A few myths to dispel:
1. Teachers are not paid for the holidays.
You read that right, teachers are not paid for the holidays. They could be classed as TOIL for the unpaid overtime they routinely do, but actually they are just not paid (despite many working, prepping etc.). 2. Teachers are not striking because they are greedy. They are striking because they are not paid commensurate with the responsibilities of the work they do and moreover because they schools they work in cannot afford to fund the Government's suggested pay offer.

I have to apologise for being so quiet this past couple of weeks! So many of you lovely people have contacted me to ask me if I am ok - I am.

I want to summarise a few of my views on what I think I may have missed, and heard snippets of ... Twitter is a wonderful community - provided everyone behaves in a professional way. That doesn’t mean anything more complex than simply not sending inappropriate messages/ posts to anyone and if (accidentally?) you do, and they point it out, apologise and stop. Stop. Reflect.

The Case of Broken Dreams - when conducting ‘Operation Spring Clean’ my sister came across this case in her loft. It is full of baby clothes that I gave to her when she was expecting her twins and I knew I would have no more children... I am close to my family. I would do anything for them. And have. I left my job in Kenya overnight and cared for my sister for months when she was at death’s door, I gave her a bone marrow transplant and a few years later, eggs so she could have a family...