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Professor, maths ed, professional learning, evaluation, implementation, social change, waiting for the ranters, diggers and levellers to come back him/he/his

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I felt like i was really incompetent and this was a sign of my age as i had been good at learning new apps in the past. But then i realised that Teams is basically crap, a badly designed unproductivity app, and doing simple things is made very complicated.

12.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The smart one has spoken πŸ‘

12.03.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Making sense of the widening gender mental health gap: what teenage girls told us Girls said that visual platforms, such as Instagram and TikTok, particularly reiterate gendered expectations for girls on how they should present themselves.

"Girls described how sexist stereotypes shaped their lives from an early age" theconversation.com/making-sense...

12.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It doesnt really apply in maths and science either. To make their preferred teaching approach fit, maths is shaped into something that has little relationship to what people do in their lives with maths or what mathematicians do.

12.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know some people really like the idea that there is 'one best way' of teaching because if there's a regular, predictable pattern and method it can be observed and replicated. But it just isn't true in the phases and subjects that I've worked with during my career (early years, drama, English).

12.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

War mongering media don’t have more votes than anyone else.

They try to ridicule us.

They try to silence us.

But we keep growing the movement.

We oppose war.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

And we win.

12.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 576 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7
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AI may never be as cheap as it is today AI companies like OpenAI, Google subsidize costs. For now.

This is my shocked face.

12.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Phillips says Starmer has done lots to tackle violence against women & girls & she has "kicked off" quite a lot over the issue

The reality: Starmer gave Mandelson a top govt job despite his relationship with a convicted paedophile & Phillips said nothing publicly at the time

12.03.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

I just keep coming back around to, "there is a reason that no previous president did this foolish thing and it was not because they were weak, woke cowards, but because they could read a cost-benefit analysis."

11.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1099 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 9
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Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn Charity criticises new measures that would make it harder for inquests to pass verdict of unlawful killing

"Ministers want to make it harder for inquests to pass verdicts of unlawful killing, which have been crucial in getting justice for women who committed suicide after suffering abuse."

I don't think anyone expected Labour would change course after its electoral drubbing but this is 🀯

12.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 526 πŸ” 235 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 35

AI rebuttal bot?

12.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Articles about Starmer lying to gain labour leadership - none. Badenoch's hacking criminality - none. Farage's tax affairs - none. Polanski said something silly and embarrasing in a gotcha set up 15 years ago - hold the front page, again and again and again.

12.03.2026 06:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Compared to the stuff journalists knew Mandelson was up to that wasn't considered noteworthy at all, this looks like the usual double standards, and people are both onto it and incredibly tired of it.

Incredible that you all think you can do this a second time, tbh.

12.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Simply because, it’s their job, along with security services, to cover up the crimes of the wealthy.

11.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
UK government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge

UK government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge

UK government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge

Liam Γ“g Γ“ hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.

11.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Teach like a tele-sales rep

11.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

in case anyone's wondering what a script looks like-- teachlikeachampion.org/wp-content/u...

10.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6
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Sheffield Hallam restricts TPS access to REF academics only Teaching staff at post-92 institution to be employed by subsidiary firm and loseΒ right to access expensive pensions scheme

This feels like a really bad move - for Sheffield Hallam staff and for the sector more broadly.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sheffie...

11.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Putting pictures of animals on our currency would be "deeply depressing," say the Conservatives.

11.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 8

At some point do we reckon the government might stop wasting public money trying to ineffectually charge all and sundry with "terrorism"?

11.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
Shabana Mahmood MP ~
@ShabanaMahmood
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I have approved the Metropolitan Police's request to ban the Al Quds march.
I am satisfied doing so is necessary to prevent serious public disorder, due to the scale of the protest and multiple counter-protests, in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Should a stationary demonstration proceed, the police will be able to apply strict conditions.
I expect to see the full force of the law applied to anyone spreading hatred and division instead of exercising their right to peaceful protest.

Shabana Mahmood MP ~ @ShabanaMahmood X.com I have approved the Metropolitan Police's request to ban the Al Quds march. I am satisfied doing so is necessary to prevent serious public disorder, due to the scale of the protest and multiple counter-protests, in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Should a stationary demonstration proceed, the police will be able to apply strict conditions. I expect to see the full force of the law applied to anyone spreading hatred and division instead of exercising their right to peaceful protest.

Gentlemen, you can’t protest against the war here! There’s a war going on!

11.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 544 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

Of course, it will always be remarkable how very far to the right, much further than the actual "centre" party, the Labour "centrists" sit, not least because of their instinctive authoritarian paternalism, which the whole Labour Party would do very well to try to shed.

11.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Tehran Times - photos of the school CHILDREN killed by an AMERICAN tomahawk cruise missile. The headline: TRUMP, LOOK THEM IN THE EYES

(Ht @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social )

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The biggest terrorist in the world did this.

10.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 454 πŸ” 278 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 16

It was a privilege to be in the chamber earlier to witness this incredibly powerful and effective speech from Charlotte Nichols.

10.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 270 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Default opt-in is one of the key weapons of exploitative tech. The bros aren’t good at informed consent.

10.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
16–19 Level 1 English and Maths Qualifications - Department for Education - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education

New consultation on the proposed level 1 maths and English qualifications now out:

consult.education.gov.uk/16-19-englis...

10.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? 

* Yes
* No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)

1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? * Yes * No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)

My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):

10.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 2656 πŸ” 565 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 147

Please stop posting the $1bn cost of war per day BS

The cost of the weapons they are using alone is $1-1.5bn a day

The cost of repairing the damage received is 2-3x this

A cost greater than $5bn a day

The economic cost is 3-4x greater than this

The cost is $20-25bn a day

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