Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @NAHTnews
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
1,306
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
Multiple education unions, including @NAHTnews, @NEUnion, and @ASCL_UK, have called for a pause on all inspections by OFSTED and a review of their impact on staff wellbeing following the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry, whose school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate. The unions are also in talks with the government over teacher pay, conditions, and workload reduction. School leaders are calling for a deeper systemic change to the inspection system to prevent future tragedies. The current inspection framework is believed to be applied inconsistently.
Topic Modeling
- Educational unions calling for a pause on Ofsted inspections
- Impact of inspections on school staff wellbeing
- Teacher pay, conditions, and workload reduction talks between unions and government
- Safety and accountability concerns related to Ofsted inspections
- Review and reform of the current inspection system
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions regarding the death of headteacher Ruth Perry and calls for a pause on Ofsted inspections. Some express anger and frustration towards the current inspection system and its impact on staff wellbeing, while others offer condolences to Perry's family and support for a review of the system. There is also hope expressed for the ongoing intensive talks between education trade unions and the government regarding teacher pay, conditions, and workload reduction. Overall, there is a sense of concern for the wellbeing of educators and a call for systemic change in the education system.
Trend Analysis
- Call for pause on Ofsted inspections following death of headteacher Ruth Perry
- Impact of inspections on staff wellbeing
- Intensive talks between government and teaching unions on pay, conditions, and workload reduction
- Concerns about inconsistency in application of Ofsted framework
- Need for independent inquiry and improvement recommendations for current inspection model
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
287
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Number of Original tweets
111
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,306
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
777
Percentage of total tweets
59%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
218
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
168
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 599 |
| Twitter for Android | 429 |
| Twitter Web App | 187 |
| Twitter for iPad | 73 |
| Sprout Social | 6 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| educationgovuk | Department for Education | Official Twitter account for the Department for Education, covering education, children’s services, HE & FE, apprenticeships, skills in England. | 469,347 |
| tes | Tes | Award-winning journalism for schools, including news, analysis, research reviews and teaching and learning guides. | 362,162 |
| SchoolsWeek | Schools Week | Latest news on primary and secondary schools and education policy in England. Exclusive interviews, news and experts - for readers who like to be in the know. | 110,683 |
| PaulGarvey4 | Sir Talk for Teaching | Education. I’ll always try to help. Ofsted prep & I write/QA SEFs for schools. Talk for Teaching is my baby! #everychildmatters #teacher5oclockclub! 👍😃 | 103,678 |
| secretHT1 | Secret Headteacher | Primary HT. Speak honestly about life as a HT and teaching in general. DMs always open for advice or questions. Blogging about life as an HT, warts and all. | 71,805 |
| ICT_MrP | Mr P | Primary teacher/ADE/author leading training/inset on using tech to raise standards. Work smarter not harder! | 59,090 |
| smithsmm | Simon Smith | Principal, Learner, Teacher, mad about children's books, Views are my own. #PrimaryPicBookClub.Proud to be part of the @enquiretrust. Raring to go! | 53,414 |
| Headteacherchat | HeadteacherChat 🙋🏻♂️ 👂 | 👋The Network for School Leaders. Hosted by Lucy & Jonathan Coy 📆Planners 📖 Edu Network 👨🏫 CoachingPlus School Leaders Conference DM to collab. | 43,758 |
| ADHDFoundation | ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity | The Neurodiversity Charity. Lifespan clinical, psychological & education services. Training for professionals across UK. Promoting neurodiversity & inclusion. | 41,563 |
| Strickomaster | Sam Strickland | Principal/CEO, martial artist, historian, ResearchED Northampton, The Behaviour Manual, Education Exposed 1 & 2, Behaviour Hub lead. | 40,243 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| PaulGarvey4 | Sir Talk for Teaching | Education. I’ll always try to help. Ofsted prep & I write/QA SEFs for schools. Talk for Teaching is my baby! #everychildmatters #teacher5oclockclub! 👍😃 | 86,228 |
| Strickomaster | Sam Strickland | Principal/CEO, martial artist, historian, ResearchED Northampton, The Behaviour Manual, Education Exposed 1 & 2, Behaviour Hub lead. | 29,924 |
| eyejosh | Joshua Silver | Physicist and Vision Scientist. Invented and clinically tried the self-refraction approach to correct refractive error. Now developing an optical virus detector | 22,121 |
| RaeSnape | Sixteen Years A Head 🤩🌿📚🦩🌟 (she/her) | HT & Author #HeadteachersHandbook🦩 Honorary Fellow @UniofSuffolk 💛 Judge @SmileyCFA 😎 #FuturePositive @MyCambs 🧡@CambridgeCitiz4 🌏 Views Own 🙄 | 20,785 |
| FENews | FE News - The Future of Education News Channel | Thought Leadership, Good News, Events, Videos & Podcasts in #FEVoices #EdTech #Apprenticeships #Skills #FE #HE #FutureofWork & #Employability @FECareers | 20,726 |
| Headteacherchat | HeadteacherChat 🙋🏻♂️ 👂 | 👋The Network for School Leaders. Hosted by Lucy & Jonathan Coy 📆Planners 📖 Edu Network 👨🏫 CoachingPlus School Leaders Conference DM to collab. | 18,980 |
| DiverseEd2020 | Diverse Educators #DiverseEd | ⭐ Network born '18. ⭐ Website launched '20. ⭐ Book published '22. ⭐ Monthly newsletter. ⭐ DEI directory, blog, podcast & toolkits. ⭐Community in MN. #DiverseEd | 14,846 |
| AlisonKriel | Alison Kriel 💙 #ubuntu #AntiRacist | JEDI | Peaceful | Founder @abovebeyondedu | Leadership Advisor | Mentor | Public Speaker | Honorary Fellow | RSA | Former Executive Headteacher & CEO | 13,597 |
| OTeaching | Andy Griffith | Learning design and social value. Co-author of a few books. Training and keynote speaking enquires to andy@malit.org.uk | 12,645 |
| Amused_moosey | 🇺🇦💙4*💉🏴☠️ Not Working in Business | 🔶Full time carer. Ex-RAF. RF Engnr. Supports #RNLI. Loves Marmite, Hates Brexit. Bunny-hugger. #FBPE #MVM #GTTO #CPFC #Rejoin #FBPA #FBPPR #FBNHS #FBR #BLM | 12,406 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| PaulssonChris | Catholic, Pro-life, Brexiteer, fan of theologians: Scott Hahn, Brant Pitre, John Bergsma, Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI. Fan of Roy Schoeman and Mark Steyn | 76 |
| AlisonKriel | JEDI | Peaceful | Founder @abovebeyondedu | Leadership Advisor | Mentor | Public Speaker | Honorary Fellow | RSA | Former Executive Headteacher & CEO | 32 |
| HoldenJenefer | - | 20 |
| WeGoMadinCages | White Male Heterosexual Father Husband Antivaxxer Covidiot Putin apologist Far-right Conspiracy theorist Climate change denier Maga Trump Supporter Conservative | 17 |
| hazardscampaign | Hazards Campaign is network of health+safety groups, activists+ union safety reps. Fighting for workers lives+ health. Follow/retweets may not = agreement | 16 |
| paulgosling1968 | NAHT President, Headteacher, Educationist & fallible human. Interest in natural history, birds & cetaceans. Guitarist/bassist. Grew up in Canning Town. | 15 |
| RaeSnape | HT & Author #HeadteachersHandbook🦩 Honorary Fellow @UniofSuffolk 💛 Judge @SmileyCFA 😎 #FuturePositive @MyCambs 🧡@CambridgeCitiz4 🌏 Views Own 🙄 | 12 |
| the_veg_patch | Never underestimate your own ability! | 11 |
| adven_slearning | Dad to two inspirational children, husband to an intelligent and beautiful lady, headteacher of a great primary school and creator of adventurous learning. | 9 |
| imnotspartacus | Not Your Tribe 🤨 | 9 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1637864413855113219 | Three unions have now called for @Ofstednews to pause inspections following the death of Ruth Perry @NEUnion, @ASCL_UK and @NAHTnews say the watchdog should undertake an immediate review of the impact of inspections on staff wellbeing https://t.co/fm78JuaHf8 | 282 |
| 1637856403116130305 | Two education unions @NAHTnews @NEUnion calling for a pause by OFSTED on all inspections this week - following the death by suicide of Ruth Perry - an inspection led to the downgrading of the primary school she led from outstanding to inadequate | 264 |
| 1637871175828135936 | .@Ofstednews should pause its inspections due to the strength of feeling after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, say school leaders' unions @NEUnion, @NAHTnews and @ASCL_UK https://t.co/EjW140G76J | 110 |
| 1637564464915439616 | It’s my understanding that 10 headteachers have died by suicide in the wake of an Ofsted. Does anyone know if there’s a judicial review when that happens? Is there an Ofsted investigation? Any other body would be accountable @Paul @NAHTnews @NEU @rob_kelsall @johncosgrove405 https://t.co/0vaeY0X7qw | 87 |
| 1637871329280942106 | Schools have reached a "watershed moment". Headteachers and teaching union leaders @NAHTnews @NEUnion and @ASCL_UK leaders call for a pause to Ofsted inspections following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. https://t.co/T41NAHipaX | 67 |
| 1637784138064207873 | This amazing Head needs the support of all our sector @ASCL_UK @NEUnion @NAHTnews @NASUWT . Inspired by your actions. https://t.co/FHxGtj5qbR | 48 |
| 1636982326944059394 | I’m hoping the @NEUnion @NAHTnews and other teaching unions don’t ignore the impact of unfunded payrises both for teachers and support staff on school budgets in their talks with @GillianKeegan The proposed funding uprise in April in no way matches the costs to schools so far. | 38 |
| 1636797259881775110 | .@GillianKeegan @Ofstednews @educationgovuk @NAHTnews @ASCL_UK this must be the catalyst for change. Not “we were saddened” or “our thoughts are with”, but deep systemic change. https://t.co/0hToQvzVpj | 37 |
| 1636654482024005632 | BREAKING🚨 Teaching and school leaders' unions @NEUnion @NASUWT @NAHTnews @ASCL_UK have released a joint statement with the government, announcing they will now enter a" period of intensive talks" starting today Talks will focus on teacher pay, conditions and workload reduction | 35 |
| 1636687086404132864 | ASCL expresses its sympathies to Ruth Perry's family and friends, and we echo @NAHTnews call for a review of the inspection system. https://t.co/JYzllT78uu | 32 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1637856403116130305 | Two education unions @NAHTnews @NEUnion calling for a pause by OFSTED on all inspections this week - following the death by suicide of Ruth Perry - an inspection led to the downgrading of the primary school she led from outstanding to inadequate | 1345 |
| 1637864413855113219 | Three unions have now called for @Ofstednews to pause inspections following the death of Ruth Perry @NEUnion, @ASCL_UK and @NAHTnews say the watchdog should undertake an immediate review of the impact of inspections on staff wellbeing https://t.co/fm78JuaHf8 | 1018 |
| 1637871175828135936 | .@Ofstednews should pause its inspections due to the strength of feeling after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, say school leaders' unions @NEUnion, @NAHTnews and @ASCL_UK https://t.co/EjW140G76J | 479 |
| 1636787735120982016 | Hey @NAHTnews @NEUnion @NASUWT @ASCL_UK Just so you know, any offer must come with new funding. Without new funds, please do not bother bringing the offer to us as it will be rejected outright. | 305 |
| 1636982326944059394 | I’m hoping the @NEUnion @NAHTnews and other teaching unions don’t ignore the impact of unfunded payrises both for teachers and support staff on school budgets in their talks with @GillianKeegan The proposed funding uprise in April in no way matches the costs to schools so far. | 271 |
| 1637564464915439616 | It’s my understanding that 10 headteachers have died by suicide in the wake of an Ofsted. Does anyone know if there’s a judicial review when that happens? Is there an Ofsted investigation? Any other body would be accountable @Paul @NAHTnews @NEU @rob_kelsall @johncosgrove405 https://t.co/0vaeY0X7qw | 265 |
| 1637871329280942106 | Schools have reached a "watershed moment". Headteachers and teaching union leaders @NAHTnews @NEUnion and @ASCL_UK leaders call for a pause to Ofsted inspections following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. https://t.co/T41NAHipaX | 252 |
| 1637784138064207873 | This amazing Head needs the support of all our sector @ASCL_UK @NEUnion @NAHTnews @NASUWT . Inspired by your actions. https://t.co/FHxGtj5qbR | 218 |
| 1636654482024005632 | BREAKING🚨 Teaching and school leaders' unions @NEUnion @NASUWT @NAHTnews @ASCL_UK have released a joint statement with the government, announcing they will now enter a" period of intensive talks" starting today Talks will focus on teacher pay, conditions and workload reduction | 186 |
| 1637810119810469888 | @FloraSCooper From a legal perspective, you & governors are accountable for safety of your staff If you feel @Ofstednews has not put in safeguards, i.e. RA's, to protect mental health of you & staff, & the risk is real (shown by Ruth), then HASWA is on your side to refuse @NAHTnews @H_S_E | 172 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #ofsted | 24 |
| #ruthperry | 13 |
| #ofstedreform | 12 |
| #forruth | 12 |
| #abolishofsted | 9 |
| #saveourschools | 8 |
| #edutwitter | 7 |
| #teachers | 7 |
| #enoughisenough | 7 |
| #truthbetold | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @nahtnews | 1321 |
| @neunion | 567 |
| @ascl_uk | 349 |
| @nasuwt | 309 |
| @ofstednews | 265 |
| @educationgovuk | 129 |
| @nhs | 129 |
| @skynews | 118 |
| @bbcnews | 114 |
| @telegraph | 105 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
10
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👏 | 11 | clapping_hands |
| 💔 | 11 | broken_heart |
| 📢 | 10 | loudspeaker |
| 👇 | 8 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| ✅ | 7 | check_mark_button |
| ❤️ | 7 | red_heart |
| 👍 | 6 | thumbs_up |
| 😢 | 5 | crying_face |
| 💙 | 5 | blue_heart |
| 🤔 | 4 | thinking_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 58 |
| People & Body | 45 |
| Objects | 14 |
| Symbols | 9 |
| Travel & Places | 6 |
| Activities | 3 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |