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NATRE @natre-update.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A range of events open to all in various locations for Jewish Culture Month beginning on the 16th May. Great for TeamRE 😊 Find out more here 👉🏼 jewishculturemonth.org.uk

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Got through a parent's evening with 2 power cuts and just made it home in time to watch The Importance of Being Earnest on @nationaltheatre.org.uk online. Perfect end to the day and such fun.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

"Happy international womens day, I've made you a bookcase!" The words every woman wants to hear!

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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Become a volunteer in our indicative ballot on pay, funding and workload. Watch the video to see the three simple steps you can take and then sign up at NEUActivate.com

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I received a bank note saying that they are withdrawing my overdraft. I panic. I don't think I have an account with this bank, just a mortgage. Turns out it is an old student account, shockingly with money in! I win £500 at the cost of the bank clerk thinking I'm stupid by knowing none of my info.

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Chartered College of Teaching @collegeofteaching.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🎓 Fully funded Chartered Teacher Status pathway – Now open for applications! We are offering 30 places to secondary teachers or middle leaders from global majority backgrounds. 🌟Engage with education research 🌟Strengthen your practice Apply now: chartered.pulse.ly/igzlrl8vxe

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therepodcast.bsky.social @therepodcast.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

If you teach Theme A Relationships and Family for @aqaeducation.bsky.social Religious Studies Paper 2 then you and your students might be interested in this overview of the whole of Theme A, key quotes and links it to 4, 6 and 12-mark questions. Out tomorrow. #Revision #GCSE #TeamRE

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Me, pretending Monday isn’t happening... #MondayMotivation 📷 Paul Browning

A Blue Tit is perched on a branch, fluffed up into a perfect little ball with its head tucked deep into its feathers, fully committed to ignoring the outside world. Its soft blue, yellow, and green plumage looks extra cosy, and its tiny claws cling to the branch as if refusing to face the day and determined not to budge...giving off strong “nope, not today” vibes.

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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Make sure to include yourself in the list of things you need to care of this week Image: www.instagram.com/thelovelandf...

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Sisterkins: it might help you feel less awful if you read something light hearted or watched a comedy. Me, looking at my book about an undertaker and to watch list of murder mysteries and gothic films: ummmmm.....

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The Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Announcing: On Philosophy, Winter 2026!! All events are free, Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (except March 2nd is 30 min later, and March 9th is 3pm ET) featuring Angie Hobbs, Yann Allard-Tremblay, Fannie Bialek, Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, Kaitlyn Creasy, and so many more! #Philosophy #PhilEvents

On Philosophy - Winter 2025 (it should say 2026 - whoops!)
Free via Zoom - Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (except March 2nd is 30 min later, and March 9th is 3pm ET)
Jan. 5 - Why Plato Matters Now - Angie Hobbs with Jon Hawkins and Peter West
Jan. 12 - Indigenous Redirections in Political Thought - Yann Allard-Tremblay with Leila Ben Abdallah
Jan. 19, Feb. 16, - The Philosopher and the News - Alexis Papazoglou and guests
Jan. 26 - Love in Time - Fannie Bialek with Isabelle Laurenzi
Feb. 2 - What is We? - Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan with Tara Emelye Needham
Feb. 9 - On Loneliness - Kaitlyn Creasy with Kate Warlow-Corcoran
Feb. 23 - TBC
Mar. 2 - Are We Still Human? Günther Anders in the Age of Automation - Christian Dries, Chris Müller and Elke Schwarz with Jacob Blumenfeld
Mar. 9 - Philosophy in a New Era of Climate Change - Travis Holloway and Contributors
Information and registration at thephilosopher1923.org/events

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Finishing of 2025 by nicely finishing both my physical book and audiobook before I head to bed. My best ever year of 59 books this year. Holding on to that positive in an otherwise rocky year.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I was ill last weekend and picked an audio book that was supposed to be mind popcorn. It is terrible. I don't usually dnf but this manages to be infuriatingly predictable and make me cringe regularly despite still not being 100% I'll reveal it later once I've finished it.

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Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

It's 31 October. Most people will be thinking about Halloween. Historians, of course, will be thinking about Martin Luther, who nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg on this day in 1517. 1/4

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NATRE @natre-update.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The bursary for RE teacher training will be withdrawn for 2026-27, worsening the national RE teacher shortage. #TeamRE Please support our campaign to reverse this decision. Full details: natre.org.uk/news/please-support-our-campaign-to-reverse-the-decision-to-remove-the-itt-bursary-for-re/

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I'm going to complain about something that makes me feel like an old lady: The quality of socks today is poor. I still have socks I wore in secondary school (2 decades ago) but the pretty ones with birds on I got from M&S a year ago now have holes in and are going thin. This is upsetting.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I wrote about the Trump administration’s false claims about Tylenol, and the moral—not scientific—burdens they place on pregnant women’s bodies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pregnant women do not lack for judgmental, frightening and dubiously factual instructions about their health. Everywhere, they are told that they risk the health of their fetus by partaking in a series of banal everyday activities – be it jogging or having coffee or eating a certain cheese – that they are told will lead, by obscure mechanisms that are never quite explained, to impossible and devastating health outcomes for their children-to-be. The admonishments are multiple and often contradictory, but they all tend to agree on one thing: that it is always good for women to deprive themselves of joy and relief – and to suffer more – for the sake of their fetuses.

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The persistence of the gender pay gap in schools is 'grossly unfair', says @naht.org.uk as it calls on the government to urgently conduct a detailed pay equality analysis

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Schools gender pay gap is ‘grossly unfair’

Headteachers’ leaders urge DfE to carry out a detailed pay equality analysis, as report highlights persistent gender gaps

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

It's the second time already this term I've reverted to stew and dumplings. I'm not complaining, but it is a lot earlier than normal for me to give up on summer and go full on autumnal hedgehog.

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Karen Steele @karensteele.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Free CPD for A-level RS teachers @natre-update.bsky.social #teamRE

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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

According to experts on fascism one of the best defences that a country has against fascism is a strong trade union movement. Trade unions unite all workers and fight for better for all of us. Join a union ✊

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Today I remembered overly ambitious day off syndrome. Plan restock food cupboard soak and cook dry beans make up turkey meatballs Two loads of washing sorting out some banking stuff change my bed Shockingly only 3 of those things got done, and 1 I am still doing.

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Every so often I hear people saying that "the public" has a deep seated, unshift able hostility to immigration, and feel the need to post this.

$Poll showing fraction of the public saying that immigration should be increased or decreased. Between 2000 and 2020, the fraction saying that immigration should increase rose steadily, and was briefly greater than the fraction saying it should be decreased. Then after 2020 the fraction saying that immigration should decrease rose sharply.$

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Teachers Talk Radio @ttradioofficial.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

In two weeks time, we will host our Teachers Talk Humanities event in Manchester and we are delighted that one of our sponsors will be @hachettelearning.bsky.social - Find out more on 20th September at our event. Grab your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher...

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Biblically-accurate Wittgenstein

A portrait of Wittgenstein in greens, blues, and browns, with googly-eyes all over his face and shoulders

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

'Twas the night before training And all through the house Not a teacher was stirring Not even the Scouse The adults were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of KCSiE danced in their heads.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This is a school. I wish my school had Gargoyles and a jazzy porch to the teacher accomodation block.

The school building in Llandeilo. This has got his features such as arched windows, a tower and gargoyles. The school masters house has an impressive wooden porch.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I won things in the show! (Usually my cousin's sweep up prizes and I get nowt) Best bit of the holiday!

A needle felted chubby robin wearing a Santa hat. It is sitting on a red card which says that Eleanor Coedweddus has won first prize in the Rhandirmwyn show for category 121

A white apron with a frill and a blue hand embroidered word "Mamgu" (Welsh for Grandmother). On it is a blue card which says that Eleanor Coedweddus has won second prize in the Rhandirmwyn show for category 127

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

#teamRE secularisation is on lots of the A-level spec

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NATRE @natre-update.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

News piece - The number of students taking Religious Studies at A level has remained stable at 15,005, a fall of just 1.3% Read the full statement here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-... #TeamRE

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

It was a good day today. 1. Results were pretty good. 2. Two of the books I've had on reserve came through just as I was finishing one, so I have a choice of what next! 3. I made chocolate sauce to have on my yogurt as a treat. (I did also smash a serum pipette and get glass in my foot but shh)

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Just had the classic pre-results day distraction of cleaning and reorganising the kitchen cupboards. Really hoping things go well for my students.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Add the crossed out authors from the first book prize to your reading list, buy them, read them, and review them. Polari prize winners often get really good second book contracts off of it, so publishers need to see that they are still a good bet.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Something I'll never enjoy is loading up a new book on my kindle for it to tell me the average reading time is something like 2 hours and then when I click tome remaining it says something closer to 6 hours. Very much part of the slow readers group.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Come to Scotland they said. It'll be lovely weather for walking they said. (Instead I have read 3 books in 4 days while gales whirl about the house)

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Another academic year over. I'm shattered and having a little cry just from being tired.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Staying off blue sky for now as you all seem to be on summer holidays. Meanwhile I'm recovering from camping with 150 year 10s in blazing sunshine and looking forward to next week which includes a trip, sorting the camping cupboard, work experience checkins..oh and teaching!

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WHO @who.int · 18/07/2025

People are getting killed trying to get food. 877 people have died and 5666 were injured in #Gaza trying to get food in recent weeks.

As of 15 July, 877 fatalities and 5666 injuries have been reported among people trying to access food supplies. Image of an empty bowl and spoon against black background.

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I'm speaking at Teachers Talk in September please do come along!

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RNS @rns.org · 13/07/2025

“This devastating daily loss of life as desperate Palestinians try to collect aid is the consequence of their deliberate targeting by Israeli forces and the foreseeable consequence of irresponsible and lethal methods of distribution,” said Agnès Callamard. religionnews.com/2025/07/07/a...

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Amnesty International says Israel and aid system use starvation to commit Gaza genocide

CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister denounced the Amnesty report, saying the organization has “joined forces with Hamas and fully adopted all of its propaganda lies.”

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 14/06/2025

Giving blood is a simple but powerful act — it saves lives. So today, on #WorldBloodDonorDay, please, if you can, give blood. And if you have already done it — thank you. 🙏

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Ellie C @philosophicellie.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I've got the dentist today and I hate the dentist. Trying to control my anxiety that they'll tell me my teeth are falling apart.

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