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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I wonder what sales of these look like this week?

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Ready to move into the Carpathians as we meet our mountain guides.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

From blue skies to torrential rain. TCAT students head into the mountains in Romania!

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Pleased to announce that the TCAT bid for Turing funding was successful, and we will be taking 45 #STEM students to #SouthAfrica for #RealWorld experience of working in this incredible region. #Research and #Ethical #EcoTourism.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Great #vegan food at Down The Hatch in Liverpool tonight!

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Beautiful day in Manchester at the business school for another session with Glasgow University focused on #Digital Citizenship. Great to be working with such talented people

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Incredible story. Incredible athlete from Greater Manchester. Contender for #SPOTY surely?

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Exploring a bit of the East Lothian coastline.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Arrived in Epsom Downs. Didn't realise my hotel would actually be on the racecourse! Looking forward to visiting LEO Academy Trust tomorrow and hearing all about their #Digital transformation!

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The Bends is 30 years old this month. Can't be possible, surely?

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A sunny morning at #Salford Community Stadium. Home of #SaleSharks & #SalfordRedDevils for an interesting day looking at the future of #education with the @igpp #igppFOE First up is Daniel Kebede of the @neuunion

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Away from the hustle and bustle, there is always some really good stuff at #BETT #EduSky

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Currently wearing all the layers I possess at Preston Grasshoppers. Practice match for the boy with Sale Sharks Academy.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Really enjoyed recording my #EdTechUnwrapped interview for @Bett_show Discussing how @TCATchallenge are taking an innovative approach to #Digital #Strategy and #AI Keep an eye out for it as it is released this week, and I'll see you at #BETT next week! #EduSky

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Incredibly short-sighted decision to scrap computing hubs. Ours was doing fantastic work across Merseyside and Lancashire. I have had to tell talented staff that there is no longer a job for them. Children across the NW are the real lovers here, unfortunately. lnkd.in/edj8rM2y

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Beautiful day in the Langdale valley!

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Kestrel for me. Such an adaptable bird, and they liven up many a car journey when you see them hunting on the verges.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Christmas Eve walk up to Rivington Pike, then food and a quick one at the Rivington Brewery.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Great to see TCAT #Warrington Year 10 #STEM pupils learning about #apprenticeships with Ellie from Cavendish Nuclear @babcockplc.bsky.social last week. So many great careers in this sector.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The way this woman has carried herself through this prosecution has been incredible. Rightfully shifted all the shame to those who deserve it.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Fantastic Masala Dosa in Rusholme while Noah was at training.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

First year of #EV ownership. Around 20K miles. For £605 😲. Around £2200 saved on fuel costs.😀 Salary sacrifice car is only £340 pm Inc insurance & servicing. One of the many staff benefits of working for The Challenge Academy Trust.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Fantastic to attend (virtually) the final #TuringLecture of the year with The Turing Institute. A philosophical approach and genuinely unique and thought-provoking insights from @shannonvallor.bsky.social

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Where you going to store this thing for the next 6 years then?

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Frosty sunrise run in Hyde Park this morning. #London #EduSky

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Thanks to @christinaastin.bsky.social for organising a great evening in London at GDST #NottingHill with a diverse group of speakers on #AI in #Education. Insight from @aqaeducation.bsky.social and #AI in assessment Looking forward to more discussion with @sAInaptic

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Imagine you had a bus that you were going to convert into a mobile STEM #makerspace to travel around North West Primary #schools and provide FREE hands-on #STEM sessions for children and FREE #CPD for #teachers. What equipment and activities would you want to see on the bus?

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The view from our apartment in Poros, Greece in August. . Could do with some of that sunshine right now!

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Just finished Al Pacino's memoir, read by himself, on Audible. Great fun - feels more like a conversation with an elderly uncle who's lived a bit!

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This week, we'll be launching the Carpathian Adventure to our 3 @TCATchallenge sixth-forms. Fully funded by The TuringScheme, students will be tracking bear, bison, beaver, and wolves in these incredible mountains in July 2025. 70%+ of students are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Sub zero for Noah's Sale Sharks training tonight. Luckily, I was able to get away for #vegan ribs (is that possible?) and a quick beer. #sacrifices #FridayNight

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Great to drop into one of our schools and catch the Y9 pupils building robots with microbits. Well done Beamont Collegiate Academy, #Warrington & Mrs Dodgson #STEM #computing #robots #EduSky

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Chris Hillidge @chrishillidge.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Great night at Anthrax in #Manchester with Mr Beech and Mr Walsh. Unfortunately, we missed Testament because we were in little yang sing getting our tea. Mr Walsh is not very happy about this.

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