Dr Debra Kidd
@debrakidd.bsky.social
Teacher, doctor, author, Leader of Learning and Teaching at the British School of Brussels.
Books: Curriculum of Hope, Teaching Notes from the Frontline, Uncharted Territories and Becoming Mobius. A Pedagogy of Power currently gestating!
Books: Curriculum of Hope, Teaching Notes from the Frontline, Uncharted Territories and Becoming Mobius. A Pedagogy of Power currently gestating!
I’m sure it is. It also signals that as a nation we think that sharing confidential information is a greater crime than sexual abuse.
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I’m sure it is. It also signals that as a nation we think that sharing confidential information is a greater crime than sexual abuse.
I didn’t take Ofsted reports into account when choosing schools for my children because I knew exactly what Ofsted was. I visited them and talked to other parents. Word of mouth has always been powerful.
February 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
I didn’t take Ofsted reports into account when choosing schools for my children because I knew exactly what Ofsted was. I visited them and talked to other parents. Word of mouth has always been powerful.
He’s only been arrested in the UK on misconduct in public office charges - seems we’re not that interested in his abuse of young women 🙄
February 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
He’s only been arrested in the UK on misconduct in public office charges - seems we’re not that interested in his abuse of young women 🙄
Reposted by Dr Debra Kidd
If children were more politically active they would be quite pissed to be told that their screen time is “the most urgent public health issue” while the largest measles outbreak since the vaccine sweeps their schools because of conspiracies that the adults in their life believed from social media.
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homework
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
If children were more politically active they would be quite pissed to be told that their screen time is “the most urgent public health issue” while the largest measles outbreak since the vaccine sweeps their schools because of conspiracies that the adults in their life believed from social media.
You're welcome, sea.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
You're welcome, sea.
So you read a post that quoted a speech in February 2026 and asked AI to tell you if they knew each other before and AI told you that they met in February 2026 and that Tovey joined the party in October 2025 and you think this is some kind of 'catch'? I'm embarrassed for you.
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So you read a post that quoted a speech in February 2026 and asked AI to tell you if they knew each other before and AI told you that they met in February 2026 and that Tovey joined the party in October 2025 and you think this is some kind of 'catch'? I'm embarrassed for you.
Did you actually read your investigative research?
February 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Did you actually read your investigative research?
Terrible. Based on her own opinion and nothing else. What a sham.
February 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Terrible. Based on her own opinion and nothing else. What a sham.
He couldn't sound more bored or disinterested. People in Manchester (and the north in general) would think he was a complete wazzock pratting around like that.
February 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
He couldn't sound more bored or disinterested. People in Manchester (and the north in general) would think he was a complete wazzock pratting around like that.
Hello Clive - of course! I’ll dm you my address.
February 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Hello Clive - of course! I’ll dm you my address.
And this cohort escaped the worst Gove reforms which increased academic pressure even more. Shame on Tom Bennett and his ilk who cashed in while denying that academic pressure played any role in deteriorating mental health - even accusing concerned teachers and parents of 'Munchausen-by proxy'.
February 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
And this cohort escaped the worst Gove reforms which increased academic pressure even more. Shame on Tom Bennett and his ilk who cashed in while denying that academic pressure played any role in deteriorating mental health - even accusing concerned teachers and parents of 'Munchausen-by proxy'.
Ha yes, exactly that!
February 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ha yes, exactly that!
Reposted by Dr Debra Kidd
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds study led by Prof Gemma Lewis, UCL Psychiatry.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
Academic pressure linked to increased risk of depression risk in teens
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by UCL researchers.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds study led by Prof Gemma Lewis, UCL Psychiatry.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
It’s annoying really that they’re human. Would be much easier to program a robot.
February 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
It’s annoying really that they’re human. Would be much easier to program a robot.
Control on steroids.
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Control on steroids.
I'm trying to learn French - everyone I meet tells me to try and not to worry about mistakes - the learning is in the trying. It's strange to think in the UK teachers are told that only perfect responses are acceptable. None of our EY children would ever write if they didn't first experiment!
February 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I'm trying to learn French - everyone I meet tells me to try and not to worry about mistakes - the learning is in the trying. It's strange to think in the UK teachers are told that only perfect responses are acceptable. None of our EY children would ever write if they didn't first experiment!
It would hit home with local voters.
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
It would hit home with local voters.
The Stone Roses drummer was from Gorton.
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Stone Roses drummer was from Gorton.
Maybe he’d be less tired if he could work from home.
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Maybe he’d be less tired if he could work from home.
Yes, Duolingo tells me I’m at B2 level too but I’m nowhere near when I actually do practice papers 😂 She’s got A Level French which is B2 equivalent and coping with French at university level so she’ll be ok.
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Yes, Duolingo tells me I’m at B2 level too but I’m nowhere near when I actually do practice papers 😂 She’s got A Level French which is B2 equivalent and coping with French at university level so she’ll be ok.
Yes, but now only if you have B2 level language (working on it) and have either worked full time or studied in one of the national languages for that time. She’s studying French at VUB so fingers crossed.
February 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Yes, but now only if you have B2 level language (working on it) and have either worked full time or studied in one of the national languages for that time. She’s studying French at VUB so fingers crossed.
We moved to Belgium three years ago when we could see this coming. Our daughter has full access to healthcare here, completely accepted and in her first year at university. Best thing we ever did, but Brexit means we can't take our right to stay for granted.
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
We moved to Belgium three years ago when we could see this coming. Our daughter has full access to healthcare here, completely accepted and in her first year at university. Best thing we ever did, but Brexit means we can't take our right to stay for granted.
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If Pam Bondi was a waitress.
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
If Pam Bondi was a waitress.
Born in Greater Manchester, lived and worked in Manchester. Spent whole life in one or the other. Counts as local to me.
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Born in Greater Manchester, lived and worked in Manchester. Spent whole life in one or the other. Counts as local to me.
No, but not sure why you're nitpicking. Born in Greater Manchester, has lived in the constituency she's running for...it's fair to call her local.
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
No, but not sure why you're nitpicking. Born in Greater Manchester, has lived in the constituency she's running for...it's fair to call her local.