There are some articles in the news today about research that claims autism can be ‘reversed’. This is deeply insulting to the more than 700,000 autistic people in the UK. We are completely baffled why this has even been published by UK papers. This is a case study of a single

Retweet ❗️ This is a Swift. sometimes they can end up on the ground. This is where they need YOUR help! Swifts arrive back to the UK from April/May to nest. 🪺 (A THREAD)

The dedication to your sport and then there’s just being stupid…😱

The science of learning 📕 This resource summarises key research on how students learn and links it to practical teaching strategies. Download your free copy 👇 hubs.la/Q02JxrwZ0

BBC showing Children of Men this evening - a lot of it felt depressingly more close to reality than when I last saw it… Children of Men Opening Scene youtu.be/pSdL1zeOfdk?fe… via YouTube

Anybody left on here? I've been continuing to tinker away on my KS3 project while I have a chance. I'm excited that Biology is already a third of the way written... In the last few days I uploaded a load of sheets & a booklet on cells and organisation: sciencedoctor.school.blog/ks3-project/

I was worried that the helpful #edutwitter had all but disappeared but the support and good wishes I got from this post have restored my faith! Thank you for all the advice - 🤞 for a great start of term 🤩

😱😱😱

A quick promotional tweet (not teaching related!): Some lovely gifts to knit for all tea drinkers - quick to make and perfect for *whisper it* Christmas🎄 Educrochet, know any knitters to share this with? Let's Knit magazine Knit Today KnitPro

#ECTs They’re gonna tell you loads of procedures, processes etc this week. You won’t fully learn them all just by being told them. You’ll learn them properly when you have to *do* them. It doesn’t happen overnight so chill your beans alright? I’m just here to help. #edutwitter

***RELEASE DAY*** I’m excited to say that the trilogy is complete and that “The Science Doctor KS3 Biology Workbook” is now available for purchase. It’s what I’ve always wanted as a KS3 Science teacher! Core notes, lots of practice and *answers*. amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DBRM2MJS?…

Today is the autumn equinox 🍂 As autumn arrives in the northern hemisphere leaves will soon be turning shades of yellow, orange and red on their way to brown. This graphic is an old favourite that looks at the colour chemistry involved: bit.ly/3Zx6Li6

Honky Chonk Beardonkadonk⁣⁣... Fat Bear Week is coming! 🐻 Yes, you heard correctly—#FatBearWeek, a time when we collectively celebrate the corpulent charms of our Ursidae friends, kicks off October 2-8.

A 25-year-old woman with type 1 #diabetes started producing her own insulin < three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Did not see this coming! There's an Ofqual consultation on potentially continuing to give GCSE equation sheets for the next three years. You can give your thoughts on the link below 👇 gov.uk/government/con…