Two days ago I tweeted, 'Imagine being a parent of two, or more, children, trying to get them to complete all the work being set by their school, whilst also having to complete the work demanded by your headteacher/employer. then feeling guilt about what doesn't get done. Just stop doing this.' The response to the tweet has been overwhelming, currently sitting at 600 likes, 50 retweets and almost 50 messages in reply. The stimulus for the tweet was hearing from yet another teacher who was almost distraught by the guilt and stress she was feeling, as she struggled with the demands of providing an education for three young children and the increasing demands from her school for online activities and report writing, combined with her teaching responsibility at a local 'hub' school. She was being pulled by family responsibilities, school and local authority demands and the responsibility she felt to take her place in the 'hub' school. The dynamics of deal
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