Adrian Lyons
@adrianlyons.bsky.social
Former HMI (16 years) and current education consultant. Editor of Teaching Business & Economics. Salvation Army music leader.
Low information who don’t join the dots and so do not appreciate that immigration keeps health and social care operating and contribute taxes to pay for public services and given an aging population- pensions. Government fails to explain this and just encourages myths through performative measures
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Low information who don’t join the dots and so do not appreciate that immigration keeps health and social care operating and contribute taxes to pay for public services and given an aging population- pensions. Government fails to explain this and just encourages myths through performative measures
It’s a dilemma for democratic politics but the majority of the electorate operated on low information. Pandering to that rather like Brexit leads to disastrous economic consequences.
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
It’s a dilemma for democratic politics but the majority of the electorate operated on low information. Pandering to that rather like Brexit leads to disastrous economic consequences.
Unpopular opinion, but given my very recent experience of being on a jury, my opinion has completely shifted and I now strongly believe that the proposals do not go far enough- get rid of them all, but alongside it move from this adversarial model of trial to an investigatory style.
January 29, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Unpopular opinion, but given my very recent experience of being on a jury, my opinion has completely shifted and I now strongly believe that the proposals do not go far enough- get rid of them all, but alongside it move from this adversarial model of trial to an investigatory style.
Thank goodness you didn’t say Mary Berry!
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Thank goodness you didn’t say Mary Berry!
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'The danger is not that schools are being judged harshly, but that judgments are becoming harder to interpret, harder to trust and harder to learn from. Clarity matters. Without it, even positive reports leave more questions than answers'
schoolsweek.co.uk/our-game-of-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/our-game-of-...
Our game of guess the grade was more baffling than we hoped
How do pupils 'thrive' in a school where curriculum and teaching aren’t rated as ‘strong’?
schoolsweek.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 AM
'The danger is not that schools are being judged harshly, but that judgments are becoming harder to interpret, harder to trust and harder to learn from. Clarity matters. Without it, even positive reports leave more questions than answers'
schoolsweek.co.uk/our-game-of-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/our-game-of-...
My comment piece in today’s edition of Schools Week
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
My comment piece in today’s edition of Schools Week
The excellent @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social writes that ‘The danger for Reform is that it looks more and more like a refugee camp for discredited Conservatives than it does the insurgent force for change that it claims to be.’. Makes
sense as a refugee from the Con Party is essentially Nigel Farage
sense as a refugee from the Con Party is essentially Nigel Farage
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The excellent @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social writes that ‘The danger for Reform is that it looks more and more like a refugee camp for discredited Conservatives than it does the insurgent force for change that it claims to be.’. Makes
sense as a refugee from the Con Party is essentially Nigel Farage
sense as a refugee from the Con Party is essentially Nigel Farage
This really is horrendous
Is the government going to sit and watch while the #PalestineAction hunger strikers die? Is most of the media going to carry on ignoring them? Just how callous has the Establishment become?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy
Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeks
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This really is horrendous
Ofsted’s EEG is yet another example of leaders who don’t actually inspect spending huge amounts of money on an IT system that has never worked properly and those leaders being too stubborn to admit the money has been wasted.
December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ofsted’s EEG is yet another example of leaders who don’t actually inspect spending huge amounts of money on an IT system that has never worked properly and those leaders being too stubborn to admit the money has been wasted.
But unlike a British Prime Minister who must command the confidence of the House of Commons, the US President and his VP are directly elected and so with an unsupportive congress not much might get done in terms of legislation, Trump has shown that Vince could have an awful grip on executive power
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
But unlike a British Prime Minister who must command the confidence of the House of Commons, the US President and his VP are directly elected and so with an unsupportive congress not much might get done in terms of legislation, Trump has shown that Vince could have an awful grip on executive power
Any successor to Trump is Vance so let’s not get our hopes up
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Any successor to Trump is Vance so let’s not get our hopes up
Easter jew features in quite a lot of them. Still, Joy to the World - oh no - the tune was written by a German immigrant to England.
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Easter jew features in quite a lot of them. Still, Joy to the World - oh no - the tune was written by a German immigrant to England.
I’m just wondering what carols they had, presumably not Hark the Herald Angels Sing with its tune by a German, or Away in a manger with its words by a German, Ding Dong Merrily on High- French tune, Good King Wenceslas- Czech bloke, ‘We Three Kings- hmmm might have Asian or African, and a Middle
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m just wondering what carols they had, presumably not Hark the Herald Angels Sing with its tune by a German, or Away in a manger with its words by a German, Ding Dong Merrily on High- French tune, Good King Wenceslas- Czech bloke, ‘We Three Kings- hmmm might have Asian or African, and a Middle
Not a new kind of Christianity so much as yet another heresy
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Not a new kind of Christianity so much as yet another heresy
Christian Nationalism is an oxymoron. Take away the first three letters and you have the name for its followers who are clearly unaware of or choose to ignore the teachings of Christ - the first bit of the name.
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Christian Nationalism is an oxymoron. Take away the first three letters and you have the name for its followers who are clearly unaware of or choose to ignore the teachings of Christ - the first bit of the name.
Not quite right. Joining the EU is actually the single biggest step the government could take to grow our economy, put money back into people's pockets and generate billions for our public services. Customs Union is 3rd best but a big improvement on the current position
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Not quite right. Joining the EU is actually the single biggest step the government could take to grow our economy, put money back into people's pockets and generate billions for our public services. Customs Union is 3rd best but a big improvement on the current position
I apologise unreservedly for my interruption to a private discussion with my misjudged attempt at humour. I was replying because someone I follow had reposted your comment. My intervention may have been perceived as inappropriate but I do respect your contributions on Newsnight etc
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I apologise unreservedly for my interruption to a private discussion with my misjudged attempt at humour. I was replying because someone I follow had reposted your comment. My intervention may have been perceived as inappropriate but I do respect your contributions on Newsnight etc
I must be - I was educated by the state before, going to university, teaching, training teachers and then spending 16 years as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors, inspecting some rather inadequate independent schools. ps I normally have huge respect you.
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I must be - I was educated by the state before, going to university, teaching, training teachers and then spending 16 years as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors, inspecting some rather inadequate independent schools. ps I normally have huge respect you.
You do know that education is free in the UK?
December 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
You do know that education is free in the UK?
The thing we sometimes forget is that in a parliamentary system there is an incentive for the government to at least try to be popular by the time of the next election. I don’t see any such incentive for a second term US President, no backbenchers to keep on side, no potentially vote of confidence
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The thing we sometimes forget is that in a parliamentary system there is an incentive for the government to at least try to be popular by the time of the next election. I don’t see any such incentive for a second term US President, no backbenchers to keep on side, no potentially vote of confidence
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Starmer needs to find the courage to follow his arguments about the failures and costs of Brexit to their logical conclusion. His recent foreign policy speech fell short by continuing to gloss over hard truths, and pretend Britain can keep muddling through.
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Starmer needs to find the courage to follow his arguments about the failures and costs of Brexit to their logical conclusion. His recent foreign policy speech fell short by continuing to gloss over hard truths, and pretend Britain can keep muddling through.
No need to apply politics - just apply Geography. Keep the Eurovision Song Contest for Europe. Sorry Australia, but it would make things so much simple.
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
No need to apply politics - just apply Geography. Keep the Eurovision Song Contest for Europe. Sorry Australia, but it would make things so much simple.
Please @lisanandymp.bsky.social can you identify for me when anybody voted to leave the Customs Union? EU yes (marginally) but single market or customs union was never on a ballot and in fact Brexiteers suggest we would remain in those institutions. If just 2% had been swayed by this misinformation…
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Please @lisanandymp.bsky.social can you identify for me when anybody voted to leave the Customs Union? EU yes (marginally) but single market or customs union was never on a ballot and in fact Brexiteers suggest we would remain in those institutions. If just 2% had been swayed by this misinformation…
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Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.