Took the bull by the horns and have cancelled my Sky subscription. Thank you @stopfundinghate.bsky.social for the work you do.

Stop Funding Hate@stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 3d ago

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It’s cheating to say my Dad, even though he never taught me in the classroom, right? I didn’t like my high school English teacher, and my English teacher Dad was left picking up the pieces.

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 5d ago

Who was YOUR great english teacher (if you had one)? For me it was Hugh Epstein at Richmond college (RUTC). I hope he's well, wherever he is!

Whoop whoop whoop!!! Gallagher Premiership fixtures have been released, and we’re not at home the weekend Republica are in Birmingham 🤩 Even better all dates for the whole season are fixed and not just the weekend of said fixture 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

New favourite line from a book… It tasted like all foreign spirits do after they’ve passed through Heathrow. Wrong. From The Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz

I appreciate that there’s a lot of rubbish things in the world, but this makes me so sad. I hope new funding streams can be found. #SciTeachUK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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#FridayFive might be tagging out, but I’m adding 6. Stay Positive - The Streets (due to having two more weeks to go) 🥵

Ben Newmark@bennewmark.bsky.social · 4w ago

#FridayFive is tagging out for the summer. 1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks. 2. This is my last goodbye. Jeff Buckley. 3. Closing Time. Semisonic. 4. Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen. 5. Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds.

Get a carry out, or contribute to Stop Funding Hate? No brainer, really.

Stop Funding Hate@stopfundinghate.bsky.social · last mo.

This is how the far right responds when you challenge their toxic rhetoric. But our movement will not be silenced or intimidated. Let's keep showing that love and solidarity is stronger than hate and division: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fight-the-...

💛 The guide is ready 💛 The SuperBru has been joined 💛 BRING ON THE TOUR!!! 💛

The Ground Above Beth Orton Stunning

#FridayFive is here too sort out your weekend listening if you need any more fans, misters, or advice about keeping cool.

Ben Newmark@bennewmark.bsky.social · last mo.

#FridayFive is yearning for relief. 1. Here Comes the Breeze. Gomez. 2. Goodbye England Covered in Snow. Laura Marling. 3. Don't Need the Sunshine. Catatonia. 4. Cool, cool water. The Beach Boys. 5. Sometimes. James.

Is the flow of time an illusion? How were quarks discovered? How do the left and right brains differ? I'll be exploring questions like these on my new YouTube channel (@UnbaffledScience). The first video comes out this Friday, make sure you subscribe here: youtube.com/@UnbaffledScie…

Ever felt baffled when you’ve tried to wrap your head around a big scientific idea? Well, I’m here to help with a new YouTube channel. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc.... First video coming this Friday!

I’ve just experienced the joy of just doing an hour of gardening in my work dress, knowing that it’s going straight in the wash once I’m out of the shower. Think I’m giving up on gardening clothes in favour of getting normal clothes that are rest for the wash a little bit muddier.

Sing up, because #FridayFive is in no need of any auto-tune.

Ben Newmark@bennewmark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#FridayFive Greatest vocal performances. 1. Axl Rose. Sweet Child 'o Mine. 2. Sinead 'O Conner. Nothing Compares 2U. 3. Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody. 4. David McAlmont. Yes. 5. Without You. Mariah Carey.

Something really weird about being at Old Trafford without the party stand. Great day out at the alternative World Cup #T20 #WomensT20WorldCup

All the feels for #FridayFive end this evening’s moveable feast.

Ben Newmark@bennewmark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#FridayFive is your five favorite songs from your five favourite artists. 1. Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones. 2. Let Down. Radiohead. 3. You Said Something. P J Harvey. 4. Come as you are. Nirvana. 5. Under the Pressure. War on Drugs.

Had an email today from a lady at @rsc.org who saw my talk at the @ttradioofficial.bsky.social Teach Meet in Manchester earlier this year. I’ve been asked to write a short article for their magazine. Thanks @rogershistory.bsky.social - this wouldn’t have happened without you asking me to speak 🙏🏼

The SKPT Summer 💡electricity 🔋energy ➡️ forces residentials are here! Fully funded CPD for teachers teaching KS3/4 physics out of specialism 📍Warwick, 27 - 31 July 👉 https://loom.ly/4UTjJBk 📍York, 17 - 21 August 👉https://loom.ly/vPZhkbM Book your place now!

Controversial take? Ice cream and custard. Forget the pudding.

Dr Andy Cope@beingbrilliant.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This…

Laptop on your lap? No problem - I’ll give you dead knees instead! #Caturday

N+1

National Trust@nationaltrust.org.uk · 2mo ago

Question, what would you collect out of the following and why? A - Bicycles B – Samurai armour C – Model Ships D – Musical instruments

Yes! Sloop John B - the Aston Vipers WRUFC anthem back in the 90s. We had an additional line of “The Vipers! The Vipers! The Vipers” while making a V with our arms. Happy days 😆

Nick Wells@nsmwells.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#FridayFive 1 Beach Boys - Sloop John B 2 Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger 3 Tender - Blur 4 Elbow - One Day Like This 5 James - Sit Down

Ben’s busy and left us to play. Best songs to sing along with friends: 1. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody 2. Wonderwall, Oasis 3. R.E.S.P.E.C.T., Aretha Franklin 4. Islands In The Stream, Dolly & Kenny 5. Waterloo, ABBA #fridayfive

Today I was doing food chains and webs with my Y9 class. After much discussion about what predators could take on a fox, we decided that one of my cats would be a tertiary consumer and I have never been so happy 😂 (please don’t make me explain the beagle) #SciTeachUK

Thought provoking reading from a colleague in FE.

The Mark Scheme@themarkscheme.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some thought around the Millburn review 1) How will NEET young people cost the UK £125billion? 2) Is the situation getting worse? Is it unique? 3) Are 27 non-EU under 25’s hired for every young brit since 2020? 4) Is the report critical of schools? themarkscheme.co.uk/milburn-misc... #edusky

@nationaltrust.org.uk Upton House has a marvellous collection of porcelain figurines of the muses. Over a cheese scone, Dad announces that he’s going to get Mum a pin brooch of one of them from the shop. Mum says that she’s got more jewellery than you can shake a at. Dad’s going to get her a stick.

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Led By Donkeys@ledbydonkeys.org · 3mo ago

Immigration make Britain brilliant

If you know of anyone looking for a geography teaching job in Cheshire / Merseyside then please let them know that we've got a role at my lovely school in Runcorn. mynewterm.com/jobs/147683/...

Teacher of Geography - Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, Runcorn, Cheshire

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