Ben Craggs
@havechalk.bsky.social
Have chalk, will travel. Primary supply teacher. Occasional writer. Love making & sharing my own resources.
Posts usually incoherent ramblings to myself, bookmarking & general brain dumps.
Fat fingers - expect typos.
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Posts usually incoherent ramblings to myself, bookmarking & general brain dumps.
Fat fingers - expect typos.
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Substack: @benniel
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Ben Craggs
@havechalk.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Just wondering if there's already a feed / community of Curriculum for Wales/EWC educators out in the big blue sky? Can't seem to find anything specific. #EduSkyCymru perhaps? #EduSky
#EduSkyPrimary #UKed #newbie
#EduSkyPrimary #UKed #newbie
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ICYMI: Christopher Haworth, 'Post-punk, Industrial Culture Zines, and the Information Dark Age'. (Open Access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Post-punk, Industrial Culture Zines, and the Information Dark Age - Christopher Haworth, 2023
Several scholars have noted parallels between the online communicative tactics of the American alt-right and those of industrial musicians in the 1970s and 1980...
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April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
ICYMI: Christopher Haworth, 'Post-punk, Industrial Culture Zines, and the Information Dark Age'. (Open Access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
ICYMI: Kevin Ryan, 'Programming Plasticity as Embodied in Childhood: A Critical Genealogy of The Biology of Adversity and Resilience'. (Open Access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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March 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Cardiff Civic Society has produced a map identifying as many as 31 residents’ campaigns in the capital over recent years aimed at protecting green spaces and trees ✍️ Martin Shipton
Is Cardiff council living up to its promise to protect nature?
Martin Shipton Cardiff Civic Society has produced a map identifying as many as 31 residents’ campaigns in the capital over recent years aimed at protecting green spaces and trees. The production of th...
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March 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Cardiff Civic Society has produced a map identifying as many as 31 residents’ campaigns in the capital over recent years aimed at protecting green spaces and trees ✍️ Martin Shipton
This from Rastle et al too: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert
PDF | There is intense public interest in questions surrounding how children learn to read and how they can best be taught. Research in psychological... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
www.researchgate.net
March 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
March 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#bookmarking to reflect on later. #eduskycymru
If you're interested in why standards of children's reading in Wales are below all the other nations in the UK, this ⬇️ is why.
Estyn do not understand basic educational concepts. Wales deserves better.
Estyn do not understand basic educational concepts. Wales deserves better.
I’m sorry to be banging on about reading in schools again but Estyn’s Chief Inspector was asked about how children in Wales should be taught to read and to say his answer was revealing would be an understatement. 👇🧵
March 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#bookmarking to reflect on later. #eduskycymru
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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
Two-thirds of children at risk of exclusion have speech and communication needs. My @london-vru.bsky.social is addressing this with oracy interventions in primary school.
In just one year, it has led to 98% of children narrowing the gap to their peers and 60% meeting vocabulary standards.
In just one year, it has led to 98% of children narrowing the gap to their peers and 60% meeting vocabulary standards.
Inside the London reception class where kids are taught to talk to help them stay out of gangs
A new initiative aims to improve communication, as as pupils lacking speech and language skills more likely to be excluded and caught up in violence
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Seems from this report that Tяump and Vance were pissed because Zelenskyy wouldn’t sign over mineral rights without security guarantees from the US. Thats not negotiation, that’s extortion.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials fume at Zelenskyy for disregarding advice before meeting
Officials say minerals deal would serve as commitment to US security guarantee and Ukraine leader shouldn’t have pressed issue
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Seems from this report that Tяump and Vance were pissed because Zelenskyy wouldn’t sign over mineral rights without security guarantees from the US. Thats not negotiation, that’s extortion.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I found him quite threatening. That said, if it works and the children and teachers are seeing improvement and are happier that’s great. Perhaps it’s dependent on cohort and context - wouldn’t want my own kids to attend a sch that had that kind of ethos. I’d probably fall foul of the uniform rules!
Hey #EduSkyUK and any other #EduSkyCymru out there: what's your thoughts on this recent #Education article going around about a headteacher introducing Saturday detentions?
Is it a necessary and/or effective deterrent?
Is it a necessary and/or effective deterrent?
Caldicot head teacher Alun Ebenezer: 'We must stop mollycoddling kids'
Inside the school where a controversial new head teacher warns against
www.bbc.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I found him quite threatening. That said, if it works and the children and teachers are seeing improvement and are happier that’s great. Perhaps it’s dependent on cohort and context - wouldn’t want my own kids to attend a sch that had that kind of ethos. I’d probably fall foul of the uniform rules!
Has Rubio been sedated? That body language is really weird. Looks like a kid who’s been summoned to the head’s office.
March 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Has Rubio been sedated? That body language is really weird. Looks like a kid who’s been summoned to the head’s office.
As America’s tech-bros drop their masks I’m saving so much time and money. Twitter - see ya. Facebook - Delete. Amazon Prime - Cancel. Lovely stuff.
March 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As America’s tech-bros drop their masks I’m saving so much time and money. Twitter - see ya. Facebook - Delete. Amazon Prime - Cancel. Lovely stuff.
Looking for advice. I’m a supply covering teaching during an Estyn visit. What is the most effective way I can support the school and colleagues during this time? I know the school well, up on policies, have a good relationship with kids. Go! #UKed #EduSky #EduSkyCymru
March 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Looking for advice. I’m a supply covering teaching during an Estyn visit. What is the most effective way I can support the school and colleagues during this time? I know the school well, up on policies, have a good relationship with kids. Go! #UKed #EduSky #EduSkyCymru
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Just talking about Maurice Sendak and was reminded about this quote/story.
I absolutely love it.
It always reminds me not forget that children don’t see the world as we we do and neither should we expect them to.
I absolutely love it.
It always reminds me not forget that children don’t see the world as we we do and neither should we expect them to.
February 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just talking about Maurice Sendak and was reminded about this quote/story.
I absolutely love it.
It always reminds me not forget that children don’t see the world as we we do and neither should we expect them to.
I absolutely love it.
It always reminds me not forget that children don’t see the world as we we do and neither should we expect them to.
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Beautifully done by Private Eye...
February 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Beautifully done by Private Eye...
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🎵 Today is Dydd Miwsig Cymru - Welsh Language Music Day - and what better day to share some of your favourite Welsh language music acts with us and the rest of the world. Let us know yours (or share your favourite YouTube video) below! 🎵
February 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🎵 Today is Dydd Miwsig Cymru - Welsh Language Music Day - and what better day to share some of your favourite Welsh language music acts with us and the rest of the world. Let us know yours (or share your favourite YouTube video) below! 🎵
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Thanks to the open science revolution, real biological discoveries can now be made by anyone right where they live. "The Urban Naturalist" shows readers just how to go about making those discoveries. Coming April 1st: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
In my new book, The Urban Naturalist (@mitpress.bsky.social), I devote two chapters to the latest in urban evolution research. Such as a cool study on Australian water dragons evolving (like iguanas on the Galápagos) in the archipelago of city parks in Brisbane.
(Image by Gail Hampshire.)
(Image by Gail Hampshire.)
February 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thanks to the open science revolution, real biological discoveries can now be made by anyone right where they live. "The Urban Naturalist" shows readers just how to go about making those discoveries. Coming April 1st: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
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Free tree packs for UK Schools and communities from the Woodland Trust woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/...
#edusky #uked #eduskyprimary
#edusky #uked #eduskyprimary
Free Trees for Schools and Communities
We’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees
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February 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Free tree packs for UK Schools and communities from the Woodland Trust woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/...
#edusky #uked #eduskyprimary
#edusky #uked #eduskyprimary
They defied the landlords
They defied the laws
They were the dispossessed
Reclaiming what was theirs
youtu.be/WimwyPs1gRo?...
They defied the laws
They were the dispossessed
Reclaiming what was theirs
youtu.be/WimwyPs1gRo?...
Dick Gaughan VRC0383 World Turned Upside Down
YouTube video by BristolRon
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February 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
They defied the landlords
They defied the laws
They were the dispossessed
Reclaiming what was theirs
youtu.be/WimwyPs1gRo?...
They defied the laws
They were the dispossessed
Reclaiming what was theirs
youtu.be/WimwyPs1gRo?...
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The universe speaks in mysterious ways.
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The universe speaks in mysterious ways.
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The England No One Cares About (@drgmusgrave.bsky.social; @goldsmithspress.bsky.social)
A look into middle-class existentialism and the ethnography of hip-hop. A book about how we choose to define ourselves against how our environment works to define us.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-england-...
A look into middle-class existentialism and the ethnography of hip-hop. A book about how we choose to define ourselves against how our environment works to define us.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-england-...
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 AM
The England No One Cares About (@drgmusgrave.bsky.social; @goldsmithspress.bsky.social)
A look into middle-class existentialism and the ethnography of hip-hop. A book about how we choose to define ourselves against how our environment works to define us.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-england-...
A look into middle-class existentialism and the ethnography of hip-hop. A book about how we choose to define ourselves against how our environment works to define us.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-england-...
#bookmarking for a later listen.
Just listening to James talk about the #LAFires and their economic and financial consequences, especially regarding insurance and discusses the possibility of a 2008 style crisis in the industry.
On this week's MACRODOSE, @meadwaj.bsky.social dives into:
🔥 The economics of devastating wildfires in LA
🌍 @triofrancos.bsky.social & @aldasky.bsky.social's great NYT piece on “green populism” and the "Prius Economy"
💷 Reeves' wobbles & the crisis brewing in the UK
🎧 Listen now: t.co/zpUXOo7Xvi
🔥 The economics of devastating wildfires in LA
🌍 @triofrancos.bsky.social & @aldasky.bsky.social's great NYT piece on “green populism” and the "Prius Economy"
💷 Reeves' wobbles & the crisis brewing in the UK
🎧 Listen now: t.co/zpUXOo7Xvi
February 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#bookmarking for a later listen.
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Bannau Brycheniog National Park has called out for volunteers to become 'Bannau Brycheiniog Ambassadors' to help others get the most out of their time spent in the popular location wp.me/p8Mk4U-UDA
Bannau Brycheniog National Park makes a call out for new ambassadors
Bannau Brycheniog National Park has called out for volunteers to become ‘Bannau Brycheiniog Ambassadors’ to help others get the most out of their time spent in the popular location. Writing on their F...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Bannau Brycheniog National Park has called out for volunteers to become 'Bannau Brycheiniog Ambassadors' to help others get the most out of their time spent in the popular location wp.me/p8Mk4U-UDA