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Institute of Physics @iop.org · 21/10/2025

Congratulations to @christinaastin.bsky.social for winning the Phillips Award for outstanding leadership for over 30 years in widening participation in physics, especially for women and girls, through innovative education, outreach and mentoring initiatives with national and international impact. 👏

Image of Christina Astin, winner of the Phillips Award as part of the IOP Awards 25.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

This programme is available for anyone leading partnerships across schools in a Trust, with feeder schools, hub, cross-sector. All welcome! Thanks @jillberry102.bsky.social 😊

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Interesting report and comparison between two great x-sector school #partnerships published this week: epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... There are many choices to be made when setting up an ISSP. Some of my thoughts below…

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Science Teachers! If you're looking for a relatively cheap leaving present for your Y11s / Y13s, "The Works" sell 3 copies of "Why Don't Things Fall Up?" for £7.50 - that's £75 for 30, free P&P. Or buy a set for your classes next year. It's a great book - don't take my word for it, read the reviews

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Why Don't Things Fall Up? By Alom Shaha | The Works

Buy Why Don't Things Fall Up? from The Works. We offer a huge range of savings on Why Don't Things Fall Up?.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

It was an absolute pleasure to spend the morning with #partnerships colleagues from across the GDST Trust yesterday and to share my thoughts on the 3 S’s of partnerships: Strategic Successful Sustainable Many thanks for inviting me. @nghs-gdst.bsky.social (any other #GDST schools here?)

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

An absolute pleasure to join school #partnership leads across GDST this morning to deliver a keynote at the start of their Trust-wide Partnerships Day. Thanks for inviting me!

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Saved up some reading for today after a busy week…

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Excellent day at the AGBIS conference yesterday & good to have so many #partnerships chats with colleagues there.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Early start for AGBIS conference, but this brought a smile as I walked to the station 🌷 @isc-schools.bsky.social

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#KentPhysics25 - our doors are open!!! 7 hours of physics teacher CPD about to start. 🌟

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Tomorrow’s #PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing focuses on the IMPACT of school #partnerships. Free and open to all: www.astinconsulting.com/events/5-mar... Grab a coffee and join me at 8.00! ☕️

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Breakfast Briefings - all welcome! Announcing the next 3 #PartnerChat Breakfast Briefings. FREE 30-minute informal online gatherings to discuss topics of interest to those leading partnerships in schools - whichever sector, location or age range. www.astinconsulting.com/courses-and-... 1/4

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 19/02/2025

Some of the most stunning images coming from the NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope, a post shared by popular demand. Do let us know in the comments 👇 what else you'd like to see in here, regardless of ESA space mission. 🔭 #astronomy #space

Artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope in space. Credit: NASA-GSFC, Adriana M. Gutierrez (CI Lab)

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy half term everyone! Mine began with singing evensong in this beautiful building with my lovely lay clerk friends. So grateful to be able to do this. 🎶

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Fantastic blog from Dan - not just mutual partnerships, but symmetric ones, based on identified needs and outcomes. Fully support this. #partnership @xdc020.bsky.social

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Thank you to the Kent Charities CEO group who welcomed me today to share ideas on engaging with schools. Such a pleasure to meet you all and thanks to Caldecott Foundation for hosting (I don’t think any are on Bluesky yet…!) #charity #Kent

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Interested in the #impact that cross-sector partnerships have on students and staff? Join the discussion at our next #PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing online, Weds 5 March: www.astinconsulting.com/events/5-mar... @graemelawriembe.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @educatinghuman1.bsky.social

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

What kind of #partnerships questions do school leaders look to have answered? This is one collection from my course yesterday “Exploring Cross-Sector Partnerships”.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Excited to be at HMC HQ today to lead Exploring Partnerships course for school leaders. #partnerships so important for widening opportunities for young people.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Are you leading a school in a #MAT and would like to explore working more effectively with your other schools? ❓to spread expertise ❓for cost saving ❓to add diversity to teams ❓to address recruitment & retention ❓for staff development

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

8am tomorrow - join our #PartnerChat network meeting to see what support is out there for those leading school #partnerships. www.astinconsulting.com/events/partn...

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Learned loads from @atkinedu.bsky.social this afternoon on the uses and dangers of AI in teaching physics, including this statistic about how much energy a ChatGPT query takes (~10x more than a Google search). Many thanks Neil!

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Join us on Weds morning where we’ll be discussing all the support available to those working to bring schools together in collaboration 👇 #PartnerChat

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I loved our 1st session bringing maths & science leads together at Kent&Medway @ncetm.bsky.social hub: 1. Ready to welcome our participants 2. Skittles - as an exponential decay analogue 3. Takeaways: 3 things I learned, 2 things I’ll do differently, 1 question I have Thanks to co-leader Andrea.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing next Weds 📆 Weds 5 Feb ⏰ 8am 📍on Zoom Discussing support for those leading partnerships All welcome! www.astinconsulting.com/events/partn...

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Leading #partnerships between schools? Join our first Breakfast Briefing of 2025 on Wednesday week at 8am GMT: www.astinconsulting.com/events/partn...

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#PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing, 5 Feb 25 – Supporting Partnership Leaders | Astin Consulting

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Headteachers - if another school or organisation wanted to get in touch about an opportunity/collaboration, would it be obvious from your website who they should contact?

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

10th anniversary blog: “what are you prepared to give up in order to have what you truly want?” - the question that changed my life! www.astinconsulting.com/what-are-you... What I’ve loved & learned about my move from teaching to consultancy - & some tips for others considering a similar move.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I’m happy to share this box set of films about school #partnerships. Great to see these partnerships leads talk about the benefits to their children & staff in diver schools. I was series advisor & interviewer, & appeared in front of the camera for the intro! www.linkedin.com/posts/graeme...

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Graeme Lawrie MBE FRSA FCCT on LinkedIn: The Power of Partnerships Series

📽️ Here they are - 5 new episodes about all things partnerships 🎞️ With the kind help of our partner film company inrehearsal, Christina Astin and all…

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Been giving away Kindle editions of "Why Don't Things Fall Up?" in hope it'll help spread word of mouth. (DM me if you want one) Wonderful to know TWO teachers have bought a set of HARDBACKS to give their students for their "science book clubs". What a wonderful way to promote literacy in science.

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Why Don’t Things Fall Up?

Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…

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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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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Still buzzing after a fantastic evening chairing #AISecEd on Weds evening. Great to work with these fabulous women from sAInaptic! A really good event sharing expertise and good practice using AI in secondary teaching/leadership. #AI #schools

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

For anyone interested in getting schools working better together for the benefit of children - I made a starter pack! Please let me know if you should be part of it go.bsky.app/J9r2RoW

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

AI IN EDUCATION Are you an early adopter? Sceptic? Not enough time to see how much time it could save you? A few extra tickets released for Wednesday’s AI in secondary education mini-conference in Ealing. Do join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uses-of-ai...

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Today I was part of a project making films about school #partnerships. This is SO important! Watch out for the finished articles in Jan/Feb.

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Joining the commuters for an early start - heading to a studio in Wapping for a day of film-making about school partnerships. Exciting!

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hi! 👋 I’d love to meet anyone on here who works in school #partnerships, that is: 🤝 collaboration between schools (eg MATs, x-sector, x-phase) or 🤝 between schools & other organisations (eg HE, business, charities) Thanks!

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Reminded of this on Friday after a very enjoyable day working with two fabulous middle leaders keen to develop their science departments. #alwayslearning #teaching #leadership

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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP @christinaastin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Curriculum review recommendations from the Institute of Physics: www.iop.org/about/news/b... #physics #education #curriculum

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