I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Christ, I hope Minneapolis diesn't become the flashpoint for a new US civil war.

There are days when this teaching things is just too broken to keep fixing.

www.tes.com/magazine/tea... This is something I do find challenging abiut some parts of the education establishment. Some are quick to criticise people without experience who comment about runnimg education, but then interpret research on education without having the right background to do so.

If anything is going to put me off teaching, it's inspecting to dogma and ignoring evidence by @ofstednews.bsky.social

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Successive governments have treated schools and teachers as the enemy. The SEND training assessment is no different.

"In 2026, please try to share the work of real, living artists . . . the dead ones really don't need the publicity like we do." 😆👍 www.darrellwakelm.com #edusky #UKEd #artists #art #artist #sculpture #artistinresidence #artteacher #artteachers #creatives #inspire

Warning my @bsky.app friends. As great as it would be to see Starmer ban X in the UK, this place will soon after be over-run by the scum of humanity.

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Back to school tomorrow. One of those rare holiday breaks where I have been ill all break, and still am. And it is work related. Hooefully, my ancient body still has it's capacitu to work through illness.

I'm in Stratford-upon-Avon ready to run some CPD on adaptive teaching for a group of schools tomorrow. If you'd like something similar please get in touch. Hope everyone has a great start to the new term! #inclusion #EduSky

New post and webinar for the new year... open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...

Hey, Bluesky! HNY! My first blog of 2026 🥳 open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...

Obviously I'm posting this in the wrong place but schools and settings should be very rapidly deleting any photos of children that they've shared on Twitter.

While I like the calm and respectful nature of her, the other place is allowing me to challenge more on general educational thought #edubluesky

Right! Where are all the teachers I don’t follow on here. Make yourselves known! I’m needing me some more teacher chat. #TeacherSky #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #PrimaryTeachers

Happy New Year's Eve everyone. If you are a teacher (or indeed anyone) still posting on X, I have a suggested New Year's Resolution for you. Stop! If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there. open.substack.com/pub/markgood...

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Went out shopoing for socks. Bought 3 books so far #readingforthewin

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If anybody is going to be alone on Christmas Day and would like a quick call/zoom then I would be happy to do this - DM me if you want. I can talk about food, sport, tv or the weather. But most importantly I can talk/listen. 💕 If not me, I’m sure I can find somebody for you.

Reading some research so I can help develop the LSAs in my class. It appears the best way to use them is to have them do interventions. For 30 mins, several times a week. So much for a balanced curriculum.

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Just starting to catalogue a few of my home ed related books. I have about 20x this left to go.

New blog…. Headship: The Reality of Sitting in the Chair samstrickland384843542.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/h...

I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future. Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.

I've had lots of requests to rerun my adaptive teaching webinar, so I'm hosting another one on 20th January. See the link below for details. Lots of practical advice on strategies for an inclusive classroom. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...

So here they my favourite 40 picturebooks of 2025 (actually there are 42). Merry Christmas! #FavePicturebooks25 #PicturebookPage

No. 1 in my #FavePicturebooks25: “Don’t Trust Fish!” by @dansantat.bsky.social & @unshavedmouse.bsky.social, a truly hilarious, visually stunning romp with an unforgettable narrator (and a twist you’ll love!). Packed with gags, humor & comic timing. Pure joy! Just genius! #PicturebookPage

Take it easy friends. 🙂

Hey Bluesky! Here’s my latest post if you’re interested :) open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...

There are some terms we use in early years that I think other phases would really benefit from understanding. Enabling environments, sustained shared thinking and funds of knowledge. (Also schemas but that's a whole other story in different uses of terminology.) #EarlyYears

Some thoughts on KS3 open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...

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There's a phrase I tell my pupils -'Everyone is fighting battles you don't know about, so be kind.' For some, they are fighting wars.

Still some feedback to come in, but the responses from today’s training so far have been extremely positive!

Here you go, Bluesky. A short one on school leadership and belonging substack.com/inbox/post/1...

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Not only is Katie an expert in this area, she is a lovely person as well. She is even infinitrely patient with an unsociable pain like me!

This is a talk from ResearchEd National in 2023 - an intro to the world of home education, what we do know, and what - in my view - would be interesting to find out. If you are like me and prefer to read (and skim if need be!), here you go: learnwhatyoulive.substack.com/p/home-educa...

Imo the main reason #edutwitter hasn't moved here is because the DfE, Ofsted and other government departments don't see it as a useful form of communication with people who work in public services. It's a blank spot in their ability to understand the situation and personally I think it's a shame.