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Sad Panda posted:I'm a secondary computing teacher so not a primary expert but the general answer is because there's a mountain of everything else to do. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/ looks at it. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum is the official documents about what the national curriculum covers. KS1+2 are primary. In my experience being a lead in a subject is a promotion so "oh you've taught this for a couple of years and our old one left". They're by no means an expert. A lot of teachers aren't even experts in teaching (because let's face it, 3 years is not enough time at all. Nobody is an expert on their undergrad subject), let alone their subject.
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Jun 3, 2021 15:47
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For what it's worth Israel has just over 60% of the population vaccinated and are basically back to normal (everything is open, no mask mandate or social distancing) with single digit new cases per day for a population of about 9m. Granted they still have self isolation for incoming travellers without proof of vaccination. (as always please exclude gaza and the west bank for all statistics involving israel) Miftan fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Jun 3, 2021 |
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Jun 3, 2021 21:55
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Borrovan posted:Over a year since I had Covid, it was barely a nuisance but I still get out of breath walking to the shop despite exercising ~10 hours a week, no idea what the vaccine does about that but I've got a babby on the way who might want to be a footballer or something in the future & I'm very likely to be doing in-person teaching next year & it is a worry If it makes you feel any better your babby is almost definitely not going to be a footballer.
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Jun 3, 2021 23:18
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Borrovan posted:Her uncle was a professional & is a great teacher, & her granddad wasn't far off I mean just statistically. It'd very impressive if your kid beat you before you turned 10 though. Didn't realise you could teach law when you're that young either.
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Jun 3, 2021 23:35
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Jedit posted:They said "any other leader would be 20 points ahead". I don't recall them specifying which party that leader would lead. Finally, Willie Rennie's time to shine!
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Jun 4, 2021 13:56
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keep punching joe posted:There are areas of Glasgow that you'd be afraid to go, but it's not because of the Muslims. Is it the crunch boxes?
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Jun 6, 2021 12:42
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Grey Hunter posted:A global tax rate, even if it is a paltry 15%, is a giant leap towards fixing the broken taxation system. I quite liked the suggestion from this thread a while back that once you have a billion dollars you get a certificate that says 'Congratulations you won at capitalism' and everything else you ever make it taxed at 100%. (along with a robust social security net for those who somehow gamble away a billion dollars)
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Jun 7, 2021 09:03
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mfcrocker posted:On that topic, the E&W Greens can continue to gently caress themselves https://twitter.com/GreenLee_Anne/status/1401892793342103556?s=09 What'd he do? I've actually had to have contact with him in the past and google doesn't bring up much.
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Jun 7, 2021 18:57
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Borrovan posted:Here's a Twitter thread of his that I found linked in this article, here's an even worse (e: possibly, imo, actions/words & all) one. Cheers. It doesn't surprise me that he's a poo poo given what I know of his academic opinions but man, what a poo poo.
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Jun 7, 2021 20:41
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Borrovan posted:*checks Big Book of Socialism* yeah np there's a protocol for this: If hating chocolate oranges is reactionary and counterrevolutionary then you can call me the CIA  Also big lol at those police swarming the dude who slapped Macron. That was the daintiest slap I've ever seen and he's gonna go to jail for 'extremely aggrevated assault and attempted murder' or some poo poo.
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Jun 8, 2021 14:37
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Sanford posted:Older gentleman in the shop earlier in his pyjama trousers, now standing on the field in the full sun for over an hour. Gratefully accepted a drink of water but says he's "just looking at all this" (nothing) and "waiting for his son, till tomorrow" when questioned. When I came back with his water he obviously had no idea we'd spoken just minutes before. Seems quite happy but clearly needs some assistance. Can anyone advise who I might call? See if you can ask him how to contact his family/friends or where he lives?
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Jun 8, 2021 14:38
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Sanford posted:Can't get much out of him other than he's waiting for his son. Took him a chair and another drink and I'm on hold to 101, just would prefer not "the police." Maybe offer to ring his son for him to see where he is? Yeah, I don't know of any orgs and I'd definitely try to avoid the police as well.
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Jun 8, 2021 14:48
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Borrovan posted:Chocolate oranges fine, whatever, but Jaffa Cakes Jaffa Cakes taste like poo poo not only because chocolate and orange is an awful flavour but their biscuit part is crap too. Sanford posted:Brilliantly you can see the car park for the chemists from the field and we saw a paramedic car pull in so she's talking to him now, which was a stroke of luck. Thanks for your help and reaffirming my "not the police" instinct. I mean realistically even if you don't hate cops what can they do that you can't in that situation? Plus it's just a good instinct to have.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:14
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Red Oktober posted:Ordered this for my brother's girlfriend's birthday. Looking forward to trying this weekend. I'd try it. Flavoured alcohol doesn't suffer from the texture and the taste is generally different enough that it's not always guaranteed to be awful. Also that is quite possibly the most Hipster-London thing I've ever seen. I bet they sell it near twisto's house.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:21
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goddamnedtwisto posted:In a better world* they'd be able to make an initial assessment and make sure he was got to a proper place of safety, whether that's an appropriate elder care or mental health facility, or just to his kids or something. You really need 4 separate things here though: 1) emergency medical/mental health assistance (someone threatening to jump off a bridge) 2) non-emergency medical/mental health assistance (Sanford's case) 3) emergency criminal situation (you see an ongoing assault of some type) 4) non-emergency criminal situation (your house was burgled and is now empty) and I think expecting 1 person to be able to fill all 4 just means you'll get someone who is MAYBE good at one thing but more likely just poo poo at all 4.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:33
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goddamnedtwisto posted:No, I mean when you dial 999 they should be able to send out someone properly trained no matter what - for example it shouldn't have been on Sandford to decide whether the old man needed an ambulance, police, or some theoretical blue-light social/mental health service. Yeah having 1 place you call and THEY make the decisions as to who to send is definitely overdue, but I don't think the police should be doing that unless they start hiring people (like PCSOs) and training them specifically to do that. It shouldn't be the same people who run around trying to stop/investigate crimes because it's a completely different skill set. You can even make this argument to right wing people pretty well - "Police are always underfunded why are they doing things that should be handled by the NHS or PCSOs only?" Legalising weed and a seperate first response structure for mental health and non-emergencies would alleviate more of the police budget than any budget increase a government will ever commit to.
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Jun 8, 2021 16:02
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Jun 8, 2021 19:54
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OwlFancier posted:What could a student and a teacher possibly have to talk about other than the subject matter? I went drinking with one of my lecturers once and our TAs came out with us a bunch of times, but it helps that I did philosophy and that's perfect getting drunk talk.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:21
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The other great thing about drinking with philosophy phds is that they all warn you to never do a phd so I got out of academia early :vv: "I've literally never met a happy philosophy phd student and all my friends are philosophy phd students" was a sentence I heard more than once from different people.
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Jun 9, 2021 18:48
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I think Starmer's biggest issue (other than being a massive dork that nobody likes) is that hasn't realised that politics has polarised in the last 5-10 years. In every single statement he's trying to appease both sides ("I wouldn't have taken part in the vote to take down the picutre of the queen but it's their common room and legally they can do that") without realising that both sides are just going to assume the worst instead of hearing that he's partially on their side. In the queen picture issue, the right wing only hear "They're allowed to do that" and everyone else hears "I would definitely keep the picture up in fact I have 3 in my living room". So everyone hates him and he looks like a wet egg clutching a pint on TV.
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Jun 14, 2021 13:09
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Borrovan posted:I don't think it's even a recent polarisation thing, trying to hedge like that has always been stupid. If one group supports thingummiebobbing and another group opposes it, saying "I neither support nor oppose thingummiebobbing" is just simultaneously disagreeing with both groups. I'm not sure that's true. I think a centre ground can sort of exist when you've got militant communists on one side and authoritarian fascists on the other. Granted, that centre ground is soc-dems at best but more likely neoliberals, but it can exist. In any case, that's all academic since the current situation is between fascists like Farage and neoliberals who lean right wing. But yeah, you can't say 'I don't approve of either sides of this argument really' and expect people to adore you. If you don't have strong convictions then people notice.
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Jun 14, 2021 13:56
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How often do I need to get my boiler serviced in this weird country?
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Jun 18, 2021 08:21
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Failed Imagineer posted:What percentage of people get their boiler serviced yearly? I'm assuming it's about zero This was my assumption as well. I've definitely lived in rented flats where nobody has come by to service the boiler in 4+ years, but I didn't grow up with boilers and so I know absolutely nothing about them and how safe/prone to breaking they are. Is getting it done expensive or are people just lazy?
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Jun 18, 2021 08:30
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Marmaduke! posted:In my case our warranty is tied in to having a serviced boiler, so for at least 7 years since we got our new boiler (in 2017, predictably soon after moving in) we'll be continuing to pay the £40 annual service charge. Meant that a bunch of minor repairs this year were all free that otherwise might've cost hundreds. We moved in here exactly one year after the boiler was installed and hasn't been serviced so that's out the window, unfortunately.
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Jun 18, 2021 08:35
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Comrade Fakename posted:This is internal democracy. The real issue is that the Unite GS election is FPTP because of course it is. FPTP regularly destroys democratic engagement. If it has a decent voting system then you could have all 3 left candidates and actually have internal democracy instead of people having to step down. Frankly, anybody that gets elected (especially in elections like this where it's not 600+ seats at once) and doesn't immediately change the system away from FPTP is not for internal democracy. These sorts of internal 'nobody was running against them' or people dropping out is how the people at the top fix elections.
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Jun 18, 2021 13:16
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Getting my head kicked in by my family. Given that 'wishing a bad thing into existence' isn't a thing that is possible, I'd say you're right. It's the opposite side of the coin from The Secret and related nonsense about willing yourself into success (ie bootstraps)
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Jun 18, 2021 13:53
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Failed Imagineer posted:*Faint strains of Fat Les grow louder in the distance* That's a pretty disrespectful way to refer to Brenda.
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Jun 18, 2021 21:08
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OwlFancier posted:I mean he is a professional politician, that's not very surprising For a given definition of "professional"
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Jun 19, 2021 12:50
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Jun 19, 2021 21:09
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Jedit posted:I don't think you can be an effective Speaker without being something of a bully. The job is literally to tell the people who run the country (or think they do) to shut up. The accusations were about bullying his staff (secretary, etc.), not other tories or Powerful Heads of State.
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Jun 21, 2021 09:16
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Well good news, bricks made of London Clay range from terracotta red (for the weathered clays at the rivers edge) to dark brown (for the unweathered clay under most of the city). The yellow London Stock Brick is actually made with clay from Cambridgeshire. This is the kind of content I come here for.
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Jun 22, 2021 15:01
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goddamnedtwisto posted:poo poo, are post histories part of our medical records now? Submit it when the doctor asks for your stool sample.
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Jun 22, 2021 16:40
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Paperhouse posted:funny what does and doesn't pass the ick test depending on your sensibilities. I've met people here (Vietnam) who are absolutely fine with tripe and other innards and stuff like that, but a bit of mild cheddar doesn't pass their ick test because cheese is weird moldy milk They're not wrong though.
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Jun 22, 2021 18:49
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Guavanaut posted:Some of the younger members of the Pakistani diaspora have adopted akhi as a thing, as a close soundalike of the Arabic (and wider Islamic) word for 'my brother/friend' and also far less offensive than the alternative with a hard leading P, but it was the British tabloids that ruined the original word there. Akhi is the hebrew word for 'my brother' and Israelis use it the same way that a characters from a late 90s movie about surfing in southern California would use 'dude'. 
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Jun 24, 2021 08:51
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learnincurve posted:I imagined suckers on the ends of his fingers. Just tiny Gove heads trying to kiss you on the ends of his fingers
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Jun 25, 2021 22:15
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Centrists hate being
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Jun 27, 2021 15:42
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stev posted:Black pudding is nice. 
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Jun 29, 2021 19:39
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TACD posted:You don’t like chocolate oranges or black pudding? I’m starting to think that you’re disliking good food as a bit Probably one of those things where if you weren't raised with it, it doesn't appeal to you. Imagine someone describing Haggis or Black Pudding to you if you didn't grow up with them? Chocolate + orange is just a bad combo and jaffa cakes are also bad.
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Jun 30, 2021 08:28
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Bobby Deluxe posted:I got some lovely expensive headphones for my 40th and have been listening to a lot of music daily, but I am reluctant to say I like any music because as soon as you say you like anything, a whole cadre of people slide out from under rocks to tell you why you're wrong to like it, and why you should be listening to guatemalan steel pipe funk on wax cylinders. Agreed, and that's why I'll never admit to liking Ska.
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escapegoat posted:Advice time goons. Definitely contact your union. My gut (IANAL or Union Rep) feeling from looking at stuff like this is that that meeting might be invalid if they didn't send an invite to your actual union rep (sometimes councils have a stock list of unions, but they are obligated to contact the employee's one iirc). This would mean they'd have to re-do it which should maybe give you a bit of extra time if nothing else? Anyway, I might be talking out of my rear end, but contact your union ASAP - they'll know what to do.
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