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David@Nautilus
@DavidNautilus1
Former TA · Headteacher · LA SIP · Now creating clever @NautilusEdu edtech stuff with lots of other busy school leaders.
Yorkshire and The Humber
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    May 30, 2023
    EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT A collection of Headteacher short stories TA to two headships, and journey from special measures to 'good'. 'A virtuous cycle of improving reputation and outcomes' - Schools Week A 30 year retrospective. …erythingisgoingtobealright.webflow.io
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    Oct 8, 2022
    Are you this old?
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    Sep 8, 2023
    Boy walks into reception late for school. Receptionist says ‘late again!’ Enters building. Passing member of staff says ‘are you late again?’ On his way to class, someone else asks him for a minute. ‘Are you ok?’ They say. Boy confides that he has no bed. 4 children in a 2
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    Nov 27, 2020
    Having spoken to a lot of people in and out of the classroom over recent weeks, I’ve come to this conclusion. Unless you work in a school right now, you have no idea how tough things are.
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    Sep 6, 2023
    My son is going to Uni. Do I still need to make him pose for a photo on the doorstep on his first day?
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    Feb 29, 2024
    Family A goes on holiday in term time to Spain. This family has 3 holidays per year. Both parents are together, with decent earnings, off-setting the cost of the fine. Both are able to pay within the time period. Family A can afford holidays outside of term time. Family B goes
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    Sep 19, 2023
    And so I do a home visit. It’s not easy because things haven’t been going too well. The door opens. 4th floor. I’m welcomed in. He’s very excited. Two worlds colliding, home and school. He grabs my hand and tells me he wants me to see his room. I play the game and we step
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    Mar 2, 2021
    The teaching profession has done a remarkable job with this remote learning. To create a whole new approach to schooling children, without preparation or training, within a pandemic and with the pressure and scrutiny of a nation. Let's just acknowledge that for a moment...🤔
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    David@Nautilus
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    Jan 20, 2023
    Being a teacher is like having 30 phones ringing, all at the same time. Unless you've done it, you'll never really understand how difficult it can be.
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    Feb 25, 2021
    A bit of perspective on ‘catch up’. In Iceland, knitting is part of the curriculum. In Chile, children have 3 months break. In Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Sweden - children start school at 7. Do we put too much pressure on our children?🤔
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    Nov 3, 2023
    New year 3 boy arrives at school. Close to exclusion at his previous place. Mum deciding to jump before pushed. On the first day I get a knock on my office door requesting help. I enter into a game of cat and mouse with our young man, who is removing clothes and armed with a
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    Mar 1, 2023
    When I was a kid the teachers went on strike. I don’t remember much about those occasions. But I do remember the time that they gave up for school football matches on a Saturday, moonlit rambles on residential, France trips to speak the lingo, evening shows and swimming galas🙏
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    Sep 29, 2023
    I'm teaching year 3, World War 2. A carefully planned lesson, with a map of occupied Europe on the whiteboard behind me. As we talk about the invasion, we unpick what Hitler was doing. I talk to them about his evil vision for the world. And then I'm interrupted. One little
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    Apr 21, 2023
    So let’s say that you applied for a job at my school. And when you came for your interview, you learned that we didn’t have any electronic whiteboards. Every class had a big dry wipe and every teacher was an expert at using it. Would you accept a job offer?
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