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Today’s poem is called ‘The Day My Dog Spontaneously Combusted’.

Hear me out. Keep the State Visit, but send Princess Anne instead.

BREAKING: “It is increasingly clear that as the world continues down this volatile path our long term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union.. Brexit did deep damage to our economy” Prime minister Keir Starmer 👏

I earn over £90k a year and have thousands each month in disposable income. I've discovered that wanting things made me happier than the means to have them.

Very proud of the Welsh football team's decision to boycott the World Cup.

I hated my teacher. She followed me around with a comb, sent me to the toilets to wash my face, straightened my tie, made my life hell. Now I realise I was grubby little oik and she was being caring in trying to tidy me up.

Primary school teacher. Me and my colleague who teaches the other class take turns to make maths worksheets for both classes to do. Made him one where the answer to every single sum is 67 and you could hear the shrieks across the school.

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I'm a vicar in a small rural village. I could never say this to my flock because of the outcry, but Reform are blatantly opposed to genuine Christian values and it's clear that anyone considering voting for them has not been listening to a single word I say each week

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

Really missing the primary education connections I had on Twitter. I can’t post on Twitter now and never really got going here but looking to reconnect with people as it was always such a great and valuable support. And it changed my career. So hi everyone #primaryrocks

"Over the past three years the government has diverted more than £53 million away from frontline teaching and resources to increase staffing and investment in its quango Oak.” www.besa.org.uk/news/update-...

New: Do DfE white paper proposals move England towards blanket academisation, or not? What an almighty mess educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/do-... Analysis piece on the academy aspects of yesterday’s white paper.

Carrot, Sticks or Something Else? Ian Gilbert reflects on what he's been finding out about motivation, behaviour and attendance from schools across the country. www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/ca...

Carrot, Sticks or Something Else? Ian Gilbert reflects on what he's been finding out about motivation, behaviour and attendance from schools across the country. www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/ca...

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Click here to listen to David Cameron, Ian Gilbert, Dr Cathy Francis and her husband Mark Paterson pay tribute to a global influence in outdoor education: buff.ly/hFtCHTD @itlworldwide.bsky.social

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23. Is that your best answer or your first answer? 32 questions to help move beyond the "guess what's in the teacher's head" game. New on our blog this week www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/32...

I am from a country formerly colonised by the British, one famous for tea. I have found that the best way to annoy British people is to casually drop a teabag in a mug of cold water and stick it in the microwave. I don't even like tea. I do it just for the trolling entertainment.

For years I knew what I was going to say as father of the bride at my daughter's wedding. It was poignant, funny and I knew she would love it. Then she ended up marrying someone I can't stand and I had to redo the whole thing. The speech is now for my younger daughter.

Karma

I've been a stage hand for a while now. Every time I do a mic check I say something like "hey google, set an alarm for 3am". Serves them right for enabling a stupid feature with no secuirty.

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‘But Sir Iain said the out-of-work figures showed the consequences of an education system "obsessed" with university, which he said overlooked vocational training and a changing job market.’ Over 700,000 graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

After his visit to a Finnish school yesterday, here are Ian Gilbert’s Six Quick Things on Finnish education www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/si...

45 Outdoor Thunks - In memory of Juliet Robertson www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/ou...

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Robert Jenrick helpfully lists all the things he didn't do during his 10 years in government.

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It's Davos this week, so please find attached a list of phrases that you may hear and what they actually mean. Full phrasebook here 😉 www.ft.com/content/ab4f...

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Those of us who’ve been on the merry go round a while aren’t shocked. It was fidelity for a while, British values before that, community cohesion prior to that (remember that one?), ECM, differentiation…The latest in a long line of Ofsted obsessions appears to be pencil grip and handwriting.

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We asked @stephenlogan.bsky.social for his Six Quick Things on how to seriously improve attendance at school. Here is what he told us: www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/si... We particularly like number 6!

"In our latest ‘Assessment 3.0’ article, Ian Gilbert wonders whether LLMs like Chat GPT are in the process of amplifying what is wrong with the curriculum, our pedagogy and how we assess our students." consiliumeducation.com/itm/2026/01/...

We asked @stephenlogan.bsky.social for his Six Quick Things on how to seriously improve attendance at school. Here is what he told us: www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/si... We particularly like number 6!

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