"The main UK BBC analysis of the Caerphilly result read: 'Extraordinary by-election humbles Westminster’s big beasts' with a narrative centred on the decline of Labour & the Tories. "Plaid Cymru, who won by 11%, was the fourth party mentioned." Its leader was not. Farage had a photo AND quotes.

This morning representatives from the ARINS project were invited to meet with the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to discuss the project’s research Read our research: www.ria.ie/research-pro... podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/08pJYRf... @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @ria.ie

Latest Transforming Education paper released today: Jointly Managed Community Schools: What are they and what could they offer? Available at www.ief.org.uk/our-work/tra...

I like Greta Thunberg because she seems to think like me from a similar values base. I’m wildly impressed because what took me >50years has taken her less than 10. And I’m not analytically shabby either. That kid doesn’t just have a big heart, she’s very clever.

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. 🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

We’ve cleaned up London’s air: now it’s time for our city’s rivers. Here’s why it’s so important.

Delighted to have another paper with Dr Sally Cook, hot off the press today. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Statement: The Royal Irish Academy is ceasing activity on X (Twitter) www.ria.ie/2025/05/01/t...

Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science and jeopardizing the nation’s AI progress. There may be no AlphaFold, ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion without federal grants. And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle… www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

They are obviously slow learners

Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.

If Birbalsingh doesn’t like it, there must be value in it. news.sky.com/story/britai...

As the electronic travel authorisation #ETA today rolls out to include non-Irish EU nationals, take a look at our Briefing Note on what it means for tourism and cross-border mobility. crossborder.ie/reports/brie... @anthonysoares.bsky.social @peterosborne.bsky.social

Also told by this source that the State Dept has begun cancelling awards/aid programs in disaster zones that can be life and death, including food aid. Some programs have been cancelled in Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Basra. The source said this is contrary to states waiver policy.

It appears that teaching of Math is just as deficient as Geography in, presumably the elite, schools in the USA 🤔 edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/e...

This is a dreadful indictment as to the state of Geography teaching in, presumably the elite, US schools. 🤔 news.sky.com/story/island... #tarrifs #penguins

An interesting property listing for youse; "3 bed cottage for sale in Trinity". The name on the gate is "Wardie House" and it is the sole remaining part of that once grand estate house, a kitchen wing from a Victorian rebuild that survived the main demolition espc.com/property/2a-...

Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...

No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy www.theguardian.com/education/20...

There was a certain inevitability about this, following Givan’s peculiar decision taken against the wishes of the vast majority of parents, and the advice of his senior civil servants. Presumably public money, from the Dept of Ed’s budget, will be spent to defend it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.

🇮🇪Ireland's AI Education Emergency 🚨 Angela Curran ‘s letter in Irish Times shows how Ireland's approach to AI in education needs urgent attention.Our Ed leaders have neither been that proactive nor reactive on the issue—but all too passive given the high stakes at play here #aieducation #edchatie

Not even hiding it.

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

Read this article & watch this video. 💡 See for yourself, féach ar seo 👁️👁️, what these wonderful women are building as Gaeilge. 💚 #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #Ireland #NorthernIreland #Gaeilge

We understand that Uachtarán na hÉireann will attend the funeral of Michael Longley today in Belfast. We stop and reflect on the calibre of those who represent our humanity & grace on this island, and globally. #Spéirghorm #IrishBluesky #Ireland #Belfast @president.ie

www.sluggerotoole.com/2025/02/01/l... “…Paul Givan is developing a knack for making the headlines for all the wrong reasons and on an almost monthly basis as well.”

Important report released yesterday. #education www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

NEW: Why not calling a Nazi salute a Nazi salute puts us in a whole new place of danger. We have to call spades spades or what else is there? open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Digital Capital and Cultural Capital in education: Unravelling intersections and distinctions that shape social differentiation - Pitzalis - 2024 - British Educational Research Journal - Wiley Online Library bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢 Our full statement on Meta’s decision to end support for US fact checkers on their fact checking programme is available here: factcheckni.org/articles/new...

www.nature.com/articles/s41... Interesting article.

This is totally shocking and an absolute dereliction of duty by Paul Givan: www.allianceparty.org/education_mi... #EdChatIE #NetworkEdChat #EducateTogether #EthicalEducation #IntegratedEducation #InclusiveEducation

Hard to understand the rationale for this. 79.4% of parents at Bangor Academy and 82.3% at Rathmore voted for transformation. Many are now feeling disappointed & concerned at this decision. I have contacted both schools and will be raising with the Education Minister. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We raised 10 key questions on the Magee Expansion report with the Minister before Christmas. The only question the committee needs to consider today - is this a first-class plan for a first-class city? In other words, would it be good enough for Belfast?

1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox General Mills Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft

#Pre-School and #Primary School online admissions open this Friday 10 January 2025 – at 12 noon EA Connect opens for online applications for pre-school or primary school, for submitting verification/supporting documents. Www.eani.org.uk

NI education people- worth reading, and soon if you're making a written submission or other contribution to the curriculum review that's in progress.

'There is patriotism to be generated in a country that tries to do the decent thing, to stand on the right side of history, however small that country might be and insignificant its impact may initially seem. The idea that Ireland doesn’t “matter” in a geopolitical context is not true.' Una Mullally

Winter Gritting ❄️ 🧊 ❄️ A list of all the gritted NI roads can be found here: www.arcgis.com/apps/webappv... While not all roads are gritted you can still report problems with snow and ice here: www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/rep...

Ireland (26 cos) has four times the number of heat pumps per 1000 households than the UK but only 10 per cent of the rate in Norway.

It was a great pleasure to be involved in this podcast with The Royal Irish Academy looking at education across the island of Ireland. Common until a century ago, after partition the systems evolved separately. @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @arinsproject.bsky.social soundcloud.com/the-royal-ir...

📣 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 We're delighted to announce next year will be the #BERA2025 conference at University of Sussex at the beautiful and historic seaside town of Brighton! Abstract submission is now open! 📝 Find out more: bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

In this month’s ARINS podcast @mbrowndcu.bsky.social and @stephen-roulston.bsky.social discuss education systems on the island of Ireland with host Rory Montgomery. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/41Bej4C & read the paper here: bit.ly/3BCCZyX

It’s been gorgeous to have our billboard up in east Belfast this month, promoting the Naíscoil and Bunscoil. The Naíscoil application deadline is 24th January 2025 via the EA website. Bunscoil (P1) applications, get in touch through our website. www.eani.org.uk/parents/pupi...

1 of 4 studies completed in response to a call from P4CAction Others: Anna Hurlimann, PB Cobbinah, J. Bush and Alan March. Is climate change in the curriculum?: an analysis of Australian urban planning degrees. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH 27 (2021): 970-991. doi.org/10.1080/1350... 2/4