Philippa Cordingley
@philippacordingley.bsky.social
Passionate, still, re CPDL (don't forget the L) for educators & their leaders
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November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
'Ні everyone ☺️👋 I’m raising money for charity by selling prints and cards of my artwork. They look exactly like my paintings! If you have a chance to look that would mean a lot, every card really makes a difference ❤️
Please share 🙏🥰 benjaminfallow.etsy.com
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An important and useful report by Leading Educators on achieving change at scale by putting leadership of professional learning first. hs-39700426.f.hubspotemail.net/hubfs/397004... You can see research on the underpinning international evidence here www.curee.co.uk/files/public...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
An important and useful report by Leading Educators on achieving change at scale by putting leadership of professional learning first. hs-39700426.f.hubspotemail.net/hubfs/397004... You can see research on the underpinning international evidence here www.curee.co.uk/files/public...
@peterhyman.bsky.social Great and encouraging post re young people's views on leadership here. Did they have anything to say re student leaders? peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-six-ch...
The six characteristics of a successful leader
Young people have clear views about what makes a good role model and leader - politicians would do well to listen to them.
peterhyman21.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
@peterhyman.bsky.social Great and encouraging post re young people's views on leadership here. Did they have anything to say re student leaders? peterhyman21.substack.com/p/the-six-ch...
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Yes, it's almost a Somme salient comparison. He was very affected by WW1
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Yes, it's almost a Somme salient comparison. He was very affected by WW1
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Rather than an idea, it’s a compulsive requirement and more a stamina for looking that is acquired, like discipline needed to practice piano lessons.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Rather than an idea, it’s a compulsive requirement and more a stamina for looking that is acquired, like discipline needed to practice piano lessons.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
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Developing a craft skill such as drawing gives confidence to communicating ideas, very useful later in life.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Developing a craft skill such as drawing gives confidence to communicating ideas, very useful later in life.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
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Since the election almost all the vote movement has been within these blocs rather than between them. The centre/left bloc vote is rising because a lot of Lab24 voters who had been saying "don't know" are now saying "Green".
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Since the election almost all the vote movement has been within these blocs rather than between them. The centre/left bloc vote is rising because a lot of Lab24 voters who had been saying "don't know" are now saying "Green".
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It’s not without problems for Norway.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It’s not without problems for Norway.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
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That's why it's perfect. Painted until it was fully alive.
October 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That's why it's perfect. Painted until it was fully alive.
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This is a really excellent post, even by the normal Freedman high standards. The timeline of September meetings and events is particularly interesting.
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Will there finally be peace in Gaza?"
A must read if you want to understand how we ended up with the proposed peace deal and what might happen next.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/will-there...
"Will there finally be peace in Gaza?"
A must read if you want to understand how we ended up with the proposed peace deal and what might happen next.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/will-there...
Will there finally be peace in Gaza?
One never goes too far wrong by being pessimistic about events in the Middle East.
samf.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is a really excellent post, even by the normal Freedman high standards. The timeline of September meetings and events is particularly interesting.
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In an ideal world, I'd argue that all secondary teachers should spend at least one week per year in a primary setting.
Are there any schools or Trusts out there who get close to this?
Does anyone have a strong argument against it?
Are there any schools or Trusts out there who get close to this?
Does anyone have a strong argument against it?
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In an ideal world, I'd argue that all secondary teachers should spend at least one week per year in a primary setting.
Are there any schools or Trusts out there who get close to this?
Does anyone have a strong argument against it?
Are there any schools or Trusts out there who get close to this?
Does anyone have a strong argument against it?
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This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.
The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.
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Exactly. This is not hard.
I increasingly wonder if this is down to so many government people still using X and mistaking that for an actual measure of public opinion.
Poll after poll after poll has shown that British voters don't like small boats but they hate street violence and open racism much more.
Poll after poll after poll has shown that British voters don't like small boats but they hate street violence and open racism much more.
A debate Labour badly needs to have:
September 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Exactly. This is not hard.
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Josh MacAlister, Liv Bailey and Georgia Gould going to DfE massively strengthens the department at a critical moment. A big positive from the reshuffle.
Some of Labour's brightest young MPs – Kanishka Narayan, Kate Dearden, Josh Simons, Josh McAlister – handed junior ministerial posts
September 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Josh MacAlister, Liv Bailey and Georgia Gould going to DfE massively strengthens the department at a critical moment. A big positive from the reshuffle.
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This, and in particular the "we know what these freaks are really like" aspect, is a big part of why I've become a keen consumer of The Bulwark
The thing about a lot of these never Trump Republicans is that, unlike a lot of institutionalist Dems who think the fever will break and we can all return to comity or whatever, these guys saw the rot up close and know the only appropriate response is to tear them out of government root and branch.
If you had told me in 2012 that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign manager would be posting like this 13 years later i would not have believed you
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This, and in particular the "we know what these freaks are really like" aspect, is a big part of why I've become a keen consumer of The Bulwark
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Our research (you can view it here: www.curee.co.uk/files/public...) into how schools secure great outcomes for all learners was really revealing about what schools can do - it's essentially "align absolutely everything around identifying & removing barriers to learning"
August 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Our research (you can view it here: www.curee.co.uk/files/public...) into how schools secure great outcomes for all learners was really revealing about what schools can do - it's essentially "align absolutely everything around identifying & removing barriers to learning"
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What is concerning about US is not ultimately about Trump.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
August 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What is concerning about US is not ultimately about Trump.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
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The fundamental challenge of left-wing politics, basically always but especially in a mass-communication era, is balancing fervently-held beliefs with the reality that those beliefs aren't intuitive to a critical mass of voters
August 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The fundamental challenge of left-wing politics, basically always but especially in a mass-communication era, is balancing fervently-held beliefs with the reality that those beliefs aren't intuitive to a critical mass of voters
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I honestly don't think there's an easy answer to this - you're basically navigating between the Scylla of "you visibly don't believe in what you're saying" and the Charybdis of "your worldview does not align with mine" with a substantial block of voters. Solving one problem exacerbates the other
August 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I honestly don't think there's an easy answer to this - you're basically navigating between the Scylla of "you visibly don't believe in what you're saying" and the Charybdis of "your worldview does not align with mine" with a substantial block of voters. Solving one problem exacerbates the other
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Worth noting that First Past The Post accelerates this. It's still visibly an issue in proportional voting systems, but because they don't function as "winner takes all", they punish the left less aggressively for the problems of bouncing between these two outcomes
August 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Worth noting that First Past The Post accelerates this. It's still visibly an issue in proportional voting systems, but because they don't function as "winner takes all", they punish the left less aggressively for the problems of bouncing between these two outcomes
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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Funny they don't seem so bothered by Jenrick's three homes (including a grade 1 listed manor) plus his forth home in his constituency rented at taxpayer expense.
Wonder why.
Wonder why.
Daily Telegraph today refers to A Rayner’s property “empire”. Whatever you think of her housing arrangements, I don’t think constituency house (bought for 375k in 2016), house in Hove, plus use of ministerial flat in London is an “empire”. Duke of Westminster wont fear a rival!
August 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Funny they don't seem so bothered by Jenrick's three homes (including a grade 1 listed manor) plus his forth home in his constituency rented at taxpayer expense.
Wonder why.
Wonder why.
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Abu Dhabi owned provider of special schools and children's homes sees profits rise by 28% to £44 million due to strong demand.
That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision.
schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...
That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision.
schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...
Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m
Rise in private special school pupils helped deliver 30 per cent profit boost, company says
schoolsweek.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Abu Dhabi owned provider of special schools and children's homes sees profits rise by 28% to £44 million due to strong demand.
That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision.
schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...
That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision.
schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...
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Rabble-rousing influencers are the price we pay for giving broadcasting powers to everyone, including the sort of people who, in the past, would simply have run a localised cult.
July 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Rabble-rousing influencers are the price we pay for giving broadcasting powers to everyone, including the sort of people who, in the past, would simply have run a localised cult.
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Good news alert
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
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In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
July 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good news alert
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...