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

11.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 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‘ 10 πŸ” 3 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‘ 373 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 34 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
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.

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‘ 532 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 11 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 )

10.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 13
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The biggest terrorist in the world did this.

10.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 453 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‘ 265 πŸ” 76 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‘ 2645 πŸ” 560 πŸ’¬ 139 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

10.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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10.03.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the excluded systematic reviews is the York systematic reviews commissioned as part of the Cass Review itself. NHS England excluded from its evidence review a systematic review produced for the very process this evidence review is supposed to implement. It's a joke.

09.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 777 πŸ” 202 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 9

These people think so illogically. Trans women were transed out of being the gay men they β€˜really’ are, and, next they’re going to go prey on WOMEN in bathrooms??

09.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

The reviews used to justify this excluded nearly 97% of all studies from inclusion in their analysis. This is an absolutely obscene hatchet job by the NHS specifically created to eliminate access to hormones for trans youth.

09.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 2539 πŸ” 831 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 49
New MP Hannah Spencer was given a police escort after an anti-hate demonstration turned violent.
The Green Party MP had made a speech at the Greater Together Manchester event on Sunday afternoon in Piccadilly Gardens.

New MP Hannah Spencer was given a police escort after an anti-hate demonstration turned violent. The Green Party MP had made a speech at the Greater Together Manchester event on Sunday afternoon in Piccadilly Gardens.

I try very hard not to use the word Orwellian too much but it’s the best adjective for the mauling of language at the start of this BBC News report. β€œβ€¦ an anti-hate demonstration that turned violent”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 545 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 20

A trans person drawing on a statue with chalk got comment from the Home Secretary and coverage on TV and in all the main papers.

A female Green MP being harassed and abused in the street by transphobes gets nothing...

#JustProtectingWomen

09.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 711 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

You’d think in this era of β€œMPs face increasing danger” there would be more outrage at newly elected Green MP Hannah Spencer being assaulted by transphobes but it’s nowhere to be seen on BBC News app even if you search her name

09.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 1074 πŸ” 373 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 17

Jo Cox was killed by a man like that guy harassing Hannah Spencer

09.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 368 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

In my opinion, Labour are failing to deliver their promised ban on conversion therapy because any legally robust definition of it would show that the NHS are doing it to trans people, and implicate this government in the practice. 4/5

09.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 1003 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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Landmark study finds half of UK media reporting on Muslims contains bias A NEW report has found that almost a half of UK media coverage contains anti-Muslim bias ...

*Half* of all UK media reports about Muslims contain negative bias, according to a new study, together with widespread "sweeping generalisations".

"The highest rates were recorded by GB News (39%), The Telegraph (32%), Daily Express (24%), The Times (22%), The Sun (21%) and the Daily Mail (20%)"

09.03.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

No report in the Guardian about a woman MP being attacked on International Women’s Day by transphobic fascists after just a week in the job.

They have these β€œnews” items though

09.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 499 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

The face of the anti-trans "pro-woman" movement right here. Violent men harassing a woman.

09.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
What’s the purpose of β€œrehearsal” during lessons? – Christian Moore Anderson

I'm laboriously moving my blog posts over to my new website.

Here's one I moved today. Soon I'll write that blog post on how EduCognitivism read studies on studying techniques and then remade lessons in their image.

christianmooreanderson.com/whats-the-pu...

#EduSky #UKEd

08.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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#BBCBreakfast headline at 6am: "Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at targets in Israel & across the Gulf, signalling Irans determination to fight on"

No mention in the headlines of the US & Israel (and their attacks), giving the impression its all down to Iran.

09.03.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1