Husband, father of small people, former primary head, Achievement partner @TeachFirst, RTs not endorsements, views own. Sometimes follow people I disagree with
Birmingham, England
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Happy World Mental Health day. To all those who, like me, struggle with their mental health - this is likely to make you better at your job rather than worse. Speak up, speak out and be proud of who you are. Read my blog on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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Fabulous day for sport in my household - @NUFC glorious victory against Spurs puts @AVFCOfficial into Champions League placed - and we won the princely sum of £7.60 on the #GrandNational2024
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Wondering why the thought of Russian athletes competing in the Olympics is so incendiary when it is no longer seen as a scandal for them to compete in tennis grand slams? Surely the same principle should apply across all sports? Discuss…
thetimes.co.uk/article/644a0…
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Wondering when
@HTempestPhoto are going to respond to this. I have tweeted three times and I would have thought neurodiversity awareness month might be a good time for a diversity-positive response. Am I barking up the wrong tree?
@HTempestPhoto any comment on this? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce5e…
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It’s neurodiversity awareness month and I’m wondering how helpful the D is in ASD or ADHD. Neurodiverse people are not disordered. Greta Thunberg refers to Asperger’s as her superpower yet if we keep thinking of neurodiverse people as disordered they will always be stigmatised
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Sad to hear of the death of Daniel Kahneman. Thinking Fast and Slow is such a seminal work and has influenced so much of today’s best practice in cognitive science and pedagogy bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana…
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@mark_hoath why did your Reform UK canvasser refuse to engage in any form of conversation today about what you stand for? Instead, he deliberately turned his head away and pretended not to hear us. Not a great first impression
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Sub-postmaster Martin Griffith took his own life in 2012. In order to receive a compensatory payment his widow was pressured into signing a non-disclosure agreement so this didn’t come out until 2022. Surely it is time to end abuse of NDAs?
thetimes.co.uk/article/d4e93…
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RIP Camila Batmanghelidjh. So sad that everyone seems to know about the scandal but few know that she was exonerated. A sad loss for Britain’s kids
thetimes.co.uk/article/camil…
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Good to hear that 14 year olds will never be able to legally buy cigarettes. We now need to tackle the epidemic of vaping
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Just one example of the human cost of HS2. Our wedding venue north of Birmingham was demolished and we had planned to revisit on special anniversaries. That demolition was for nothing bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma…
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Shocking!
A head of a grammar school that kicked out lower-performing sixth-formers has been found guilty of
misconduct. He said he was not aware that
it was unlawful at the time as it
was “common practice” amongst grammar
schools. 🫤 schoolsweek.co.uk/grammar-sc…
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@NHS why offer me an appointment to discuss going on an insulin pump if you know the answer is going to be “no” because my management is too good? Total waste of consultant, nurse and my time, not to mention stressful and upsetting
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