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Kathryn Solly

@roddi33.bsky.social
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Retired MNS/CC Headteacher. Author, consultant, trainer and speaker. Proud grandmother and mother. Enjoys friends, nature, travel, pets, gardening, music, art and craft, walking and exploring.

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Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Surely this is, at the very least, criminal damage?
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John Cosgrove @johncosgrove.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Latest blog: "So, taking stock... where do we go from here? First, Ofsted needs proper reform... Second, we need to dismantle the ruinous MAT system... when a MAT fails, for any reason at all, its schools should revert to LA control." johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/t...
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Time To Take Stock
1 million young people not in Education, employment or training (NEET); unprecedented numbers of pupils excluded from school, educated at home and in alternative provision (AP); a Special Needs sys…
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Gold can't replace pollinators.
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🌱 "Don't think about the entire planet's problems - you'll get depressed. instead, focus on the piece of the Earth you can influence." —Doug Tallamy
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A Peacock butterfly feeding on buddleia. Text overlay reads 'The results are in' with Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo in the bottom right. Image by Gundula Vogal
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If universities start using ai to grade essays then they're hastening their own demise because why would you need to go to university if you're not getting feedback from humans in an interaction with them. Same for all levels of education. Remove the relational aspects and you remove the point.
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KT T @thepetitioner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Teaching EYFS / KS1 I always have a song + actions for most transitions of day, lining up song, stopping play, washing hands, going home song. Signals what’s happening next & accessible to those with verbal processing delays, EAL & supports PDA (particularly when the child leads the song/ actions)
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Bluesky teacher hivemind, I'm looking for examples of concepts in any subject that learners find tricky to grasp, and the creative, amusing, concrete or multisensory ways you've come up with to teach them. It's for a book I'm writing atm. Thanks in advance! Please repost. #EduSky
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KT T @thepetitioner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ResearchEd conference apparently.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Short thread on PISA because I'm seeing people make sweeping claims about entire systems based on a single data point around one aspect of an education. It's not a foregone conclusion that academic outcomes have to matter above everything else btw.
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John Cosgrove @johncosgrove.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Is this really who they think we are? Is it really what they think schools are for? I particularly like the bit where schools will be required to "recite" hymns daily. Later in the article it says there will be "no exceptions." (From Schools Week)
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm intrigued by this because someone made it up and then presumably claimed that people think these things in order to make a point about things that no one believes in such an absolutist way. Excuse me but how is that evidence based? 🤷‍♀️
Slide with 'seven myths of behaviour' claiming things like 'all behaviour is an unmet need'.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A #Matt cartoon.
The Reform UK party conference. On stage, underneath the party logo, a speaker who announces:

"‘Ladies and gentlemen, our new head of Party Finances, Gianni Infantino ...'
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Why does *anyone * take any notice of anything OFSTED says anymore? It’s a punitive shambles. You want savings @andyburnham.bsky.social? So give the inspections back to the HMIs and cut off several million pounds of ugly fat. #EduSky
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely. Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
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KT T @thepetitioner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hard agree 🔼 having worked with schools & EY for years have never known so many teachers ask for a scheme or program for everything - even for children’s wellbeing , simply not understanding the importance of warm interactions & establishing predictable & supported routines in behaviour & welfare
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
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Muddy Faces @muddyfaces.co.uk · 24/08/2026
☀️ Summer Fun with Pulleys! 🌳 Discover our range of pulleys and outdoor play resources to inspire active, hands-on learning all summer long. #OutdoorLearning #EarlyYears #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #OutdoorPlay #NaturePlay #MuddyFaces #SummerActivities #LoosePartsPlay #ForestSchool
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Karoline Leavitt has been celebrating her imminent departure from the White House Press Secretary role, so we figured we'd do the same - but via a parody of ABBA's "Thank You For The Music": youtu.be/o9l1xArp2RM
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"Thank You for the Bullsh!t" - Marsh Family parody of ABBA (on Karoline Leavitt leaving White House)
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
On building young children’s brains: ‘Human beings did not evolve to learn like computers, transmitting isolated pieces of information for their brains to store, & their “program” cannot be ‘hacked’ to make this so.’ @andyburnham.bsky.social @lucympowell.bsky.social @edusky.bsky.social #EduSky
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Play, learning and the young child’s brain: ‘It doesn’t work like that’
Play is essential to early learning and children's development because our brains evolved to ‘boot up’ through social interaction and exploration
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Jon Moses @jon-moses.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
From a father's friend. The hills above Crickhowell are still burning. Smoke in the house again last night. There appears to be five major fires in Wales now. The same as the whole of France.
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Four Pacific nations are planning something that could transform ocean conservation. Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Solomon Islands are working toward a Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Marine Reserves — connecting protected areas across one of the most biodiverse parts of the planet.
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Manta Rays Leaping
ALT: Manta Rays Leaping
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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 13/08/2026
YORKSHIRE BYLINES: Trees are dying from logging, fire, drought, pests and disease, while the UK misses its planting target and risks releasing green-belt land for housing. Climate promises without action are hot air. - by Patrick Wright
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Drought, disease and more besides are killing our trees
Climate change, disease and human activity are killing trees faster than governments can deliver the planting needed to replace them
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Outside Play Lab @outsideplayubc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We’re excited to see risky play featured in The Economist! 🎉 The article highlights the importance of letting children be children and Scandinavia’s approach to play. Read it here: www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
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In praise of Scandinavia’s risky and dirty playgrounds
Kids stand to gain from a few bumps, bruises and mud-splatters
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Outside Play Lab @outsideplayubc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Join Dr. Mariana Brussoni and Dr. Megan Zeni this November for a free 60-minute virtual workshop on Supporting Risky Play in Schools 🌿 Learn how educators and schools can create space for challenge, confidence-building and meaningful risky play. Register: outdoorlearning.com/events/categ...
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Kerry 🕊 @kezzasett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Blood donors urged to come forward as stocks run low - BBC News share.google/jUNKaaTPMiSM...
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Blood donors urged to come forward as stocks run low
More blood donors are needed during the hot weather as some supplies drop to dangerously low levels.
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Noise Research @noiseresearch.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now it's facing pointless funding cuts. Withdrawing funds won't save much money, but it will seriously hurt UK science. I’ve added my name to help stop this—please join me and sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Jodrell Bank
For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now its funding is being threatened. Add your name to help stop these short-sighted cuts and protect UK science:
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Gary Lineker and Brian Cox are amongst celebs auctioning items to raise scholarship funds to support displaced Palestinian students take up offers from leading UK universities with Phoenix Space Get your bids in ⬇️ www.jumblebee.co.uk/Scholarships...
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Scholarships for Gaza - Celebrity Auction- Live 27th July
Scholarships for Gaza - Celebrity AuctionLeading actors, artists, writers and sports stars are donating items to raise scholarship money for students in Gaza. Currently over 200 students in Gaza have ...
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Dannie @danbach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The 5000-year-old petrified forest at Borth Beach, West Wales. #photography #wales #borth #perifierforest #cymru #ceredigion #seascape #landscape
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The Backlist Book 🇨🇦 🍁 @thebacklistbook.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
this is epic #crochet
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Worth a second repost.
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
As the new Early Years Minister @paulwaughmp.bsky.social takes up his post, could #EarlyYears researchers and practitioners request he considers the most recent #ChildDevelopment research& adjusts policy accordingly? We’ve been waiting for this for literally years @andyburnham.bsky.social #EduSky
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Nurturing the brain: play, development and learning
Play is essential to healthy brain development and learning in early childhood. Human brains evolved to “boot” principally through social in...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22/07/2026
Gaza mourns as families are buried after Israeli attacks leave dozens dead, including children and displaced families.
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Palestine weekly: Ahead of elections, Israel doubles down on attacks
Gaza mourns as families are buried after Israeli attacks leave dozens dead, including children and displaced families.
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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
As Andy Burnham contemplates “drill, baby, drill” for the North Sea - a little reminder of why it would be electoral madness to desert net zero, whatever Tony Blair and the Treasury might think www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM
Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels
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Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Why aren't we putting solar panels anywhere they fit rather than even considering drilling for oil? Over car parks? Roofs? Fields where cows/sheep are grazing, the underground reservoir in our village?
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Sign the Petition
I strongly oppose Dido Harding being appointed as Chief Executive of NHS England.
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Morgan @larubia22.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
28 years of cyclosporiasis testing Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. All are back because of this science denying administration.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Too many 'evidence summaries' not enough thinking about actual children. Education doesn't happen in a diagram. #EduSky
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Kathryn Solly @roddi33.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Exactly Helen.
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“The State of Child Health report shows that we are categorically failing children in the UK, but especially those from ethnic minorities and poorer backgrounds.” Austerity, inequality, hostile and poorly-designed public space and built environments, pressured school environments, and much more…
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UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say
Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’
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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Scientists are warning that the climate changes bringing these heatwaves are also causing food shortages in parts of the world. This WILL affect you. Probably sooner than later. DEMAND that your government stop the oil industry or it just gets worse! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy #4thJuly to our friends & supporters in the USA. To mark the 250th anniversary we've re-adapted the British popular 18th-century song "The Anacreontic Song" (later the US anthem #StarSpangledBanner) to reflect on how it's going. Downloadable: shorturl.at/XluJK ❤️🇺🇸🎶 youtu.be/eQ67oapo-To
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"Star-Spangled Banner" - Marsh Family adaptation of the US National Anthem for 250th 4th of July Day
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I found this thread a little late and am glad I did because it is so true.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🌱 #thicktrunkTuesday Have you heard of “Summer Branch Drop”? It is a phenomenon where established trees suddenly drop big branches during hot weather. It is the reason why Wisley closed off huge areas during the heat wave. Our Duty Manager, Sam, took this picture on Battleston Hill.
An established tree which has shed a huge branch leaving a clearly visible wound on the trunk and a big branch lying on the ground.
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exheadteacher.bsky.social @exheadteacher.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As a former headteacher, I spent decades staying politically neutral. Not anymore. Nigel Farage has outlined Reform UK’s education agenda—from scrapping the Equality Act to mandating culture wars. It should deeply worry us all. My breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/exheadte... #EduSky #QuietLeadership
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What Do Schools Look Like Under Reform? (And Why It Should Worry You)
A former headteacher dismantles Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap the Equality Act and bring culture wars into the classroom.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
There is *so* much learning taking out children out on walks in nature every afternoon. If you have the opportunity I can't recommend it highly enough. We brought our daily walk in after covid and it's been transformational. Such a calm, wholesome way to help children learn and develop. #EduSky
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
What if you raise a time portal AI with love… and it decides its mission is to oversee human history, to protect its creators from themselves? On Time and On Time for Eco, available on Amazon. #BookSky #ScienceFiction #ScienceFantasy #History
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