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@simonasquith.bsky.social

University lecturer and researcher in Educational Leadership. Eden Valley, Cumbria and University of Birmingham, UK. Hills, old boats and good dog walks.

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"We will encourage school trusts to report on how they have supported stronger outcomes in their community role through annual public benefit reporting." "Encourage"? Why not "require"?

23.02.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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But…former Tories should?

26.01.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1199    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 13

More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...

26.01.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1616    πŸ” 496    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 47
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Escalating violence in Jonglei has forced families to flee their homes.

I’ve allocated $10M from UNCERF to support people displaced by conflict in South Sudan.

This funding will deliver life-saving health, protection, water and food to those most in need. #87MillionLives

26.01.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two-thirds of universities report AI use among doctoral students Quarter ofΒ institutions admit they don’t know if PhD candidates areΒ working withΒ AI, while only a small proportion say they are coming up with guidelines on its use

More than two-thirds of European universities say their PhD students are using artificial intelligence in their research, according to a major survey, which also found that doctoral education leaders see β€œmore opportunity than challenges” in the rise of AI tools
https://ow.ly/opvj50XXcLn

15.01.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Circuit from Torver yesterday. brown & Buck Pikes, Dow Crag and the Old Man. Back down Boo Tarn route.

11.01.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're thrilled to announce that nominations for the 2026 Doctoral Thesis Award are now open!

More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/5de6z8de Please read the criteria carefully before submitting your nomination.

11.12.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying the work of the Univ of Manchester team on critical leadership at #belmasoffice.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social annual conference in Brighton, UK.

04.07.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The BELMAS Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 5th July during the 2025 BELMAS Conference in Brighton.

Members will have the chance to submit questions in advance for the Trustee Board to address during the meeting. Find out more and submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/y2eecvew

24.06.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you’re joining us at the BELMAS Conference in Brighton this July, we invite you to come along to our sessions from the BELMAS RIGS. Please note that a handful of the RIG sessions will also be held online for those not attending the conference.

Get all the details: tinyurl.com/yc5y5fkr

20.06.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this would be so sad... please sign the petition!

29.04.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: β€œWe’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

13.04.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10653    πŸ” 4070    πŸ’¬ 203    πŸ“Œ 168
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Bluesky – we’re so happy to be here!

19.03.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark Carney to be next Canada PM after winning Liberal leadership race Former central banker will be only second prime minister in Canadian history without a seat in parliament

Mark Carney wins Liberal leadership by landslide - 86% of the vote in 4 way contest - so will be Canada's PM and lead the party into a general election which has gone from certain defeat to a competitive election
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

09.03.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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The only person that can stop Trump, is his own incompetence? As we come to the end of yet another week of chaos, it’s becoming more and more evident that the wheels are coming off the Trump express train.

Truth Matters on Trump... open.substack.com/pub/politics...

07.03.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My God, @vicderbyshire.bsky.social is amazing at how she poker faces Trump's acolytes. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

04.03.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done the Marsh Family!

01.03.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done the Marsh family!

01.03.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rogue state!

28.02.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So I and many others now have a long night of listening to podcasts!!
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @newsagents.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @scaramucci.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social

28.02.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s latest outrage against the media is right out of Putin’s playbook Trump is punishing media that do not do his bidding - and killing America’s free press

The "reporter" asking why Zelensky never wears a suit is a propagandist by the name of Brian Glenn with "Real America's Voice TV", one of the propaganda outlets now front-and-centre in the White House press shop. More on Brian here: inews.co.uk/news/world/t...

28.02.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 753    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 19

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

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'Doing Putin's Dirty Work': Trump Slammed After Clash With Zelenskyy In Oval Office "What an utter embarrassment for America. This whole sad scene," one Democratic senator lamented.

"What an utter embarrassment for America. This whole sad scene”

www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

28.02.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 857    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
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Starmer’s cut to aid budget a β€˜strategic mistake’, says former army head Exclusive: Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns β€˜shortsighted’ move will ultimately add to burden on Britain’s armed forces

EXCL: Keir Starmer’s decision to cut foreign aid budget to pay for increased defence is a β€œstrategic mistake” that will add to burden on Britain’s armed forces, former army chief tells ⁦β€ͺ@alethaadu

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

27.02.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 3
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"Understanding risk probably represents my greatest area of learning as a CEO...This learning shifted my thinking from believing that risk is all about keeping us safe, to seeing it as something that allows us to know our organisations better so that we can do more. It can release our potential."

27.02.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New Domains of Educational Leadership, by Leora Cruddas.

New Domains of Educational Leadership, by Leora Cruddas.

How can we maximise our opportunities as trust leaders to improve educational outcomes for children? Find out more in the New Domains of Educational Leadership written by our Chief Executive @leoracruddas.bsky.social: https://t.co/zZW4M9DXjO.

@hachettelearning.bsky.social

25.02.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump is right. There is a β€œswamp”, but it’s the left that must drain it The left needs an agenda to reinvent the failing state.

Terrific article from Peter Hyman in the New Statesman makes ng sense of how we should respond to current cataclysms www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

26.02.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Charts show the effect of the EMA on qualifications and annual earnings. Title states: "The Education Maintenance Allowance did not improve attainment or earnings for disadvantaged students."

Charts show the effect of the EMA on qualifications and annual earnings. Title states: "The Education Maintenance Allowance did not improve attainment or earnings for disadvantaged students."

NEW: The Education Maintenance Allowance, a weekly cash transfer to disadvantaged students aged 16-19, did not improve their long-run outcomes.

The EMA only provided around 40p of benefits to students for every Β£1 spent.

THREAD on our new @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded report:

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26.02.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 11
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We are keen to learn from organisations and individuals with expertise around EdTech who are willing to share their knowledge and views by submitting evidence via this open call by no later than 10 March 2025.

Submit evidence here: docs.google.com/form...

#EdTech

26.02.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To rearm properly, Britain must borrow Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence is a good start – but it’s not enough

@paulmason.bsky.social on the 2.5% hike. Some good points, not least on the nuclear situation and the UK's land forces challenge. @theneweuropean.bsky.social

25.02.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0