David Frost is fundamentally an over-promoted mid-tier talent.

This is one of the worst cases of post hoc ergo propter hoc I've ever seen. Assuming it's the suspension that causes the lower outcomes rather than the *behaviour that led to the suspension* shows a compete lack of understanding of what learning actually is.

Cassoulet is my favourite food in the world

Good luck to everyone getting their #GCSE results tomorrow, especially our #History and #FilmStudies students.

Congratulations to our #GCSE #FilmStudies classes on our best ever results. Well deserved after all the hard work and some excellent films written and shot. And congratulations to my #GCSEhistory class who got the best results I've had on the new 1-9 GCSEs.

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Looking forward to getting back to work and starting some high quality film analysis with the Year 11s

Farewell to legendary singer and #StarTrek DS9 recurring star Jimmy Darren — Vic Fontaine, your holosuite will always keep running in our hearts. #JamesDarren

Quick bit of WW2 action at the Games Club last night

A new personal low today. The year 11 film studies class discussing who should play me. Jack black isn't unexpected. But then one of them said

And we’re off! The call for evidence for the curriculum and assessment review is now open, and will be for 8 weeks. As Prof Becky Francis says, this is the chance for a national conversation. Excited to hear the diverse views, insights & expertise of all. gov.uk/government/cal…

Somehow I thought she'd live forever. RIP Dame Maggie Smith.

I've never seen the aurora before!.

Today's the 958th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting the scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry I made with Playmobil.

I’ve been teacher for 25+ years. The vast majority of that working with students in inner-city schools. Tom Bennett OBE is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT that discovery learning benefits the privileged.

We've migrated to Bluesky, gscehistpod Couldn't really justify using this platform any more. The pod remains on all the usual platforms but of you have any questions or requests, please catch us there. This won't be monitored any more.

A lovely bit of local history about the Scarborough Bombardment bsky.app/profile/davidp…