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Drew Burrett

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Fanatically indifferent, reliably subversive, agreeably contradictory (also dad, husband, physics teacher, cyclist, active travel advocate & amateur atheist)

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Just booked tix for the gig at the Stand. So glad you're back up in Glasgow!

10.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin Ince | Comedian | Writer | Broadcaster

More dates being added - but this is April/May/June book tour so far

Robinince.com

10.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Are you interested in finding out more about practitioner enquiry but are unsure where to start? The CfTE Hub at Strathclyde is holding a 90-minute online workshop on practitioner enquiry, led by Professor Kate Wall.

Register here!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c06244...

06.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lessons learned, opportunities to be grasped - Enlighten A recent blog post by Paul Argyle McDonald regarding the mathematics curriculum in Scotland got me thinking about how the physics curriculum and its assessment, particularly in relation to Higher and ...

Some thoughts about the physics curriculum and its assessment in Scotland with some observations and questions about standards and how this impacts on things like subject choice. Can we address some of these longstanding issues in the Curriculum Improvement Cycle?
www.enlighten.scot/lessons-lear...

10.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

A blog post for @enlightenscot.bsky.social about the physics curriculum and its assessment. @drewburrett.bsky.social @physicsdrew.bsky.social @andrewkbailey13.bsky.social @colinmcgill.bsky.social @mrdissent.bsky.social @mrdegsy.bsky.social @brucenextlevel.bsky.social @lynnej0nes.bsky.social

10.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional flyer for Pedagoo Ghlaschu on Saturday 16 May at Sgoil Ghlaschu GhΓ idhlig/Glasgow Gaelic School, 147 Berkeley Street, Glasgow G3 7HP. Two QR codes to scan. Top right QR code links to free tickets to attend. Bottom left QR code links to online form to volunteer to lead a workshop on the day.

Promotional flyer for Pedagoo Ghlaschu on Saturday 16 May at Sgoil Ghlaschu GhΓ idhlig/Glasgow Gaelic School, 147 Berkeley Street, Glasgow G3 7HP. Two QR codes to scan. Top right QR code links to free tickets to attend. Bottom left QR code links to online form to volunteer to lead a workshop on the day.

πŸ“’ Educators, get involved! Connect with like-minded folk, share practice & ideas at #PedagooGhlaschu on 16/05/26. Hosted by @senoract.bsky.social - always epic!
Want to share? Sign up to lead a session forms.gle/tW86XZiypr6P...
Want to come along? Snag your πŸ†“πŸŽŸοΈ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pedagoo-gh...

21.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Tesco makes nearly Β£4bn profit.

Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about Β£600m a year.

Why isn't Tesco paying?

12.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 367 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 10
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Why the AI industry can’t resist dirty on-site gas turbines Expect others to follow in Elon Musk’s footsteps β€” there’s a logic to on-site gas power that the industry is unlikely to reject

"Elon Musk's xAI has placed orders for a total of seven much larger gas turbines, each capable of producing 380 MW of power … Together, this is enough power to supply a city roughly the size of Philadelphia."
www.transformernews.ai/p/why-the-ai...

12.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exploring The Use of Generative AI by Primary Teachers to teach Science Action research into AI Use 2026

I’m running a short research survey exploring how primary teachers and student teachers are using tools like ChatGPT and Copilot in their day-to-day teaching, with a particular focus on primary science.

forms.gle/bqPHtwq4mzBd...

Please share!

#eduskyprimary #uked

05.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What the Dunning-Kruger Effect reveals about teacher growth To truly understand how we grow as teachers - and how our pupils learn - it helps to be aware of this key concept about the relationship between competence and confidence, writes principal Ildar Iliaz...

How the Dunning-Kruger Effect applies to teacher CPD | Tes share.google/NtsPg1t6HL7V...

01.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.

28.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 12687 πŸ” 5603 πŸ’¬ 279 πŸ“Œ 444

Practitioner Enquiry Tip of the Week: don't discount the outliers. A lot of research focuses on finding commonality, themes, averages and generalisable trends, but as teachers we deal with more than the majority. We also have to focus on the outliers/1🧡
#PractitionerEnquiryTotW

28.01.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.

28.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 4537 πŸ” 1975 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 54

It's not on my list...

20.01.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That baby is too grown up to be Donald Trump.

19.01.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
Farage, who had previously said mass deportations were a "political impossibility", said his party had now come up with "a credible plan, so that we can deport hundreds of thousands of people over the five years of a Reform government".

During the news conference, Farage asked Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf whether it was realistic to deport 500,000-600,000 people within the lifetime of the first Parliament under a Reform UK government, to which he replied "totally, yeah".

Farage, who had previously said mass deportations were a "political impossibility", said his party had now come up with "a credible plan, so that we can deport hundreds of thousands of people over the five years of a Reform government". During the news conference, Farage asked Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf whether it was realistic to deport 500,000-600,000 people within the lifetime of the first Parliament under a Reform UK government, to which he replied "totally, yeah".

A sobering thought: were Nigel Farage to become Prime Minister then the terrifying scenes from Minneapolis would become terrifying scenes here.

13.01.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 870 πŸ” 359 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 26
Select tickets – Teacher agency: the ecological approach – MS Teams Teacher agency: the ecological approach – MS Teams, Tue 17 Mar 2026 - Abstract The last 10 years has seen an explosion in research literature deploying the concept of teacher agency. At the same time,...

We have just confirmed the date of the March @scrcm.bsky.social webinar. I will be presenting ideas from the forthcoming 2nd edition of Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach. Join us on Tues 17 March, 4-5.30.

Sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

13.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.

Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it

03.01.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 5348 πŸ” 1662 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 86
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Venezuela latest: Trump says US has 'captured' President Maduro in strikes on country - live updates The US attorney general says Maduro will face

Why do we even bother with international laws if corrupt regimes are allowed to attack other sovereign nations? If Trump and his administration get away with this in Venezuela, who's to say where they will invade next?

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

03.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."
- Winston Churchill

History shows that appeasement never works.

The time for appeasing Trump is over.

03.01.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Learning from the other side of the world In October, alongside a trip to see my daughters in Australia, I arranged to visit in person several people from the education world in both Australia and New Zealand who I had met previously, most…

I have finally got around to writing about my recent month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand. With New Zealand currently reviewing its curriculum it was especially good to speak to some of the key players in its development and to teachers too. stuartphysics.co.uk/2025/12/14/l...

14.12.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've given copies to all of the initial teacher education students and probationer teachers we've had at my school since you published the book. Hope you get a rush on sales in time for Xmas.

13.12.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So disheartening to see that @robinince.bsky.social has been compelled to resign from his show on the BBC as they felt that him expressing compassion for and solidarity with some of the most vulnerable and oppressed groups in our society did not fit with their values.

13.12.2025 11:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who gave the billionaires like Musk and Bezos the right to cut the Earth off from the Universe?

04.12.2025 07:41 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
How Meta uses information for generative AI models Learn how Meta uses information for generative artificial intelligence, generative AI models.

Meta is using your Whatsapp messages and Facebook & Instagram DMs to train its generative AI. If you want to object, you can do so here www.facebook.com/privacy/genai

14.11.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5
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The Scottish Parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 2026. As part of our request to political parties, we are calling for the creation of a new STEM Strategy for Education and Training to be included in the education and skills section of their manifestos.

14.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The BBC must stop attacking trans people | Good Law Project The right wing accusations of β€˜pro-trans’ bias are back to front. It’s time for the BBC to live up to its duty to be impartial on trans issues.

The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.

Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q

14.11.2025 12:39 πŸ‘ 883 πŸ” 388 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 14
13.10.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National πŸ“°

How genocide happened

12.10.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 686 πŸ” 365 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 28
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Misty you say...
Only the merest hint of the sun out on my ride today. And though there was no fish & chips, I did have a lovely bit of sea bass for dinner. πŸ½οΈπŸŸπŸ˜‹

12.10.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0