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Geoff Barton
@RealGeoffBarton
Recovering English teacher, head, and union baron. Chiefly: books, food, Shakespeare, oracy … and endless pics of Suffolk skies with border terrier Molly B.
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    Geoff Barton
    @RealGeoffBarton
    Jul 9, 2022
    In my 32 years as a teacher, 15 of them as headteacher, I inevitably dealt with moments of poor behaviour and inappropriate conduct - from young people and staff. I have to say "I'm only human" was never good enough as an excuse from any of them for any of it.
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    Geoff Barton
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    Apr 12, 2022
    An appalling comment about our frontline workers in education and health: “Boris Johnson behaved like teachers & nurses in having lockdown work drinks”
    Michael Fabricant
    Teachers, nurses had lockdown work drinks too - Tory MP
    From bbc.co.uk
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    Geoff Barton
    @RealGeoffBarton
    Sep 2, 2023
    “When they were elected in 2010, the Conservatives slashed the funding to New Labour’s Building Schools for the Future programme. This week, the consequences of this shortsighted and ideological approach is laid bare”: scathing ⁦@guardian⁩ editorial:
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    The Guardian view on dangerous school buildings: the price of 13 years of underinvestment |...
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    Geoff Barton
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    Mar 30, 2022
    For anyone out there who thinks 'living with Covid' means 'Covid has gone', here's an insight into what it's like across our schools and colleges - an email from a secondary head received in the last ten minutes. I get messages like this constantly. And a government in denial.
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    Geoff Barton
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    Aug 25, 2024
    This Wendy Cope poem is new to me. It’s quietly magnificent. (Via @Joseph_Fasano_):
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    Geoff Barton
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    May 14, 2020
    With some today caricaturing the teaching profession, I thought I'd share this exchange between a pupil and a teacher. The teacher happens to be my wife, an Art teacher who loves helping pupils to succeed. Her response exemplifies the commitment of so many teachers #UntoldStory
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    Geoff Barton
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    Jun 4, 2024
    In my humble opinion, the disappointing thing about this #ITVDebate format is that it gives no space for proper exploration of ideas. It promotes soundbites over analysis, superficial responses over explanation. Not sure it gets us very far at a time of such national crisis.
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    Geoff Barton
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    Sep 18, 2021
    A not-unreasonable point raised in ⁦@guardian⁩ letters today: #LevellingUp
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    Geoff Barton
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    Jan 3, 2021
    In my experience, in every role I had in various schools, the night before the start of a new term was always laden with anxiety. So tonight, to anyone who works in any type of school or college, here's thinking of you - and wishing you all the very best for the week ahead.
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    Geoff Barton
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    Feb 6, 2021
    Recap: "Instead of fixating on what children have lost this last year, let's focus on what they'll need next – and that includes laughter": my @tes blog: buff.ly/3oUwefz
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    Geoff Barton
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    Jan 2, 2021
    It is obvious the government has made an utter shambles of the arrangements for the start of term, and the lack of a clear scientific rationale. We have convened an emergency meeting of @ASCL_UK Executive Committee today to discuss our position in light of this chaotic situation.
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    Geoff Barton
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    Apr 13, 2022
    The full @ASCL_UK statement in response to the appalling slur on teachers & nurses by @Mike_Fabricant: buff.ly/3Eb4vjX
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    Geoff Barton
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    Mar 15, 2019
    A headteacher: "In 24 years of education, I have not seen poverty like this. Children are coming to school hungry, dirty and without the basics to set them up for life. The gap between the haves & have-nots is rising and is stark." @BBCNews #ascl2019 buff.ly/2JeNYCS
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    Geoff Barton
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    Sep 3, 2023
    Erm. Sunday, 8:02 pm. About an issue known about for years ...
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    Department for Education
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    Sep 3, 2023
    All bodies responsible for school and college buildings must fill out our questionnaire on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete if not already completed 👇 dfe-capital2.microsoftcrmportals.com Settings with suspected RAAC will be brought forward for surveying. 1/2
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