Jane
@janeteachesscience.bsky.social
🪩Physics teacher🪩Head of Science🪩Occasional blogger🪩Views my own🪩#NorthernRugbyMatters
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Jane
@janeteachesscience.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hello everyone! It’s probably time for a quick introduction.
My favourite things on BlueSky are #chatbiology, #chatchemistry, and #chatphysics. I’m hoping that more immigration to BlueSky will give the evening chats a shot in the arm, as I don’t always have much to contribute depending on the topic.
My favourite things on BlueSky are #chatbiology, #chatchemistry, and #chatphysics. I’m hoping that more immigration to BlueSky will give the evening chats a shot in the arm, as I don’t always have much to contribute depending on the topic.
In case you missed it…
#EduBlogClub is starting on Monday 5th January at 8pm UK time. If you can’t make it, please do drop in after the fact and keep the conversations going.
#EduBlogClub is starting on Monday 5th January at 8pm UK time. If you can’t make it, please do drop in after the fact and keep the conversations going.
#EduBlogClub in 2026 is going to start with the @teachertapp.bsky.social #1 blog from their Christmas countdown - Joyous Ownership Of Our Pupils With SEND.
8pm UK time. I’ll ask three questions over half an hour relating to the blog. Grab a brew and join the convo.
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/08/25/j...
8pm UK time. I’ll ask three questions over half an hour relating to the blog. Grab a brew and join the convo.
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/08/25/j...
Joyous ownership of our pupils with SEND
The responsibility for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) lies with everyone in a school. While a culture of joyous ownership is necessary, it can be undermined by unre…
sendmatters.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
In case you missed it…
#EduBlogClub is starting on Monday 5th January at 8pm UK time. If you can’t make it, please do drop in after the fact and keep the conversations going.
#EduBlogClub is starting on Monday 5th January at 8pm UK time. If you can’t make it, please do drop in after the fact and keep the conversations going.
Another defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Keep on keeping on, eh? 🏉🏉🏉 #SaleSharks
January 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Another defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Keep on keeping on, eh? 🏉🏉🏉 #SaleSharks
Really feeling today’s #FridayFive as I start to gear up for starting a new job 🤩
#FridayFive.
New year, more beginnings etc. Just the vibe is fine.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Back to Livin' Again. Curtis Mayfield.
3. Finest Worksong. REM.
4. Unwritten. Natasha Bedingfield.
5. So fresh so clean. Outkast.
New year, more beginnings etc. Just the vibe is fine.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Back to Livin' Again. Curtis Mayfield.
3. Finest Worksong. REM.
4. Unwritten. Natasha Bedingfield.
5. So fresh so clean. Outkast.
January 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Really feeling today’s #FridayFive as I start to gear up for starting a new job 🤩
#EduBlogClub in 2026 is going to start with the @teachertapp.bsky.social #1 blog from their Christmas countdown - Joyous Ownership Of Our Pupils With SEND.
8pm UK time. I’ll ask three questions over half an hour relating to the blog. Grab a brew and join the convo.
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/08/25/j...
8pm UK time. I’ll ask three questions over half an hour relating to the blog. Grab a brew and join the convo.
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/08/25/j...
Joyous ownership of our pupils with SEND
The responsibility for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) lies with everyone in a school. While a culture of joyous ownership is necessary, it can be undermined by unre…
sendmatters.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
#EduBlogClub in 2026 is going to start with the @teachertapp.bsky.social #1 blog from their Christmas countdown - Joyous Ownership Of Our Pupils With SEND.
8pm UK time. I’ll ask three questions over half an hour relating to the blog. Grab a brew and join the convo.
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/08/25/j...
8pm UK time. I’ll ask three questions over half an hour relating to the blog. Grab a brew and join the convo.
sendmatters.co.uk/2025/08/25/j...
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.
What book(s) have you enjoyed in 2025?
I am not sure I’ll get the same traction here as I did on the dark place but please answer and REPOST and let’s try to build a lovely bookish thread.
The best book you read this year was…
Mine undoubtedly The Elements by John Boyne (please check trigger warnings first).
The best book you read this year was…
Mine undoubtedly The Elements by John Boyne (please check trigger warnings first).
December 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
What book(s) have you enjoyed in 2025?
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social came across my feed this morning. Can recommend giving it a look. There’s a recent article about cats too (I think you’ll enjoy it even if you’re not a cat person).
"All night long, I thought about how to use an item from the vending machine to teach math since my prison didn’t provide pens, pencils or crayons. Eventually I settled on an imaginative solution that would make even Albert Einstein proud."
How I Taught My Daughter Math in Prison With Cheetos
I helped my daughter conquer her hardest school subject with a lot of orange dust.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social came across my feed this morning. Can recommend giving it a look. There’s a recent article about cats too (I think you’ll enjoy it even if you’re not a cat person).
Unleashing my inner child for this weeks #FridayFive
#FridayFive
Kids bangers.
Songs from same film allowed.
1. The Circle of Life. The Lion King.
2. How Far I'll Go. Moana.
3. My Neighbour Totoro. Ending Theme.
4. You're Welcome. Moana.
5. Aslan's Theme. The BBC Chornicles of Narnia.
Kids bangers.
Songs from same film allowed.
1. The Circle of Life. The Lion King.
2. How Far I'll Go. Moana.
3. My Neighbour Totoro. Ending Theme.
4. You're Welcome. Moana.
5. Aslan's Theme. The BBC Chornicles of Narnia.
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Unleashing my inner child for this weeks #FridayFive
It’s kicking off in the parental home, following a festive chippy tea.
Mum decreed that she was too full to have trifle, so Dad has started peeling an orange for his pudding. She’s now decided on banana and custard, which is “delicious”.
WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!!
Trifle for breakfast, anyone?
Mum decreed that she was too full to have trifle, so Dad has started peeling an orange for his pudding. She’s now decided on banana and custard, which is “delicious”.
WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!!
Trifle for breakfast, anyone?
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It’s kicking off in the parental home, following a festive chippy tea.
Mum decreed that she was too full to have trifle, so Dad has started peeling an orange for his pudding. She’s now decided on banana and custard, which is “delicious”.
WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!!
Trifle for breakfast, anyone?
Mum decreed that she was too full to have trifle, so Dad has started peeling an orange for his pudding. She’s now decided on banana and custard, which is “delicious”.
WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!!
Trifle for breakfast, anyone?
I really don’t feel confident that a US tech giant has so much access to patient data. If this is the way forward, why can’t this be done by local tech? My husband works for one such firm, and there must be others.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I really don’t feel confident that a US tech giant has so much access to patient data. If this is the way forward, why can’t this be done by local tech? My husband works for one such firm, and there must be others.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Leaving the science department WhatsApp felt more final than handing in my keys and pass. End of a short era.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Leaving the science department WhatsApp felt more final than handing in my keys and pass. End of a short era.
@teachertapp.bsky.social please could you add an option for questions regarding resignation to include ‘I have resigned’.
December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@teachertapp.bsky.social please could you add an option for questions regarding resignation to include ‘I have resigned’.
Reposted by Jane
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December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Teaching KS3/4 physics out of field?
#SKPT is the gift 🎁that keeps on giving - build your physics subject knowledge & classroom confidence with FREE blended learning CPD (+ school subsidy on completion)
Find dates & details & book now for 2026
https://loom.ly/OlTEmjM
#SKPT is the gift 🎁that keeps on giving - build your physics subject knowledge & classroom confidence with FREE blended learning CPD (+ school subsidy on completion)
Find dates & details & book now for 2026
https://loom.ly/OlTEmjM
If you like your #FirdayFive on a Saturday morning - there’s a great playlist to be created here. The housework is going to be accompanied by hairbrush karaoke this morning 🎙️
#FridayFive is just really happy.
1. More Than This. Roxy Music.
2. One Day Like This. Elbow.
3. Lucky Man. The Verve.
4 Good Vibrations. The Beach Boys.
5. Good As Hell. Lizzo.
1. More Than This. Roxy Music.
2. One Day Like This. Elbow.
3. Lucky Man. The Verve.
4 Good Vibrations. The Beach Boys.
5. Good As Hell. Lizzo.
December 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If you like your #FirdayFive on a Saturday morning - there’s a great playlist to be created here. The housework is going to be accompanied by hairbrush karaoke this morning 🎙️
“Mariah likes … walking with the type confidence of that can only come from wearing a hi-vis vest”
Get her a clipboard and a playground duty point. STAT!!!
#EduSky
Get her a clipboard and a playground duty point. STAT!!!
#EduSky
New commission finished!!
This baked loaf belongs to the wonderfully lovely Inna Esmeña.
I don’t know what she’s called, but I’ve named her Mariah Don’tCarey.
This baked loaf belongs to the wonderfully lovely Inna Esmeña.
I don’t know what she’s called, but I’ve named her Mariah Don’tCarey.
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Mariah likes … walking with the type confidence of that can only come from wearing a hi-vis vest”
Get her a clipboard and a playground duty point. STAT!!!
#EduSky
Get her a clipboard and a playground duty point. STAT!!!
#EduSky
This week’s #FridayFive needs no introduction
Ok let's go.
1. It's a Big Country. Davitt Sigerson.
2. When the Thames Froze. Smith and Burrows.
3. A Fairytale of New York. The Pogues.
4. River. Joni Mitchell.
5. Thank God it's Christmas. Queen.
1. It's a Big Country. Davitt Sigerson.
2. When the Thames Froze. Smith and Burrows.
3. A Fairytale of New York. The Pogues.
4. River. Joni Mitchell.
5. Thank God it's Christmas. Queen.
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This week’s #FridayFive needs no introduction
I don’t understand the disparity of entry requirements to study A Levels compared with T levels.
A level chemistry - 6 good passes at GCSE, including 2 at grade 6.
T level in laboratory sciences - 5 GCSEs grade 4 and above including maths, English & science.
A level chemistry - 6 good passes at GCSE, including 2 at grade 6.
T level in laboratory sciences - 5 GCSEs grade 4 and above including maths, English & science.
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I don’t understand the disparity of entry requirements to study A Levels compared with T levels.
A level chemistry - 6 good passes at GCSE, including 2 at grade 6.
T level in laboratory sciences - 5 GCSEs grade 4 and above including maths, English & science.
A level chemistry - 6 good passes at GCSE, including 2 at grade 6.
T level in laboratory sciences - 5 GCSEs grade 4 and above including maths, English & science.
It's the first day of Advent, and Aldi have got the Stollen Cookies on sale again. It's the most Stollenful time of the year!
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's the first day of Advent, and Aldi have got the Stollen Cookies on sale again. It's the most Stollenful time of the year!
But it’ll be so much better when you see them again #FridayFive
#FridayFive is missing people.
1. Never Forget You. The Noisettes.
2. So Far Away. Carole King.
3. Maps. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
4. In My Life. The Beatles.
5. Half the World Away. Oasis.
1. Never Forget You. The Noisettes.
2. So Far Away. Carole King.
3. Maps. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
4. In My Life. The Beatles.
5. Half the World Away. Oasis.
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
But it’ll be so much better when you see them again #FridayFive
Have been living my best life in this weekend. Nice to see some murals that summed up some of the best nights of my 1990s student life in Birmingham.
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Have been living my best life in this weekend. Nice to see some murals that summed up some of the best nights of my 1990s student life in Birmingham.
Science teachers of the North united in the face of Network Rail signal failures 💕
Decent pub on platform 1 if stuck for a while. If stuck overnight, shout.
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Science teachers of the North united in the face of Network Rail signal failures 💕
Train to Birmingham from Manchester are cancelled. So, having been rerouted, I am now standing on a platform in Sheffield. There’s a station announcer at Sheffield who is taking absolutely no BS from anyone this evening. I am convinced she must have taught my Year 10 class in a previous life 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Train to Birmingham from Manchester are cancelled. So, having been rerouted, I am now standing on a platform in Sheffield. There’s a station announcer at Sheffield who is taking absolutely no BS from anyone this evening. I am convinced she must have taught my Year 10 class in a previous life 🤣
Open up the gin, and get choosing this week’s #FridayFive
#FridayFive is the feeling a sort of maudlin pre Christmas mood.
1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling.
2. A Long December. Counting Crows
3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne.
4. Flume. Bon Iver.
5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
1. Goodbye England. Laura Marling.
2. A Long December. Counting Crows
3. Winter Valley Song. Fountain of Wayne.
4. Flume. Bon Iver.
5. Pocahontas. Neil Young.
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Open up the gin, and get choosing this week’s #FridayFive
17 of my tutor group did the 2025 BeeWell survey this week. Within the class, 4 didn’t understand the question on one occasion or more and asked me for help. Wonder how many others didn’t understand, but didn’t ask.
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
17 of my tutor group did the 2025 BeeWell survey this week. Within the class, 4 didn’t understand the question on one occasion or more and asked me for help. Wonder how many others didn’t understand, but didn’t ask.