Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I don’t know why, in my 11th year of teaching, Im still surprised by how utterly exhausting the transition from summer hols to back to school is! Fell asleep on the sofa at 5.30pm, literally couldn’t keep my eyes open! Working across both schools in our federation this year, interesting stuff! 010
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananTeaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 06/06/2026What if everyone just let everyone else live their lives the way they want to? 1216
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This guy is a Computing LEGEND! I’ve done courses with him and used his content/ideas with my pupils, absolutely brilliant, highly recommended. Download this immediately! 011
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Happy Paddy’s Day all! Note “Paddy’s” NOT “Patties” Day. No matter how long I live away from home, I will NEVER get over having to go to work on St Patrick’s Day…it’s not right!!! I should be at a parade or in a pub right now! 000
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananSpecial Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026DfE's secret plan to cut special school expansion: Yes, Schools must be more inclusive, but it’s utopia to think real-world mainstream can cater for so many needs, or that LAs won’t cut provision to match guidelines not need. And a “Trust” run by whom? schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-d... schoolsweek.co.ukRevealed: DfE's secret plan to cut special school expansionCouncils will be given top marks by the government if their SEND reform proposals include “little to no” plans to increase special school capacity 0911
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananAutism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Headlines I never thought I'd see - just Wow "Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs" Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comPhillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needsEducation secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit 022
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 02/03/2026March is Endometriosis awareness month.Sometimes I wish I was less “aware” of this horrible disease that has such an impact on my life but it’s so important to get people educated-an estimated 1 in 10 females suffer but it still takes an average 8-10 years to get a diagnosis!The gaslighting is real 000
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-Hanan𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Wow. 13133614716657
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananTim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Tonight marks the final stop on the Australian book tour @sydneyoperahouse.bsky.social 🌏 🙏 to everyone joining the conversation and movement to reclaim the web for everyone. See you tonight Sydney 🇦🇺 #thisisforeveryone www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.com‘It’s not too late to fix it’: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle for the soul’ of the internetFounder of the world wide web says commercialisation means the net has been ‘optimised for nastiness’, but collaboration and compassion can prevail 57122
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/12/2025There's a powerful illustration here regarding "influencers" vs. "experts". 1151372294
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Pranked the Y6 kiddos today! They came in to find my screen “smashed”…then they noticed Snoop-on-the-stoop AKA “Elf on the Shelf” and the hammer in his hand!!! 😂 lol! 000
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananPhil Wickins @philwickins.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Tickets are now available (and free)!! Book your place now on the Big Computing Leadership Conference 2026! Tuesday 13th Jan in Oxford Brookes Uni: rundontwalk.co.uk/2025/11/04/t... Spread the word... #BCLC26 @tigwilliams.bsky.social @httcs.online @eduthingltd.bsky.social @mwimpennys.bsky.socialrundontwalk.co.ukThe Big Computing Leadership Conference 2026!I am delighted to announce that tickets for the 3rd annual Big Computing Leadership Conference are available for booking! Tuesday 13th January 2026 – Oxford Brookes University – Free en… 045
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/11/2025Zohran Mamdani in New York Catherine Connolly in Ireland Rob Jetten in the Netherlands Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly The rise of the far right is not inevitable. If we work together, we can dare to hope. 201019322
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Wishing Mr Zitouni a full and fast recovery and hoping the story of his heroism would bring some sense and shame to the rampant racist narratives sweeping our country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSamir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attackThe family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are 536394
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 21/08/2025My Autistic daughter,who struggled with EBSA during her GCSE year,got her results,we were aiming for 4/5’s to get into her college course-she got all 5’s bar English.🫣Panic!visited the 1st prospective college-staff were amazing,can meet need (EHCP) facilities great. Enrolled. RELIEF!!! Fresh startmedia.tenor.coma woman in a sweater says phew thats such a reliefALT: a woman in a sweater says phew thats such a relief 010
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Loving spending time back in Ireland in my “Happy Place” for the last week. Home really is “Where the heart is!” My favourite thing was listening my 16 yr old developing a hint of a Cork accent after spending time with her cousins, makes my heart happy ❤️ 020
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Summer holidays-the only time I get to read for pleasure. Read this awesome book in an afternoon @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social Made me laugh & cry & gave me just a little insight into my daughters world. An afternoon well spent 081
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Summer hols have officially started! You’ll find me here until I am wrinkly like a prune! 010
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Super satisfying job done before breaking up for summer @threebridgessch.bsky.social All my iPads and Chromebooks relabelled and trollies labelled. All displays down, surfaces cleared and everything ready for first day back! I am officially doing ZERO school work over the summer hols. 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Can’t believe we have another FULL WEEK to go before we break up for Summer! Voting for a 2 week half term in October seemed like a great idea at the time, however having to make up the days now and dragging myself to the end of term is not the one! Literally cannot keep my eyes open this afternoonmedia.tenor.coma cartoon girl says me right now in front of a red backgroundALT: a cartoon girl says me right now in front of a red background 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Struggling with a whole week still left to go. Found these pics on my phone & reminded of why I love my job so much. Baby bird fell out of its nest, I put it in a box & brought it inside,when I came back out the kids had built it a nest on the ground until it could get back to its mum! 🥹 🥰 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 10/07/2025A fab day of Robotics workshops in Y1-3 courtesy of our good friend @eatsleepictrepeat.bsky.social and @eduthingltd.bsky.social . Throughly recommended, educational and fun, the children loved them. Can’t wait to welcome him back next year @threebridgessch.bsky.social 011
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Living with a chronic illness/invisible disability is so tiring. Simple things like journies by public transport, deep cleaning my house, helping redecorate my daughters room…lead to a massive flare up. Curled up in bed with a hot water bottle dosed up on painkillers. #endometriosis #adenomyosismedia.tenor.coma pikachu holding a lightning bolt with the words everything hurts written below it .ALT: a pikachu holding a lightning bolt with the words everything hurts written below it . 010
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananSimon Smith @smithsmm.bsky.social · 06/07/2025One of the biggest acts of vandalism by the Conservative government was the getting rid of Sure Start centres. This is welcome news and definitely a step in the right direction 0409
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Enlightening day at the CAS Conference @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Made some good contacts and presented my research project. 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Just arrived at the venue for the Computing At Schools Conference today! Wow! If this is what King’s College is all about, I can’t wait to start my MA next year!! 100
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Today we welcomed our new friends from Wolf Fields Primary to @threebridgessch.bsky.social for a “Computing Challenge Day”. The children worked in mixed teams to complete green screen, animation and physical computing challenges. It was such an enjoyable day and we can’t wait to do it again! 010
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Today was a day where I feel super grateful to do what I do! I helped to sort out an issue with a boy who really struggles to make good choices & later in the day he came to show me an awesome piece of work he had done! Then I took Y3 Kayaking, fun in the sun taking in nature on our doorstep. 010
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Someone at work today told me that my nails bring them joy! The kids always ask what I’ve got on my nails today. Well this week it’s rainbows to celebrate the month that’s in it and if that spreads joy, then so be it! 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 10/06/2025I loved her before, love her even more now. Cannot wait to see her perform live in London in August 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 30/05/2025So far this half term, I have done no work, so today I begrudgingly took out the trusty laptop. But working outside, in the sunshine, in my little garden, listening to the birds has made it quite enjoyable! I must be getting old when seeing my flowers growing makes me so happy! 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Book Week @threebridgessch.bsky.social Everyone knows I love a dress up day! The theme was “Dress as a colour representing an emotion of a character from a book” I was Blue, sad Eeyore, complete with raincloud on my head! Costume chucked together last minute.com last night! 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 22/05/2025A fab trip today with my Digital Leaders to the Apple Store in White City for 2 workshops. GarageBand and Swift Playground. What a great day @threebridgessch.bsky.social 010
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Started mouse skills with Reception this morning. Only used the iPads up till now. A lot of fine motor skills and resilience involved to get the baby cucumber to pop the bubbles! Start them young! minimouse.us @threebridgessch.bsky.social @lyndauk.bsky.social 120
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 19/05/2025@suecowley.bsky.social thought you’d like to know, we hosted some awesome trainee teachers from Roehampton Uni today at our school to deliver Computing workshops. Chatting to a group at lunch re behaviour management and one of them quoted you from one of your books! 120
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Delighted to host the next generation of teachers coming through from Roehampton University today @threebridgessch.bsky.social where they delivered great Computing workshops to 5 of our classes with the theme “Hidden Voices” learning about the contribution of POC in WWII. #decolonisedcurriculum 142
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananShirley Franklin @shirleyfranklin.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Here’s @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social Reading his poem at our meeting on Thursday Great poem and really good speaker m.youtube.com/watch?v=ih0W...m.youtube.com'Island of strangers?': Michael Rosen performs new poem for SIr Keir StarmerYouTube video by Peeps 03120
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Walking out of school this evening and this beauty was reaching out from the bush saying “look at me!” Don’t know why but this single rose amongst a sea of green made me feel some type of way, so I captured it “on film”. Stunning. @threebridgessch.bsky.social 020
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Super excited to try this fun physical computing lesson using the BBC Micro:Bit to create a 2 player Reaction Game tomorrow with our Y6 kiddos and our new friends visiting from Alexandria in Egypt. Such fun trying it out today…I really do have the best job @threebridgessch.bsky.social 161
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Computing people-We have students from an international school in Egypt visiting next week @threebridgessch.bsky.social I need a fun 45 min Computing lesson to do x3 with Y6. Collaboration and creativity.Thinking of physical computing using BBC Micro: Bits or Crumbles? Any ideas gratefully receivedmedia.tenor.coma drawing of a device with gnd and 3vALT: a drawing of a device with gnd and 3v 000
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 24/04/2025How am I back at school 3 days and have already lost my voice?!?!media.tenor.coma dog is running in a hallway next to a doorALT: a dog is running in a hallway next to a door 100
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Any of my awesome Compunting people got any fun activities for exploring spreadsheets (Google Sheets)? Next week I will have half a class of Y5 kiddos that are not going on the residential “PGL” trip. I need a one off lesson. I seem to remember @eatsleepictrepeat.bsky.social having something?media.tenor.coma screenshot of a spreadsheet showing the wrap text option in the upper left cornerALT: a screenshot of a spreadsheet showing the wrap text option in the upper left corner 110
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananComputer Science for Fun (CS4FN) @cs4fn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Anne-Marie Imafidon was recently awarded the Society Medal by the British Computer Society for her work supporting young women and non-binary people into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers having founded STEMettes. Read more about why ... cs4fn.blog/2025/04/18/a...cs4fn.blogAnne-Marie Imafidon’s STEMettesImage with kind permission of Anne-Marie Imafidon Anne-Marie Imafidon was recently awarded the Society Medal by the British Computer Society for her work supporting young women and non-binary peopl… 022
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Most people looking at my daughter would not realise she is Autistic, at most she comes across as a slightly socially awkward teenager. She went on a school ski trip for 6 days and is so burned out from masking/being social that she has barely left her room for a week. This is what people don’t seemedia.tenor.coma raccoon is sitting on top of a bed under a blanket .ALT: a raccoon is sitting on top of a bed under a blanket . 020
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 15/04/2025To balance out a productive morning, I spent the afternoon being creative! Why am I ( a middle aged women) obsessed with this little French fish?!?! 😂 The song is stuck in my head 120
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananTom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 14/04/2025. @carolecadwalla.bsky.social was subjected to vicious personal attacks & a SLAPP suit because she saw what was happening & *how* it was happening. The unholy alliance between the broligarchy & the far right is the biggest threat to democracy since 1945. youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...youtu.beThis Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TEDYouTube video by TED 03212
Reposted by Sonya Coakley-HananTim Clarke @timjumpclarke.bsky.social · 15/04/2025📢 5 weeks until free online #Primary #AI staff meetings 🗓️ 20 May and 22 May 🕛 3.45 pm ✔️ Policy ✔️ Case Studies ✔️ Demos 👍🏾 please share @collegeofteaching.bsky.social @ofstednews.bsky.social @primaryrocks.bsky.social @microsoftedu.bsky.social @penfoldno1.bsky.social 033
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Been procrastinating on my research project data analysis over the Easter break so took advice from @hannayjeremy.bsky.social and relocated myself to Starbucks and had a very productive few hours! A change of scene away from housework, TV, my comfy sofa was just what I needed! Feeling accomplished 010
Sonya Coakley-Hanan @hanansonya.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Exciting news today! I’ve been accepted onto a MA in STEM Education at KCL! Fingers crossed I’m offered the scholarship so that I can accept my place! Bye imposter syndrome @suesentance.bsky.social @janewaite.bsky.social @katharinechilds.bsky.social @beccip.bsky.social @hannayjeremy.bsky.social 170