School leaders planning legal challenge against Ofsted on behalf of sector. Some inspectors “just nasty”.One quizzed 2 nervous SEN girls about Romans. “One started shaking, one couldn’t say anything. She said this was evidence teaching wasn’t working.” theguardian.com/education/2023…

Tom Baker’s surreal 1978 A Day in The Life is the best thing I’ve read all day.

I’ve started a Substack - Everything’s Rubbish, a tragicomic newsletter about waste. Come and say hi kateburt.substack.com

Worth a revisit 😍

Do you have a box of doom? open.substack.com/pub/kateburt/p…

A small cross section of the vast amount of stuff that’s in stasis in my house because I can’t deal with chucking it into the bin, haven’t got around to recycling it or don’t know how to. Relatable? tinyurl.com/2zzx6hkd

So happy to discover my excellent friend (and excellent writer) @rosieskelton has ALSO just started a Substack on #waste! The De-Composition is about compost (and about life, which, as Rose points out, is also about growing and decomposing) substack.com/profile/238739…

Bad news for anyone with a #disability caught short at Tesco Brixton. Attempted to change my son’s nappy in this disgusting room yesterday. Missing loo seat, no soap, nappy bin wouldn’t open. Wee and paper all over. The men’s loo was out of order and the women’s was

50% filthy 50% also out of order. A woman before us had tried to use it and came out advising me not to take my kids inside. Anyone in other parts of London got photos of Tesco CCTV or other public facilities near them? Is it the same in more affluent areas? #postcodelottery ?

Oh thank god for that

#NoMowMay is gaining traction but are councils nationwide - like LambethCouncil - ordering tree felling in parks in peak nesting season to prepare parks for lucrative summer events? Sign the open letter linktr.ee/brockwelltrees and spread the word!

Architects/designers: do you have experience of private residential design for older living? Are you on Houzz? Want to be part of a story I'm writing? If so, DM me!

Buzzed: Lambeth Council under scrutiny as former Chief Executive receives £88,000 payout after drink-driving conviction brixtonbuzz.com/2025/05/lambet…

Is a secondhand vacuum a good idea? open.substack.com/pub/kateburt/p…

Brixton rubbish truck fire caught this morning “probably caused by a battery” 😱 instagram.com/thisis.rubbish #fire #flytipping #badrecycling #rubbish #brixtonnews