Planning for a return back to doing practical work in school? Then read our guide to this GL343 : science.cleapss.org.uk/Resource-Info/… And our guide to things to check in the lab before reopening it GL345 : science.cleapss.org.uk/Resource-Info/… #asechat

The name for the element Cobalt comes from the German word for ‘goblin’.

The Political Rants ALASTAIR CAMPBELL This reinforces the need for a fair democratic process in this country. FPTP gives a minority govt total control. We need PR to ensure democratic oversight. Without that we’re doomed as a fully functioning modern day nation state. We’ll just be serfs in a Tory plaything.

Dear Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP I know you’ve had a lot of letters recently. Here’s mine. secretheadteacher.org/2020/08/16/dea…

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My concern with this is the effect on the new Yr 13 cohort applying through UCAS this year many of whom will have missed out on a quarter of their face to face teaching! BBC News - Durham University students offered money to defer after exams U-turn bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

James O’Brien on the deadlock in the latest Brexit talks: “We’re still asking to use the jacuzzi after we’ve stopped paying for the gym.” James O'Brien | #Brexit lbc.co.uk/radio/presente…

This is very worrying. Time for the tech giants which are wallowing in cash to step forward?

God has no need to be defended by anyone and does not want His name to be used to terrorize people. We call upon everyone to stop using religions to incite hatred, violence, extremism and blind fanaticism. #HumanFraternity

Does anyone have any ‘Covid secure’ suggestions for Science week events that include the wider community? #edutwitter

Can anyone suggest any good books for further reading in Chemistry slightly beyond A level please? I’ve got some very bright students that I want to encourage. TIA #chemistry #edutwitter

Unpopular opinion: in general, the best teachers are not the ones who produce glib, made-to-be-laminated mission statements of their educational philosophy, laced with abstract nouns. Instead, they're the ones who simply understand what the job is about, and just get on with it.

Baroness Kennedy QC - Serco have made huge profits with test & trace... this was about giving contracts to your friends... & there's been a level of corruption here... #politicslive

£8 per person in Greater Manchester. An absolute disgrace, I am disgusted. Meanwhile, consultants are getting paid £7,000 per day for test & trace. Boris Johnson you will be personally responsible for driving people in my constituency and across GM into destitution and poverty.

Kindness is power. Have a great Sunday everyone ♥️

If you're teaching A-level #chemistry, you might find this blog from Andy Brunning useful #chemed #SciEd

If approved, the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine will be manufactured in Germany and Belgium. We have ordered 40 million doses. Their transport is temperature and time critical. Let’s hope there are no issues that would prevent free and fast movement of goods at our borders in January.

🚨 Competition 🚨 I have finished the manuscript of RP2 & it’s almost a year since Retrieval Practice was published so to celebrate I will give away two copies of RP to 2 people selected at random via Tweet draw. All you have to do to enter is retweet 😁👏🏻

Please don’t clap us. Just wear a mask, wash your hands and respect lockdown 🙏