Tim Mockford
@moth754.bsky.social
Science teacher and data geek at an AP in the South West.
Dad, runner, race timer and radio technician too! Generally over shooting deadlines after taking things on as "it looks interesting"
Dad, runner, race timer and radio technician too! Generally over shooting deadlines after taking things on as "it looks interesting"
Had a great evening at the Wild Night Run by Wild Running on #Dartmoor . Beautiful course with the middle section (open moor, broken terrain, discreet marking) really playing to my strengths.
Great fun!
#trailrunning
#fellrunning
Great fun!
#trailrunning
#fellrunning
February 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Had a great evening at the Wild Night Run by Wild Running on #Dartmoor . Beautiful course with the middle section (open moor, broken terrain, discreet marking) really playing to my strengths.
Great fun!
#trailrunning
#fellrunning
Great fun!
#trailrunning
#fellrunning
Reposted by Tim Mockford
Which event would you win gold in? 🏅
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Which event would you win gold in? 🏅
February 12, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Only slight rain on the ride in, a completely dry commute feels somewhat mythical at present.
Odd assortment of kit for today's lessons - a lot of cake, copper wire, a variety of tools and if my Blue Peter skills are up to it, a cardboard nuclear reactor #thisisAP
Odd assortment of kit for today's lessons - a lot of cake, copper wire, a variety of tools and if my Blue Peter skills are up to it, a cardboard nuclear reactor #thisisAP
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Only slight rain on the ride in, a completely dry commute feels somewhat mythical at present.
Odd assortment of kit for today's lessons - a lot of cake, copper wire, a variety of tools and if my Blue Peter skills are up to it, a cardboard nuclear reactor #thisisAP
Odd assortment of kit for today's lessons - a lot of cake, copper wire, a variety of tools and if my Blue Peter skills are up to it, a cardboard nuclear reactor #thisisAP
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! It's a three site day so in early to get jobs done at site 1 before maybe teaching at site 2. Then onto exam entries issues at site 3.
Going to involve a fair bit of tea ☕
Have a good day all!
Going to involve a fair bit of tea ☕
Have a good day all!
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! It's a three site day so in early to get jobs done at site 1 before maybe teaching at site 2. Then onto exam entries issues at site 3.
Going to involve a fair bit of tea ☕
Have a good day all!
Going to involve a fair bit of tea ☕
Have a good day all!
Router optimisation for race timing number 521 done.... (Maybe a slight exaggeration but it definitely feels like it).
Should solve the problems from today.... I hope! Times were correct and everything was recorded, but couldn't get the information out to riders as fast as I would have liked.
Should solve the problems from today.... I hope! Times were correct and everything was recorded, but couldn't get the information out to riders as fast as I would have liked.
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Router optimisation for race timing number 521 done.... (Maybe a slight exaggeration but it definitely feels like it).
Should solve the problems from today.... I hope! Times were correct and everything was recorded, but couldn't get the information out to riders as fast as I would have liked.
Should solve the problems from today.... I hope! Times were correct and everything was recorded, but couldn't get the information out to riders as fast as I would have liked.
Soggy Bottom round 2, living up to it's name today. Kids races are much busy than normal, which is good! New WiFi is holding up too
#racetiming #impinj #crossmgr
#racetiming #impinj #crossmgr
February 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Soggy Bottom round 2, living up to it's name today. Kids races are much busy than normal, which is good! New WiFi is holding up too
#racetiming #impinj #crossmgr
#racetiming #impinj #crossmgr
Spent the best part of an hour troubleshooting a network, getting quite annoyed with some hardware.
Turns out it wasn't the hardware, I had left a static IP on my laptop from a previous job 🙄
Turns out it wasn't the hardware, I had left a static IP on my laptop from a previous job 🙄
February 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Spent the best part of an hour troubleshooting a network, getting quite annoyed with some hardware.
Turns out it wasn't the hardware, I had left a static IP on my laptop from a previous job 🙄
Turns out it wasn't the hardware, I had left a static IP on my laptop from a previous job 🙄
It's a bit damp.... ☔
At least all the water butts are full
At least all the water butts are full
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
It's a bit damp.... ☔
At least all the water butts are full
At least all the water butts are full
Today has been quite #thisisAP , however, in a career first the AQA required practical for enzymes worked TWO DAYS IN A ROW
a cartoon drawing of an enzyme and a substrate with the active site labeled
Alt: a cartoon drawing of an enzyme and a substrate with the active site labeled
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Today has been quite #thisisAP , however, in a career first the AQA required practical for enzymes worked TWO DAYS IN A ROW
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Anyone else at #BETTUK2026 from the south west looking at travel difficulties later?
Weighing up options - if there's a few of us maybe worth car hire
Weighing up options - if there's a few of us maybe worth car hire
January 23, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Anyone else at #BETTUK2026 from the south west looking at travel difficulties later?
Weighing up options - if there's a few of us maybe worth car hire
Weighing up options - if there's a few of us maybe worth car hire
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! CIC report writing followed by @arboreducation.bsky.social 's data conference today.
Firstly a run though.
Have a good day all ☕
Firstly a run though.
Have a good day all ☕
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! CIC report writing followed by @arboreducation.bsky.social 's data conference today.
Firstly a run though.
Have a good day all ☕
Firstly a run though.
Have a good day all ☕
Reposted by Tim Mockford
It's almost time for TeachMeet BETT 2026. Kicking off the 20th year of Teachmeets. No sign up needed to attend, you'll just need a Bett Show ticket to get into ExCel. We'll be in the Table Talk area.
#tmbett26 #teachmeet #bettshow #bett2026 #teachmeet20
#tmbett26 #teachmeet #bettshow #bett2026 #teachmeet20
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It's almost time for TeachMeet BETT 2026. Kicking off the 20th year of Teachmeets. No sign up needed to attend, you'll just need a Bett Show ticket to get into ExCel. We'll be in the Table Talk area.
#tmbett26 #teachmeet #bettshow #bett2026 #teachmeet20
#tmbett26 #teachmeet #bettshow #bett2026 #teachmeet20
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early putting the finishing touches to cover work. Interviewing candidates for an admin role this morning then London bound this afternoon. The road to #BETT and @arboreducation.bsky.social 's conference begins.
In the meantime, tea is much required ☕
In the meantime, tea is much required ☕
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early putting the finishing touches to cover work. Interviewing candidates for an admin role this morning then London bound this afternoon. The road to #BETT and @arboreducation.bsky.social 's conference begins.
In the meantime, tea is much required ☕
In the meantime, tea is much required ☕
Analysing behaviour data to find the most popular locations pupils have going for a sneaky wee (not in the toilets) was really not the data analysis I imagined I would be doing this evening.....
#edudata
#edudata
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Analysing behaviour data to find the most popular locations pupils have going for a sneaky wee (not in the toilets) was really not the data analysis I imagined I would be doing this evening.....
#edudata
#edudata
Reposted by Tim Mockford
"There is indeed no better medium for moral teaching than the good fairy-story (by which I mean a real deep-rooted tale, told as a tale, and not a thinly disguised moral allegory)."
- Tolkien
(Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
- Tolkien
(Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"There is indeed no better medium for moral teaching than the good fairy-story (by which I mean a real deep-rooted tale, told as a tale, and not a thinly disguised moral allegory)."
- Tolkien
(Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
- Tolkien
(Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
#edusky #thisisap there's quite a bit about education. Very thought provoking episode.
Enjoyable is probably the wrong word, absorbing is closer to it.
Enjoyable is probably the wrong word, absorbing is closer to it.
🎙️Off Grid Christianity – Episode 154 – Rev Steve Chalke
In this ep, @SteveChalke reflects on:
▪️Showing up for people even when it's hard
▪️Navigating criticism and negative labels
▪️The personal journey behind a life of public impact
🎧 Listen here: https://shorturl.at/S0UQi
In this ep, @SteveChalke reflects on:
▪️Showing up for people even when it's hard
▪️Navigating criticism and negative labels
▪️The personal journey behind a life of public impact
🎧 Listen here: https://shorturl.at/S0UQi
January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Whilst I have very mixed feelings about using AI to code, it has enabled me to code a #python script to process sportive race results and send SMSs in a fraction of the time it would have taken me otherwise....
A lot of manual checking/changing, but still a lot faster
#racetiming
#webscorer
A lot of manual checking/changing, but still a lot faster
#racetiming
#webscorer
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Whilst I have very mixed feelings about using AI to code, it has enabled me to code a #python script to process sportive race results and send SMSs in a fraction of the time it would have taken me otherwise....
A lot of manual checking/changing, but still a lot faster
#racetiming
#webscorer
A lot of manual checking/changing, but still a lot faster
#racetiming
#webscorer
December 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early replying to emails before the day starts (and more arrive).
Still on four wheels after this weekends bike malfunction, but new wheel has arrived so looking forward to returning to two wheels before long.
Still on four wheels after this weekends bike malfunction, but new wheel has arrived so looking forward to returning to two wheels before long.
December 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early replying to emails before the day starts (and more arrive).
Still on four wheels after this weekends bike malfunction, but new wheel has arrived so looking forward to returning to two wheels before long.
Still on four wheels after this weekends bike malfunction, but new wheel has arrived so looking forward to returning to two wheels before long.
Might explain one or two things... Ah well not like December isn't already an expensive month
December 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Might explain one or two things... Ah well not like December isn't already an expensive month