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Robert Macmillan

@robfmac.bsky.social

He/Him Raconteur Modern Studies teacher. Good design preacher. robfmac.com ❤️ @audproctor77.bsky.social ❤️

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Alex Quigley@alexjquigley.bsky.social · 8h ago

I understand how pen & paper exams can look like anachronisms in an age of AI. Recent comments by the new education secretary indicate as much. But we shouldn't mistake adult ways of working with how children learn. Writing by hand has countless benefits: alexquigley.co.uk/learning-by-...

Learning by hand

What if the brave new world of AI and assistive technology means that we stop learning by hand? Would we lose any learning it the translating from handwriting screen tapping, or from note-taking by ha...

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Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 17h ago

I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …

Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups

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Chris McCall@dennynews.bsky.social · 13h ago

Aamer Anwar was joined today by a cross-party group of MSPs/MPs, trade unionists and activists to call for a “robust” police response to the disorder seen at recent far-right protests. But there was no invite for Reform’s Thomas Kerr, as Anwar explained.

Patrick Harvie@patrickharvie.bsky.social · 15h ago

Shameful. A body that's supposed to defend equality and human rights is attempting to enforce segregation. They must fail.

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 16h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

Quote from Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson: 'At the EHRC we want a society where everyone’s rights are respected and realised, so that we can all live well together. Our statutory guidance will help services across the country comply with the Equality Act, protecting service users from discrimination and harassment while reducing the risk of the provider being subject to litigation. As Britain’s equality regulator, our work doesn’t end upon publication of this guidance. We monitor compliance with the law and take enforcement action where proportionate and necessary, in line with our well-established regulatory model and decision-making framework.'
Alison Mitchell@alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · yesterday

Please support Educators for Peace @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social I have just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stand in Solidarity with Educators for Peace. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stand in Solidarity with Educators for Peace

Educators for Peace was established to build a powerful, transformative educational response to the contemporary global context. We view peace in the world as an urgent priority and are here to suppor...

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A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2d ago

Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

The Campaign to Force Genital Exams on Girl Athletes Soon Washington State could require sex-verification tests for those playing sports in schools. Portrait of Andrea González-Ramírez By Andrea González-Ramírez, a senior writer for The Cut who covers systems of power.
Huw C. Davies@huwcdavies.bsky.social · 3d ago

🎯 the discourse above vocational v academic is frustrating - as if schools can be grammar schools and FE colleges at the same time and teach apprenticeships in plumbing and AI

Laura McInerney@missmc.bsky.social · 3d ago

Smaller class sizes, absolute top quality teaching, strong pastoral support, and tasks that are just difficult enough to be hard yet do-able. If you get those right, it often doesn’t really matter that the subject is. The question of how to achieve that for such students is the real conversation.

Gina Gwenffrewi@ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My academic book, ‘JK Rowling and the Anti-Trans Panic,’ is out September 2026. It is my analysis of the moral panic from Edinburgh, the ‘city of JK Rowling,’ where I study and work at JKR’s former university as it became a hub for anti-trans organizing … ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

J. K. Rowling and the Anti-Trans Panic

Weaves the author’s lived experience as a trans woman with pop culture and media analysis to dissect J. K. Rowling’s emergence as an anti-trans activist within the context of the UK’s anti-trans moral...

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