Reposted by Jenny MSue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just seen someone posting (elsewhere) about 'developing teacher agency' while making their teachers use a set of specific steps in class based on a very narrow view of learning. The term 'checking for understanding' has become a proxy for compliance imho. 4395
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wordle 1,930 4/6 Not bad after my stupid mistake in line 2. ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 260
Reposted by Jenny MMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/09/2026The Metropolitan Police isn’t only going after phone snatchers, but the criminal gangs that are fuelling smuggling networks. Thank you to our hardworking officers for their dedication in bringing these criminals to justice, backed by record funding from City Hall. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHow 'largest phone smuggling network' was uncovered by MetPolice say up to 40,000 phones were smuggled - the equivalent of around 40% of devices stolen in London. 415730
Reposted by Jenny MOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dementia and Alzheimer's are absolutely devastating not only to the sufferer but for their friends and loves ones as well. Currently if it happens to your parent or partner you're effectively on your own navigating this terrible and often very expensive landscape of care. 711107185
Reposted by Jenny MPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reform UK's Suella Braverman promises ‘consequences’ if pupils don’t sing Christian hymns. That would be policed. So what happens to atheists, agnostics, non-believers and other religious denominations. Will they be persecuted, imprisoned? Reform UK getting desperate and bizarre.humanists.ukReform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymnsReform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave... 181717255
Reposted by Jenny MNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 29/09/2026This former golf course has been turned into a nature reserve 💚 Sandilands is designed to help nature thrive. The reserve is expected to provide important habitat for birds and forms part of the internationally important East Coast Flyway, one of Europe's major migration routes. 525638
Reposted by Jenny MLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026By providing more spray-free rough grassland and native hedgerow habitats for their prey, we can help barn owls survive and thrive. The regular presence of these beautiful birds is usually a good indicator of a healthy environment 🌿 #wildlife #rewilding #biodiversity 15413
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wordle 1,929 6/6 Too many choices ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 151
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Beautiful views from the monastery at Paleokastritsa, Corfu. 1171
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Connections Puzzle #1206 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟦🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 010
Reposted by Jenny MStuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Doubt these habits begin at 15. By Y6 can often see which chn don't have somewhere to go after school. Enrichment in primary isn't an extra - where pattern can still change. Schools can't compensate for society - even if asked to do so! But school is often only free, safe place left to belong... 162
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Connections Puzzle #1205 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 030
Reposted by Jenny MLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A bumblebee can only fly for about 40 minutes between feeding. But we've lost 97% of our wiłdflower meadows. So each nectar-rich flower you plant in a windowbox or your garden or community green space could be the pit stop that saves a bee 🐝 5397109
Reposted by Jenny MStuart Rowntree @primarythink.bsky.social · 26/09/20261/4 Seventeen years in, I keep returning to reading aloud. It's easy to treat it as the gentle end to a busy day. I've come to think it's some of the most important teaching we do. Children can't love the sound of a book they've never heard. 1182
Reposted by Jenny MRev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you want other human beings to be treated in a way that you’d refuse to be treated, then I’m not interested in hearing about your religious beliefs. You’ve already told me what they are by wanting other human beings to be treated in a way that you’d refuse to be treated. 218849
Reposted by Jenny MDamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Most of life happens via your phone now. There are so many shops/bars/cafes that do not take cash. Transport- all on the phone. Tickets for shows, cinema etc- all on your phone. Access to free books, magazines, other reading material- on your phone. And - keeping yourself safe (no phone boxes left) 011
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It needs joined up thinking - no good not having smart phones when they are necessary for everyday life. Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...theguardian.comSchoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus faresDespite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England’s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an app 031
Reposted by Jenny MLorna the Sloven @duffycaramole.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The best thing I've seen today is the renaming of Daniel Thomas as 'Captain Thugwash'. 2252
Reposted by Jenny MKittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Every single person who knew AND suppressed proof that Trump raped children should be prosecuted as an accessory. 40972466
Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wordle 1,925 X/6 Failed! ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 770
Reposted by Jenny MCiaran De Buitlear | Gardeningwell @gardeningwell.ie · 24/09/2026Same garden. About five years apart. I’m here so often that I don’t really see the change happening. Then I look back at an old photograph. A lot can happen to a small piece of land when people keep turning up and caring for it. 1615
Reposted by Jenny MSimon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026All patriots turned up, a coach load of incels and nonces 6183
Reposted by Jenny MEd Henderson @dredhenderson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Evening light on a fell near Keswick in the Lake District. 17215
Reposted by Jenny MLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A patch of nettles can support over 40 insect species. They’re a vital source of food for the caterpillars of peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies - so please let a few nettles grow! More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wil... 24312
Reposted by Jenny MVenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Through the hush one hears the tuneless drone of insects, lulling fears and hopes alike. A sense half understood, of something sweet that was and is no more, stirs in the heart. ‘Summer is gone,’ we say.” — Emily Shaw Forman (1827-1908). 07018
Reposted by Jenny MMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/09/2026More than a third of the Tube network is now step-free. The new entrance at King’s Cross St Pancras is another milestone in making London more accessible and ensuring more people can enjoy all our city has to offer.timeout.comOne of London’s busiest tube stations just opened a game-changing new entrance95 London Underground stations now have step-free access. 216222
Reposted by Jenny MMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/09/2026Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, children in more London boroughs will receive a free book every month from birth to age five. This initiative is keeping Dolly’s amazing legacy alive and helping more young Londoners arrive at school ready to learn.bbc.co.ukDolly Parton free book scheme to expand in LondonThe late singer's Imagination Library posts children a free book every month until they turn five. 325967
Reposted by Jenny MMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/09/2026The British Deaf Association has awarded City Hall its Sign Language Charter. It's recognition of the progress we've made, and a reminder that there’s more to do to ensure Deaf Londoners remain at the heart of developing the policies and services that affect their lives.bda.org.ukBritish Deaf Association awards Sign Language Charter to Greater London AuthorityThe British Deaf Association has awarded its Sign Language Charter to the Greater London Authority (GLA), recognising the progress City Hall has made in improving access and inclusion for Deaf Londone... 09110
Reposted by Jenny MThe Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This chimes with what we've found in our own analysis of graduate outcomes. Despite having the talent and aspiration, those from lower income backgrounds continue to face major barriers when entering the job market. 112
Reposted by Jenny MThe Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🚨 Access to the opportunities that lead to successful careers remains deeply unequal, a new report reveals. It shows that success is still shaped by access to professional networks, work experience, employer connections, and confidence ⤵️ le.ac.uk/news/2026/se... 142
Reposted by Jenny MNicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I am on the receiving end of ‘ah, bless you’ every 5 minutes when I’m a patient. It’s a hard no from me. It’s either patronising or a sign that I’m not being heard! 201
Reposted by Jenny MAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The British right has now descended to the point where 'the England team are not English' is becoming the consensus position 4031410315