I do not for the life of me understand why the DfE, Ofsted and so many MPs are still on there because there's no reasoned dialogue on twitter anymore. Just people shouting abuse or posting ragebait for clicks. A lot of edutwitter is on here now. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social @ofstednews.bsky.social

More damage being done to the future of US science. “ For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science agencies”

OMG this is real 'cult of Trump' stuff. How mortifying for them.

🦔 As the weather warms, hedgehogs will be waking from their winter hibernation and looking for food to eat in gardens. They love long grass full of insects to feast on once the sun has set.

In the orchard Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (The Farm, 1958)

Illustration detail from the children's book 'The Tale of Benjamin Bunny' by Beatrix Potter, first published in 1904 #womensart

From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record

Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848) was a German astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name. #CelebratingWomen

Wow! I’m one follower away from 7500! But follower count shouldn’t matter, you say? I wish that was true for freelance creatives trying to reach an audience, but it really does matter. Anyway thank you, to every single one of you. And Happy April, you gorgeous folk 💕

This week, Brexit finally killed our family business. We cleared out our warehouse, handed back the keys, paid the final bills and said goodbye to our last employee. What was once a thriving firm died a slow, sad death, all thanks to Farage, Johnson and the gullible idiots they conned. 1/18

Huckworthy bridge yesterday #Dartmoor #Devon #nature #landscape

It is my birthday today. As my younger brother pointed out I am now three quarters of a century! One positive is that I go up to the next age group category in Parkrun so may do better in the results!

Morning stilin', Mint Valley.

If that headline doesn't get you wanting to read more...

Very fascinating thread. ⬇️ or should I say ⬆️ 🤷‍♀️ #geography

New post! ● Does "checking for listening really help learning"? Please share 🙏 christianmooreanderson.com/does-checkin...

Iran won’t close the Strait Iran better open the Strait Iran has 2 days to open the Strait Iran has a week to open the Strait NATO, open the Strait I’ll bomb your critical infrastructure if Strait isn’t opened I don’t care about the Strait No ceasefire till Strait is open

It is now three weeks since our friend Jason @bloodraynes.bsky.social. suggested I become a frontline reporter on the #BlueBellBeat and the invasion is now complete. Fill your Cuckoo’s Boots.- of the many names for these #Wildflowers. #Bloomscrolling #EnglishBluebells #TenMinutesFromHome #ECK

“If you don’t undress here, you’ll have to go to Gurjaani and undress in front of men there,” unlawfully detained Georgian protester Mariam Melikishvili recalls. The practice of stripping arbitrarily detained protesters fully naked is very common in Georgia. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests

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Quel surprise...

Views from Low Fell this morning Good walk with @tutty352.bsky.social

2nd April 2026 05.46

It's scary to have a President this divorced from reality.

Really cheering to read this article.

1st April 2026 06.49

Absolutely hate those awful teaching posters generated by AI. You can tell them instantly, they're such obvious ugly slop and I instantly lose any respect for people creating or sharing them. They *know* the companies stole artists' and writers' work to develop the technology yet they still do it.

Ladybird Nature Corner. ‘Sallow and Blackthorn’ Trees, 1963 Artist : SR Badmin

This handsome guy claims all the hazelnuts are his! #SundaySquirrel Red squirrel 📍Cumbria, UK #UKwildlife #mammals

Solway seascape with Blue Sky And cloudage for @lakesstiles.bsky.social

The world is about to witness the biggest tantrum in history

I occasionally take a look on X and it has got even worse. I look at some replies and think I couldn’t go back because there are simply too many people to block. It is toxic.

31st March 2026 06.45

The Yorkshire Dales National Park is home to over 6,000 traditional farm buildings. Of these, around 4,500 are field barns. #YorkshireDales #TuesdayThoughts

Imo there has to be a recognition that teachers cannot be 'on' 100% of the time because it's too exhausting. I've just seen someone saying that everyone must be learning 100% of the time in class. This kind of fervent, unrealistic claim is not good for staff or children's wellbeing or mental health.

Monday

#WIP Trying again with the #HerringGull. Wanted more vigour and drama. Last one was too static. #oils #FabrianoPaper Some days the painting is more difficult and today is one of those days

A very welcome sight on Bulbarrow Hill, N Dorset (March 30th) A fledgling Song Thrush, looking very perky & Bristol fashion. A mid-February start for nest-building for it's parents? Evidence of the need to keep the period of hedge-trimming under close review. #UKBirds @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

“This is not our war and we are not going be dragged into it” Keir Starmer

Reform insiders are reportedly concerned that links to figures like Andrew Tate could cost them votes. They are right to be worried, but they’re missing a bigger problem. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A very hazy start to the week here in Glastonbury. Photo taken at sunrise this morning.

That would be common sense- let’s hope they do.

But if you create a rich learning environment you can just introduce concepts and objects naturally as part of their everyday experiences. You don't have to tell them *everything* and they don't have to memorise *everything* before they get to play around with ideas. That's not how life works! 2/2

There's this weird thing where proponents of 'knowledge must always precede skills' make claims that children and young people won't know the most basic of concepts/objects. And therefore, the claim goes, they won't be able to think critically and must instead constantly learn more knowledge. 1/2

When we reported terrorist posts and accounts, Musk’s platform left 93% of them on the site: https://goodlaw.social/220z

I don't usually post this Buffoons face but ....

Ah yes, Laurence Fox asking “what is the far right?” — like someone staring in a mirror and asking who that is. Quick guide: it’s division, hate, and exclusion dressed up as “opinions.” Not exactly a mystery—more of a “check your own tweets” situation.

On this day six years ago we first shared this parody ... Join us for a LIVE or LIVESTREAM reprise at our #hollowchapters album launch concerts in two weeks! 👉https://linktr.ee/marshfamilysongs youtu.be/TGDp9VDyHt0