It’s been less than a hundred years since women in Britain have had the right to vote. This Manchester banner was unfurled in 1903 - it would be 25 years before the suffragettes’ dream was finally realised. Make sure you use that hard-won right today!

Some of the people I'll be speaking to today may have only worked in education since 2010. Imagine that. Imagine not knowing how life changing a properly appreciated and funded system works. Imagine not knowing what a govt who centralises children and young people can do. Now

Study Humanities. Run the Country. In classrooms on Monday.

Study on typed vs. handwritten notes for college students. "We conclude that handwritten notes are more useful for studying and committing to memory than typed notes, ultimately contributing to higher achievement.."link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It would be ridiculous to suggest that more support for the arts & humanities wd stop political violence. But if we want to “reset the political rhetoric” - there’s no magic wand. We need, among other things, the skills & attitudes of the debates embedded in the arts & humanities

Citizen trying to *prevent* unnecessary deaths by planning peaceful climate protest gets prison sentence. Former PM who *caused* countless unnecessary deaths by transferring resources from pandemic response to preparation for his lunatic ‘no deal’ Brexit gets no punishment at all

When people age, they accumulate biological damage that eventually reaches a tipping point and leads to a cascade of catastrophic health issues. The same thing happens to students learning mathematics. Students accumulate knowledge gaps as they progress through math, and they

No president of America has ever given birth - I don’t understand why it’s suddenly an issue

If you get a five year sentence for non-violent climate protests what do you get for violent fascist protests?

Remember when Gary Lineker said the language on immigration from politicians resembles 1930s Germany? Remember the uproar because it was an absurd comparison apparently?

Parents: everyone has a choice. You can take your kids to the library and let them learn to think for themselves. Or you can burn the libraries down and take them to watch you and your mates trying to kill some refugees. Right now, you're deciding their future. Your choice.

The longest sentence handed down to a violent racist rioter this week is shorter than the sentences imposed on entirely peaceful environmental protesters last month. Labour must repeal the Tory laws that treat peaceful protest more severely than violent disorder and assault.

With that death stare anyone would think she'd taught year 9 on a Friday afternoon for decades...

Listen to me, parents of Y6s. A lot of you will be looking round potential high schools in the next few weeks. Ask the right questions. It’s not about pastoral care or GCSE outcomes. You *need to know* if they supply the ingredients for food tech

Absolutely this

Wow.

Why aren't more people talking about this?

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Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .