John Matthews

Schools cannot solve all our problems The limits of ‘put it in the curriculum’ politics

For political hacks like myself, 'put it in the curriculum' is the oldest and hattiest of old hat policy ideas.

Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?

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Deadwood still holds up

It needs to be shutdown asap

Right wing econs say that about any government intervention

My doctor gave me rubbish advice. Had I just googled them id likely be better off.

There's a bi-weekly club where they collaborate and practice the questions. When you get on tk the team challenge there's a lot more scope for getting stuck i believe

We do the senior maths challenge. All A level students (250ish) enter. Im not sure what we do about gaps in exams at 18.

Have you ever tried rucking? (Walking with weight) ive started this year and find it great exercise for both cardio and improving body strength

Can't wait to see the green policies discussed en masse like reforms were when they reahced this level.... sure its going to happen any moment now

Having recently had my own experience of the NHS for the first time in my life, I've found it completely useless tbh. Unless you're dying, they just don't seem interested despite the fact my illness is also going to give me lifelong problems. Ending up having to do it all privately anyway

Great piece. Have you read Enshittification? Gives you some inisght as to what the Silicon Vally types would like to do to schools.

A bunch of blowhards if you ask me

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

Are you working with your local maths hub. They have done alot

Ah I have that exact same feeling 😭

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4.8 is in that zone where its definitely not good and not bad enough to be in the so bad its good area

5p a day

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Wish you'd post here more often!

Thanks. Might see if I can work this into my stats class on surveys next week.

Wish I could watch these. They sound amazing :)

Hi Holly. I know this is kind of random but a while back I accidentally overbought Purina kitten food and have about 10kg surplus to requirements. (1 kitten can only eat so much!) If of any use to your cattery, I'm happy to forward it on. Just dm me an address.

cuts to ITT bursary seems reasonable if the uptick in recruitment is there. Just need to respond as quick if that starts to go back.

There's extensions for Chrome that convert YouTube to mp3

"Some home lenders wouldn't touch it"

It has the same result as if they had all eaten a pack of skittles downed with a large red bull.