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I feel sad even about the screen this teacher is using, no hate to him. But LLM are not safe. We can’t recommend them in the same way we can’t give condoms to u16 children or take pictures with them. Basic safeguarding matters and should apply to AI. And saying this in schools is a duty of care

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

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This makes me so angry. These people view all life as training for lifelong servitude/work. There's no room for interest, enjoyment, and culture in their bleak vision of education. At least she'll never be in power to see it through. Though Reform are probably worse.

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I? The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us. Folks - want a better country? Join.greenparty.org.uk

Of all the things that annoy me about transphobes, this one *really* annoys me because the *actual users* of the pond have already made it abundantly clear that they want to be trans inclusive. What was that about listening to women again?

Unfortunately we have reached the point where we must now be extremely sceptical about everything we see and read online. AI has really accelerated the process where we can't take it for granted that anything seen online is real.

Jenrick really is a deeply unpleasant, nasty bigot isn't he? If the Tories switch to having him as leader they will really be scraping the very bottom of the barrel of hate.

Because I work with both primary and secondary schools and their staff, I get to interact a lot with people working on the ground. From what I'm seeing and hearing, there's a significant gap opening up in the approach used in the different phases. This must be very confusing for young people. 1/3

Inclusion means understanding children and supporting them. Of course it does. I am so sad that this message has been lost in the disaster that spring from zero tolerance and all such similar approaches. bsky.app/profile/tesm...

Just when you think Labour can't disappoint you any more they manage to do so yet again.

So many of these controversies rely on the company doing crisis pr that fuels the flames of the controversy further. Turns out if you just grey rock it, they get bored and move on. It's difficult to sustain that level of outrage longer than a few days.

It's very clear what the process is anyway, even for arrogant people who can't be bothered to learn the language. 90 days in 180 already; biometric checks coming in to help enforce it.

This is part of the 'learning = memory' narrative where you stick knowledge together in the right order and test it to prove 'progression'. Unfortunately this way of looking at learning, while favoured by Ofsted, leaves no room for interests, lateral leaps, or agency for teachers and children. 2/2

This idea that 'a curriculum' consists of a line that children and young people move along without detours or deviations might make for a pretty 'curriculum journey' design for school walls (and for Ofsted) but imo it really doesn't capture the messy process that learning actually looks like. 1/2

How many trillions of dollars have been invested into this technology so far?

Awful. And this will only get worse as AI slop is fed more AI generated slop.

IMPORTANT All freelancers, self-employed, creatives This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices Deadline to respond is 23 October 1/2

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus. This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

I massively resent that I question whether so much of what I watch is real or not. But I also fear the people who continue to believe everything they watch.

If Jenrick takes over as leader of the Tory party, we will have two racists at the head of major UK political parties, which is a horrifying thought.

This idea that 'a curriculum' consists of a line that children and young people move along without detours or deviations might make for a pretty 'curriculum journey' design for school walls (and for Ofsted) but imo it really doesn't capture the messy process that learning actually looks like. 1/2

Friends, with the world on fire, it feels useless to be here selling my services. But I do need to keep the lights on, and the #maps pay the bills. So...if you need a map(s) for a book project, let me know! I have space for new commissions. Here are a few of my favorite maps I've done lately: 1/2

This is shocking racism from Jenrick and Badenoch should sack him immediately. No further comment necessary. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Tories have completely lost what little remaining plot they might have had. 🤦‍♀️

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

That’s a great photo. Love how you notice the bottom first and then see the birds.

This is a wonderful thread via @katherinemcdon.bsky.social. Do have a look! 🏺

It's painful to see how much negativity and hate have proliferated on so many social media sites. I'd love to know the answer to breaking that chain. Bluesky (for all its faults) at least isn't actively hateful.

My kid took an amazing photo and gave me permission to share it. Love this. ♥️

*Everyone* should have access to opportunities to be creative, in whatever field inspires them. Not because they're all going to paint the Mona Lisa but because being creative is so great for us in so very many ways. ☺️♥️ #EduSky

It cannot create anything truly new, only reorganise what has gone before. Nuance is lost. Think of art without Monet, Picasso, Dali etc, English without new words from Shakespeare et al, poetry without the likes of Jericho Brown. The list goes on.

Finally figured out why gen AI annoys me so much. The act (and often the struggle) of being creative is the *point* as well as being about the end product. 😒

I am pretty inspired to hear someone articulating my values tbh. Makes a refreshing change. Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk

My kid took an amazing photo and gave me permission to share it. Love this. ♥️

Finally figured out why gen AI annoys me so much. The act (and often the struggle) of being creative is the *point* as well as being about the end product. 😒

Really excellent blog on handwriting development from @ruthswailes.bsky.social. A must read for #EduSky in all phases. ⬇️

There's an interesting thing in education where men quote men who then quote the men who quoted them. I find it weird in a profession with a majority of women that those quoted as 'authorities' are so often exclusively men. #EduSky 🤷‍♀️

I had a great time giving my annual talk on behaviour to the PGCE students at the University of Sussex this morning. Always fun to work with new teachers. The future of education! #EduSky

Dear Gods of all that is stupid... IT'S REAL.

There's an interesting thing in education where men quote men who then quote the men who quoted them. I find it weird in a profession with a majority of women that those quoted as 'authorities' are so often exclusively men. #EduSky 🤷‍♀️

A text from my mum. The general population appear to be losing their minds

this is so damn gorgeous

I had a great time giving my annual talk on behaviour to the PGCE students at the University of Sussex this morning. Always fun to work with new teachers. The future of education! #EduSky

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday. Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

I made Yorkshire puddings from scratch for the first time in my life. There's no turning back now. They had a few minutes more than they needed because my timings were a bit off but they were excellent.

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So if a govt gets into power and solves poverty by taxing the obscene out of the wealthy - good for everyone, that country would have a super resilient economy not reliant on international trade. Because pretty much every country has enough resources, they have just been hijacked by insatiable greed

For the British Right being trans, Muslim, an asylum seeker, Palestine or climate activist is virtually a pre-crime. Imagine adding AI surveillance, pseudo scientific criminology, & predictive policing to that equation.