Jo DHT
@meredithfox22.bsky.social
Proud Teessider serving my local community in an 11-16 setting. All views my own.
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Senior leadership teams continue to shoulder significant pressure, and too many colleagues are reaching breaking point. Their work is demanding and often invisible. Prioritising their wellbeing is not optional; it is essential for the stability and direction of every school.
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Senior leadership teams continue to shoulder significant pressure, and too many colleagues are reaching breaking point. Their work is demanding and often invisible. Prioritising their wellbeing is not optional; it is essential for the stability and direction of every school.
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Geography isn’t just about the world as it is—it’s about the world as it could be. 🌍
In the piece: how to build knowledge, procedural skills, hope and future-thinking into our curricula.
Read it here open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
#GeogChat
Geography isn’t just about the world as it is—it’s about the world as it could be. 🌍
In the piece: how to build knowledge, procedural skills, hope and future-thinking into our curricula.
Read it here open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
#GeogChat
Creating a Forward Looking Geography Curriculum
This piece continues my exploration of what makes a curriculum genuinely ambitious, purposeful and hopeful. As schools rethink their geography provision in light of new expectations and a rapidly chan...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
*** NEW POST ***
Geography isn’t just about the world as it is—it’s about the world as it could be. 🌍
In the piece: how to build knowledge, procedural skills, hope and future-thinking into our curricula.
Read it here open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
#GeogChat
Geography isn’t just about the world as it is—it’s about the world as it could be. 🌍
In the piece: how to build knowledge, procedural skills, hope and future-thinking into our curricula.
Read it here open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
#GeogChat
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Here’s an interesting IDSR thing. Disadvantaged gap grows from 16 to 17pp and classed as widening. However, in terms of no. of pupils gap equates to, it’s actually shrunk from 7 to 6 (ie no. of pupils required to achieve EXS to close gap to national non-dis). Helps to show gap as pupil equivalent.
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here’s an interesting IDSR thing. Disadvantaged gap grows from 16 to 17pp and classed as widening. However, in terms of no. of pupils gap equates to, it’s actually shrunk from 7 to 6 (ie no. of pupils required to achieve EXS to close gap to national non-dis). Helps to show gap as pupil equivalent.
Helpful and free to all...sharing at it's best!
With the new Ofsted toolkit removing deep dives, subject leaders need a new way to consider quality assurance.
I’ve shared a practical Subject Leader Self-Audit Tool to help evidence strengths and plan next steps within the 2025 framework.
Download it here:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
I’ve shared a practical Subject Leader Self-Audit Tool to help evidence strengths and plan next steps within the 2025 framework.
Download it here:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...
Subject Leader Self-Audit Tool
With the new Ofsted inspection toolkit removing subject deep dives, it’s now harder for leaders to demonstrate the quality of education through traditional triangulation.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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In case you missed it: *of course* the guy who wrote the BBC memo was a paid lobbyist.
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In case you missed it: *of course* the guy who wrote the BBC memo was a paid lobbyist.
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Thank you Mrs Thatcher. We are still suffering because of you.
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank you Mrs Thatcher. We are still suffering because of you.
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But Houchen and his friends are now very rich, I gather?
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
But Houchen and his friends are now very rich, I gather?
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Use of the IDSR and the role of data on school and further education inspections.
The role of data on school and further education inspections
This week we released information sets to schools, further education providers and inspectors that help frame our inspection activity. These are called the Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR) for schools and Further Education and Skills Inspection Tool (FESIT) for further …
educationinspection.blog.gov.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Use of the IDSR and the role of data on school and further education inspections.
If you zoom in 'Not my cat' AKA Bertie Big Paws, has a new, rather festive bed.
He loves it!
He loves it!
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you zoom in 'Not my cat' AKA Bertie Big Paws, has a new, rather festive bed.
He loves it!
He loves it!
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Incredibly sobering post but do bear this section in mind when you hear Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick getting on their high horse...
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Incredibly sobering post but do bear this section in mind when you hear Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick getting on their high horse...
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I get really irritated by the labelling of these subjects as the ‘creative’ ones because it ignores the huge non-creative element that goes into success in any of them while also overlooking the creativity inherent in many other subjects. History, for example, obviously requires lots of creativity.
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I get really irritated by the labelling of these subjects as the ‘creative’ ones because it ignores the huge non-creative element that goes into success in any of them while also overlooking the creativity inherent in many other subjects. History, for example, obviously requires lots of creativity.
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It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
Love this cat!
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Love this cat!
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Our freedom was won by brave women and men who answered the call — including the heroic First Nations, Inuit, and Métis members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
On Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the sacrifice of those who have served, those who serve today, and their families.
On Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the sacrifice of those who have served, those who serve today, and their families.
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our freedom was won by brave women and men who answered the call — including the heroic First Nations, Inuit, and Métis members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
On Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the sacrifice of those who have served, those who serve today, and their families.
On Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the sacrifice of those who have served, those who serve today, and their families.
My local area has been shafted by the Tories many times.
Just another example on a long line of broken promises to the region.
Just another example on a long line of broken promises to the region.
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My local area has been shafted by the Tories many times.
Just another example on a long line of broken promises to the region.
Just another example on a long line of broken promises to the region.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Listen Back! Death by Marking - Who is it Really For?: The Morning Break with Liz Webb and Rachel Gilyeat
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Death by Marking - Who is it Really For?: The Morning Break with Liz Webb and Rachel Gilyeat | Teachers Talk Radio
Burdensome workload is the constant cry of teachers, and marking is so often front and centre of the tasks which weigh us down. Why are we still so obsessed with written feedback? Is it really for the students? Or is it about accountability and box ticking?
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November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Listen Back! Death by Marking - Who is it Really For?: The Morning Break with Liz Webb and Rachel Gilyeat
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RE teachers have lauded introducing the subject to the national curriculum as a 'landmark moment' after government accepted the recommendation from the Francis review
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
RE teachers have lauded introducing the subject to the national curriculum as a 'landmark moment' after government accepted the recommendation from the Francis review
I bought this today @richardosman1.bsky.social Its my second copy.
Why? Because the first one had 30+ pages missing from pg184!
I was reading it on a plane. This happened half way through my flight.
I was fuming!!
Joyce and Elizabeth were about to uncover something exciting...after they had tea!
Why? Because the first one had 30+ pages missing from pg184!
I was reading it on a plane. This happened half way through my flight.
I was fuming!!
Joyce and Elizabeth were about to uncover something exciting...after they had tea!
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I bought this today @richardosman1.bsky.social Its my second copy.
Why? Because the first one had 30+ pages missing from pg184!
I was reading it on a plane. This happened half way through my flight.
I was fuming!!
Joyce and Elizabeth were about to uncover something exciting...after they had tea!
Why? Because the first one had 30+ pages missing from pg184!
I was reading it on a plane. This happened half way through my flight.
I was fuming!!
Joyce and Elizabeth were about to uncover something exciting...after they had tea!
Interesting focus on recruitment and retention in my region. BBC News - Can teacher shortages be solved by attracting career changers? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can teacher shortages be solved by attracting career changers?
The North East has seen the biggest fall in trainee teachers in England, down by 56% since 2019-20.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Interesting focus on recruitment and retention in my region. BBC News - Can teacher shortages be solved by attracting career changers? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dominic Grieve’s response to Nigel Farage’s ‘let’s leave the ECHR’ stunt in parliament is spot on.
November 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dominic Grieve’s response to Nigel Farage’s ‘let’s leave the ECHR’ stunt in parliament is spot on.
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What a hideous man he is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage
Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
What a hideous man he is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‼️The morning-after pill will be available free of charge on the NHS from today.
This is the biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s and a major advance in women’s reproductive health.🧑🧑🧒
The difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
#RenewBritain #PublicHealth #SexualHealth
This is the biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s and a major advance in women’s reproductive health.🧑🧑🧒
The difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
#RenewBritain #PublicHealth #SexualHealth
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
‼️The morning-after pill will be available free of charge on the NHS from today.
This is the biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s and a major advance in women’s reproductive health.🧑🧑🧒
The difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
#RenewBritain #PublicHealth #SexualHealth
This is the biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s and a major advance in women’s reproductive health.🧑🧑🧒
The difference a Labour Government makes 🌹
#RenewBritain #PublicHealth #SexualHealth
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New in PN: The triumph of bullshit
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
The triumph of bullshit
Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy.
www.publicnotice.co
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New in PN: The triumph of bullshit
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter