Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 19/04/2026This is just lovely TV. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Two - McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost BassThe story of Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass and the fan-powered quest to find it. 010
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 21/03/2026The best place to live in the UK you say? #Norwich 061
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 20/03/2026First early morning 🏃 of 2026 in (almost) daylight. Misty but beautiful. #Norfolk 010
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 05/12/2025What a lovely way to start the day. 🏃♂️ #Norwich #Supermoon. 020
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I would like to thank the English department of Bungay High School. Liam Manning’s use of the phrase ‘one of those’ is irritating, but imagine if it were ‘one of them’. Small mercies. #NCFC 020
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 25/10/2025@realgeoffbarton.bsky.social’s manor was shimmering today. 130
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Lovely and uplifting stuff.🎯 www.thetimes.com/article/c646...thetimes.comWhy I love England — and I don’t need to wave a flag to show it‘The train to Leeds is clean, on time and half-empty. I know this is rare, like finding a sixpence in a Christmas pudding — and so I enjoy it’ 030
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 16/10/2025🎯 Gavin Williamson was arguably the best example of having the worst people in charge at the worst time. An appalling man who treated schools with contempt. If he thinks he deserves any sympathy, he is deluded. I try not to swear on social media, but I’m sorely tempted www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...bbc.co.ukBoris Johnson gave parents 'false hope' over schools reopening, Gavin Williamson tells Covid inquiryWatch as the former education secretary gives evidence at the inquiry, which is focusing on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people. 200
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I’m not surprised this is a cracking interview, full of wisdom. @nicolemccartney.bsky.social is one of the best out there. When she speaks, it’s always worth listening. 020
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Heads will Rolo. You can have that one on me, @seethingmead.bsky.social metro.co.uk/2025/10/06/k...metro.co.ukKemi Badenoch makes wonky spelling error on Tory chocolate barKemi Badenoch and Willy Wonka have never been seen in the same room. 120
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 24/09/2025‘When it comes to science, I wouldn’t side with anybody.’ That seems to include actual scientists… 🤦 010
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Lovely stuff. Dickie Bird is at etched in my teenage memory as Botham, Border or Richards. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...bbc.co.ukDickie Bird obituary: Without playing for England, son of Barnsley became one of cricket's most famous figuresDickie Bird, who has died aged 92, did not play cricket for England, yet his status as a legend of the game is in no doubt, writes BBC chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt. 021
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 20/09/2025www.thetimes.com/article/68c8...thetimes.comPaul Brunson: My 9 essential rules for fathers raising boysThe Married at First Sight relationship expert (and father of two) on what dads need to know about bringing up sons in 2025 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Middle daughter settling into undergrad life @liverpooluni.bsky.social 120
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Good to see middle daughter has all the essentials packed for her next big adventure. @LivUni. 010
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 07/09/2025A very creditable 3rd place for Norfolk u18s. Well played all involved. Some great cricket, but more importantly great sportsmanship and good humour. A pretty decent leg spinner taking 3 wickets in the play-off was my completely unbiased highlight. 030
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Another solution (much like statutory phone bans in schools) for a non-existent problem. I thought you would be interested in this story from The Times: Bring back pen and paper! Calls to scrap 'screen-based homework'. www.thetimes.com/article/30ac...thetimes.comBring back pen and paper! Calls to scrap ‘screen-based homework’The Tories are proposing that children be allowed to opt out of screen-based learning amid fears devices are being used too much in schools 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 05/09/2025First early morning 🏃 of the academic year 25/26. My 30th year in education… 020
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 30/08/2025‘What anxiety needs is leadership, it doesn't need a friend. ‘ 🎯 www.thetimes.com/article/0162...thetimes.comBack-to-school anxiety? How to help your child (at any age)Maria Lally asks the experts what parents can do to make the transition easier for everyone 010
Reposted by Jim AdamsDavid Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Ms S-M blinded by the flash photography Prof S-M secretly pleased he remembered to shave www.edp24.co.uk/news/2539680...edp24.co.ukNorfolk mum who had trailblazing brain surgery features in BBC documentaryA Norfolk woman who underwent a risky brain operation more than 20 years ago is featuring in a documentary about a pioneering neurosurgeon. 1101
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I love this photo. It was taken exactly 9 years ago. Today I took him out for his first driving lesson. Time flies… 140
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 15/08/2025This story is made for one of your ‘headlines’ @seethingmead.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKingsmill to buy Hovis in move that would create UK's biggest bread producerWarburtons is the current market leader and the deal needs approval from the competition watchdog. 120
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Encouraged by the recent announcements. Easy to say (and true) that it’s not enough, but hopefully it’s just the start. Certainly more worthy than Latin and Chess… 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Confirmation of passing my NPQEL followed by a first county level fifer for the youngest. A good day needs to end well. 210
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Not a bad way to spend 3 days. @NorfolkCricket #Norfolk #Cromer. 030
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Middle child has just finished her gap year. 6 months in Germany followed by a term and a half as a TA in lovely local primary school. Safe to say she made an impression and I’m a very proud dad. 010
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 13/07/2025What a ridiculous waste of time, energy and money. I thought you would be interested in this story from The Times: Parents heading for court to make smartphones in schools illegal. www.thetimes.com/article/b5af...thetimes.comParents heading for court to make smartphones in schools illegalWhy are children allowed to bring in devices they can use to show torture and porn? It’s a question campaigning fathers are planning to ask at judicial review 101
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 10/07/2025That’s a relief. For a while I thought we would get an entirely new inspection framework (sometime) in September with a launch date of November with no support… 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 08/07/2025I’m really encouraged by some of the RISE initiatives, particularly the focus on Early Years. So much better than the ‘big stick’ approach we’ve seen over the last few years. As ever, the proof of the pudding will be in the delivery. 010
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Of all the mistakes made during austerity (and there were legion), closing Sure Start centres must have been the worst. For every £1 spent, the country benefited by £2 says the IFS. Glad that this goes some way to undo the damage. 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 27/06/2025What could possibly go wrong? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...bbc.co.ukTrump hails 'win' as Supreme Court curbs judges' power to block his orders - live updatesThe 6-3 decision is a major boost for the president and his agenda, which has been repeatedly blocked by lower courts. 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Long days are a joy for an old plodder like me. 🏃 ☀️ #Norfolk 020
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 14/06/2025A quick shout-out to primary colleagues who are running residential trips this half term. Your sleep deprivation superpowers are beyond compare.media.tenor.comhan solo from star wars is scratching his head while wearing a black vest .ALT: han solo from star wars is scratching his head while wearing a black vest . 030
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 13/06/2025I see the useful idiots are out again tonight. No concept of nuance nor holding more than one thought in your mind at any one time. Just toeing the line as usual. So morally and intellectually vacuous. 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Apt. open.spotify.com/track/4t6NQk...open.spotify.comHot Fun in the Summertime - Mono Single MasterSly & The Family Stone · Greatest Hits · Song · 1970 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Well at least the lawyers are happy… How utterly predictable. www.tes.com/magazine/new...tes.comPrivate schools lose court battle over VAT on feesThe High Court has given its judgement in a case that challenged the government’s introduction of VAT on independent school fees earlier this year 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Perfect conditions. 🏃 🌅 #Norwich. Bring on the day. 000
Jim Adams @jim1902adams.bsky.social · 11/06/2025The mental gymnastics on show here… Spend years encouraging people to hate foreign people, then blame ‘the authorities and politicians’ when foreign people and their houses are attacked. Those mumbling about ‘legitimate concerns’ need to take a long, hard look at themselves too. 010
