The brief rains on #Dartmoor have definitely woken up the local tick population!
Starship Troopers: Man Runs from Arachnids
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Tim Mockford
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Science teacher and data geek at an AP in the South West. Dad, runner, race timer and radio technician too! Generally over shooting deadlines after taking things on as "it looks interesting"
My latest on Substack (free). How one incredibly stupid Excel error broke Britain. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...
The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain
The absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage.
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And we are done. Term has finished. Got home, sat down, fell asleep. Looking forward to a beer later.
Spent ages searching TES for a mixed topic end of year quiz. Full of grifters charging £5 for dubious looking quality. If you want one, I made one. Yours for free, yours to use (unless you’re in my school!) www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0qqgn... Happy summer, my lovelies.
Muppet Meme: Me When School's Out
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Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early to get some PEP work in before physical intervention training part 2 today. Meanwhile the cat is clattering around the patio trying to catch a moth. Have a good day all ☕️
Took my boys for an open evening at the local boys grammar. Really impressed, and has boosted both boys’ aspirations. However… has also got me thinking about a return to mainstream science teaching…. Maybe. Do worry my subject knowledge has gone downhill with 15 years in AP though
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Training today, hoping for a cool, or at least a not boiling, room. Have a good day all ☕️
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Between the chickens having a crisis over a hedgehog at midnight and youngest waking up a lot, I’m not sure how much sleep happened last night. However, it’s sunny and a trip to Cornwall beckons. Have a good day all!
It’s midnight. Sounds from the garden suggesting one of the #chickens is dying painfully. Even the neighbours are up and asking what’s going on. Hurry down the garden. No murder. A hedgehog has got into the chicken house and the chickens have panicked. Full on imminent death panic. 1/2
Please, everyone interested in teaching, young people or schools, listen to this. Listen and weep, and please, please, let's return to every school putting the interests of children first. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
File on 4 Investigates - Strict schools: Taking discipline too far? - BBC Sounds
Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far?
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The free software I used for years as Physics student. I strongly believe teachers can use it to simulate concepts of physics in their classrooms. https://itsfoss.com/kde-step/
I think I’m going to stop measuring my runs in terms of distance or elevation and go for ticks collected instead. This morning was at least a five… still counting…. #fellrunning #trailrunning
Geoffroy's Tamarin Grooming by Robert E Fuller
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My nine year old when I was showing one of our chickens to a visiting 3 year old- “That chicken is so AI” I responded with a somewhat incredulous “the chicken is very much not A and is certainly not I”. This is the chicken that sits out in a hail storm. Where’s that phrase come from?
Four year old had a can of lemonade whilst I was working with a friend on their van. This was several hours ago. He’s been like the Duracell bunny… on speed. I’m assuming his battery will run out eventually….
Today's the 10th anniversary of Brexit, one of the most disastrous political events in our lifetime, so since the usual bellends are out celebrating it, we’ve pulled together a quick acoustic parody called “Brexit Epiphanies” based on "Breakfast at Tiffany's" #Brexit #RejoinEU youtu.be/U0WwEinkJ1I
"Brexit Epiphanies" - Marsh Family parody of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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As a former headteacher, I spent decades staying politically neutral. Not anymore. Nigel Farage has outlined Reform UK’s education agenda—from scrapping the Equality Act to mandating culture wars. It should deeply worry us all. My breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/exheadte... #EduSky #QuietLeadership
What Do Schools Look Like Under Reform? (And Why It Should Worry You)
A former headteacher dismantles Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap the Equality Act and bring culture wars into the classroom.
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Morning everyone. Here's a little hymn of praise about the moment before the Tour de France starts. I've knocked out the paywall on this one, and offer it up for free, to everyone. Please spread it far and wide if you enjoy what I have written. open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
I have fairly mixed feelings about AI. I saw Jim Knight speak at Arborfest a few years ago and was impressed. His speech from a couple of days ago seems equally grounded www.linkedin.com/posts/jimpkn...
It was a pleasure to be able to respond to the Archbishop for Canterbury today, as she led a debate in the Lords on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Relationships and Society. The… | Ji...
It was a pleasure to be able to respond to the Archbishop for Canterbury today, as she led a debate in the Lords on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Relationships and Society. The whole...
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Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Got a couple of sort of deadlines approaching today, so only a bit of stress 😬 However, tea first then a pedal in, and it’s looking sunny. Have a good day all ☕️
Found a #raspberrypi 5 16GB that I thought was a 3! (Back of desk, buried) 1) wooohoooo I’m rich! Given current memory prices 2) oooo if I buy X number of other items, I can build the race number recognition system I want too
The good news - I have found the issue with my #powerautomate flow which was causing it to skip rows in a spreadsheet when transferring data to a share point list. The bad news - I created a bug in the duplicate detection/removal and ran flow a few too many times before realising 🤦
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early to get some bits done / emails answered before in a designated teacher conference for the rest of the day. Have a good day all ☕️
Really recommend the podcast Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe on BBC sounds. Fascinating and harrowing.
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Today consists of hiding myself away timetabling. Genuinely quite excited!
We are absolutely in the season of do whatever it takes to make sure year 11 attend their exams. #thisisAP