#UKTeaching niot.org.uk/careers/prog... We’re looking for a Programme Lead to drive forward a bold, nationally significant initiative designed to support educators in responding to issues that affect how students form beliefs, navigate digital spaces, and make sense of the world.

In April of this year I gave a speech at a major conference in San Diego wherein I argued that AI would soon be poured like gasoline onto the fire of American fascism. That speech is pinned to my profile, if you're curious.

@adambecker.bsky.social thank you so much for writing More Everything Forever. It's one of the most important books I've ever read and has been critical in shaping what we want to make sure 1000s of teachers and leaders on our programmes know and understand about AI.

‘Laila had given ten years of her life to fighting for her son, and now, in what she decided would be the final act of the fight, she put her life on the line.’ Ahdaf Soueif on her sister Laila’s struggle for the release of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

Ok now we rally at the state capitol in Austin. Massive turnout here, at least 10,000 I'd say, possibly quite a bit more. We are sweating our asses off for democracy.

Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the U.S. on Saturday, gathering at demonstrations to call for protecting American democracy from President Trump. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4e3BIzD

Meet the speakers kicking off the Great Teaching Strand at @educationfest.bsky.social Reuben Moore & @pipsanderson.bsky.social session on their insights to explore how exemplars of "Great Teaching", self-study and deliberate practice can energise and support new teachers,fuelling a lifelong career

Let's have some fun. In this NYT story, we see a picture of an OpenAI billboard on a college campus, suggesting the following prompt: "Give me a guide for mastering this Calc 101 syllabus. In two weeks. Small steps please." What happens when we actually use ChatGPT to do this? THREAD!

We’re so excited to be co-hosting the upcoming British Science Festival with our friends @ljmuofficial.bsky.social in September! 🙌 Join us 10–14 September for free events, workshops, and performances across the city. Stay tuned for more details soon! 💙 @britsciassoc.bsky.social

An essential pre-read for any debate about the role of AI lnkd.in/eRZprgj5 Finding out that, "Some studios, such as the animation company Studio Ghibli, have sworn off using AI" brought much comfort. The wonderful 'My Neighbour Totoro' felt like a co-parent during the covid lockdowns.

Exploration of AI in education from a faith/belief perspective is important. 'A special conference examining the potential threats and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence for education and building on ‘Solarity’ and children’s education in Religion and Worldviews.' lnkd.in/eQvfuBMu

This is a thorough, thoughtful and hugely interesting report and we'll certainly be doing what we can to make sure the next generation of maths teachers and their mentors are aware of it. www.mathshorizons.uk/reports #UKEducation

I am so proud of the incredible hard work and brilliance the team put into making this happen. Being able to wake up everyday and work in organisation truly focused on supporting the best profession in the world is such a joy and privilege. niot.org.uk/news-events/... @melanierenowden.bsky.social

Looking for teachers who want to share their approach to using AI or intentionally not using their AI in their classrooms. Creating a short series of 'talking head' films to use in the development of our programmes at the National Institute of Teaching. Please get in touch. Paid work. #UKTeaching

Looking for teachers from around the world who want to share their approach to using AI or intentionally not using their AI in their classrooms. Creating a short series of 'talking heads' to use in the development of our programmes at the National Institute of Teaching (England).

Do you know a brilliant teacher or leader who deploys digital tools expertly to increase impact when they deliver professional development online? We really want to shine a light on the wonderful practice that is going on but maybe doesn't get the attention it deserves.

‘He uses his talent for seeming inconspicuous and harmless to make people talk. They tell him tragic and lurid anecdotes. But they also speak about poverty and injustice and, above all, about endemic rural violence.’ Neal Ascherson on the travel writer Norman Lewis: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

This takes my breath away with its truth.

"Outsourcing learning, commodifying education, and deskilling humanness is not progress. The answer is easy and short: we must say no and truly mean it. These are times of Luddite pedagogy," argue Dagmar Monett and Gilbert Paquet. Read the open access article at:

‘Never think you’re too old’: Meet the world’s fastest 75-year-old woman

This. All of this! carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-humili...

Alison Gopnik describes AI as "Stone Soup" and anytime you can reference a vaguely socialist folktale from Eastern Europe and apply it to Silicon Valley technology I am here for it. buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/ai-is-ston...

Long Live Dandelions!!

"With Silicon Valley in full AI hype mode, we need independent studies of AI in education that we can trust to fairly evaluate this technology’s impact, positive or negative. We’re not getting that right now and it’s a problem." open.substack.com/pub/buildcog...

Come and work with me… Are you interested in moving into higher education and initial teacher training? Do you have experience of teaching humanities (primarily geography & history)? Would you like to work in the South West in a fantastic setting? www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY330/l... Repost & share 🙏🏼

I asked my brilliant colleagues this question: A significant proportion of ECTs and trainee teachers in September 2026 will likely have sat their GCSEs and/or A-levels during COVID, and a large number will have had the opportunity to use generative AI during their degree. So what?

Hugely important article for all teachers and leaders everywhere, figuring out how to best educate young people about the dangers of social media and 'coordinated unauthentic behaviour. www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot... @fastcompany.com

MPs! An important event on how our elections are at grave risk from foreign interference while Russia continues a campaign of sabotage across Europe. Tonight: Committee Room 11, 7pm. Please join @alexsobel & @peterjukes & the star of the Sergei & the Westminster Spy podcast

Left or right? Labour’s problem isn’t direction - it’s disconnection. Economically insecure voters are leaving the party in both directions. A bold new analysis by MP Jeevun Sandher lays out the real reason, and a way forward | Stephen McNair @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

When I wrote A Greener Life I included a chapter explaining why gardeners should love seeing the aphid boom in spring because it leads to a predator boom shortly after as they eat them. Which makes it disappointing the RHS would release this now. Devastated. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Council papers say the expensive super-schools being given away to the Catholic Church need to 'meet future demand' for faith-base education, but Wales is majority non-religious and rapidly secularising, with no evidence offered that such demand will grow whatsoever. humanists.uk/2025/05/12/w...

Right. If you want to know what's really going on, we're going to have stop falling for the spin & asking better questions. What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal? broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...

A brilliant blog by @saysmiss.bsky.social Love how curriculum familiarity as a foundation for professional confidence is not presented as a deficit to be fixed, but as an ongoing, communal act of knowledge-building within subject teams. tinyurl.com/3wztm53x

'Who teaches the revolutionaries?' tinyurl.com/4ye2zck7 Whatever ur thinking re AI in Edu this is an essential 20min listen about human cognition and AI by @benjaminjriley.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social @collegeofteaching.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

@therestpolitics.bsky.social brilliant yet devastating interview with the inspiring @agawande.bsky.social about No of people going to die as American support for USAID programs has gone & what are the limits of thinking of AI as the silver bullet for healthcare. tinyurl.com/2v3wpak9

Ok, this article made me realise how important it is to follow up on @benjaminjriley.bsky.social book recommendation www.sciencenews.org/article/more...

"Ten years ago, we would have never accepted old ladies being on corridors next to an (emergency) department for hours on end and they have become normal in the NHS...We’ve got to get ourselves out of that, and everybody wants to get out of it.”

This is an extraordinary interview with @agawande.bsky.social joining @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory Stewart in regards to the global health crisis. It is about an hour but well worth your time. youtu.be/huVdKhZLfm8?...

The front page of The Guernsey Star being straightforward about priorities on Liberation Day, 9 May 1945

New Pope Leo blasts non-religious people, saying (quite shockingly) that 'lack of faith' comes from 'the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, appalling violations of human dignity' We'll remain composed in the face of such abject nastiness, but it's untrue to say the least

Our government sent secret police to arrest this student, then secretly transported her 1,500 miles from her residence. Look at the work she's doing. Look at what we've become.

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Claim: We should use AI to tutor children. Empirical fact: "When running another test called SimpleQA, which asks more general questions, the hallucination rates for o3 and o4-mini were 51 percent and 79 percent. The previous system, o1, hallucinated 44 percent of the time."

A “rolling unconference” provides time for librarians from around the world to exchange ideas, share challenges and successes, and take in local libraries—all while pedaling through changing landscapes. #ReasonstoLoveLibraries

#Indigenous In 2 Land sites dozens of oil spills, leaking toxic drilling waste, lower wildlife populations, widespread deforestation, colonization driven by construction of oil roads. Communities were subject to air pollution from gas flares, noise pollution from drilling & rising social conflict.

"From staggering statistics 🧪 showing a man’s heart attack risk skyrockets on the day his spouse dies, to the intimate science of how our bonds regulate our well-being, this conversation is as thought-provoking as it is moving." psychcentral.com/blog/podcast... #grief #loss #bereavement

"When phrases like 'brain rot' become the word of the year, I think we can assume our current relationship with technology isn’t entirely positive." - @marcwatkins.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/marcwatk...

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