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English teacher, ghost story lover and aspiring wildlife gardener.

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Definitely do this if you love creeping dread and gradually unraveling narrators. I’ve just finished my NetGalley copy and loved it from page 1.

31.01.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #worcestershire and #library people

30.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Deborah Cameron obituary Linguist, feminist activist and author of influential books on how language can shape gendered experiences

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

28.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.

All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n

27.01.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 53
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How many exam grades include marking errors? Ofqual doesn't tell us the proportion of GCSE and A-level grades that contain marking mistakes, says Dennis Sherwood, but deciphering the available data raises the possibility that it's an alarmingly…

Ofqual doesn’t tell us the proportion of GCSE and A-level grades that contain marking mistakes, says Dennis Sherwood, but deciphering the available data raises the possibility that it’s an alarmingly high figure

25.01.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Less than a week to go until this great event... register here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk

25.01.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Incredible story

24.01.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Landmark television every bit as significant as The Ascent of Man

22.01.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh this is such bad news! I feel so lucky to have met her at one of the A Level conferences you chaired Dan.

21.01.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They flashbanged a car full of kids. A car full of fucking kids.

15.01.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 2152 πŸ” 880 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 29
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

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Another collection of vintage ghost stories for Christmas If you’ve seen all of the BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, and want more of the same, I’ve got good news for you. Last year I put together a list of films, short films and TV episodes that seemed t…

BLOG POST: Another batch of spooky stories, mostly made for TV, that I think capture something of the vibe of the Lawrence Gordon Clark era of BBC ghost stories for Christmas.

precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/12/11/a...

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β€˜We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen

β€œThere are rock bands that sing in Frisian, but we don’t have a Kneecap unfortunately. We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

26.11.2025 20:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The IRA's threat to kill Margaret Thatcher has somehow ended up on Facebook as an inspirational
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Photo of Thatcher

We only need to be lucky once.
You need to be lucky every time.

The IRA's threat to kill Margaret Thatcher has somehow ended up on Facebook as an inspirational quote Photo of Thatcher We only need to be lucky once. You need to be lucky every time.

Can’t breathe

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Some of the best advice this year

17.11.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the new policies cross so many red lines that no-one who considers themselves to be an anti racist could in good conscience remain a labour member. at this point the morality of it is as clear cut as could be: remain supporting and working for a party enacting far-right racist policies, or leave

17.11.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Centrists" have commitment issues

14.11.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 778 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 20

It also includes this banger of a William S Burroughs quote:

β€˜What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits quantity.’

08.11.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Call them cunts and tell them they get nothing. Spit in their stupid faces. Put extra Asians in the Christmas adverts and explicitly say you're doing it to fuck them off. Tell them *no* for once Jesus actual Christ lads. Not "this is unworkable" or "this is expensive". Just no.

30.10.2025 08:31 πŸ‘ 478 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11
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Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves Autumn leaves are part of the natural cycle that increases soil nutrition, wildlife habitat and drought resistance

Weekend reading about keeping fallen leaves around your plants - and how this helps the plants too! www.wildway.info/p/importance...

25.10.2025 07:02 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Immigrants don't suppress your wages

Bosses do

17.10.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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31-year-old David Noutch, white British has been charged with racially aggravated assault, threatening with a bladed article in a public place and assault by beating.

It was a White man attacking Non-White people.

Where is the apology from this hateful racist?

11.10.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 477 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2
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Andreea and Christian will be presenting at EMC CPD Face-to Face: Language Change, Digital Communication & Social Media – an EMC Teacher Conference-with-CPD (30.9.25)

Get signed up here and come and join us!

Book by 8am on 26th Sept
buff.ly/xQmMHMg

16.09.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, call me a Loony Lefty if you want, but it *is* starting to look a bit weird arresting disabled pensioners protesting peacefully one day and telling coked up bellends attacking you to β€œcalm down” another day the same month.

Obviously, just my opinion. I might have got it wrong.

13.09.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 1032 πŸ” 254 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 6
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Spot the difference.

13.09.2025 12:50 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/

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Free speech, Palestine Action, and Britain as a pariah state | Amnesty interview Sacha Deshmukh is the Chief Executive of Amnesty UK. He came by the studio to speak to us about Amnesty's decision to issue an Urgent Action against the UK g...

Amnesty UK Chief Executive Sacha Deshmukh sat down with @politicsjoe.bsky.social about Amnesty's decision to issue an Urgent Action against the UK govt for their crackdown on freedom of expression & misuse of terror legislation to criminalise peaceful protest.

Watch: amn.st/63320ADOJO

07.09.2025 08:00 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Six charged with terrorism offences over support for Palestine Action The group allegedly organised meetings over Zoom and planned demonstrations in support of Palestine Action

This is outrageous news. Amnesty International is deploying trial monitors to observe these hearings.

These charges should never have been made.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.09.2025 09:17 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

War on women’s voices

27.08.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0