected by this weekends far right racist violence. If you're still around and you can help you might consider offering your own help to those you care for and support.
Genuinely as pleased that the pay settlement is fully funded as I am that is 2.5x inflation. Over the next few years BOTH salaries and school funding need to hear back to 2000s levels please.
Amazing how you can stick a load of big words around what should be common sense people management and come up with an article published on a 'premier' UK publication. tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…
@adamboxer1 interesting discussion on context within a school on this week's pod. Currently working hard on context withim a classroom. Computers are massively distracting and physical devices to hide behind. Moving to Chromebook laptops next year to ensure they remain
Tonight the words of Will Self on Brexit come to mind. I'll paraphrase: "I'm not saying everyone who voted Reform is racist, but everyone who's racist voted Reform...". Next job has to be to stop the insidious creep of intolerance and white privilege.
Incredible that 1 in 30 of us believes a non offensive hand tattoo disqualifies an otherwise competent and able teacher from teaching. It's utterly irrelevant and our recruitment crisis is bad enough without eliminating candidates for such petty reasons.
Have had literally 10 mins to look at today's OCR comp sci paper 1. Thought it was a little harder than last yr with new question styles, fewer disguised multi choice & more answers requiring contextualising. Hopefully this points to paper 2 being a little easier than last year!
Old fart question! I'm suffering from plantar fasciatis and need some shoes to support me more. Although I wear a suit and I'm in my 50s, I don't want to wear shoes that make me look ready to retire. On a teachers budget but willing to pay a bit for style. Any suggestions?
Wish I could find a way to get this into my "Pocket Casts" app.
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
The lack of awareness of the white staff of Avon & Somerset police and the routine racism that results is disturbing but essential viewing as we seek to support all of the children we educate. #c4 #tocatchacopper
Lovely CS teachers of the UK. There's a KS4 National Curriculum Requirement to continue some kind of provision for students who opt not to study GCSE Comp. Sci. How are you covering this off in your schools?
CompSciTeacherUK (he/him/his) retweeted
The Trevor Project has made the decision to close its account on X.
Read our full statement here.
ALT A statement from The Trevor Project announcing its departure from the platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "The Trevor Project has made the decision to close its account on X given the increasing hate & vitriol on the platform targeting the LGBTQ community – the group we exist to serve. LGBTQ young people are regularly victimized at the expense of their mental health, and X's removal of certain moderation functions makes it more difficult for us to create a welcoming space for them on this platform. This decision was made with input from dozens of internal and external perspectives; in particular, we questioned whether leaving the platform would allow harmful narratives and rhetoric to prevail with one less voice to challenge them. Upon deep analysis, we’ve concluded that suspending our account is the right thing to do."
Healring Usman Khan was expelled @13 after a fight with a racist has hit me hard. We must protect & cherish our students for the consequences of not doing so are 2 horrendous.
Watch London Bridge: Facing Terror
Channel 4
channel4.com › programmes › london-br...
May the families of all the kids I took through GCSE Computer Science celebrate similar scenes of joy today ...
nitter.cf/StigAbell/status/16945…
