Tom Pattison
@tpattison.bsky.social
Seasoned edu bore. Kendalian. Cantona devotee. History Teacher in Exile. He/Him.
All views are mine all mine.
All views are mine all mine.
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you know at the end of Bargain Hunt when they do the little leg kick thing for some reason, what percentage of people do you think does a little Tommy Squeaker?
no, I meant do you have any questions about the job
no, I meant do you have any questions about the job
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
you know at the end of Bargain Hunt when they do the little leg kick thing for some reason, what percentage of people do you think does a little Tommy Squeaker?
no, I meant do you have any questions about the job
no, I meant do you have any questions about the job
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I think I have finally found a helpful use of ChatGPT and its ilk.
I get it to create substandard work (eg sentences without correct punctuation, description that is inconsistent in tone and mood) so my class can correct and improve it - without publicly injuring any individual.
I get it to create substandard work (eg sentences without correct punctuation, description that is inconsistent in tone and mood) so my class can correct and improve it - without publicly injuring any individual.
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I think I have finally found a helpful use of ChatGPT and its ilk.
I get it to create substandard work (eg sentences without correct punctuation, description that is inconsistent in tone and mood) so my class can correct and improve it - without publicly injuring any individual.
I get it to create substandard work (eg sentences without correct punctuation, description that is inconsistent in tone and mood) so my class can correct and improve it - without publicly injuring any individual.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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When you’ve successfully persuaded people that being anti-racist is a Bad Thing called “woke”, you can go about your day being openly racist, doing racist things, spreading racist ideas, quite happily.
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When you’ve successfully persuaded people that being anti-racist is a Bad Thing called “woke”, you can go about your day being openly racist, doing racist things, spreading racist ideas, quite happily.
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Pleased with this question. Harnessing students’ reading of historical scholarship to enable them to be critical of the exam board specification.
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Pleased with this question. Harnessing students’ reading of historical scholarship to enable them to be critical of the exam board specification.
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Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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Just thinking about Celebrity Traitors last night and the fact that if they’d been on that train just 10 seconds longer the scenes would have been horrific. Massive relief all round I imagine, it would have put a serious crimp on what has otherwise been a very successful series.
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Just thinking about Celebrity Traitors last night and the fact that if they’d been on that train just 10 seconds longer the scenes would have been horrific. Massive relief all round I imagine, it would have put a serious crimp on what has otherwise been a very successful series.
Very much looking forward to this series.
Don’t forget to watch this much needed and long overdue series on the British Empire. Remarkably, it’s not based on the opinions of a travelling ‘personality’, but on what historians who’ve actually researched it say!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Empire with David Olusoga, Series 1, Episode 1
David Olusoga tells the story of the beginnings of the British Empire under Elizabeth I.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Very much looking forward to this series.
"In trying to prove learning, we’ve sometimes crowded out the space in which learning actually happens."
Typically wise words from Mark.
Typically wise words from Mark.
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Too many lessons are filled with checking what pupils know rather than helping them learn something new.
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Too many lessons are filled with checking what pupils know rather than helping them learn something new.
Make Time for Learning
When Checking Becomes the Lesson
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November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"In trying to prove learning, we’ve sometimes crowded out the space in which learning actually happens."
Typically wise words from Mark.
Typically wise words from Mark.
So so gutted to miss out on Tour tickets. That set list is incredible! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Radiohead’s 2025 tour: the opening night setlist
From The Bends to A Moon Shaped Pool, nearly the whole album discography was accounted for at the art-rockers’ first gig since 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So so gutted to miss out on Tour tickets. That set list is incredible! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
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Zohran Mamdani with the angry Wayne Rooney volley against Newcastle United of acceptance speeches. ‘Thrikerrrr!
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Zohran Mamdani with the angry Wayne Rooney volley against Newcastle United of acceptance speeches. ‘Thrikerrrr!
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When they go low, cook them.
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
When they go low, cook them.
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What can pupils actually do with powerful knowledge?
It’s pedagogy — not just curriculum — that turns entitlement into capability.
📚 New post: enserm.substack.com/p/powerful-f...
It’s pedagogy — not just curriculum — that turns entitlement into capability.
📚 New post: enserm.substack.com/p/powerful-f...
Powerful for What?
Why Powerful Knowledge Needs a Pedagogy to Match
enserm.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What can pupils actually do with powerful knowledge?
It’s pedagogy — not just curriculum — that turns entitlement into capability.
📚 New post: enserm.substack.com/p/powerful-f...
It’s pedagogy — not just curriculum — that turns entitlement into capability.
📚 New post: enserm.substack.com/p/powerful-f...
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Even more than funding or relevant opportunities, "Time" was what the most teachers and leaders selected as a key requirement to engage with CPD in our recent survey.
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Even more than funding or relevant opportunities, "Time" was what the most teachers and leaders selected as a key requirement to engage with CPD in our recent survey.
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
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this sort of learned helplessness is going to be extremely dangerous as it permeates adulthood - why bother to learn to drive if the car does it for you, why bother to learn medication interactions, why bother why bother why bother
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
this sort of learned helplessness is going to be extremely dangerous as it permeates adulthood - why bother to learn to drive if the car does it for you, why bother to learn medication interactions, why bother why bother why bother
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Really enjoyed this post about moving on from PowerPoint presentations to finally teach with students:
#EduSky #UKEd #SciTeachUK
abubakarhatimy.substack.com/p/death-by-p...
#EduSky #UKEd #SciTeachUK
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Death by PowerPoint: Why Science Teaching Needed a Visualiser Revolution
Paraphrasing a small-scale classroom study on exposition and engagement; an origin story in content delivery evolution...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Really enjoyed this post about moving on from PowerPoint presentations to finally teach with students:
#EduSky #UKEd #SciTeachUK
abubakarhatimy.substack.com/p/death-by-p...
#EduSky #UKEd #SciTeachUK
abubakarhatimy.substack.com/p/death-by-p...
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Thank you everyone who has supported me over the last 31 days. Please donate if you can, CALM save lives every day. #CALM5kmaday
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Check out my run on Strava: strava.app.link/1dGEPu43UXb
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Check out my run on Strava: strava.app.link/1dGEPu43UXb
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thank you everyone who has supported me over the last 31 days. Please donate if you can, CALM save lives every day. #CALM5kmaday
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Check out my run on Strava: strava.app.link/1dGEPu43UXb
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Check out my run on Strava: strava.app.link/1dGEPu43UXb
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I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
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Escalating violence in El Fasher puts 260K civilians at risk after 2 yrs of siege. Nearly 3K fled in 36 hrs—mostly women & children. Humanitarian access is urgent. Attacks must stop.
Our Secretary General's appeal to the international community: brnw.ch/21wWZv5
Our Secretary General's appeal to the international community: brnw.ch/21wWZv5
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Escalating violence in El Fasher puts 260K civilians at risk after 2 yrs of siege. Nearly 3K fled in 36 hrs—mostly women & children. Humanitarian access is urgent. Attacks must stop.
Our Secretary General's appeal to the international community: brnw.ch/21wWZv5
Our Secretary General's appeal to the international community: brnw.ch/21wWZv5
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UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Going on a solo trip to Bruges on Friday. Places to see and things to do pretty much sorted but would really appreciate any recommendations on cafes, restaurants and bars. Bonus points if they cater well for vegans.
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Going on a solo trip to Bruges on Friday. Places to see and things to do pretty much sorted but would really appreciate any recommendations on cafes, restaurants and bars. Bonus points if they cater well for vegans.
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I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.