Oliver Mills
@olivermills.bsky.social
Part-time Year 6 teacher and maths tutor. Posting mainly about education, football, politics, culture and identity.
Boxing PPV is such a pisstake.
You can't charge £25 for an event AND put on adverts between rounds.
You can't charge £25 for an event AND put on adverts between rounds.
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Boxing PPV is such a pisstake.
You can't charge £25 for an event AND put on adverts between rounds.
You can't charge £25 for an event AND put on adverts between rounds.
40% of classrooms aren't double-glazed? 🤨
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
40% of classrooms aren't double-glazed? 🤨
I am once more burdened with the news that SLT Newbie has done the joke again.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I am once more burdened with the news that SLT Newbie has done the joke again.
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Does anyone know what happened to A Tale Unfolds?
They did really good schemes of work that blended computing with English. I used one of their schemes in Year 4 where children had to produce a trailer for an adventure film.
They did really good schemes of work that blended computing with English. I used one of their schemes in Year 4 where children had to produce a trailer for an adventure film.
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Does anyone know what happened to A Tale Unfolds?
They did really good schemes of work that blended computing with English. I used one of their schemes in Year 4 where children had to produce a trailer for an adventure film.
They did really good schemes of work that blended computing with English. I used one of their schemes in Year 4 where children had to produce a trailer for an adventure film.
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If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".
Verdict of one Labour grandee I just bumped into: “Ed Miliband is the person most likely to be the most next Prime Minister”.
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".
My daughter is in Year 1 and some kid in her class has convinced her that Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy aren't real and explained how it's all down to parents.
Has this happened to any of you before? Is there a way I can get her to believe in it all again?
Has this happened to any of you before? Is there a way I can get her to believe in it all again?
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
My daughter is in Year 1 and some kid in her class has convinced her that Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy aren't real and explained how it's all down to parents.
Has this happened to any of you before? Is there a way I can get her to believe in it all again?
Has this happened to any of you before? Is there a way I can get her to believe in it all again?
This was the funniest tweet I ever read.
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This was the funniest tweet I ever read.
My favourite thing about dril’s posts is trying to work out whether they’re just random, surrealist nonsense or if there’s some subtext to them.
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My favourite thing about dril’s posts is trying to work out whether they’re just random, surrealist nonsense or if there’s some subtext to them.
One of my predictions for 2026 is we're going to see the rise of the 'geezer-y' left-wing comedian.
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
One of my predictions for 2026 is we're going to see the rise of the 'geezer-y' left-wing comedian.
This won't be everyone's cup of tea but I imagine there are loads of people who haven't even seen a trailer for it who'd love it.
If you like reality competitions and/or fitness AND you're fine with dubbing or subtitles, I'd recommend it.
If you like reality competitions and/or fitness AND you're fine with dubbing or subtitles, I'd recommend it.
I'm a big fan of Physical Asia and the Physical 100 series.
It’s a huge fitness competition where teams from different Asian countries do physical challenges to see who’s the strongest and fittest.
It’s a huge fitness competition where teams from different Asian countries do physical challenges to see who’s the strongest and fittest.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This won't be everyone's cup of tea but I imagine there are loads of people who haven't even seen a trailer for it who'd love it.
If you like reality competitions and/or fitness AND you're fine with dubbing or subtitles, I'd recommend it.
If you like reality competitions and/or fitness AND you're fine with dubbing or subtitles, I'd recommend it.
For me it's more about your job rather than your income. And more about culture and attitudes than money.
Most teachers* earn less than most plumbers, but teaching is about as middle-class a profession as you get whereas plumbers are working-class to me, even if they're financially comfortable.
Most teachers* earn less than most plumbers, but teaching is about as middle-class a profession as you get whereas plumbers are working-class to me, even if they're financially comfortable.
Could someone explain to me what is meant when a British person refers to "the middle class" ? Like, in the US, as I hear it, it basically just means a person who makes a certain amount of money, not too far below and not wildly above the median. Seems like a complex concept when UK writers use it?
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
For me it's more about your job rather than your income. And more about culture and attitudes than money.
Most teachers* earn less than most plumbers, but teaching is about as middle-class a profession as you get whereas plumbers are working-class to me, even if they're financially comfortable.
Most teachers* earn less than most plumbers, but teaching is about as middle-class a profession as you get whereas plumbers are working-class to me, even if they're financially comfortable.
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
This is interesting. Jessica Taylor on trauma-informed approaches on schools.
"Those children are taught a lesson that people can treat them however they want, if they have had a bad life."
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ADY...
"Those children are taught a lesson that people can treat them however they want, if they have had a bad life."
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ADY...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is interesting. Jessica Taylor on trauma-informed approaches on schools.
"Those children are taught a lesson that people can treat them however they want, if they have had a bad life."
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ADY...
"Those children are taught a lesson that people can treat them however they want, if they have had a bad life."
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ADY...
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One thing not being said - indeed, I think everyone misses this - but the requirement for the BBC to show impartiality and balance relates to the politics of *this* country, there’s no requirement to show some mythical balance globally, only to report the truth without fear or favour.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
One thing not being said - indeed, I think everyone misses this - but the requirement for the BBC to show impartiality and balance relates to the politics of *this* country, there’s no requirement to show some mythical balance globally, only to report the truth without fear or favour.
I'm a big fan of Physical Asia and the Physical 100 series.
It’s a huge fitness competition where teams from different Asian countries do physical challenges to see who’s the strongest and fittest.
It’s a huge fitness competition where teams from different Asian countries do physical challenges to see who’s the strongest and fittest.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm a big fan of Physical Asia and the Physical 100 series.
It’s a huge fitness competition where teams from different Asian countries do physical challenges to see who’s the strongest and fittest.
It’s a huge fitness competition where teams from different Asian countries do physical challenges to see who’s the strongest and fittest.
oh no
Come on the Liverpool 🦆
I can't see Man City winning this.
I can't see Man City winning this.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
oh no
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Automated processes only really help if you have a half decent understanding of how to do it yourself the long way around.
This is true whether we're talking about grabbing a calculator, or using an AI LLM.
This is true whether we're talking about grabbing a calculator, or using an AI LLM.
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Automated processes only really help if you have a half decent understanding of how to do it yourself the long way around.
This is true whether we're talking about grabbing a calculator, or using an AI LLM.
This is true whether we're talking about grabbing a calculator, or using an AI LLM.
Come on the Liverpool 🦆
I can't see Man City winning this.
I can't see Man City winning this.
November 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Come on the Liverpool 🦆
I can't see Man City winning this.
I can't see Man City winning this.
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As a parent of a teenage girl with mental health issues, this is one of the most heart-wrenching, horrendous things I have read. How quickly any of our children could find themselves in this situation. How can this happen? How have we let the state of children's mental health services come to this?
"...like a good little rule follower, I listened and trusted their advice. I was grateful even, for someone to tell me how to navigate this. Yet, all the while, a little voice inside me knew that Ruth needed something different." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her
Ruth was 14 years old and being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act. She wasn’t allowed to see her family for more than a few hours a week. Ho...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As a parent of a teenage girl with mental health issues, this is one of the most heart-wrenching, horrendous things I have read. How quickly any of our children could find themselves in this situation. How can this happen? How have we let the state of children's mental health services come to this?
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November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Tottenham's home support is the worst in the country. It's not even a contest.
They make West Ham's look good.
They make West Ham's look good.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tottenham's home support is the worst in the country. It's not even a contest.
They make West Ham's look good.
They make West Ham's look good.
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The Deutschland-Ticket provides unlimited travel on regional public transport across Germany for a low monthly fee (currently €58/month).
The German parliament has voted to secure ticket’s funding until at least the end of 2030.
The German parliament has voted to secure ticket’s funding until at least the end of 2030.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Deutschland-Ticket provides unlimited travel on regional public transport across Germany for a low monthly fee (currently €58/month).
The German parliament has voted to secure ticket’s funding until at least the end of 2030.
The German parliament has voted to secure ticket’s funding until at least the end of 2030.