The best thing about a picnic in Ladybird Land is the absence of wasps or dirt Artist: Harry Wingfield

They should be known as pervert glasses and shall be called as such.

Why the NHS is under huge strain is more complex than a public-private system argument. Between 200-2012, the NHS was one of the best healthcare systems in the world. The interplay between austerity, consumer behaviour & culture change in medicine is core. Privatisation won’t address this.

Last ever primary school play this evening. I should feel melancholy about the passage of time but I'm just so relieved that I never have to listen to other peoples' kids sing badly again.

Lots of useful & low cost tips for reducing heat entering homes which could be installed quickly (before the next heatwave 😐). Thanks to @chrisfoster.bsky.social for the link:

I just found this website yesterday which has lots of good advice on that. Struggling to keep our upstairs below 28 😐 www.heatwavetoolkit.com

Quite a lot of people lost someone, maybe an elderly relative, during the heatwave. My Aunt Barbara, very ill with advanced dementia, died yesterday aged 91. She was unmarried, no kids and I had been taking care of her affairs for the past few years. That’s the least interesting thing about her. 1

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Remembering David Hockney (1937–2026) "Garrowby Hill" (1998), oil on canvas

Excellent article here : ‘The question is, to what extent does a SEND label actually just mask other issues within our society and within education?’

NEW BLOG post today: 'Do you struggle to say 'No'?' I cite @tesmagazine.bsky.social, @nancygedge.bsky.social, & @joannapovall.bsky.social and her 'Kind Leadership' Book (@crownhousepub.bsky.social). What do you think? Hope you find it interesting. jillberry102.blog/2026/06/08/d...

Teachinge young people how to deeplye engage wyth literature and poetrye and playes and novels ys teachinge them how to access an olde and goode and powerful system for sharinge messages yn tymes of emergencye. Readinge literature ys key to the ongoing struggle for a bettir and more just worlde.

This is important.

Agree with this. Managing medical needs in school is all part of the job, but there can come a point when you need really good, clear, regular and consistent NHS support via @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Slowest check in in the universe

All this talk about youth unemployment…it’s almost as if doing well at school and in GCSEs isn’t the most significant thing

No being the hardest word of all (bizarrely, for teachers)

"A school is a community where many, often competing, needs must be balanced as equitably as possible - all while keeping within what is financially viable. And nobody likes being told 'no'. So how do we say it and retain respectful relationships?" @nancygedge.bsky.social shares her advice.

Quite significant amounts of people-ing today, I must say.

Despite teaching to them for many years, it's only now, as a parent, that I've come to understand how completely and utterly I Ioathe and despise exams and the system built around them.

Anyone not calling it a wesignation is a coward

#RaceAcrossTheWorld is the most gorgeous show, with flawless casting — every series they choose ordinary people whose warmth, resilience, curiosity and humour make them such loveable guides to the beauty of the world. And for those fearful of the manosphere, Kush & Joe are wonderful young men

An interesting point of view in encouraging the teacher assistants in your school.

With school support staff leaving the profession in droves, @nancygedge.bsky.social looks at how leaders can encourage their TAs to stay…

Worked with brilliant people on this: a snapshot based on my upcoming book on racism and ableism, Double Discrimination geni.us/Double_Discr... TY Paul Christian, making Black history easy reads with @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social, Bollywood dancer Harry @mumof3amigos.bsky.social & pianist Chapman

So happy to be writing for @tesmagazine.bsky.social again - thank you for having me

Great thread here on TAs

The @tesmagazine.bsky.social this morning is a great illustration of how disjointed the education sector has become. First a lovely piece by @nancygedge.bsky.social about supporting TAs, as they are leaving schools in droves. Next a piece about how 2 out of 5 HTs are cutting SEND provision. 🫣

What a joy to have @nancygedge.bsky.social back writing for Tes

Child trust funds: a windfall at 18 – but what should you do next?

Over the last decade, Canterbury Christ Church University has almost tripled in size while Arden University has grown by over 3,000%. My new @hepi-news.bsky.social report on how to curb excessive risk-taking in the HE sector is out now: www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-de...

@hechtvogel.bsky.social It's from www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna...

‘Trump’s ceasefire statement says Iran has agreed to a “complete, immediate and safe opening” of the Strait. Two completely different things. Until vessels resume crossing the Strait without paying a fee to Tehran, it’s a strategic victory for the Islamic Republic.’

Pensions are affordable. Benefits are affordable. Paying decent wages is affordable. Universal Healthcare is affordable. Billionaires aren't affordable.

Translation: “I don’t want to help the UK by paying tax”. I am really growing very tired of hearing advice from super-wealthy people who so obviously put themselves first but pretend otherwise.

So I turned down the brightness on the disk of the Earth a bit, but left the sunlit sliver and surrounding stars bright, because the human eye has a better dynamic range than a digital camera. It also means you can see the city lights in the bottom left more clearly.

Great to see such a sensible discussion on food stockpiling www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ap...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

news.sky.com/story/youngs... I’d be interested in your thoughts (I don’t think it is youngsters who are incentivised)

Another 4 months and another cohort graduates. Less than 80% will be able to get jobs and so the numbers go up and up and up. The problem is no jobs, not lazy people.

In my honest, the big elephant in the room regarding social media and young people is parental addiction.

To complement the other white men who are advising the DFE and Education Minister. In a profession, where the majority are women… And the we have a woman supporting the Behaviour “Tsar”, to make him a Behaviour and Attendance Tsar, after behaviour failed to improve. It’s getting worse..

That second point was kinda my first point, yes... I'm excited to see the make up of the Inclusion panel (writing the EHCP packages and national inclusion standards)... We've got the token white man leading it already...

The deadliest foe in the 1980s was not the Terminator

Meta is shutting down its VR metaverse on June 15th.

‘All of us seem to be trying to work as if we don’t have children and trying to parent like we don’t have a career’: Evelyn Waite explores the challenges that lead many women to leave teaching shortly after returning from maternity leave

(2/2) ... and the working world doesn't take any note of that at all. The same for those with caring responsibilities for elders or family with more complex needs - there should be more recognition of the role caregivers, in any form, have and support to balance work and home.

If Reform are finding it stressful to deal with the realities of holding political office, then - perhaps - they should STOP STANDING IN ELECTIONS FOR POLITCAL OFFICE. www.bbc.com/news/article...