it doesn’t feel like rishi sunak is prime minister. it doesn’t feel like anyone is prime minister. just feels like a tv has been wheeled into the classroom

I’ve spent much of this year learning about car bloat, the process through which smaller vehicles are being replaced by increasingly massive SUVs and trucks.

What I’ve learned: Huge cars are terrible for society, often in ways that are hidden.

A summary 🧵

It’s almost as though there weren’t a long historical tradition of finding something scientifically inferior about the brains of people who don’t accept an excruciating regime of control with docility.

Hoping to get some Early Years advice.

What should I read to understand toys and play?

Ideally something accessible.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Shocking to witness how pedestrianisation and the #waroncars has ripped the heart out of once-thriving Edinburgh

It’s not.

Inquiry based learning;

Teacher; “now that I’ve taught you how to make a Victoria Sponge what other cakes can you make with seasonal ingredients?

Student; A lemon sponge with a Rhubarb chantilly?

Teacher; sounds good, let’s have a slice!

“Community Pantries”

Another perfectly normal day in the U.K.

Food banks? No community pantries.

The disruptive nature of the reforms and the increased prescription influencing how trainee teachers are recruited, where they train, what they are taught and how their ongoing professional development is going to be constrained should be a huge concern schoolsweek.co.uk/itt-which-is-t…

13yrs of Austerity

Backing new oil and gas projects is not my priority.

Just another perfectly normal day in 🇬🇧.

“Who deserves to celebrate their birthday?”

“Who should be able to feed their kids?”

💔 😢

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The data are in, and July 2023 was the first month in history to reach +1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

We are in a climate emergency.

Hi Ofsted we’d love to hear what steps you'll be taking to change this. It doesn't sit well with British Values

‘Water & air, the two essential fluid on which all life depends….’

Water companies fill our rivers & seas with sewage pollution.

Fossil fuel companies fill our atmosphere with carbon dioxide and seas with oil pollution.

Welcome to 21st century Britain. All whilst…

This Tory government's aim to 'max out' on North Sea fossil fuels up until 2050 is the most duplicitous and cynical abuse of power, and a devastating lack of vision and leadership. Can't wait to see them gone. thenational.scot/news/23690757.…

'new oil and gas is totally safe and doesn't compromise our plans to decarbonise at all'

I exclusively pumped for 4 months and let me tell you it was HARD! With a baby on the NICU you have little option & is one of the things that you feel a sense of control over. The level of support for pumping mothers is disgraceful, we need to do better! #WorldBreastfeedingWeek

'If I see this country steering itself over a cliff, backing fossil fuel, I'm going to start pulling out'

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest threatens to pull investment from the UK over 'clickbait' climate policies trib.al/iGXYH47

This is really interesting.

I use retrieval questions at KS3 & KS4 mostly as a settling and focus activity for the first 7mins of the lesson. I haven't kept data on the impact. I have found that the SA - green pen - component to be a good way encouraging independence