They should be blocked point blank ! No quibbling @labouruk.bsky.social

The ragged trousered philanthropists 2024 Why are working-class votes going to Reform UK, an undemocratic ‘entrepreneurial political start-up’?

The ragged trousered philanthropists 2024 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the... - definitely worth a read 😊

Totally unacceptable imo !

This is an important ‘think piece’ for those contemplating the cultural problem we currently need to face in the UK. Whatever led a woman to write an article like this? It’s not just about her; it’s about the culture in which she, editors & readers believed this to be an acceptable approach to take

Jeffrey Epstein was a paedophile, and we all live in his world In a week of grim revelations, perhaps the darkest of all is that the attitudes the dead millionaire represented – misogyny, control, abuse of girls – are embedded in power structures throughout our c...

www.thenerve.news/p/carole-cad...

The mysterious tissues !

Left: Gillian Keegan having a melt down over Keir Starmer accepting free glasses and suits on #GMB this morning

Right: Gillian Keegan was silent over Boris Johnson's £840 a roll wallpaper, and she did not criticise him over party gate either

School nurseries lack staff and room for extra care - report The government has promised £400 million towards 'tens of thousands of places' in school-based nurseries

We *told* them all this when they introduced the policy! I'm not surprised at low take up if schools are only taking from 3 years old because it's the funding for 9 months to 2 years that is new and driving demand.

schoolsweek.co.uk/school-nurse...

Morning Mary ☺️

I'm working online this morning with colleagues in the north west to explore the subject of self-regulation in the classroom. I was just thinking how much zoom has changed my work with teachers (a lot less travelling!) and how it wasn't even a thing just a few years ago. #EduSky

The quality of media discourse has been abysmal. The language used by Mason for example has been ludicrous!

Lovely new pic Mary ☺️

Interesting they should say that! Wonder who has prompted that ? Presumably she will fund schools to pay for extra TA’s not forgetting the extra space that might be needed. Personally totally up to HT imo; they should be the decision maker. ( assuming serious reason & not wrong socks)

I genuinely don't understand why some MATs employ highly qualified teachers and then tell them exactly how and what they must teach, even down to the exact timing of lessons. I couldn't work under those conditions and I'm sure a lot of other people feel the same. #EduSky

Ofsted chief: Merging behaviour and attendance 'bothered' me Leaders take issue with the new joint judgment area, but Oliver says it's what consultation called for

I’ve got a better idea. Why not have a major section called ‘pastoral’ with these two factors as subheadings. ‘Relationships with families’ could be another one. Any suggestions for others #EduSky?

Hmmm ..the jury is out on this imo. AI is only as good as info put in & the algorithms. It feels like a bandwagon leap imo which begs the question? Which AI bods have links to to certain MAT’s/MP’s & vice versa ? I like tech & was a very early adopter of Apple but I have a healthy cynicism 😬

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All of this but is anybody questioning why so many people want to do this? Specifically images of children?
Has it always been this way or is it a recent thing?

Zahawi is having to clean up some of his tweets this morning 😂

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And here’s the recipe for the homemade instant pancake mix! www.nigella.com/recipes/home...

I’m going to try to post more on here - because the other place is awful.

I really wish the government would start posting on here. It's very frustrating not having access to updates because I don't want to look at the toxic, bigoted, racist, CSAM site. A lot of edutwitter is here. Where is the DfE please? @ofstednews.bsky.social @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

#OtD 10 Jan 1918 200 housewives marched through Barcelona calling textile workers out to strike against high cost of living. Strikes, demos and attacks on shops and coal yards continued even after a new military governor declared a state of siege stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8194...

There is lots of evidence that MATs cost more including this excellent sourced report from @warwickmansell.bsky.social
www.campaignforstateeducation.org.uk/case-report

The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it

That’s true but there’s no indication that any practical start has been made. & for the reasons you state, that means it’s not going to happen by 2034. We’ve an epidemic of junior mental health issues *now*. A decade is a generation’s passage through the education system 5-16. So when? 2040? 2045?

An important article and not behind a paywall.

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Can I ask everyone a question? I’m working on a chapter/article about psychological origins of storying and realise I have a major difference with the 20thC theorists. Anyone ever dream about fictional mythical beings or classical religious figures? No details required, just yes or no! #psychology

What the psychologist wants us all to know about teenage boys Dr Beth Mosley was shocked when a group of teenage boys involved in a life-threatening cycling accident were regarded as a threat

What the psychologist wants us all to know about teenage boys. Such an important article. People forget the natural phases young people go through. Probably because many people have zero meaningful contact with children and young people in everyday life these days.

www.thetimes.com/article/e51b...

Pupils withdrawn from Mossbourne Federation schools in Essex - BBC News Louise Butcher is one of many parents who say a federation's two schools are too strict with pupils.

Something that always strikes me about these reports is that parents withdraw their children when inflexible systems are put in place and they can't cope. So in the end it becomes a way of removing learners with higher levels of needs, whatever the original intention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...