Alastair Gittner
@agittner.bsky.social
Now retired science teacher and school leader, after 31 years I decided to hang up my chisel point. Grandad, father, husband, cyclist, birdwatcher, foodie and baker. Still interested in all things education especially research informed practice
I’m celebrating Gold 🥇 medals with golden daffs and a glass of this spectacular beer; Pliny the Elder, a souvenir of our Californian holiday. It is everything you said @petebrownbeer.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I’m celebrating Gold 🥇 medals with golden daffs and a glass of this spectacular beer; Pliny the Elder, a souvenir of our Californian holiday. It is everything you said @petebrownbeer.bsky.social
"Heartbreakers at the BBC" Every other track will be Dusty.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"Heartbreakers at the BBC" Every other track will be Dusty.
I think that Matt_Weston is the Stig 😂
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I think that Matt_Weston is the Stig 😂
@suecowley.bsky.social can you recommend an independent seed seller, rather than just using one of the larger national on line suppliers?
February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
@suecowley.bsky.social can you recommend an independent seed seller, rather than just using one of the larger national on line suppliers?
Using marbles on a ramp with stationary "atoms" to discuss electricity. Interesting for science teachers #edusky
📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom?
🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice
This week, @rsncornwall.bsky.social explore the use of physical models to demonstrate a concept in science.
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🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice
This week, @rsncornwall.bsky.social explore the use of physical models to demonstrate a concept in science.
👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/Iknp7Kj
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Using marbles on a ramp with stationary "atoms" to discuss electricity. Interesting for science teachers #edusky
Curling is interesting. The stones don't always move like you expect them to. Weird physics.
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Curling is interesting. The stones don't always move like you expect them to. Weird physics.
Calling all science followers and educators, #eduphysics #eduscience I am looking for book titles for a 11y old who is dead keen on science to read before she joins secondary school in September, thanks everyone, PS please share even if you are not sure yourselves
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Calling all science followers and educators, #eduphysics #eduscience I am looking for book titles for a 11y old who is dead keen on science to read before she joins secondary school in September, thanks everyone, PS please share even if you are not sure yourselves
@alomshaha.bsky.social di you see my DM?
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
@alomshaha.bsky.social di you see my DM?
top tip: For good e-bike battery management you're not supposed to leave them on full charge, so I had to do a ride just to knock it off a little. Lovely little ride in the low cloud and drizzle, and for the record other road users very courteous www.strava.com/activities/1...
Doing a few errands | Strava
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February 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
top tip: For good e-bike battery management you're not supposed to leave them on full charge, so I had to do a ride just to knock it off a little. Lovely little ride in the low cloud and drizzle, and for the record other road users very courteous www.strava.com/activities/1...
We’ve been in a power cut for nearly 2 hrs now. On the local FB sites things are getting desperate. Expecting the posts soon “It’s the potholes, it’s cos the bins aren’t collected, bungs to councillors and not putting money in the meter…. vote Re…….”
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
We’ve been in a power cut for nearly 2 hrs now. On the local FB sites things are getting desperate. Expecting the posts soon “It’s the potholes, it’s cos the bins aren’t collected, bungs to councillors and not putting money in the meter…. vote Re…….”
I am unable to find data to refute this but it is being widely reported that more people watched 2nd vs 6th in the Premiership last night on TV than watched the so called Worlds biggest sporting event the Super Bowl .
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I am unable to find data to refute this but it is being widely reported that more people watched 2nd vs 6th in the Premiership last night on TV than watched the so called Worlds biggest sporting event the Super Bowl .
I’m not exactly sure who Bad Bunny is (says more about me than him) but if Trump doesn’t like him he’s now top of my Christmas card list.
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I’m not exactly sure who Bad Bunny is (says more about me than him) but if Trump doesn’t like him he’s now top of my Christmas card list.
Loving the commentary on the Big Air final.
"Oh wow what an incredible {insert a big number} spinny, twisty, turny, jumpy thing}!!!
"Oh wow what an incredible {insert a big number} spinny, twisty, turny, jumpy thing}!!!
February 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Loving the commentary on the Big Air final.
"Oh wow what an incredible {insert a big number} spinny, twisty, turny, jumpy thing}!!!
"Oh wow what an incredible {insert a big number} spinny, twisty, turny, jumpy thing}!!!
I’m sure Tanguy Nef and Franjo von Allmen could be found in a cantina on Tatooine
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I’m sure Tanguy Nef and Franjo von Allmen could be found in a cantina on Tatooine
You know when you are at a wake in the north-east. Ham and pease pudding sandwiches @gargarin.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
You know when you are at a wake in the north-east. Ham and pease pudding sandwiches @gargarin.bsky.social
Infantile humour, apologies
February 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Infantile humour, apologies
Sadly my current BMI means I am adapted to cold weather but not chocolate pudding and cream
It’s cold. It’s rainy. It’s February at its greyest and grimmest. So I thought that #RecipeOfTheDay just needed to be this Sticky Chocolate Pudding! www.nigella.com/recipes/stic...
Sticky Chocolate Pudding
This is a variant on lemon surprise pudding, in which the mixture divides on cooking to produce a sponge above the thick lemony sauce which forms below. Indeed, it is known in my house as Lemon Surpri...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Sadly my current BMI means I am adapted to cold weather but not chocolate pudding and cream
sometimes at the Olympics in the past we have had athletes who applied for asylum to escape authoritarian regimes back home: Welcome US athletes Europe can be your home.
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
sometimes at the Olympics in the past we have had athletes who applied for asylum to escape authoritarian regimes back home: Welcome US athletes Europe can be your home.
And now the turbo and the rugby
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
And now the turbo and the rugby
When the weather’s this rubbish there’s only one thing to do; get the toys out and make pasta.
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
When the weather’s this rubbish there’s only one thing to do; get the toys out and make pasta.
Too loud man! I like curling 🥌 but why is there sooo much shouting?
February 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Too loud man! I like curling 🥌 but why is there sooo much shouting?
Soup! I can’t really go wrong with this lot and turkey stock.
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Soup! I can’t really go wrong with this lot and turkey stock.
TV critics, when reviewing the new Lord of the Flies series please do not refer to it as a social experiment. It is a piece of fantasy, fiction, it's a story. The reality is more complex. Children do not become feral with no adults the opposite could be true. www.theguardian.com/books/2020/m...
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman
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February 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
TV critics, when reviewing the new Lord of the Flies series please do not refer to it as a social experiment. It is a piece of fantasy, fiction, it's a story. The reality is more complex. Children do not become feral with no adults the opposite could be true. www.theguardian.com/books/2020/m...