Tania Harding

We used to love these. My Dad would always be a pudding promoter and treacle or chocolate would always be waiting in the cupboard … with extra custard of course!

Thanks for sparking the memories. Had no idea they had been discontinued either!

Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph nodes.

New study suggests that metastatic cancer cells may evade the immune system by stealing mitochondria from immune cells and setting up a ‘shield’ that protects them from being killed by immune cells. Wiley little bastards.

#Science 🧪

Those pretzels are my Christmas win 🎄

Then you top it with next level pretzel pairing 😊

Looks fab - to which year group pls, out of interest?

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A memory that creates a smile - so many to treasure.

To Dawn, missed every day x

Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

The value of public R&D

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...

DIY SOS - so touching, what a lovely family 💛

It’s always a team effort - well done all!

#DIYSOS #humanspirit

What was really helpful was that teachers/pupils helped make them feel welcomed back. They had notes and input so they could access learning easily and felt like they could still make it.
And make it they did…!
Attendance is definitely a protective factor. It’s caring why they are not there though.

Children/young people sometimes are ill, sometimes too ill to attend and I think it’s okay to say out loud that this is part of life. To Emma who had recurrent tonsillitis and Sally who had glandular fever who really wanted to be at school, they couldn’t help it. Can we be careful not to alienate?

“This is not an argument against people having needs; it’s an argument against the idea that the categories we use will help us to understand what those needs are.”

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Curriculum - BIG to discuss.
- Great pedagogy
- High expectations accompanied by chunking and really good scaffolding
Great use of AfL.
Can think of spc examples where children have succeeded in high challenge content due to approach.
Planning still pivotal IMO.
Hope lots join in - I’ll follow.
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I think schools (many) with great culture and ethos frequently ask that q.
Belonging is so big - and also can happen when people help you adhere to boundaries, develop self regulation, become independent.
Really strong relational practice.

Not going to do this justice in short space!
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Scouting on this too.
Don’t think so re behaviour policy but do think curriculum is an opportunity.

Interested to see views….

2️⃣ The Goldilocks Effect: audio is “too cold,” video “too hot,” but reading aloud is “just right.”

3️⃣ Children read to regularly show stronger attention, persistence, and later academic success.

The Enchanted Hour: The miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction – Meghan Cox Gurdon

1️⃣ Reading aloud strengthens neural pathways and integrates vision, language, and imagination

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How the system forgot about white working-class girls While the underachievement of white working-class boys has attracted political attention, the struggles of disadvantaged white girls continue to be overlooked. School leaders tell Tes why this needs to change

What about white working-class girls? The attainment of disadvantaged white girls isn’t much better than for the boys, yet the struggles they are facing are being overlooked, school leaders warn

This is brilliant…
Really hope we see shift in this area in the next year.

The wonder of the school run 💕 The anticipation, the three minute conversation that can change the day…

#lucky #treasuretherarities

The sound of the sea 💕

GCSE results 2025: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab Our round-up of everything you need to know about this year's GCSE results.

Our analysis of GCSE results day 2025 is now out.

🔸 Grades are up very slightly from last year
🔸 The gender gap in grading is closing
🔸 Entries to triple science are down and double up
🔸 Re-take entries are up, but grades remain low

vist.ly/445pr

Child with measles dies in Alder Hey as officials fear outbreak The child, who has not been formally identified, is only the second to have died due to measles in the UK in the past decade

In Liverpool only 73% have had both MMR doses, one of the lowest in the country.

In 2016, the UK was declared measles free. Now, Alder Hey has treated 17 children with measles in just the last month!

The number of deaths is going to continue to increase.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Nail clippers :)

This is so touching and a wonderful way to remember Dawn.

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Government revives family services, supporting 500,000 more kids Up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families, such as parenting and early development.

Brilliant to see DfE announcing 1000 Best Start Family Hubs today. We've called for new Family Hubs for years, to reverse over a decade of cuts to family support services.

Evidence shows they benefit long-term child development, particularly for disadvantaged children.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Social media time limits for children considered by government The BBC understands proposals include a two-hour cap on apps and a 22:00 curfew.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I hear you ❤️
Was just talking about Dawn yesterday - missed so much x

Please can you repost the link - it doesn’t seem to work for me?

The SEND crisis Why children are getting worse care, more slowly, at greater cost

Wales doesn’t have EHCPs and the analysis her by David Thomas is really interesting.

open.substack.com/pub/thingsda...

King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence Family Day Join us at King’s College London for a free, family-friendly exploration of AI.

Updating the PROGRAM A POSTCARD! page (cs4fn.blog/postcard/) for an activity the @cs4fn.bsky.social team is doing next Saturday, at the King's Festival of AI: Family Day www.kcl.ac.uk/events/kings..., part of the bigger festival www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie....
Part chatbot, part fridge poetry :)