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Formerly history teacher and then history teacher educator. Now paid by govt to walk a dog.
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Save the School of Music protest. It's a very bittersweet feeling watching these incredible musicians play. This is the talent we will be losing if Cardiff University go ahead with their shortsighted plans.

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Perhaps one of the most intelligent evaluations of the consequences of Trump: youtu.be/FocQITpJnaQ?...

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Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate on @channel4news.bsky.social being interviewed about new National Poetry Centre in Leeds Why do we need a NPC? Because we don’t have one. Why in Leeds? Why not in Leeds. Just brilliant no nonsense replies

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This is one of those cut to the chase polls which the Express probably thought would confirm their bias. Unfortunately…….

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Just in case you needed an excuse to visit Manchester next year: www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-in...

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Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade

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@htenuk.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social This might be a good topical GCSE resource for this week: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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There are many benefits to being old, not having to write departmental/area responses to implementing institutions AI policies and procedures being one of them. For my farming friends AI used to mean a visit from a vet with a plastic syringe and a shoulder length glove.

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The little known Irwell Canyon. Walking to the People’s History Museum in Manchester yesterday afternoon the sun seemed to bounce around the glass walls of the towers on the Manchester & Salford sides of the river.

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A couple of things spring to mind: 1. Parents driving £100k+ cars could always sell their cars if the VAT on school fees is a burden. 2. There are now sound environmental reasons for letting private schools go to the wall. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Black dog, fresh snow and very bright sun, not much chance of seeing those expressive eyes! Very much a dog on a mission…

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