Traditionally on Father’s Day I have posted about my own father, but today I am going to post instead about becoming one. /1

It's going to be very hot this week. Please quote post or reply with your ideas as to how we best help teachers and pupils get through the days!

Do you think Farage realises that education is a devolved matter? Or is he going after devolution too? I think he would witness a mass exodus from the profession in England if these plans ever happened.

You can join us for the 1st of 2 free webinars exploring AI, Education and DEIB tonight: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989174714...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... What a wonderful podcast thinking about the importance of supervision in schools . Kemi gave an articulate account of needing to be culturally aware. Kemi is greatly appreciated as both an associate and trainer with @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social

If you see this, post or quote repost a sea / ocean from your photography… let’s see how many from around our beautiful planet we can get. #WorldOceansDay

🧵A Covid thread - but a good news one! I’m barely writing about Covid anymore because there is barely any Covid to write about. I thought it was worth celebrating this in this thread. 1/7

schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-scraps-p... Reading a blog post by @ruthswailes.bsky.social asking ‘when do your children have the opportunity to get out of breath in a school day?’ A school leader subsequently told me it had become an issue kids + parents pushed back against. Hope this reprioritises activity

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... What a wonderful podcast thinking about the importance of supervision in schools . Kemi gave an articulate account of needing to be culturally aware. Kemi is greatly appreciated as both an associate and trainer with @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social

‘Nothing left to chance' for Bayeux Tapestry's journey to London www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage wants nothing more than for the UK to tip into large scale disorder. He proved it again this week. The fact that this also distracts from the serious questions around the £5m Harborne donation he received for his work done on Brexit is just the cherry on top.

DfE pupil data is out today and shows that the number of private school pupils has dropped 5.6% since VAT was introduced. Not 25% like the independent schools council predicted. Or the 50% we saw in some right-wing papers. 5.6%.

A “pure, cold rage” has once again enveloped a community - leaving 11 police officers injured, a family with no new answers, and everyone talking about everything except how Henry Nowak, and so many others before him, were failed in the first place.

Apply to @edsupportuk.bsky.social for 6 fully funded supervision sessions.

`IRCT Best Practice Forum: Shaping the future of supervision in education Date: 12 jun • 10:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irct-best-...

A new report has revealed a 'significant' link between girls’ school absence and their sense of life satisfaction schoolsweek.co.uk/report-finds...

This month in school is all about celebrating this academic year while simultaneously preparing for the next. If you have valued #Supervision and are ready to train as a supervisor in school take a look at these courses @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social talkingheadssupervision.co.uk/supervision-...

'...when we consistently choose to advocate for one another, we aren't just "fangirling"—we are actively building the table where we all deserve to sit.' A wonderful new blog from @lauramcaleer.bsky.social, @womenednireland.bsky.social. womened.com/blog/general...

This is fantastic Ruth, I was particularly struck by the expectation of movement for good health and how essential it is for child development that it happens in schools. All the children I hear spoken about in supervision, flourish when they can be facilitated to move more. Learning on the move.

Watch #WomenEd Bookclub discuss 'The New Age of Sexism How the AI revolution is reinventing misogyny' on our youtube channel. Hosted by Kiran Satti. With guests Vivienne Porritt OBE FRSA FCCT. , Louise Pickering, Carly Waterman and Dr Kerry Jordan-Daus youtu.be/sBVkB6a2dV8

"Boys were telling female members of staff to 'get back to where they belong'" 👉The manosphere’s influence is growing - can teachers fight back? A difficult but important read from David Robson this morning. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Why Farage's 'White Lives Matter' speech and Reform's increasingly desperate descent into explicitly far-right rhetoric is a sign of the party's growing fears that their time at the top of British politics may soon be coming to an end bylinetimes.com/2026/06/02/n...

Watch #WomenEd Bookclub discuss 'The New Age of Sexism How the AI revolution is reinventing misogyny' on our youtube channel. With guests Vivienne Porritt, Louise Pickering, Carly Waterman and Dr Kerry Jordan-Duas youtu.be/lYr900WC-h8

This month in school is all about celebrating this academic year while simultaneously preparing for the next. If you have valued #Supervision and are ready to train as a supervisor in school take a look at these courses @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social talkingheadssupervision.co.uk/supervision-...

Each morning I try to spot the moment my cistus bush bursts into bloom; one minute they are emerging, the next there in full glory. 🌸 Even on an overcast morning, the garden at this time of year is a joyful mass of colour.

This Barnardo’s letter to the Financial Times is an example of all that is wrong with the leadership of fostering. 🧵 www.ft.com/content/6d3b...

Mustafa Barghouti explains that Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 3,000 times, has killed 930 Palestinians, is still restricting the entry of aid, & is occupying 60% of Gaza (soon to be 70%) when the ceasefire agreement says they should be withdrawing.

It’s an indication of how successfully Paul Marshall & others have radicalised our politics that far right propaganda like this, promoting “remigration” of ethnic minorities, is now on sale in supermarkets.

‘Tony Blair Is Offering a Victorian Answer to a 21st Century Crisis’ Britain is living through five interlocking technological revolutions and the former Prime Minister has only noticed one of them, argues Nafeez Ahmed

Burberry boss could collect up to £12.2m under new bonus scheme as company rolls back climate goals. The same repeated across major corporations. Workers produce wealth, execs get mega rewards. Govts preach wage restraint to workers, silence on exec pay, dividends and share buyback.

this side effect of the war is not even part of the US conversation

“This is part of stirring up communal tensions and a wider culture-wars mentality that frames it as Muslims against Jews,” she said. “That framing is just not right.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

It’s blindingly obvious, to anyone paying attention, that we need to do something about this. We need to give Brits a fighting chance to start living; not just surviving. Rich people like me, and those on the Rich List, should be paying more tax - and most of them would be proud to.

Our response to the Sunday Times Rich List

The Political and Media Myopia That Has Paralysed Keir Starmer’s Government Distorted and biased media coverage and short-sighted politics in Westminster have both prevented Starmer's Government from reaching its potential, argues Professor Chris Painter

Far right newspapers are trying to run a smear campaign against Misan Harriman. We can't let them. Add your name to the open letter, and stand against hate and division. goodlawproject.org/s/4ca10b

Wrote a thing, and my newsletter always has visuals and this time it has the glorious art of Tino Rodriguez (and it's topical).

Big Tech and it’s leaders are out of control, with no moral compass of their own, we need to guide them.

May 13, 2026

Seen quite a bit of discussion about why Ofsted are still doing this to schools- not everyone has capacity to respond to a call let alone a visit in SATS- time to think about the children?

This. ⬇️

There must be some people in the UK who'd like a free book on #BuyAStrangerABook day. It does what it says on the tin; don't let these kind offers go to waste.

#EduSky this was a really good way to make connections in the old #EduTwitter days. Get sharing and posting to build it up again 😁

Out now: Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27 The latest edition is fully updated with the new benefit rates for 2026/27 and covers key changes across the social security system, including the latest changes to UC elements. Order your copy today: tinyurl.com/ms5zhkpe

"The Conservative party is against it. Reform are against it. The Lib Dems were against it. The national Labour Party were against it as well. But I'm clear what the evidence is." Sadiq Khan defends his ULEZ anti-pollution policy. Full Byline Times interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Gn...

Wow

After the Coutts affair, Farage nearly doubled his shareholdings in GB News parent company 1. No other presenter has such a stake 2. No political leader in the UK (I know of) owns so many shares in a media company 3. No Ofcom regulated media company supports just one political party

Yes, @markpackuk.bsky.social is... www.markpack.org.uk/176783/how-m...

May 12, 2026

If Ofsted are looking for a true understanding of a school, and want to allow leaders to present the school as honestly as possible, why on earth would you inspect in sats week (or indeed the last week of any term). Madness.