My perfect friday evening... Beach sunset in the campervan 🌅 Two MASSIVE hedgehogs in the garden 🦔 Hot tub under the stars ✨️ The drama of a missing hen who decided she was going "camping" in the brambles at 9:45pm was not ideal though 😆 #Sunset #Hedgehog #WeekendVibes

We look at the cultural, economic, and systemic barriers young people from low-income backgrounds face in terms of academic achievement, read more in our recent blog from Edge CEO Alice Gardner - www.edge.co.uk/news-and-eve...

Bit late for #Caturday but I was going through all my old pics last night and found this. The first and most recent photo of Alfie - 15 years apart. 🥰 He's just too cute, then and now 🥹 #CatsofBluesky #FurBaby

I've been quote poorly recently so have been distracting my noisy mind from not being able to work on the thesis, by working on this... 😍🧶😍 At 130cm across it's the largest crochet creation I've ever made! Just a couple of rows left 😅 #CrochetSky #Crochet #CraftSky #MindfulMaking #MandalaCrochet

If only we still had the ability to grow, weave and manufacture our clothes here in the UK. Or any other self-sufficient industry for that matter. "The price of polyester, a petroleum-based fibre, has also risen by about 25% since before the war." www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

NHS Appreciation Post... 🕗 8:15am: GP appointment request (4 week chest infection/pneumonia) 🕘 9am: GP appointment Given more antibiotics & x-ray referral at local hospital (walk in) 🕚 11am: X-ray done and back home! And none of it cost me a penny. Thank you #NHS! 🌈🏥🌈

something strange and horrible and somehow fitting that we should have a very real threat of madman civilizational destruction at the very moment when we also have humans on the dark side of the moon taking pictures that show how small, precious, and beautiful our world and existence is

Suddenly want to listen to Pink Floyd! 🌗 (Which is usually everyday anyway) 'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon' www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Buying measured items in the UK 👇 👀🤔 = 🍳🧠 The struggle is real... #MetricVsImperial

After waking up in a panic about a thesis writing dream (yep, those are a thing now) and feeling well for the first time in over 2 weeks I thought I'd start my annual leave with a sunrise kettlebell & hot tub sesh! Recharged & ready for the thesis - yep, annual leave for thesis is also a thing now!

Hearing about the potential 8% inflation on food costs (thanks to the mad orange king) on the news earlier, I thought it would be a great reminder to start prepping some veggies for the polytunnel. Perfect #BST (typically raining) activity too 🌱🌞🌿

AMAZING #nokings

Sending solidarity to my American friends and those protesting #NoKings / #NoTyrants across the globe today ✊️ Find a protest near you... share.google/2Yq45h1dad3o...

Join me in calling for UK supermarkets to stop using fast-growing Frankenchickens, who are bred to suffer. PS - No chickens should live like that, they should live like these little ladies 🐔🥰🐔 actnow.thehumaneleague.org.uk/page/173985/...

On a scale of 1-9 of Alfie looking after me yesterday, how are you feeling today? #CatNurse #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Finally!!! 🙌

Sunday Vibes 🥰 Thanks for the tunes @cerysmatthews.bsky.social

After 9 days of a chest infection, this👇 is exactly what I need! Hello spring!🌞😎

Happy Ostara! Or cyhydnos y gwanwyn here in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌻🌱🐝🌞🦋🌿🌼

Yes @dawnbowden.bsky.social and Yes Cymru! 🙌🙌 Wales becomes the first UK nation to remove profit from children's homes, fostering, and secure accommodation @nation.cymru share.google/kKoJqqfNovGA...

Wooohooo! This September (once the PhD is finally done) I’ll be heading back to the classroom as Head of Design & Technology at a fantastic Cardiff school! 🥳 I can’t wait to put my #CriticalPedagogy research into practice and help show the real-world impact of #DTEducation, #Sustainability & #CfW 🙌

I've had a lot of interest in the animated cartoons I create for my PhD practice (primary #DTEducation) so I thought I'd share a teeny sneak preview of one focusing on #FastFashion waste. As usual introduced by Ani, with a new & improved voice - she's so cute! Enjoy! AltText in comments 👇

Trump: "Global chaos generator" Yes @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Yes Hannah! YES! 🙌

It was so wonderful to see my PhD resources being used again for real-world learning in a real (non-data) classroom, well, school hall actually! I had a fantastic time with three classes of Y4 pupils (90 in total!) at Whitchurch Primary School today! #CfW #CriticalPedagogy #SustainableFashion

A day in the life of Linda. Aka my new research assistant 🥰 It's only been 10 days since she and her buddies were adopted and she's such a friendly and inquisitive little thing. 🐔🐔🐔🥰🐔🐔🐔 #RescueHens #ExBatteryHens #BHWT #BritishHenWelfareTrust

How have I only noticed this article today? This was a lovely blast from the past and the @ffnplus.bsky.social #CollaborAcademy with Dr Rosie Hornbuckle & Dr Seher Mirza... Read my reflections of our @iated.bsky.social #iCERi presentations here 👇 futurefibresnetworkplus.com/collaboracad...

Be a Pollinator Protector! 🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝 Greenpeace "Power to the Pollinators" course “Learn how you can keep nature buzzing!” share.google/5IET5tq3h6no...

Despite Exhibit A, Exhibit B and Exhibit C, I managed to get around 2k words down today and have now reached the halfway point of the thesis as shown in Exhibit D! The end is near! 🥳 (I just hope it doesn't include any of my random thoughts such as "oh for god sake Nugget, get down!" 😆 )

When you've got a thesis to write but also recently adopted 4 new rescue hens & need to supervise the chaos and seemingly never ending drama of the existing hens. Thank goodness I invested in an electric blanket and a wifi booster! #RescueHens #ExBatteryHens #WorkingFromHome #PhDLife

Alfie has no interest in academic research or the fact I was on a call to Yale University. To him, it's gone 5pm on a Friday and he wants cwtches. Almost #Caturday #PhD #SustainableFashion #WFHCat #OfficeCat #WorkingFromHome

To Do List Today: Write about the epistemology and ontology of #practivism as a pedagogical approach. What I have actually done: 🪸 Bought 3kg of Gower laverbread 🚌 Purchased a festival campervan ticket 🐔 Adopted 4 rescue hens to collect this weekend But it's not 9:30am yet, wish me luck...

One of the highlights of visiting the US was finding tons of these in all sorts of flavours in supermarkets (but hardly any vegetables) & presenting at Yale of course! That reminds me I need to stock up on Selwyn's laverbread...local seaweed always tastes better! 🌊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌊 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I wish my little lady would realise she's in retirement and doesn't need to lay anymore. Because this looks painful!! 😭 #RescueHens #ExBatteryHens #HenRetirement @bhwt.bsky.social

I had such a wonderful time at Ysgol Trimsaran teaching Y3 pupils about where our clothes come from & where they end up. We had an action packed day using my #PhD resources on an imaginary journey along the #FastFashion supply chain... 1/🧵 #EduSky #CfW #CriticalPedagogy #SustainableFashion

So great to go for a mini hike followed by watching the sunset with a pint this evening. Perfect antidote to the world right now. #SundayVibes #SwitchOff

Oh heck yes @cerysmatthews.bsky.social!!! 🙌 One of my top Beatles songs ever 🎵🥰🎵 Diolch yn fawr! youtu.be/tAe2Q_LhY8g?...

Celebrating Dydd Santes Dwynwen, aka St Dwynwen's Day (the Welsh patron saint of lovers) by crocheting a necklace with wooden hearts. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️ #DyddSantesDwynwen #StDwynwen #Crochet #CraftSky

The outcome is not the same thing as the process. Just because learning results in changes in memory doesn't mean that retrieving information is all you focus on. Motivation matters! If you want children and young people to love learning you have to help them understand that it's joyful. ☺️ #EduSky

Now, do I attempt to explain the epistemological & ontological perspectives of an emerging pedagogical approach (that doesn't even have a clear definition yet) or do I go to the gym? Alfie once again says neither because it's almost #Caturday!😻 #EduSky #PhDLife #WFHCat #OfficeCat #WorkingFromHome

It's officially #FreireFriday as I'm about to tackle the critical pedagogy section of my theoretical framework thesis chapter! But I am NOT allowing myself to open this book*, because I can never put it down... #EduSky #CriticalPedagogy #PhDLife *Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

How's my thesis writing going today? 🤔 👇 (It's not even #Caturday yet!) #EduSky #PhDLife #WFHCat #OfficeCat #WorkingFromHome

I'm actually giving myself a lunch break from the thesis today. Is it worth checking the news? Or would I be best sticking to the thesis exploring the socio-environmental issues of the capitalist fashion system? 👀 #PhD #PhDLife

Plaid Cymru’s Crown Estate Wales Bill passed its third reading unopposed in the House of Lords today, marking a symbolic victory for the long-running campaign to bring control of Wales’ natural assets into Welsh hands

What a remarkable young man! A true hero and well deserving of the Chief Constable's Commendation award for his bravery. 🙌 Can we just turn US politics off for the weekend and have more news like this please?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

As an ex-free school meal kid, working 16+yrs in education witnessing the economic v's education attainment gap, this is really worrying!💔 "84% of low-income families read more after receiving support. For many families the programmes provide a child’s first ever books." #BookStart #BookTrustCymru

I shouldn't love this as much as I do. But socio-economic politics combined with maps? What's not to love? Comments are highly recommended too! Hefyd, ie Cymru! 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙌 (I realise this is also due to population)

New research highlights from 2025! This thread covers some of our latest work on capitalism, imperialism, post-growth and ecosocialist futures. It's all open access, and free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵

After another 11hrs at the screen today (L6 marking), I'm officially incapable of spelling the word "participants". Which is problematic if* I aim to do some thesis writing tomorrow! *If I get the marking done that is! 👀 "Juggling too many hats" as I like to say! 😆