"The question should be 'Is it long enough?'" The school term should be extended, Ofsted's Chief Inspector tells Tom Swarbrick.

@TomSwarbrick1 Rubbish. I taught tough pupils for 35 years. The pupils need a time out… This is me viewing life from a different perspective…

@TomSwarbrick1 Teachers and students are shattered at the end of the term, and as the end of term approaches children start to become restless and unruly… that’s why terms are short. Go to the high performing private sector and you’ll find terms are even shorter.

@TomSwarbrick1 The man is ludicrous. Yes, vulnerable children need looking after, but there are meant to be social, community and health services as well as school. Schools can’t do it all! And has nobody told him there’s a recruitment and retention crisis? JFC

@TomSwarbrick1 Translation: "We need more time to brainwash."

@TomSwarbrick1 The issue he used to try and make a point has nothing to do with school. It's a parenting issue.

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@TomSwarbrick1 It's already too long

@TomSwarbrick1 My word, you do have some idiots on your show. If he were any god at teaching, he wouldn't be a penpusher!

@TomSwarbrick1 How to ensure there is a mass exoduses of teachers. Extend the school year.

@TomSwarbrick1 Spoken like a man who has not been in classrooms for a very long time.

@TomSwarbrick1 They won’t resonate with it; it will resonate with them.