I really wish we could shift the conversation to the positives that immigration brings to our country. Healthcare would be just one industry that would collapse without it.

“I would gently point out to Nigel Farage that before we left the EU we had a returns agreement with every country in the EU. He told the country it would make no difference if we left. He was wrong about that. These are Farage boats in many senses coming across the channel” 👏 PM Keir Starmer

NEW: We filed a brief in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s unprecedented attacks on academic freedom at Columbia University. The First Amendment doesn't allow the president to force a university to censor its teaching, research, and faculty to align with his ideology.

This has been the problem since 2010 unfortunately.

Retrospective removal of Indefinite Leave to Remain from "hundreds of thousands of people" in the Reform plans is obscene. They talk about "preventing disruption to businesses" but have no regard for what this means for the people themselves, their families and communities which will be torn apart.

I wonder what sales of these look like this week?

Ready to move into the Carpathians as we meet our mountain guides.

From blue skies to torrential rain. TCAT students head into the mountains in Romania!

A year down the line and England still doesn't have a comprehensive CPD offer for #science teachers. #STEM teachers are harder to recruit, harder to retain and we know high quality, subject specific CPD helps. So why is nothing happening?

Pleased to announce that the TCAT bid for Turing funding was successful, and we will be taking 45 #STEM students to #SouthAfrica for #RealWorld experience of working in this incredible region. #Research and #Ethical #EcoTourism.

Thank you to Flooglebinder for an amazing weekend in West Wales. The coastal fieldwork session by @theislandgeogr.bsky.social was worth the long drive on its own - great ideas to integrate into our Watchet & Lyme Regis days. Also loved visiting www.thebugfarm.co.uk - delicious bug burgers!

Flooglebinder, a certified B Corp student travel company is making waves in conservation education by curating educational programs that create change for people and the planet 🤿 👉 www.thescubanews.com/2024/07/31/i... #Scuba #Diving #ScubaDiving #TSN #TheScubaNews

We should be subsidising #STEM degrees

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

Great #vegan food at Down The Hatch in Liverpool tonight!

Beautiful day in Manchester at the business school for another session with Glasgow University focused on #Digital Citizenship. Great to be working with such talented people

Bit of perspective for a Tuesday morning 🤣

“I was both stunned and elated to be recognised by such a highly regarded institution for the work I do.” Your nomination could make a difference to someone like Stuart. Don’t miss the 2025 window: buff.ly/rZFrlW5 #ChemSky #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Incredible story. Incredible athlete from Greater Manchester. Contender for #SPOTY surely?

Exploring a bit of the East Lothian coastline.

Sunshine in East Lothian!

I still peek on Twitter every so often. Made some great connections that I just don't see on @bsky.app unfortunately. It's a shame it was hijacked.

Seriously?

According to the @suttontrust.bsky.social Opportunity Index, just 11% of pupils on free school meals in the North East have an undergraduate degree by age 22 – less than half the 27% in London. Among those not on free school meals, 39% in London achieve a degree, compared to 30% in the North East.

Victory for wild camping at the Supreme Court! The verdict is a relief– but Dartmoor remains the *only* place in England & Wales where the public has a right to wild camp Labour must now pass a new right to roam act to defend & extend the public’s access rights www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Come on Leigh!

Tricky times ahead for the profession.

Rowland straight about the bat highlight '£800m' sat in Treasury raised by the apprenticeship levy but isn't spent on training

A beautiful day on Miami beach #SouthBeach

Arrived in Epsom Downs. Didn't realise my hotel would actually be on the racecourse! Looking forward to visiting LEO Academy Trust tomorrow and hearing all about their #Digital transformation!

Barkley Marathons. The race that eats its young. #BM100

There may be trouble ahead....

The Bends is 30 years old this month. Can't be possible, surely?

Education doesn't seem as high on the current government's agenda as it should be. Remember 'Education, education, education?'

A sunny morning at #Salford Community Stadium. Home of #SaleSharks & #SalfordRedDevils for an interesting day looking at the future of #education with the @igpp #igppFOE First up is Daniel Kebede of the @neuunion

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

You'll banish any #misconceptions your 14–16 learners have about atomic structure with these teaching ideas says @nikika.bsky.social https://edu.rsc.org/cpd/how-to-teach-atomic-structure-at-14-16/4020896.article

Are #AI tools for content generation for teachers a red herring? Most good departments have clear curriculum plans and, probably at least, a skeleton of a lesson resource. I'm not talking about adaptations for EAL or SEND - what 'content' are teachers generating that's improved learning? #EduSky

Here's our name up in writing 😍 zurl.co/HQgWO Thanks to the Great Clacton Church of England Junior School for presenting us with the award, it now has pride of place in our office!

This isn’t just about badgers—it’s about standing up for science, compassion, and common sense. The badger cull is a failed policy that needs to end. If we reach 100,000 signatures, Parliament will have to consider it. Sign and share now! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

From the archive: Hinge Questions in Primary Science www.sciencefix.co.uk/2024/03/hing... #edusky

@strickomaster.bsky.social Look what’s just arrived through my letterbox … ☺️ I’ve been looking forward to this!

Oh the irony...

Hey folks! I have a chance to promote new books on AI/tech that deserve attention this year. Looking for books that will offer a critical or novel perspective, not empty hype, and that are engaging for non-academics as well as researchers. Anything w/release date before August. What do you suggest?

The Guardian, facing up to the real issues facing the nation. For the record, I prefer Waitrose, but I live in Leigh, so there's zero chance of them building one here.