Her #poetry collection #BloodLines explores her experience of illness with honesty and grace. You can order a copy here: buff.ly/g29Mv0w #AML #Cancer #Poetrysky @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social

Over the past few years, we've shared a Thunk a week on our social media during term time—thanks to a collaboration with @itpressuk.bsky.social and Thunks creator @itlworldwide.bsky.social. (For the uninitiated: Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)

The proof is in the pudding… and the pudding says we make a real difference for trusts! 🍮 See what our partners have to say about working with us: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

If you haven't, you should! Dr Andrew Curran - paediatric neurologist, neurobiologist, and master of the brain in education. Helping teachers see the child behind the behaviour. Get him into your school! Discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Over the past few years, we've shared a Thunk a week on our social media during term time—thanks to a collaboration with @crownhousepub.bsky.social and Thunks creator @itlworldwide.bsky.social. (For the uninitiated: #Thunks are philosophical questions designed to make your brain hurt!)

Dave McPartlin - a head teacher and leader of authenticity who dares to dream, inspires schools, and transforms communities. Get him into your classrooms! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Stronger together: we partner with trusts to unlock the full potential of every school. Find out more here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

I don't like talking about my job. So I lie to people for the inevitable "so what do you do?" question during small talk. My imaginary job is more interesting than my real job, to the point that I'm thinking of quitting my real job and trying my hand at my imaginary one.

We are here to fill this void. On Monday more than 65 educators joined our online webinar on tackling the far right with anti-racist education. We are following this up with another very soon on building courageous classrooms. All educators welcome. Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...

"She's the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Archbishop of Canterbury, but she's Mrs Mullally to you."

Have you seen this man? Mark Finnis - transforming school cultures, improving behaviour, and building stronger relationships through Restorative Practice. Get him into your school! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers

WHAT YOU FAIL TO SEE MR POPE

Headaches for MATs? 😅 We can’t promise a cup of tea will fix it… but working with us comes close! See how we helped Bath & Wells MAT sort theirs: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

“They laughed when I said I’d become an INSET speaker… they’re not laughing now” The importance of laughter when choosing a keynote speaker New on the blog www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/la...

All royalties donated to UK cancer charities, get your copy at: buff.ly/iY5jc6N @blood-lines.bsky.social and @itlworldwide.bsky.social

Today, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone was told it must repay the government £122m for breaching a contract for medical gowns during the Covid pandemic. Read our special report online on some of the other fat cats who made a mint during covid. ➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/spe...

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

Here’s what Bath & Wells MAT had to say about our biggest collaboration with over 1,000 educators this year, working with them! Learn more: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/ – and see how we can support your schools.

"It’s the ‘thing with feathers’, according to the poet Emily Dickinson." Read an exclusive extract from the new edition of Ian Gilbert's seminal text Essential Motivation the Classroom www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/ho...

Have you seen this man? If you haven’t, you should — Martin Illingworth is shaking up classrooms and helping teachers prepare students for the real world. Get him into your school! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers

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In which I ask where the idea came from that young people’s reading skills and enjoyment will be improved by stuffing a compulsory reading test into Year 8 … www.linkedin.com/posts/geoff-...

Have you seen this man? Meet Mark Creasy - the Independent Thinking legend helping schools work smarter, achieve more, and focus on what really matters. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Like Gavin and Stacey and American democracy, all good things come to an end. Here are all 142 of the Thursday Thunks we and @crownhousepub.bsky.social posted over the last few years though. Fill yer boots! www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/al...

Like Gavin and Stacey and American democracy, all good things come to an end. Here are all 142 of the Thursday Thunks we and @crownhousepub.bsky.social posted over the last few years though. Fill yer boots! www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/al...

To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.

#autism #tylenol I guess I’ll have to dig this out many many times in the next few days

A pop up box on Tylenol dot com

Love a footnote

Nina the Ninja is on the loose! Catch her in your INSET day! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Trusted by Trusts, focused on schools - see how our collaborations make an impact: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats !

After speaking at a conference on helping schools support children and young people who have lost a loved one, here are Six Quick Things on Bereavement that our Ian Gilbert put together for schools everywhere www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/si...

MATs, we’ve got your back! 💪 Learn more about our biggest MAT collaboration so far here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats – and see how we could support your schools too!

After speaking at a conference on helping schools support children and young people who have lost a loved one, here are Six Quick Things on Bereavement that our Ian Gilbert put together for schools everywhere www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/si...

Looking for someone who truly understands what it means to support your SENDCOs? Ginny Bootman is on the loose! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

Trusts trust us - we don’t even have to bribe them with biscuits! Have a peek for yourself: www.independentthinking.co.uk/mats/

Looking to transform teaching with tech in today’s AI-driven world? Mark Anderson, the ICT Evangelist, is here to show you how. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

#TheLittleBookOfBigStuffAboutTheBrain Remember, if we could fully grasp how our brains work, we’d be too simple to understand them! Are you ready for some brainy insights? Find out more here: buff.ly/OAVwd3G @itlworldwide.bsky.social

Caution - a powerhouse in restorative practice is in the room! There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

And if you haven’t order a copy of #BloodLines yet, you can do so here – royalties are donated to UK cancer charities: buff.ly/n7GJYHV @blood-lines.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social #Poetrysky #cancer #AML

An update from Juliet about her wonderful poetry collection, #BloodLines, landed in our inbox last week! You can read in on her Substack here: buff.ly/zEbcCXU Great to hear that it’s been popular at the Scottish Poetry Library too – we we’re thrilled to get this picture of the it on their shelves.

If you thought cogsci was the only neurological sci in town, think again. This book is full of insights about how we tick from a paediatric neurobiologist and amazing human being. We even got him to do the illustrations himself! Caution: includes the L-word.

Where do we put in our claim!! Quite a few here @itpressuk.bsky.social

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Wow! #SquarePegs is included in Tes magazine's #SEND and inclusion reading list! buff.ly/zXKfakk 📚 Start the new school year strong with this ultimate guide for inclusivity, compassion and fitting in. Available from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/w0MoHL5 @itlworldwide.bsky.social

You’ve seen him on Britain’s Got Talent - he’ll move you to tears. But what he brings to your INSET is even more powerful. There’s always another way - discover our inspiring CPD & INSET speakers here: www.independentthinking.co.uk/speakers/

I was born in and I live in England but have dual citizenship with New Zealand. When I travel I do so on my NZ passport and put on a Kiwi accent as I don't want to be associated with English tourists. I find people treat me better and I get fewer "random" bag searches.

Beware SENDCOs!! 📞 +44 (0)1267 211432 ✉️ [email protected] – Get in touch today!

Not long to wait until our updated version of The Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain by Andrew Curran is here: buff.ly/eAGGPdN @itlworldwide.bsky.social & @itpressuk.bsky.social