Myfanwy Edwards
@myf1990.bsky.social
English teacher, PhD candidate working on young audiences/ Shakespeare and education; Editor Teaching Shakespeare Magazine (do DM!) and general secretary of the London Association for the Teaching of English
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🚨 After careful consideration, Southall Black Sisters is leaving X.
This isn’t symbolic. It’s a political and ethical refusal to engage with a platform that enables misogyny, racism, and violence against women and girls.
Full statement 👇🏽. 1/ 🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/our-dec...
This isn’t symbolic. It’s a political and ethical refusal to engage with a platform that enables misogyny, racism, and violence against women and girls.
Full statement 👇🏽. 1/ 🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/our-dec...
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🚨 After careful consideration, Southall Black Sisters is leaving X.
This isn’t symbolic. It’s a political and ethical refusal to engage with a platform that enables misogyny, racism, and violence against women and girls.
Full statement 👇🏽. 1/ 🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/our-dec...
This isn’t symbolic. It’s a political and ethical refusal to engage with a platform that enables misogyny, racism, and violence against women and girls.
Full statement 👇🏽. 1/ 🧵
southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/our-dec...
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It actually blows my mind that so many people around me watched the same Lord of the Rings I did and still decided to work full time for Sauron.
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
It actually blows my mind that so many people around me watched the same Lord of the Rings I did and still decided to work full time for Sauron.
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I actually do think the deeply toxic US version of ‘free speech’ being enforced digitally all over the world with very little regulation has been deeply detrimental to the rest of society. This form of digital imperialism has no place in the world.
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I actually do think the deeply toxic US version of ‘free speech’ being enforced digitally all over the world with very little regulation has been deeply detrimental to the rest of society. This form of digital imperialism has no place in the world.
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The correct thing to do to prevent the US tech oligarchy from having any more power over us is to regulate the shit out of them now that they’ve tariffed us already
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The correct thing to do to prevent the US tech oligarchy from having any more power over us is to regulate the shit out of them now that they’ve tariffed us already
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Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
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Napoleon wearing his Invisibility Cloak, just before he pulled the hood up over his head.
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Napoleon wearing his Invisibility Cloak, just before he pulled the hood up over his head.
Was so confused as to why the Royal Shakespeare Company were wading into secondary chemistry. #edusky
Chemistry curricula in UK schools do not reflect the realities of working in science, @rsc.org researchers warn
Chemistry curriculum fails to reflect digital reality, RSC warns
Students are completing time-consuming tasks by hand, whereas professional scientists use advanced tools such as AI and machine learning, says Royal Society of Chemistry
www.tes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Was so confused as to why the Royal Shakespeare Company were wading into secondary chemistry. #edusky
Is anyone else listening to the #bbcradio4 play whatever happened to baby Jane Austen? It is WILD and stars Rebecca front and maybe Jennifer Saunders? I’m at home with a bay and sort of can’t believe that this play is real. It is completely bonkers
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Is anyone else listening to the #bbcradio4 play whatever happened to baby Jane Austen? It is WILD and stars Rebecca front and maybe Jennifer Saunders? I’m at home with a bay and sort of can’t believe that this play is real. It is completely bonkers
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This is write-up by the local Hackney Citizen: www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/12/12/h...
Hackney’s safeguarding boss takes DfE advisor to task over ‘embarrassing’ criticism of Mossbourne review – Hackney Citizen
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is write-up by the local Hackney Citizen: www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/12/12/h...
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"If the safeguarding principles of professional curiosity and challenge are lost to the white noise of such a zealot-like approach, we have truly lost our way." Hackney safeguarding chair Jim Gamble lambasts DfE's school behaviour ambassador Tom Bennett. chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"If the safeguarding principles of professional curiosity and challenge are lost to the white noise of such a zealot-like approach, we have truly lost our way." Hackney safeguarding chair Jim Gamble lambasts DfE's school behaviour ambassador Tom Bennett. chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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They definitely do 'push' schools but it's worth remembering that some schools refuse to play the game. If nobody played it, the game wouldn't work. The profession needs to reflect on that imo along with 'outstanding' Ofsted banners while complaining about Ofsted.
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
They definitely do 'push' schools but it's worth remembering that some schools refuse to play the game. If nobody played it, the game wouldn't work. The profession needs to reflect on that imo along with 'outstanding' Ofsted banners while complaining about Ofsted.
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Not many tickets left for this so if you'd like to come along I would recommend booking soon. Thank you! #EduSky #inclusion
I've had lots of requests to rerun my adaptive teaching webinar, so I'm hosting another one on 20th January. See the link below for details. Lots of practical advice on strategies for an inclusive classroom. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and gives a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Not many tickets left for this so if you'd like to come along I would recommend booking soon. Thank you! #EduSky #inclusion
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The Tapestry.
A Willerby Story.
A New Years Eve party and the opening of a sealed off room.
willerby.substack.com/p/the-tapestry
A Willerby Story.
A New Years Eve party and the opening of a sealed off room.
willerby.substack.com/p/the-tapestry
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Tapestry.
A Willerby Story.
A New Years Eve party and the opening of a sealed off room.
willerby.substack.com/p/the-tapestry
A Willerby Story.
A New Years Eve party and the opening of a sealed off room.
willerby.substack.com/p/the-tapestry
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I’m in a bit of a reading rut at the moment. I’d love some #booksky reading recommendations Please, specifically short story collections.
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’m in a bit of a reading rut at the moment. I’d love some #booksky reading recommendations Please, specifically short story collections.
Love this for a language paper 2/ language of food lesson- comparison of BBC ‘neutral’ presentation vs in depth guardian piece by the person involved + bonus on colonialism & language ownership! #TeamEnglish @englangblog.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Love this for a language paper 2/ language of food lesson- comparison of BBC ‘neutral’ presentation vs in depth guardian piece by the person involved + bonus on colonialism & language ownership! #TeamEnglish @englangblog.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.3-16am.co.uk/blog/is-the-... For the #edusky #history and media teachers this is a great (long) read. @englangblog.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social
Is the bbc beastly enough to fascists? (1) 1933-1934 - 3:16
www.3-16am.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
www.3-16am.co.uk/blog/is-the-... For the #edusky #history and media teachers this is a great (long) read. @englangblog.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social
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From yesterday: I read, but did not enjoy, three books by the Nobel laureate.
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Krasznahorkai, Krasznahorkai, Tiny Little Thing/ Krasznahorkai Dance, Krasznahorkai Sing
Nobels and Whistles
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November 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
From yesterday: I read, but did not enjoy, three books by the Nobel laureate.
profadamroberts.substack.com/p/krasznahor...
profadamroberts.substack.com/p/krasznahor...
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Good morning 🌅
It’s Sunday and time for the #Edujobs #Edusky bulletin.
An hour of education job ads that are not in classrooms or schools. If you’ve benefited from one of these in the past, say hi!
If you’ve got one to share, please do.
If
You’re just watching give us a wave!
It’s Sunday and time for the #Edujobs #Edusky bulletin.
An hour of education job ads that are not in classrooms or schools. If you’ve benefited from one of these in the past, say hi!
If you’ve got one to share, please do.
If
You’re just watching give us a wave!
looking for a job right now sign with magnifying glass
ALT: looking for a job right now sign with magnifying glass
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This round table event at goldsmiths looks great www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... such great speakers and a range of important topics! @lateteachers.bsky.social #TeamEnglish
On the Teaching of English and Children’s Reading: A Roundtable
Hosted by the Centre for Identities and Social Justice (CISI) and the Centre for Language, Culture and Learning (CLCL)
www.gold.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This round table event at goldsmiths looks great www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... such great speakers and a range of important topics! @lateteachers.bsky.social #TeamEnglish
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Love the new look of @natefeed.bsky.social 's Teaching English magazine, which arrived today. More pages, too, and I like the realism of that quotation on the cover: 'Not by being perfect but by showing up.'
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Love the new look of @natefeed.bsky.social 's Teaching English magazine, which arrived today. More pages, too, and I like the realism of that quotation on the cover: 'Not by being perfect but by showing up.'
This is positive after a slowdown in the reflection of our children’s realities last Year. These reports are so vital and have driven change over time. Well done to all @theclpe.bsky.social
The 8th Annual Reflecting Realities Report is out now, showing progress in ethnic representation in children’s books and urging publishers to keep inclusion as a standard practice. https://clpe.org.uk/research/clpe-reflecting-realities-survey-ethnic-representation-within-uk-childrens-literature-3
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is positive after a slowdown in the reflection of our children’s realities last Year. These reports are so vital and have driven change over time. Well done to all @theclpe.bsky.social
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Something not awful in today's news! 🥳
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Something not awful in today's news! 🥳
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Welcome to Willerby.
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Welcome to Willerby.
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
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With lots of CPD coming up this term, here's a taste of what teachers have had to say about some of our recent courses!
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
With lots of CPD coming up this term, here's a taste of what teachers have had to say about some of our recent courses!
This feels similar to issues I have watching BBC news at the moment. great article
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This feels similar to issues I have watching BBC news at the moment. great article