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Danny Nicholson

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I help primary teachers teach science better and use AI and tech without the overwhelm. Trainer | Author | Science Fix book for primary teachers out now. linktr.ee/dannynic

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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 13h
I'm going to be running a repeat of my Stories for Science teaching session for the Association for Science Education in a few weeks. It's a 45 minute webinar. 14th Oct. 4pm. Free for ASE members, and only £15 for non-members. www.ase.org.uk/events/stori... #edusky #eduskyprimary
I'm going to be running a repeat of my Stories for Science teaching session for the Association for Science Education in October.
Stories for Science Teaching looks at how children's fiction can be used to support and enrich the primary science curriculum. We'll work through a practical framework for finding the science potential in any book, explore examples across KS1 and KS2 with curriculum links and investigation ideas, and look at how stories can go beyond simply introducing a topic.

If you teach primary science and you've ever used a story as a starting point for a lesson, or wondered whether you could, this one's for you.

It's a 45 minute webinar. 14th Oct. 4pm. Free for ASE members, and only £15 for non-members. For more information, and to sign up, visit https://www.ase.org.uk/events/stories-science-teaching
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good news Spurs fans. You won't be finishing bottom this year...
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Looking forward to seeing Man City at Roots Hall next season 😂
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Education Endowment Foundation (@theeef.bsky.social) is asking for your input on their research agenda. It is a great opportunity to help shape and inform national priorities. Find out more here: eefoundation.tfaforms.net/5044606
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
14 hours into Control Resonant and absolutely loving it.
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Control Resonant tani
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Association for Science Education @associationscied.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lead primary science with confidence 🔬 The ASE Primary Science Leadership Programme offers practical support, fresh ideas and professional learning to help you make an impact across your school. Find out more and apply: ow.ly/5CqC50ZSgKX #PrimaryScience #ASE
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another cool sky tonight
Firey sunsetFlame coloured clouds
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Schools need to update their acceptable use policies to cover devices like this - looks like a cute charm on a bag. Has a camera, microphone and it's own 5G connection. A safeguarding nightmare.
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Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training @etscitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Are you thinking about becoming a teacher next September? Our next online event is on Weds 30th September. Learn about our teacher training courses. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/msez2t52 #GetIntoTeaching #pgce #traintoteach #traineeteacher #teachertraining
online q and a - weds 30th sep - find out about our teacher training courses. QTS, PGCE, teaching apprenticeships and early years ITT
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Any news on the draft of the new national curriculum? Last I heard it was going to be released for consultation this month. Has it been delayed?
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SSAT @ssatuk.co.uk · 28/09/2026
How do we help pupils become more independent learners? The EEF’s updated guidance highlights the importance of helping pupils plan, monitor and evaluate their learning. f.mtr.cool/b3rgr6i2fs #education
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So the day started with blindly taking the wrong turn at Fairglen and heading up towards Chelmsford instead of taking the A13 towards Corringham, leading to a detour via Wickford. Then turning up at the wrong school for the lesson observation!
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Twitter not laughing at your jokes, buy Twitter. HBO owns streaming rights to an unflattering exposé, buy a piece of HBO. Government regulations threaten your businesses, buy the government. Elon Musk seems determined to be a case study in the problem with unfettered wealth.
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Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training @etscitt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Your voice is one of your most useful classroom tools. Training from Five Voices helps trainee teachers use tone deliberately to support behaviour, communication and learning. Part of learning to teach is learning how to use your voice. #FindingYourTeacherVoice #TeacherTraining #Behaviour
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
150 Practical Activity Ideas for Primary Science is packed with simple, engaging ideas to help bring science to life in the primary classroom. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HFXNT3PK #uked #eduskyprimary #eduskyuk
150 Practical Activity Ideas for Primary Science is packed with simple, engaging ideas to help bring science to life in the primary classroom.

Whether you are looking for a quick activity to introduce a topic, an investigation to develop scientific thinking, or a practical idea to make a lesson more memorable, this book gives you plenty of inspiration to draw on.

The 150+ activities are designed with busy primary teachers in mind. They can be used to support lesson planning, add practical work to an existing unit, provide ideas for science clubs and enrichment, or simply give you a fresh approach when you need one.
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Create a scratch cat jumping game from scratch in just 15 minutes. This tutorial guides you through the code needed to build gravity mechanics and obstacle movement. youtu.be/cQ7ytWB-Gtk?...
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Make a Jumping Game in Scratch: Full Tutorial
YouTube video by Science, AI and Technology for Teachers
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Law Geek @lawgeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Class from Private Eye
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Firey sky tonight
Flame coloured sunset
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please have a read of this short thread and consider making a donation to help @suw.bsky.social continue doing the excellent work of Ada Lovelace Day
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.
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Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Started watching Sky’s War Game last night where Michael Gove is the PM during the Russian attack and I’m afraid it is just very difficult to watch it without thinking of this, one of the great cartoons ever published
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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, Viz.
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Create a scratch cat jumping game from scratch in just 15 minutes. This tutorial guides you through the code needed to build gravity mechanics and obstacle movement. youtu.be/cQ7ytWB-Gtk?...
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Make a Jumping Game in Scratch: Full Tutorial
YouTube video by Science, AI and Technology for Teachers
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Nathan Burns @mrmetacognition.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Network, I really need your help with some trainee student placements. I'm supporting 5 secondary trainees, in North West London, who need schools for the year! 1 x Chemistry 1 x Maths 1 x Biology 1 x Art 1 x Business Can anyone in my network help? If you know anyone in that area, please tag!
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Musician has crabs shocker (Actually, rather fabulous)
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Cooked up something new tonight. Duck Ragu with Pappardelle. Bloody gorgeous it was too :) Recipe here: www.ocado.com/recipes/duck...
duck ragu with pappardelle
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Wide shot of the BRITISH MUSEUM. There are suggestions of fascism around the streets - tanks, barricades, an Orwellian 'Big Brother'-style poster on a wall. A voice of a TOUR GUIDE emanates from the museum:

TOUR GUIDE:
So the Tapestry tells acrucial chapter of our nation's history...

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[Cut to interior of museum. A long Bayeaux-style TAPESTRY is on display, and the Tour Guide is speaking to a tour group]

TOUR GUIDE [smiling]:
How modern fascist Britain was created. 

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TOUR GUIDE:
The Tapestry begins here with the 2008 Crash, then austerity, then the AI Crash...

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TOUR GUIDE:
...and by the end of the room it's just full-on fash. 

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CHILD IN TOUR GROUP [gesturing to the tapestry]:
What's this middle bit?

TOUR GUIDE:
This is the 2026 Battle of Legitimate Concerns 

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TOUR GUIDE:
[show a reporter standing next to the Dover protests]
Here's the media saying the government have got to do something about the legitimate concerns...

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CHILD:
...About the failure of capitalism?

TOUR GUIDE:
No about brown people on boats

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CHILD:
[pointing at boats crossing the sea on the tapestry]
Are these boats the mega-dinghies?

TOUR GUIDE:
Not all of them

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[we see one of the boats  is a giant yacht]
TOUR GUIDE:
That one's a superyacht,
carrying money from the American fascists to the British ones.

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TOUR GUIDE:
You see really it's as much a story of convergence as it is of conflict.

[An alarm sounds in the museum]
DING DING DING DING 

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TOUR GUIDE:
Ok, tour over everyone 

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TOUR GUIDE:
It's time for the Two Minute Hate!

[They all leave the museum]

[ends]
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CITIZENS OF THE UK! I need you to stop what you're doing and watch this 20 minute BBC documentary from 1972 about a new potato-based snack. One that's a bit like crisps but nobody is confident the public will embrace. I think 54 years later we know the answer to that question.
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1972: Hula Hoops - Launching a New Snack | Science Session | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Teaching Scratch and short on time? A simple collect and chase game covers sequence, selection, repetition and variables in about 15 minutes. Build the hero, add a collectible, add a variable, then add the enemy. www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2026/09/buil... #EdTech #Scratch #PrimaryComputing #KS2
make a collecting game in scratch
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This episode of Strictly could have been an email.
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fluids_guru @fluidsguru.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don’t understand the hand-wringing reaction to claims that nueral networks have a 10% chance of destroying civilisation. Fossil fuel companies have a 100% chance of initiating a mass extinction event. Maybe we could address that?
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Spurs 🤣🤣🤣
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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Parents! Carers! This year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are on the science of TIME. If you can’t wait til then, I just so happen to have a book that you might like:
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About Time
Time is central to our experience as humans, and it’s important for children to know not just how to tell the time, but also how to make the most of it.About Time will help them learn how to tell the ...
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Purple Mash Schools - there's a new shiny Visualiser tool within Pmash that you can use. Here's how it works youtu.be/bCzZClOuu9A?...
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Purple Mash Tools: Visualiser - An introduction
YouTube video by 2Simple
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Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training @etscitt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Are you thinking about becoming a teacher next September? We've got several online Q and A events coming up this term. Hear from our team and learn about our teacher training courses. Sign up for one of these events here: tinyurl.com/msez2t52 #eduskyprimary #uked #teachertraining
thinking of becoming a teacher - join one of our online q and a webinars to learn more about our outstanding teacher training courses
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ooh. My YouTube channel has hit 2 million views today. Started taking it seriously during lockdown, so 2 million in six years ain't bad. www.youtube.com/@DannyNichol...
2 million views - achieved sep 18th 2026
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Teaching Scratch and short on time? A simple collect and chase game covers sequence, selection, repetition and variables in about 15 minutes. Build the hero, add a collectible, add a variable, then add the enemy. www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2026/09/buil... #EdTech #Scratch #PrimaryComputing #KS2
make a collecting game in scratch
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Interviewer: "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Me:
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Did you know, UK Schools can apply for free trees from The Woodland Trust? Details here www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/...
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Free Trees for Schools and Communities
We’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Protecting our Planet Day - 19th Nov. Live streamed sessions for all ages. Details here www.stem.org.uk/esero/protec...
protecting our planet day
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Protecting our Planet Day - 19th Nov. Live streamed sessions for all ages. Details here www.stem.org.uk/esero/protec...
protecting our planet day
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Did you know, UK Schools can apply for free trees from The Woodland Trust? Details here www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/...
woodlandtrust.org.uk
Free Trees for Schools and Communities
We’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And as always, what are you going to remove from the curriculum to make space for all this?
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
150 Practical Activity Ideas for Primary Science is packed with simple, engaging ideas to help bring science to life in the primary classroom. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HFXNT3PK #uked #eduskyprimary #eduskyuk
150 Practical Activity Ideas for Primary Science is packed with simple, engaging ideas to help bring science to life in the primary classroom.

Whether you are looking for a quick activity to introduce a topic, an investigation to develop scientific thinking, or a practical idea to make a lesson more memorable, this book gives you plenty of inspiration to draw on.

The 150+ activities are designed with busy primary teachers in mind. They can be used to support lesson planning, add practical work to an existing unit, provide ideas for science clubs and enrichment, or simply give you a fresh approach when you need one.
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Useful video for primary teachers from CLEAPSS on how to do a risk assessment in Science, D&T and Art youtu.be/Z6T3I2943E0?...
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How to do a risk assessment - CLEAPSS Primary
YouTube video by CLEAPSS
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anglia Ruskin in Chelmsford are holding a Science Festival again this year. The family fun days on Sat and Sun are well worth attending. www.aru.ac.uk/events/chelm...
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Chelmsford Science Festival 2026 - ARU
Find out about Chelmsford Science Festival events, including two fun, free family science days. Hosted by ARU, 20-28 October 2026.
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Word search book for kids and teens full of planets, minibeasts and materials. Crosswords about bones, forces and famous scientists. Mazes to escape, codes to crack, and logic puzzles to solve. link.amazon/B0iyUloBm
brilliant book of science wordsearches
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Prepare the dome for Piddington.
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The Simpsons: Homer Says Dome!
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Eighty puzzles for children who love science. Word searches full of planets, minibeasts and materials. Crosswords about bones, forces and famous scientists. Mazes to escape, codes to crack, and logic puzzles to solve. link.amazon/B0hwDmBRO
great science puzzle book
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Danny Nicholson @dannynic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
150 Practical Activity Ideas for Primary Science is packed with simple, engaging ideas to help bring science to life in the primary classroom. available on Amazon link.amazon/B08ouX2hv
150 activities for primary science
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