Rufus
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@rufuswilliam.bsky.social
· Dec 30
The kindest thing a teacher can do is to teach so that all their students learn and make good progress.
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I just wrote this for a project I am working on and it basically sums up the last 4 years of my life working in school improvement
December 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I just wrote this for a project I am working on and it basically sums up the last 4 years of my life working in school improvement
I'm gonna write a book set in a school from the perspective of a quiet kid whose chance of escape from his awful home life is ruined by badly behaved kids and the adults who do nothing about it.
December 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I'm gonna write a book set in a school from the perspective of a quiet kid whose chance of escape from his awful home life is ruined by badly behaved kids and the adults who do nothing about it.
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Christmas is not easy for everyone 📱
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Christmas is not easy for everyone 📱
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Many of you may know that we recently had our third child. You probably don't know that we struggled with secondary infertility and went through IVF.
Very grateful to @jewishchron.bsky.social for publishing my reflections on something we don't talk about enough.
www.thejc.com/community/in...
Very grateful to @jewishchron.bsky.social for publishing my reflections on something we don't talk about enough.
www.thejc.com/community/in...
‘Infertility is a lonely process. We’ve learnt so much about the questions that can hurt’ - The Jewish Chronicle
Adam Boxer and his wife have just welcomed new baby Orly, after suffering secondary infertility. He writes about the struggles to conceive in a culture which is so often centred around children and ba...
www.thejc.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Many of you may know that we recently had our third child. You probably don't know that we struggled with secondary infertility and went through IVF.
Very grateful to @jewishchron.bsky.social for publishing my reflections on something we don't talk about enough.
www.thejc.com/community/in...
Very grateful to @jewishchron.bsky.social for publishing my reflections on something we don't talk about enough.
www.thejc.com/community/in...
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'Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.' 1/2
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
'Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.' 1/2
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What school leaders need to do is tie together their philosophy of Education with how it affects a lesson run by a cover teacher on a Friday afternoon. If you can get consistency of expectation running through that, then I call that leadership.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What school leaders need to do is tie together their philosophy of Education with how it affects a lesson run by a cover teacher on a Friday afternoon. If you can get consistency of expectation running through that, then I call that leadership.
What's the one thing you've always wanted to know about Teaching? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
For me, it's what exactly is a 'meet me at McDonald's' haircut and what is its etymology?
For me, it's what exactly is a 'meet me at McDonald's' haircut and what is its etymology?
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What's the one thing you've always wanted to know about Teaching? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
For me, it's what exactly is a 'meet me at McDonald's' haircut and what is its etymology?
For me, it's what exactly is a 'meet me at McDonald's' haircut and what is its etymology?
STOIC - the acronym - very helpful!
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
STOIC - the acronym - very helpful!
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we only have Vampire Weekend thanks to vampire unions
May 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
we only have Vampire Weekend thanks to vampire unions
Kids watching the Wallis and Gromit shows. Oh wow, they're absolute genius. Some of them must be 30 years old now and they hold up outstandingly well
a cartoon character is sitting in a chair with his mouth open and a lamp in the background
ALT: a cartoon character is sitting in a chair with his mouth open and a lamp in the background
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Kids watching the Wallis and Gromit shows. Oh wow, they're absolute genius. Some of them must be 30 years old now and they hold up outstandingly well
Highlights from my school years.
substack.com/@rufus292428...
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Highlights from my school years.
I hated secondary school.
substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Highlights from my school years.
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My 13 year old only really reads History books. He's read some good ones by Dominic Sandbrook.
Can anyone recommend some others? For now, he seems to be interested in the big 20th Century events.
Can anyone recommend some others? For now, he seems to be interested in the big 20th Century events.
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My 13 year old only really reads History books. He's read some good ones by Dominic Sandbrook.
Can anyone recommend some others? For now, he seems to be interested in the big 20th Century events.
Can anyone recommend some others? For now, he seems to be interested in the big 20th Century events.
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Did they get the management consultants in or something?
Whereas drug gangs used to be vertically integrated, with a single kingpin supervising production, transport and distribution, they now rely heavily on outsourcing. This has fuelled specialisation and innovation
The traffickers are winning the war on drugs
New decentralised networks are even harder to disrupt than the hierarchical gangs they have replaced
econ.st
October 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Did they get the management consultants in or something?
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I’m loving angles instead.
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I’m loving angles instead.
This, from @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social is absolutely the best thing you can read on Substack. Free to your inbox every Friday.
New atheist cringe, hunter gatherer social life, rule by lawyers, origins of Google, the most worthless degrees
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
New atheist cringe, hunter gatherer social life, rule by lawyers, origins of Google, the most worthless degrees
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
New atheist cringe, hunter gatherer social life, rule by lawyers, origins of Google, the most worthless degrees
Plus a few book recommendations
open.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This, from @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social is absolutely the best thing you can read on Substack. Free to your inbox every Friday.
New atheist cringe, hunter gatherer social life, rule by lawyers, origins of Google, the most worthless degrees
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
New atheist cringe, hunter gatherer social life, rule by lawyers, origins of Google, the most worthless degrees
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
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*** NEW POST ***
1/ 🚀 Schools are extraordinary places – but so much of what they achieve goes unseen.
This is why @greeborunner.bsky.social and I wrote How Do They Do It? Peak inside here and order a copy
teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/l...
1/ 🚀 Schools are extraordinary places – but so much of what they achieve goes unseen.
This is why @greeborunner.bsky.social and I wrote How Do They Do It? Peak inside here and order a copy
teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/l...
Learning lessons from amazing schools
How Do They Do It? Learning Lessons from Amazing Teachers, Leaders and Schools Every so often, Zoe and I find ourselves reflecting on just how extraordinary schools really are. Every day, hundreds …
teachreal.wordpress.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
*** NEW POST ***
1/ 🚀 Schools are extraordinary places – but so much of what they achieve goes unseen.
This is why @greeborunner.bsky.social and I wrote How Do They Do It? Peak inside here and order a copy
teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/l...
1/ 🚀 Schools are extraordinary places – but so much of what they achieve goes unseen.
This is why @greeborunner.bsky.social and I wrote How Do They Do It? Peak inside here and order a copy
teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/l...
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If you would like to know more about our new book, there's a useful thread here.
*** NEW POST ***
1/ 🚀 Schools are extraordinary places – but so much of what they achieve goes unseen.
This is why @greeborunner.bsky.social and I wrote How Do They Do It? Peak inside here and order a copy
teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/l...
1/ 🚀 Schools are extraordinary places – but so much of what they achieve goes unseen.
This is why @greeborunner.bsky.social and I wrote How Do They Do It? Peak inside here and order a copy
teachreal.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/l...
Learning lessons from amazing schools
How Do They Do It? Learning Lessons from Amazing Teachers, Leaders and Schools Every so often, Zoe and I find ourselves reflecting on just how extraordinary schools really are. Every day, hundreds …
teachreal.wordpress.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you would like to know more about our new book, there's a useful thread here.
Going to see Belle & Sebastian doing Tigermilk ♥️♥️
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Going to see Belle & Sebastian doing Tigermilk ♥️♥️
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My A Levels in Film & English gave me great opportunities like teaching A Level Film & English to get students A Levels in Film & English.
August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My A Levels in Film & English gave me great opportunities like teaching A Level Film & English to get students A Levels in Film & English.
August 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Back into teacher-mode.
I know we're three weeks out but I'm going to start talking about teaching again.
I know we're three weeks out but I'm going to start talking about teaching again.
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Back into teacher-mode.
I know we're three weeks out but I'm going to start talking about teaching again.
I know we're three weeks out but I'm going to start talking about teaching again.