Last shout for this webinar that I'm running next Wednesday on how to 'become a writer'. Free to attend with the option to make a donation. Please repost. Thank you! ☺️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...

Haven’t done a #genderedcheese in a while. My daughter sent me this from Thailand - they’re all drinking the man beers!!

Following yesterday's #NAPLIC25 conference we noticed lots of new people on BlueSky. This DLD starter pack will link you up with lots of top #DevLangDis people. Welcome! go.bsky.app/FMV4dou

In more uplifting news, 1,000 people protested ICE’s abduction of a mother and children at the home of the agency’s acting head Tom Homan. Notably, the entire population of the town is just 1,450. www.syracuse.com/state/2025/0...

I thought I'd seen it all from the Home Office. But denying asylum to women who stand up for their rights from Afghanistan! 'It is considered you do not face a real risk of harm,' officials wrote. Have they seen what the Taliban does to women who resist?? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Where is our humanity?

You only make carrier language easier - keep subject specific words hard. Microsoft and Grammarly will check your writing for conciseness therefore improving readability.

Greg Wallace. He may as well have said ‘witches’. Same old same old…

About to hear Laura Bates, author of ‘Men Who Hate Women’ for Dorset and The Pineapple Project’s annual conference. This year’s theme ‘Finding our Girls’ 2024

I’ve got 6 copies of Code Name Kingfisher to give away to one lucky winner. Simply repost this and make sure you’re following me. I’ll choose one lucky winner at random on Sunday 1st of December.

Lots of new followers in the last few days - 👋🏽 I don’t post much but very into inclusion and SEND. Hate exclusions - we need a better way to meet children’s needs. If they can’t function in an environment then we need a better system to support them not punish them. We can do better.

Another day in school - another tired therapy doggy 🐾

98% of the adult cares homes closed to protect people from harm were run by for profit companies. And 90% of children's homes. Time to end this absurdity. Core public services should not be cash cows for private equity. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

UK Physics teachers #iteachphysics @teachertapp.bsky.social needs you. Monday 28th October at 4pm - online focus group Go on the TeacherTapp app to sign up. I'd do it, but I don't want to get up at 4am on a Tuesday.

Boo. Rosie Duffield’s resignation letter makes no mention of women’s rights and reads as if it were written by Kemi Badenoch or Hugo Rifkind. None of these things is good. 🫤

Any therapy dogs in school on here? I take mine in on Fridays. Would love to connect. Here’s Ozzy absolutely shattered!

Teaching a double drama session with KS3 in a special school this year. Haven’t taught #drama for quite a while. Any ideas, advice, websites, books to recommend. Please share with your network. Thank you

Great game of women’s rugby today at Twickenham. Red Roses 🌹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 beat the Black Ferns 🙌🏿 🇳🇿

As a parent I hate schools. As a teacher I love schools. Discuss.

Wow I’m finding this week hard. Anyone else? My kids are tired too. Is it the intensity after a summer of laziness and loveliness?

First two days INSET done. Looking forward to pupils arriving tomorrow. Learned about CVI - interesting and relational and trauma-informed practice. PACE all the way. Good luck everyone and for those who have already started, I hope it’s going well.

Sold on Beryl bikes! Whizzed to Weymouth and back.

I've written a guide to using student data for teachers, which includes the following checklist for the information you should have to hand. Have a think about what you already have & what you can gather as you meet your new classes this term. Is there anything else you'd add to the list?

I think this is a great idea and shows real values 👌🏽

So… spent last few days before school mainly sea swimming, watching silly but funny TikTok teacher videos and my guiltiest pleasure, which I’m not sure I should share…obsessing over #22 Taylor Swift Eras tour moments plus her relationship with Travis. Have you unfollowed me yet?

Definitely worth a follow

Last few days before school. Lovely sea dip with a beautiful tall ship in the distance.

Last few days before school - river swim today instead of sea

Last few days before school 😍

My FREE toolkit TryThisTeaching.com/toolkit - no adverts. No sign ups. Free to download all resources. For teachers by teachers. Over 15 years old in concept. 250+ ideas to try and refine. For any teacher/age/stage/subject #EduSky

Well, I DID promise you a BlueSky Special, but I neglected to mention 😈 that it involved quizzing one of the two amazing women running it in San Francisco. Honestly? I had not fully appreciated just how ambitious and important what @jay.bsky.team & @rose.bsky.team are doing with @bsky.app is.

The last week before school starts. As always (25 yrs), I start dreaming weird scenarios. Last night I was swimming in a pool with a massive rucksack on my back, diving to pick up pencils from the pool floor. ✏️ ✏️

If on Twitter you were a Tweep, does that mean on BS you’re a Bleep? So…we’re up to 6.9k followers. Can you help us reach 7k today by quote posting this and telling your followers why they should follow the Bylines Network, home to the UK’s biggest citizen journalism project? Many thanks. 🙏

A lovely lunchtime swim - quite choppy but good fun 🤩

MARCH FOR CLEAN WATER 26th October, London. marchforcleanwater.org

Thank you to all those who have followed me. I’m going to follow everyone back as this time, I’m here to learn rather than give advice. I’m learning about values based leadership, teaching primary (with SEND), trauma informed practice, supervision in schools and as always, speech and language.

Just a reminder for those in #EduSky #SEND and #thisisAP - complete free resources from transition, to support children joining your school from war or displacement, to OCD, EBSA & achondroplasia

A few podcasts on SEND Did this during Covid but lots of SEND tips still relevant - you might find useful www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/teachin...

If you work in an EY setting, a school, or post-16, the EEF would love to hear from you. This short (<10m) survey helps ensure we ground our work in your reality. We are also looking for people interested in getting involved in early access to resources etc. forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Always recommend Lynn #edusky #autism

All the work of @notfineinschool.bsky.social Defo one to follow

A nice resource below for children and families who are struggling to attend school. @rashar.bsky.social

Unfollow me now. I’ve got into baking sourdough….

Calling teachers in my network, see request below!

If you put egg boxes at the back of your bookshelves, you can fit twice as many. Now you have an excuse to buy more books! #booksky

This is such a great thing that Penny does EVERY week. If you’re looking for a new #Edujob there is no better place to start and if you’re not, well maybe sharing Penny’s OP will help amplify. 👇🏾

Many impt points in this piece on Kamala Harris and women's voices. As a woman with a stutter (a rarity, we are ~0.2% of the population) +1 to the point from the late, great Lisa Jardine that - when in a room full of men - it is always useful to speak early on.ft.com/3yJtaOe

📌 I have created a number of free resources and will pin them here (if I do it correctly) Perhaps you are supporting a younger child who has suffered from bereavement www.phoenixeducationconsultancy.com/_files/ugd/b...

Wow - look at this orange moon in Weymouth this evening. It was beautiful 🤩

I love etymology - here’re some cards I made whilst holidaying in the Netherlands in May.