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From one #Superman fan to another…

submitted 76 days ago • 95 comments

I’m excited for the next two weeks as our S2/3 ‘Character Ambassadors’ return to their primary schools to deliver an assembly to Primary 7 classes on our school value of empathy. I hope this will mark the beginning of many pupil engagement sessions on character with our Cluster schools.

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

submitted 98 days ago • 850 comments

‘It was our rock'n'roll’ - How the ZX Spectrum became a 1980s icon www.bbc.com/news/article...

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I have been a doctor for over 4 years now. Working in general practice is rewarding, and I wouldn’t change my job. However, the complexity of the work is immense. Articles like this make me wonder why we continue when we are demonised no matter how hard we work. When did GPs become the enemy?

submitted 100 days ago • 1229 comments

Saturday marks a full week since the Palestinian Children Refugee Fund paid for Al-Adini and his sister Ayah to travel to Oregon so he could receive prosthetic arms at Portland’s Shriners Hospital, free of charge. www.oregonlive.com/news/2024/11...

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

Etymology of the day: to be ‘blowing a hoolie’ (or ‘hooley’) was probably inspired by the Orkney word ‘hoolan’, a howling gale, with a touch of the ‘hooley’ that is a very noisy party thrown in.

submitted 101 days ago • 126 comments

Hey #ChemEd #ChemSky On the days when teaching lab experiments fail to produce any data - what do you do? Give the students model data? Get them to complete only part of the write up? Get them back another day? Or design assessments that don't rely on it? Any thoughts?

submitted 102 days ago • 3 comments

"The proper education of the young does not consist in stuffing their heads with a mass of words, sentences, and ideas dragged together out of various authors, but in opening their understanding to the outer world, so that a living stream may flow from their own minds" (John Amos Comenius, 1657)

submitted 102 days ago • 2 comments

Friendly reminder that the hashtag is #EduSky with Camel Case to improve accessibility for screen readers. ✅ #EduSky 🚫 #edusky 🚫 #EDUsky 🚫 #Edusky Thanks for helping the community to be more inclusive.

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

📢After a brief hiatus the UK appears to have an industrial strategy again! This is very welcome news! 🇬🇧The publication of the Green Paper is an important first step to securing long-term green growth for the UK: gov.uk/government/c... 👇A few thoughts on its content below

submitted 141 days ago • 1 comment

Excellent news that the government is significantly boosting public investment! Instead of falling by a third it's now roughly stable (0.7pp of GDP higher on average). Less than we recommended, but of crucial importance for raising growth.

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The rate of poverty in the UK is currently higher than at any point in the 21st century. @pollardtom.bsky.social spoke to @bigissue.bsky.social

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Every month the press makes a spectacle out of government borrowing figures - but borrowing doesn’t have to be scary. It’s a vital mechanism for investing in the things we need to build a strong economy that benefits everyone. 1/3

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

"Kate Bush’s anti-war animation highlights the plight of children affected by conflict – and the need for empathy and action" ✍️ Baroness Helic

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Did you know that our supplier guidelines require them to work with you to create an affordable payment plan if you request it? For information on how we are ensuring energy firms are taking better care of customers and treating people struggling with debt fairly⬇️ www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-...

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Energy Price Cap to rise again! What it means for you, how you beat it, will standing charges be cut? My quick video briefing. Feel free to share. youtu.be/18NyHNd3dko

submitted 102 days ago • 36 comments

Refreshing to hear Greg Jackson, CEO of #OctopusEnergy, discuss energy pricing in the UK on BBC Radio 4 Today. He changes the predictable media framing of the energy market. I hope the government takes onboard the ideas presented for restructuring the energy market to a local pricing model.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

How good was Greg Jackson on #bbcqt last night in dispelling some of the myths around green energy Here he is explaining the reality of electric car batteries #bbcqt

submitted 109 days ago • 4 comments

#EduSky #Education #Scotland

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Outrage as video shows fox caught in 'barbaric' snare trap on King's Sandringham estate “This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters” Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!

submitted 103 days ago • 228 comments

Here is the link to the Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making. Check out our programme of free webinars www.stir.ac.uk/about/facult...

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

What causes wellness | Sir Harry Burns I was reminded of this recently It is tremendous youtu.be/yEh3JG74C6s?...

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#iTeachBio

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Episode 5 of #StrongMessageHere is up on @BBCSounds and podcast platforms. @helenlewis and I take a word or phrase from current politics and look at how it’s being used. This week: ‘The Deep State.’https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002552j?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

submitted 102 days ago • 2 comments

Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds

submitted 103 days ago • 6 comments

I have to say, have thoroughly enjoyed my first week on Blue Sky. More interactions, interesting exchanges. Able to have a bit more fun here while experiencing less aggro. And the user counter is flying along 21m users now. Wish I'd joined earlier! bsky-users.theo.io

submitted 103 days ago • 56 comments

Challenging toxic male role models www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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There’s more to rainbows than the human eye can see: here’s how a rainbow extends into the infrared and ultraviolet. Photos: 1. Infrared 2. Visible (obviously) 3. Ultraviolet, and 4. A composite showing how UV is beyond the violet in a rainbow, and IR beyond the red end. 🧪 #photography

submitted 103 days ago • 72 comments

Exclusive from @heraldscotland.bsky.social The Scottish Government has been accused of ‘covering for the SQA’ after a request for a parliamentary statement on recent exam controversy was rejected. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2473742...

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Thought I would visit this.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to #EduSky 🍎 a community for educators! Check out the list: tinyurl.com/EduSky Join the list: tinyurl.com/EduSkyForm Pin the feed: tinyurl.com/EduSkyFeed For accessibility, please use alt text in pics & videos, & use CamelCase ( #EduSky not #edusky ) in hashtags. 1/

submitted 104 days ago • 4 comments

Adjusting for socioeconomic background, the overall performance difference between pupils in state schools and private schools DISAPPEARS. This might seem a surprise to some but it just confirms what we already knew about the private school business model. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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New #StrongMessageHere with me and @helenlewis.bsky.social now up. On all podcast platforms. This week: ‘I hear you’ and when people don’t. Especially Archbishops. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

submitted 110 days ago • 16 comments

Today I recorded a Radio 4 show about the neuroscience of love, to be broadcast soon. But it led to a realisation, and I think it's important. Allow me to explain. So, to begin, why do humans fall in love? Why do our brains make us do that? The truth is complex and confusing. However... /1

submitted 103 days ago • 6 comments

Perthshire rugby player must compensate teammate for broken ankle assault

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