Mr D Brian
@dbrian2.bsky.social
UK primary teacher. Interested in fairness/outcomes for all children.
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I think the key to answering this question is understanding Starmer/Reeves unpopularity among natural allies. A majority of Laboir voters disapprove of him, as do large majorities of LD/Green voters. Hostility from natural political opponents is normal. Hostility from natural supporters is not.
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I think the key to answering this question is understanding Starmer/Reeves unpopularity among natural allies. A majority of Laboir voters disapprove of him, as do large majorities of LD/Green voters. Hostility from natural political opponents is normal. Hostility from natural supporters is not.
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Full report can be accessed here: cerebra.org.uk/systems-gene...
Systems Generated Trauma - Cerebra
Systems Generated Trauma: when asking for help causes harm Our new report reveals a widespread pattern of 'Systems Generated Trauma' and calls for urgent action to redesign public services that are me...
cerebra.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Full report can be accessed here: cerebra.org.uk/systems-gene...
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This was excellent.
3. Everyone agrees the SEND system is broken, but how do you fix it?
With major changes potentially on the way, @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social and @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social explored the past, present and future of special needs provision in England.
🎧 bit.ly/3L1VMsl
With major changes potentially on the way, @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social and @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social explored the past, present and future of special needs provision in England.
🎧 bit.ly/3L1VMsl
Everyone agrees the SEND system is broken, but how do you fix it? - Inside Your Ed
“Today is a landmark moment in improving the lives of children with SEND and their families. For too long, families have found themselves battling against a complex and fragmented system.”Those words ...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This was excellent.
😂
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
😂
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Fuck it I don’t care anymore
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Fuck it I don’t care anymore
This picture is lodged deep in my memory.
January 1, 2026 at 9:23 AM
This picture is lodged deep in my memory.
Great blog. Worth considering the effects of teacher's anxiety more broadly, especially in terms of monitoring and inspection.
If we want learners who are brave with maths, we need classrooms where the adult at the front doesn’t feel they’re teaching under threat.
#EduSky
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#EduSky
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When teachers fear math, students feel it
The anxiety in the room
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January 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Great blog. Worth considering the effects of teacher's anxiety more broadly, especially in terms of monitoring and inspection.
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I’m making a New Year’s Resolution in response to @markgoodrich.bsky.social‘s call regarding getting more involved over here. I’m going to start #EduBlogClub on Mondays at 8pm (UK time). I’ll pick a blog, and ask three questions about it. Let’s try to get some conversations flowing.
Happy New Year's Eve everyone. If you are a teacher (or indeed anyone) still posting on X, I have a suggested New Year's Resolution for you. Stop!
If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there.
open.substack.com/pub/markgood...
If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there.
open.substack.com/pub/markgood...
A New Year's Resolution for Teachers: Quit X
The best time to do so was when Musk started poisoning it; the second-best time is now
open.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I’m making a New Year’s Resolution in response to @markgoodrich.bsky.social‘s call regarding getting more involved over here. I’m going to start #EduBlogClub on Mondays at 8pm (UK time). I’ll pick a blog, and ask three questions about it. Let’s try to get some conversations flowing.
This should be interesting. I wonder what it will find 😬
January 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
This should be interesting. I wonder what it will find 😬
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As someone once pointed out (@missmc.bsky.social possibly?) schools have the budget to do what they were doing in c2010. The problem is so many agencies have retreated/closed that schools pick up the slack without the full budget nor skills to do it properly. Then getting blame when it goes wrong…
December 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
As someone once pointed out (@missmc.bsky.social possibly?) schools have the budget to do what they were doing in c2010. The problem is so many agencies have retreated/closed that schools pick up the slack without the full budget nor skills to do it properly. Then getting blame when it goes wrong…
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Violent crimes against parents by children up 60% since 2015, shows London data
Violent crimes against parents by children up 60% since 2015, shows London data
Exclusive: Met figures thought to reflect national picture with Covid, poverty and more people seeking help possible factors
The number of violent offences involving an adolescent attacking their parents or step-parents has increased by more than 60% in the past decade, according to figures recorded by the UK’s biggest police force.
Data released by Scotland Yard reveals that there were 1,886 such offences recorded in 2015 but this increased to 3,091 in the first 10 months of 2025 alone. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Violent crimes against parents by children up 60% since 2015, shows London data
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Happy New Year's Eve everyone. If you are a teacher (or indeed anyone) still posting on X, I have a suggested New Year's Resolution for you. Stop!
If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there.
open.substack.com/pub/markgood...
If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there.
open.substack.com/pub/markgood...
A New Year's Resolution for Teachers: Quit X
The best time to do so was when Musk started poisoning it; the second-best time is now
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy New Year's Eve everyone. If you are a teacher (or indeed anyone) still posting on X, I have a suggested New Year's Resolution for you. Stop!
If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there.
open.substack.com/pub/markgood...
If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there.
open.substack.com/pub/markgood...
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Two Labour ministers in Wes Streeting's Dept of Health & Social Care met with authors who believe mental health and neurodiversity-related condition are over-diagnosed.
This could be significant for Labour's imminent second assault on PIP payments.
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @leedsdpac.bsky.social
This could be significant for Labour's imminent second assault on PIP payments.
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @leedsdpac.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Two Labour ministers in Wes Streeting's Dept of Health & Social Care met with authors who believe mental health and neurodiversity-related condition are over-diagnosed.
This could be significant for Labour's imminent second assault on PIP payments.
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @leedsdpac.bsky.social
This could be significant for Labour's imminent second assault on PIP payments.
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @leedsdpac.bsky.social
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Merry Christmas, join a trade union!
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Merry Christmas, join a trade union!
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The Birth Keepers is our latest podcast series from the Guardian Investigates, following a year-long investigation on two influencers who made millions selling a radical version of free birth.
Listen to all episodes now wherever you get your podcasts.
theguardian.com/thebirthkeepers
Listen to all episodes now wherever you get your podcasts.
theguardian.com/thebirthkeepers
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Birth Keepers is our latest podcast series from the Guardian Investigates, following a year-long investigation on two influencers who made millions selling a radical version of free birth.
Listen to all episodes now wherever you get your podcasts.
theguardian.com/thebirthkeepers
Listen to all episodes now wherever you get your podcasts.
theguardian.com/thebirthkeepers
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Making graphic novels the cornerstone of my book corner development.
Engaging graphic novels for KS2 children aged 7-11 with stories by Ben Clanton, Gary Northfield, Deborah Ellis, Jeanne DuPrau & Alastair Humphreys. #kidlit #ukedchat schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...
Graphic novels for KS2 children aged 7-11
Recommended graphic novels for children aged 7-11 for reluctant & able readers alike - including stories by Ben Clanton & Shannon Watters.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Making graphic novels the cornerstone of my book corner development.
Great presentation from @suereviews.bsky.social So many autistic children in my city have had very little education provision, and yet, sometimes when I tell people, the reaction is "that's sad" or "that's frustrating", like it's unfortunate but what can you do?
Watch and Learn Together Party with @stimpunks.org
This week, we are watching:
@suereviews.bsky.social - Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics
from @autismeurope.bsky.social
youtu.be/fy-NVjsuh3w?...
This week, we are watching:
@suereviews.bsky.social - Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics
from @autismeurope.bsky.social
youtu.be/fy-NVjsuh3w?...
Sue Fletcher-Watson: Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics
YouTube video by Autism- Europe
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Great presentation from @suereviews.bsky.social So many autistic children in my city have had very little education provision, and yet, sometimes when I tell people, the reaction is "that's sad" or "that's frustrating", like it's unfortunate but what can you do?
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On SNJ Today: Will your school speak out on what @chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social calls councils’ "systematic, moral, and ethical” abuse of #SEND law? He commits to defending children's rights—ask your MP do the same! www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
On SNJ Today: Will your school speak out on what @chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social calls councils’ "systematic, moral, and ethical” abuse of #SEND law? He commits to defending children's rights—ask your MP do the same! www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...
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Explicit instruction isn’t just a method - it’s a social practice.
What does Basil Bernstein tell us about power, language, and who benefits from 'what works' in education?
A rethink of pedagogy beyond cog sci 👇 #edusju #uked #education #sociology #speech
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/12/13/b...
What does Basil Bernstein tell us about power, language, and who benefits from 'what works' in education?
A rethink of pedagogy beyond cog sci 👇 #edusju #uked #education #sociology #speech
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/12/13/b...
Pedagogy, power & clarity: Bernstein’s challenge to explicit instruction
Over the past decade ‘explicit instruction’ has emerged as one of the dominant models of evidence-based teaching and learning. From Barak Rosenshine’s (2012) Principles of Instruction to Greg Ashma…
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
December 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Explicit instruction isn’t just a method - it’s a social practice.
What does Basil Bernstein tell us about power, language, and who benefits from 'what works' in education?
A rethink of pedagogy beyond cog sci 👇 #edusju #uked #education #sociology #speech
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/12/13/b...
What does Basil Bernstein tell us about power, language, and who benefits from 'what works' in education?
A rethink of pedagogy beyond cog sci 👇 #edusju #uked #education #sociology #speech
mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/12/13/b...
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Today in the fight against American Fascism.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today in the fight against American Fascism.
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In this ACAMH Learn talk, Sydney Stevens presents the development process behind the Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for #Anxiety in CYP, created by the Melbourne Children’s Campus Mental Health Strategy Anxiety Guideline Development Group. https://bit.ly/3JTYgYJ
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In this ACAMH Learn talk, Sydney Stevens presents the development process behind the Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for #Anxiety in CYP, created by the Melbourne Children’s Campus Mental Health Strategy Anxiety Guideline Development Group. https://bit.ly/3JTYgYJ