You need to read Mamdani’s “Mayor’s Order” repealing kids’ bedtime so they can watch the Knicks in the final. This is how to do politics with joy.

Someone today, a fabulous teacher, said a child was enjoying a revision app because it showed them how much time other students had spent on the app. So addictive tech. Building harmful habits of “I have to do more and more”. Yet we will yell tomorrow that tech is so bad and what can we do

Am I weird because I would be sooo embarrassed to make an AI poster and yet I see lots of people elsewhere doing it. 🤷‍♀️

Making good progress on my latest book although I'm at the stage where it really hurts my brain trying to get the structure right. #amwriting

important to remember, since the press will rarely remind you, that the UK supreme court is not supreme in the way the US one is. Parliament is sovereign and can overturn or legislate counter to court decisions, they just choose not to

NEW: Oxford study shows the brain uses brief, slow rhythms to organise how memories are formed, stored and later recalled. Find out more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4dK8Wpn

🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice "We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights." Full statement👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

Alongside colleagues, I have tabled a motion to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations. We cannot support it, and we have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist it. Please email your MP asking them to sign EDM 240.

@elliechowns.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social have a clear choice: Sign this motion rejecting Labour's anti-trans-human-rights Code of Practice, stand with Trans+ people, and reject the government's segregation agenda Or refuse and signal support for inhumane and discriminatory policy

🌱 #wildflowers #BerlinWedding The (planted) meadow on my gym's parking lot is in its prime now. Makes dragging myself over there in the mornings so much easier.

Early day motion to disapprove the EHRC code of practice. At least some MPs are stepping up.

There are still people in education who eulogise Gove. This is the person they're praising.

There are lots of synergies between this thread about AI and the way that learning has been reduced to memory inputs and outputs by some people. We are not just brains on legs, we are embodied in the environment.

In case you missed it first time... Porthleven, SW Cornwall, THIS, Saturday for a week. RTs appreciated. @mrsveritea.bsky.social #Cornwall #exhibition #Cornwall #abstractart #pottery #photography

Some excellent contributions from the Lib Dems in this thread.

Just got paid for something I did last year and to rub salt into the wound they sent a cheque. 🤦‍♀️🙄

I don't know why Labour MPs bother doing this because it just makes them look even more hypocritical if that's possible. It's very obviously just for show because they never bother to reply to people raising concerns.

Today Microsoft moved all its GitHub copilot subscribers to token-based billing. If you want to see what happens when people have to pay the actual costs of AI, the day is finally here. It's obvious that every customer sees the deep, meaningful value and isn't angry at all.

The Fire Brigades Union has made a statement on the proposed EHRC Code of Practice on Services. Our message is clear. Equality matters, solidarity is essential, and we will continue to fight for both.

Finally some proper rain! I can hear the plants sighing with relief.

I hate this government of cowardly bigots.

This country is more attached to racism than survival

I'm intrigued by the idea that quite a lot of teachers now have to teach from centralised schemes and never get to plan their own lessons. If you believe that teaching is part science, but also part art and craft, surely planning to inspire your learners is a key part of the job?

You can’t just throw the phrase “dignity for trans people” like a magic spell into the end of your diatribe about how trans women aren’t women. It is fundamentally undignifying to tell trans women they aren’t women! This isn’t difficult.

Happy 1st of June everyone! I like it when a new month starts on a Monday. ☺️

A child won’t tell you what they really need if they don’t trust you. And they only trust you if they feel safe with you. And they feel safe with you when they know that you see and accept who they are. And this happens when who they are – their culture, background, interests – is visible and valued

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Beautiful sweet peas from the #allotment. 💜🌱

Stages of my plant ownership: 1. I'm going to take such good care of you. 2. Oh no.

Also felt perfectly safe holding my husband’s hand walking in the Arsenal trophy parade, is nice being openly queer in football space

Absolutely gorgeous. @maryoz.bsky.social 🌱

I've found an abandoned robin's nest in my greenhouse and if you're a teacher you know exactly where I'm going to take that next week. 🪺

Booked some flights today for us and the kids to go to Barcelona in the autumn as a 'big birthday' treat for me. I've always wanted to visit! Please send tips about good areas to stay and things to know about or not to miss. We have 4 nights, 3 days. Thank you! 🇪🇸

Oh my gosh, just look at these! 🌱

My iris has opened fully! Iris flowers don't last long but they're stunning while they're on show. 💜🌱

It's interesting how, working in early years, I've never had the dread that I sometimes used to get about going back to teaching in secondary. Even when things get difficult they're much smaller than you. Angry/upset feels relatively easy to solve, rather than stressful. The ratios really help too.

For me, the scent of sweet peas is so evocative of my grandma's garden in Wales that I have to grow them every year. 💜

Beautiful sweet peas from the #allotment. 💜🌱

I mean, technically Christianity is a foreign import and truly indigenous Brits would be pagans...

A detailed , fascinating read

Just when they were sooo close to a deal.

Thank you to @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and @mariecgoldman.bsky.social for sending this letter about the draft EHRC Code of Practice. We fully agree that it needs to be withdrawn, and that women's rights and trans rights are not in conflict. 🧡🏳️‍⚧️ We're re-sharing the letter, with Alt-text. 👇

I hope that everyone who has had a half term has had a good one. I've had a lovely time communing with my plants. It has felt like way more than a week! ☺️

Rent is due in a few days and I’m short! I need some sales before the month is up 🥹 Remember it’s about to be pride month; show your support for queer people in your life with handmade gifts that also support a Two-Spirit artist <3 Shop: cvkvlv.com Goal for May/June in comments ↓ Thank you!!

Please don't assume that you have anyone's permission to share their work with AI. They already stole from us once.

I wonder if they got permission from the students to put the essays into the model 🤔

I can't wait for this new iris in my pond to fully open! 💜🌱

This was by far my favourite thing at the @edinburghnapier.bsky.social degree show, by Sofiia Omelchenko 😻🪦🥀

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