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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I bought one on Saturday to take the edge off a 13km commute. It's made such a positive difference. No longer arriving at work sweaty and exhausted.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 14 in a UK state secondary. I need to improve how I nip multiple low level disruptions in the bud & make better use of our sanction system. Any tips would be gratefully received. Toilet requests, asking for tissues, pens, wanting to fill ware bottles - all usefully coinciding with written tasks.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I see the brazen utility of farming human processes out to tech, but the education domain has a sacred aspect. How would you feel if your Sunday confession was processed by a bot?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

1) is time-pressure the cause? 2) does the teacher appreciate that an assessment is an act of communication? 3) does the teacher appreciate that formative assessment is a dialogue?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

As a HoD in a secondary school, if I found out that a colleague was grading using AI, I would have some questions...

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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A year’s work coming to fruition. Delighted to see Discover Geography now publishing. This is more than a textbook series. It’s a complete KS3 / lower secondary curriculum package designed for both UK and international contexts.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

No. The week after. This is the one I really wanted.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Yes, the Doom Bar is talking. I'm elated at the prospect of return. I'll calm down. A bit.

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Beth G-G @bethgg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Whoop!

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

So... When I am ensconced as an English teacher in the UK, what is the very first conference I should go to? #whatfest

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Hello Hayley! It has been too long. Lovely to hear from you. ♥️

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The teacher who came in from the cold. That's the 1st blog in almost 3 years. There's a new game in town: reigniting the dream of social mobility.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Ha! Milton Keynes Free House. Doom Bar. 🤞

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The best bit? I got to spend time in a great staffroom with a wonderfully diverse and intellectually vibrant bunch of teachers. A good staffroom is a thing to cherish. It is a glorious box of the most nutty cats.

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RR @rlrossi64.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thrilled for you. I hope all the Bluesky advice panned out. ❤️

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

By way of celebration. Here's to teaching like a champignon one last time!

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It did. My EduTwitter crowd is still out there. I'm really looking forward to being back in the think of it.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thank you! I'm absolutely thrilled. Finally coming home. And finally giving back. Feels cathartically wonderful.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Got a job! That's it. I am back in the UK for good and will be teaching English in a UK state school from September. I am made up. 😎

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The Maths Bazaar @themathsbazaar.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Finally getting round to eating my Christmas treat of a Marzipan pig from the Norwegian Church in Rotherhithe

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

#teamenglish What general things would you say a modern UK English department is looking for in a demo lesson? Please RT

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Two interviews! Back in the UK next week and first week of March. The game is afoot!

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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

If Bilbo had Chat GPT

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Stephen Lockyer @mrlockyer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This is a brilliant take-down of that heavy lifting the I is doing in AI. Outline details - pretty good. Drill down - a hopeless desert of nonsense. Oh, and the author *hasn't* used hallucinating. Humans hallucinate. Machines get things wrong. DEFINE IT. #openai #chatgpt #gemini #grok

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Merchant of Venice in Year 7. What do we think about that?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Interview on Thursday. Wish me luck. 😬

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Okay, better now. One interview and one pre-shortlisting task. Nice to have fingers in pies.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

That's really good advice. I'll just apply and have the conversations as and when I need to. I can cross bridges when I come to them. Thanks, Rachel - I really appreciate your advice.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

You don't think prospective schools will think badly of me?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I certainly would feel very guilty and feel disinclined to let my students down mid-year, but at the same time feel bound to look after my health and my family (and know that I have a better chance securing urgent April hire positions).

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Moral dilemma time: legally, I have a 2-month notice period here in CZ and it's normal here for teachers to come and go at any point in the year. If I see April start English jobs, should I go for them, or will I come across really badly?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm going to finish this school year, so ready to start a new job from July. Yes, I'm currently a head of English.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Oof, 2nd rejection in the space of an afternoon. Same form email from MyNewTerm. This season is going to be brutal.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Yep, we're all mini whiteboards.

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The Maths Bazaar @themathsbazaar.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I haven’t discussed either of those with anyone on here or in my school. To be honest, most teachers and involved in any kind of debate. Most of the discussion at my school is about teaching and learning.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

And is that about stuff like generative AI and adaptive/responsive teaching (AFL)?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm applying for jobs in UK secondary schools after 17 years in international schools. What are the big issues being debated currently in secondary education? I've seen the increased spend on SEND and the strengthening of teaching unions. Anything I should know?

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Follow Napoleon, Exeter University's campus cat.

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English and Media Centre @engmediacentre.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Teaching The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories for A Level Literature Help students engage with Carter’s innovative techniques and ideas and access a range of materials and approaches to enable close, acute analysis. Book by: 8am on 26th January buff.ly/tf4eqCa

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'll be more active in researchED circles from the UK, no doubt. And should come back to Sweden.

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whatonomy @whatonomy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

That is really what I was looking for.

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