Reposted by Andy KKerry Dunton @kerrydunton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#MathsToday #ALevelMaths can anyone help with how you know which approach to take? 024
Reposted by Andy KEddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is. 2101926738
Reposted by Andy KJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 17/09/2026The thrill of thinking they might be in front, combined, I suspect, with wallowing in the aggro atmosphere of Twitter, has brought their bullying, nasty side into the open. 49622
Reposted by Andy KDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The "water flower" effect: when physics turns drops into petals 372187371
Andy K @andykirby.bsky.social · 24/07/2026#maths #statistics How does this chart get made and approved? Stacked instead of dual bar chart, makes harder to compare the 2. Cumulative frequency up to 6 then not cumulative for the last category, I think. Makes it harder to understand. I can use this in #GCSEststistics teaching next year. 210
Reposted by Andy KSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 14/07/2026In 1964 and 2024 Labour got fewer votes than in 1959 and 2019.... And in 2001/2005 fewer votes than in 1992... 7637
Reposted by Andy KKimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 10/10/2025On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia. I disagree. RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery! 39627468
Reposted by Andy KFelicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 03/10/2025This article manages to name her husband before it names… her. 582129523346
Reposted by Andy KGaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Immigrants less likely to commit crimes than natives, as countless other studies have shown #NomadCenturytheguardian.comForeigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report findsAnalysis finds lower proportion of foreign inmates than would be expected if they were jailed at same rate as UK citizens of same age 517764
Reposted by Andy KZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Yes, there’s a reason alright. 23991197
Andy K @andykirby.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Correlation ≠ causation First week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents told www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comFirst week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents toldData suggests more than half of children who miss a day at the start of term become persistently absent. 010
Reposted by Andy KJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 16/08/2025I am still semi-convinced that if we rejoin the EU it will be driven by an argument that it will reduce migration. 2036951
Reposted by Andy KChris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 14/08/2025UK economy grew 1% in first half of 2025 US economy grew 0.6% I present these figures without comment 45830230
Reposted by Andy KTes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Maths and English literature saw a slight fall in top grades awarded for this year's A levels, with sciences and the arts seeing a rise. Discover how your area performed in our detailed subject-by-subject breakdown: www.tes.com/magazine/new... 022
Reposted by Andy KJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 14/08/2025Interesting how you never see the head of this school on Question Time or elsewhere opining on the culture-war topic of the day. 14489153
Reposted by Andy KJim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025"UK university tuition fees could rise again"independent.co.ukUK university tuition fees could rise againStay up to date with notifications from The Independent 012
Reposted by Andy KSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I wonder if the Mail mention inside which party left jails dangerously full and failed to build any while ramping up sentencing? 15483100
Reposted by Andy KTes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 17/07/2025GCSE results data shows that while some subjects have a neat distribution of grades, many don’t. Author Dennis Sherwood explores whytes.comExam results: why do some subjects not have bell curves?GCSE results data shows that while some subjects enjoy neat grade distribution, many others see multiple peaks across the spread of grades. Dennis Sherwood explores why 001
Reposted by Andy KOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/04/2025You can actually see the brain cells turning over 56808172
Reposted by Andy KGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now. 9474504214361
Reposted by Andy KIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/01/2025This is a very well reasoned and worded complaint. Predictably, the response makes no attempt to address what it says 621097273
Reposted by Andy KGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/01/2025To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect? Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse? Do you believe you can win an argument with physics? 27053131253
Reposted by Andy KAaron Weiss (no relation) @aweiss.bsky.social · 27/12/2024After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers. Science works, y'all. www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...startribune.comClosure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades. 320265625272
Reposted by Andy KSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/12/2024About a 10th of the number of Ukrainian refugee children state schools took in without any panicked coverage. Such nonsense. 341195357
Reposted by Andy KDr Jon Goldin @drjongoldin.bsky.social · 24/12/2024For anyone who may need these over Xmas…just in case 1229232
Reposted by Andy KJackyjacky @jackyjacky.bsky.social · 22/12/2024We should post this everyday , as this is how most of us feel , thank you to this lady for so eloquently explaining how racism works . 05520
Reposted by Andy KMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Utterly predictable. 89944386
Reposted by Andy KImran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 17/12/2024The grim reality of Meloni's actions: 1328
Reposted by Andy KTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Hear, hear @stephenkb.bsky.social! www.ft.com/content/1e46...ft.comThe case for school uniforms is compellingSensibly enforced, they can have an equalising effect in the classroom 6143
Reposted by Andy KEvidence Based Education @evidencebased.education · 17/12/2024Let's talk about Great Teaching 🗣️ In these short videos Stuart Kime explores each of the 17 elements from the Model for Great Teaching. Watch all of them here 👉https://buff.ly/3DlbESv Let us know what you think of them!buff.lyElement VideosA free resource for teachers & leaders describing each element of the Model for Great Teaching 1124
Reposted by Andy KMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”eastangliabylines.co.ukFight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracyFascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future 26863741956
Reposted by Andy KNational Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 10/12/2024The Government has proposed an unfunded, 2.8% pay increase for teachers next year. Instead of continuing Conservative austerity, the Government must fully fund the above-inflation pay increases desperately needed to value, recruit and retain teachers and school leaders. neu.org.uk/latest/press...neu.org.ukDfE evidence to STRB on teacher pay in England | National Education UnionWe are putting the Government on notice. 2.8% unfunded won’t do. 47630
Reposted by Andy KScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 10/12/2024It has been quite the year, so as a distraction from all that here are my WTF TV news moments from 2024 ✨ 441335427
Reposted by Andy KKevin F. Quinn @kevfquinn.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Explains that the very wealthy non-farmers (e.g. Dyson), buying UK farmland to avoid inheritance tax, have pushed land prices up beyond profitability as farmland and thereby made everything much harder for most farmers. 7200102
Reposted by Andy KBrian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 07/12/2024During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes. Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it? 21569271078
Reposted by Andy KJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024This is good from Ian Dunt on the prisons crisis open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/... 6462131
Reposted by Andy KThe News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 03/12/2024"He paid $100 million to Donald Trump and what access, by God, he has got in return... "Now, he wants to do the same in Britain". Is Elon Musk planning on giving Nigel Farage $100m for his next election campaign?buff.lyMusk rumoured to give Reform $100m donation: A ‘dangerous’ moment for British politicsElon Musk is believed to be considering giving Nigel Farage $100m to help secure him as prime minister in the next general election. 3317455
Reposted by Andy KJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I love Ian Hislop but it’s worth noting that most of us would balk at the prospect of publicly admonishing a wrongdoer whose conduct you condemn in this way. I did it once to the UKIP/Reform/Brexit twerp Richard Tice but that took exactly zero guts. This is speaking truth to actual power… 1143069654
Reposted by Andy KChristabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I did a comparison of the demographics Red Wall seats (using James Kanagasooriam's list), seats with high Reform share, and all Con and Lab held seats. There's a fair few characteristics shared by RW and Reform-heavy seats (note - over half of RW seats are also Reform heavy). 2116
Reposted by Andy KAdam Boxer @adamboxereducation.bsky.social · 21/11/2024This doesn't surprise me at all. Many people believe that the quality of teaching at indies is better than states, but I don't think thats accurate personally. 5258
Reposted by Andy Kcascade of blerg @alltheblergs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Clarkson: Your claim that I bought a farm to avoid taxes is false and irresponsible. BBC: It’s your own claim. Clarkson: What’s that got to do with anything? 27498121
Reposted by Andy KCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Here's a useful tool for Bluesky Type your account name in and activate It will come up with a list of the accounts followed by the people you follow.. If you type in your password it will give that list with an optional follow button to make life easy. Try it 💙💙 bsky-follow-finder.theo.iobsky-follow-finder.theo.ioBluesky Network AnalyzerFind accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow. 2001888516
Reposted by Andy KTom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 17/11/2024There's been a lot of angst and frustration aimed at Ofsted after leaks of their plans to inspect 10 areas of school life + split the inspection of teaching and the curriculum. In my first BlueSky thread, I thought I'd explain why I think Ofsted *might* actually be on the right track. /1 2107
Reposted by Andy KHelen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 16/11/2024This is why you end up using the car so much if you don’t live in a big city. And the 43min by public transport is the *best case scenario *. That’s IF the bus turns up & is running on time. 2522527
Reposted by Andy KZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 16/11/2024In the late 90s & early 2000s we in the UK received (very roughly) 80,000 asylum applications per year. Mainly people escaping Balkan wars. Today in these “unprecedented” times of “invasion” by small boat… we receive pretty much the exact same numbers. Had you been taken in? I wouldn’t blame you. 591864600