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A picture of me (the artist) with a variety of cardboard models that I've shared online, a Chinese dragon, a fish, a dodo, a crown, a warriors helmet and a chimpanzee, all made from simple scrap materials.

In 2025, if you like an artists work online, share it.
I see AI generated art getting thousands of views, while hard-working creatives go unnoticed. Artists don't exist in a vacuum, creative people need the oxygen of support to find their audience. Find what you love, and shout about it. 👍❤️
#edusky

Today's mindful thought.

When did it become normal for airlines to not have checked baggage as the norm? Which clown decided that!
When I see a price for a longhaul flight, why is there no luggage allowance! 😠😡

I need to revolt!

BBC One - My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani, Series 1, Rudolph Walker Anita Rani meets actor Rudolph Walker, beloved as Patrick Trueman in EastEnders.

So good to see star actor Rudolph Walker sharing his story on BBC 🇹🇹

Discussinge his career and Trinbago traditions at Christmas. ❤️

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The current system breaks rather than builds. External forces make you feel at deficit..not good enough..broken.
Have to share #LLUGlobal 2024 clip.
Finding the Gold to rebuild us into a unique beauty & asset.

My Gold is my faith in God and the powerhouse of people surrounding me.
What's yours?

The inheritance tax issue continues to get traction 😏 with ample media coverage.

I'm surprised* other issues don't get the same attention.

*I'm not

You jest, but TfL must be in chaos.
There was already a leaf fall warning now and added complication!

Was going to post about snow in London as having enough to settle on cars is the measure.
Then I saw your photo. Realised I had low standards for November snow 😅

I went to the North East, then thought I would pop down to visit family who claim to live Newcastle.
They are at the other Newcastle! 😢
I almost shed tears.

No comment other than one is far more sociable 😅

This week's learning.....in England there are two Newcastles 🙄.

Lesson only took and extra 3hrs of driving 😢😅

And will be expected to increase further in the coming years.
Demand far outstrips supply and parental demand is increasing.

University of Wolverhampton: WomenEd Book Launch - Disruptive Women We are delighted to welcome colleagues to join us at the WomenEd Disruptive Women Book Launch, celebrating this new publication.

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Dr. Lizana Oberholzer, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, is delighted to invite you to engage with the WomenEd Book launch on the 25th September 2024! Click the link to book a place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/university...
We look forward to seeing you there!

Black History Month is coming up with the theme ‘Reclaiming Our Narratives.’ In education, let’s ask: Whose stories are centred? Whose are missing? It’s time to move beyond performative acts and make Black British History truly part of British History—beyond single stories and beyond struggle.

I'm speaking at ISPN South, join me Register now

I'm speaking at the ISPN South conference on the implications for VAT on affordability of the independent sector.
Check the full programme and hope you will join me there.

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More evidence in this article of how employers in some sectors discriminate against first generation/first in family graduates. The belief that they have fewer connections, won’t fit in with corporate culture, haven’t experienced the ‘right’ extra curricular activities 1/

Yamina Bibi's Book Launch Join us to celebrate the publication of 'Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching'.

I’m having a book launch to celebrate ‘Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching’.
Sat 19 October 11-1pm at Sarah Bonnell School, London.
Would love for you to join us www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yamina-bib...

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@womened.bsky.social

Science or......Hand of a Titan.

I think with Ofsted announcements, and the Church of England removing graded inspections, there are now big questions for the Catholic Education Service.

“Report card” details needed ASAP now that the ball is rolling…

#catholiced

We Are In Beta Who is it for? This is the place for us. The teachers. The leaders. The always-learning. It’s a place for us to meet and connect, to support and advise, to grow and improve - ourselves and others. Whe...

Good luck to everyone going back to school today.

Always a huge amount to process - it can help to connect with others in your role at other schools and swap ideas.

Pay us a visit.

www.weareinbeta.community

Ok. Good start.
Look forward to the detail of how this works across schools that are reinspected in this year.

DfE scraps Ofsted single-word school inspection grades Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement

Breaking NEWS

www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Where have all the Headteachers gone…? Being a Headteacher was what I wanted to do since I first stepped into the classroom in 1996. I turned 50 last week. Properly old! I've also been asked by the lovely people at Bloomsbury to write a bo...

NEW BLOG: Where have all the Headteachers gone? #Edusky #Schools #Headteacher @headteacherchat.bsky.social @teachertapp.bsky.social pls share. southgloshead.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/w...

A fab company culture checklist by the great Sean McPheat. It's useful for leaders going into the new academic year. Maybe SLT could use it to discuss what needs to be addressed? Do you tackle or ignore toxic behaviours? Do staff feel they are heard? Are leaders empathetic? #EduSky #Leadership

#WomenEd: Unlock the ITT pipeline to ensure race equity in schools People of colour are less likely to get an offer to train to be a teacher than white peers. We're coming together to tackle such inequity.

Delighted that @womened.bsky.social @bameednetwork.bsky.social NFER, Headteachers Roundtable, and Leeds Beckett University are collaborating on this critical topic. The statistics are appalling. Free tickets!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlock-the...

Please repost: (prompted by a post I saw yesterday)

what are the top five challenges facing ethnic minority teachers in the sector?

#EDUSky #UKEd #EdChat

Good morning Ladbroke Grove!
Notting Hill adult day ready to roll. 🇹🇹

People of BlueSky, it is Carnival time!
Grab a friend and get thee hence to Notting Hill for soca, steel pan and parade.
#CarnivalContract in full effect. 🇹🇹

As you walk into my school reception, you’re greeted with a selection of diverse books.

Hopefully makes children, and adults, feel they’re welcome here and safe to be who they are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms.

#inclusion #diversity #LGBTQ
#PrimaryEduSky #EduSky

Happy to share 4 pages of strategies to support multilingual learners in your classrooms—just in time for back to school!

#EduSky #EAL #CPD #multilingual