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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Man who moved abroad to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds of tax and whose business have benefited from hundreds of millions of pounds of public funds believes that, 'Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state.'
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Man who moved abroad to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds of tax and whose business have benefited from hundreds of millions of pounds of public funds believes that, 'Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state.'
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Will play well with families and media but..
1. What's described here is what most schools already do.
2. Insisting on "inclusion bases" going to have massive perverse incentives.
3. Many interventions are bobbins - creating more spaces for these without cleaning them up will spread bad practice.
1. What's described here is what most schools already do.
2. Insisting on "inclusion bases" going to have massive perverse incentives.
3. Many interventions are bobbins - creating more spaces for these without cleaning them up will spread bad practice.
DfE expects every secondary school to have an inclusion base as part of its ten year estates plan. These will comprise of support bases set up by trusts and schools and specialist bases commissioned by councils. @tesmagazine.bsky.social story here : www.tes.com/magazine/new...
DfE expects every secondary school to have an inclusion base
The government’s 10-year estates plan includes the goal for all secondaries to have dedicated spaces that bridge the gap between mainstream and specialist provision
www.tes.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Will play well with families and media but..
1. What's described here is what most schools already do.
2. Insisting on "inclusion bases" going to have massive perverse incentives.
3. Many interventions are bobbins - creating more spaces for these without cleaning them up will spread bad practice.
1. What's described here is what most schools already do.
2. Insisting on "inclusion bases" going to have massive perverse incentives.
3. Many interventions are bobbins - creating more spaces for these without cleaning them up will spread bad practice.
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📢FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY📢
❓Celebration of 50 years of the Social History Society
📅 Fri 24 April
📍 Senate House, London
🫰£30 (£10 non members)
Join us for panel discussion, stalls & tours, plus keynote from Prof. Naomi Tadmor.
🗃️ #EarlyModern
socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...
❓Celebration of 50 years of the Social History Society
📅 Fri 24 April
📍 Senate House, London
🫰£30 (£10 non members)
Join us for panel discussion, stalls & tours, plus keynote from Prof. Naomi Tadmor.
🗃️ #EarlyModern
socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...
Festival of Social History
To celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society, we’ve teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research to host a Social History Festival! The festival will feature two expert discussion pan…
socialhistory.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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A year’s work coming to fruition.
Delighted to see Discover Geography now publishing. This is more than a textbook series. It’s a complete KS3 / lower secondary curriculum package designed for both UK and international contexts.
Delighted to see Discover Geography now publishing. This is more than a textbook series. It’s a complete KS3 / lower secondary curriculum package designed for both UK and international contexts.
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A year’s work coming to fruition.
Delighted to see Discover Geography now publishing. This is more than a textbook series. It’s a complete KS3 / lower secondary curriculum package designed for both UK and international contexts.
Delighted to see Discover Geography now publishing. This is more than a textbook series. It’s a complete KS3 / lower secondary curriculum package designed for both UK and international contexts.
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Love this photo, partly because it's neck is like a school uniform that you know it'll grow into.
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Love this photo, partly because it's neck is like a school uniform that you know it'll grow into.
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Children need their families. Refugee children are no different.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Children need their families. Refugee children are no different.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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#Soane2 Thanks for another fantastic conference @michaeldoron.bsky.social It is so lovely to see your school and, as ever, I’ve come away with lots of ideas and strategies, as well as feeling revitalised. It’s so nice to be surrounded by history people for a whole day.
With Richard Evans too! 😁
With Richard Evans too! 😁
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
#Soane2 Thanks for another fantastic conference @michaeldoron.bsky.social It is so lovely to see your school and, as ever, I’ve come away with lots of ideas and strategies, as well as feeling revitalised. It’s so nice to be surrounded by history people for a whole day.
With Richard Evans too! 😁
With Richard Evans too! 😁
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Cumbria, my Lord, Cumbria
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Cumbria, my Lord, Cumbria
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#FridayFive is nostalgic.
1. Nightswimming. REM.
2. Grand Canyon. The Drive by Truckers.
3. Life in a Northern Town. The Dream Academy.
4. The Little Pot Stove. Nic Jones.
5. River. Joni Mitchell.
1. Nightswimming. REM.
2. Grand Canyon. The Drive by Truckers.
3. Life in a Northern Town. The Dream Academy.
4. The Little Pot Stove. Nic Jones.
5. River. Joni Mitchell.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
#FridayFive is nostalgic.
1. Nightswimming. REM.
2. Grand Canyon. The Drive by Truckers.
3. Life in a Northern Town. The Dream Academy.
4. The Little Pot Stove. Nic Jones.
5. River. Joni Mitchell.
1. Nightswimming. REM.
2. Grand Canyon. The Drive by Truckers.
3. Life in a Northern Town. The Dream Academy.
4. The Little Pot Stove. Nic Jones.
5. River. Joni Mitchell.
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I don't think there are good arguments against this position
legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I don't think there are good arguments against this position
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This is an OUTRAGEOUS assault on the press and just goes to show that Convicted Felon Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see the truth about what is happening in our country when he tries to silence us!
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is an OUTRAGEOUS assault on the press and just goes to show that Convicted Felon Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see the truth about what is happening in our country when he tries to silence us!
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I mean, Konstatin Kisin holds no public office, he is responsible for absolutely nothing. All he does is lie and race bait for clicks and cash. There is absolutely no justification for using the licence fee to give him air.
The BBC normalising yet another grifting, lying, race baiter is the story here. Why are we paying for this?
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I mean, Konstatin Kisin holds no public office, he is responsible for absolutely nothing. All he does is lie and race bait for clicks and cash. There is absolutely no justification for using the licence fee to give him air.
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The BBC normalising yet another grifting, lying, race baiter is the story here. Why are we paying for this?
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The BBC normalising yet another grifting, lying, race baiter is the story here. Why are we paying for this?
Looking for announcement of further funding for hosting, staffing and training on Alternative Provision facilities.
Can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do not always send suspended students home, government tells schools
Changes to England's school system say on-site suspensions should be used for non-violent behaviour.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Looking for announcement of further funding for hosting, staffing and training on Alternative Provision facilities.
Can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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1. Been thinking about this more overnight.
Years back I worked at a school where the MAT told us to reduce suspensions by "finding other strategies."
They gave no guidance on what these should be. They sort of "challenged" us to find them.
I'm sure the aim was noble but it was bad..
Years back I worked at a school where the MAT told us to reduce suspensions by "finding other strategies."
They gave no guidance on what these should be. They sort of "challenged" us to find them.
I'm sure the aim was noble but it was bad..
January 30, 2026 at 6:22 AM
1. Been thinking about this more overnight.
Years back I worked at a school where the MAT told us to reduce suspensions by "finding other strategies."
They gave no guidance on what these should be. They sort of "challenged" us to find them.
I'm sure the aim was noble but it was bad..
Years back I worked at a school where the MAT told us to reduce suspensions by "finding other strategies."
They gave no guidance on what these should be. They sort of "challenged" us to find them.
I'm sure the aim was noble but it was bad..
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CNN: “Trump called you a loser.”
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis: “I’m thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary AND senior advisor to the president.” 🔥 👀
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis: “I’m thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary AND senior advisor to the president.” 🔥 👀
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
CNN: “Trump called you a loser.”
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis: “I’m thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary AND senior advisor to the president.” 🔥 👀
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis: “I’m thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary AND senior advisor to the president.” 🔥 👀
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Omg! Local San Antonio news is at a protest in Dilley, Texas at the Family Prison where Liam Ramos is being held.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
Protesters detained, hit by tear gas near Dilley family detention facility
YouTube video by KSAT 12
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Omg! Local San Antonio news is at a protest in Dilley, Texas at the Family Prison where Liam Ramos is being held.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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#OtD 30 Jan 1972 the Bloody Sunday massacre took place when British soldiers fired on unarmed civil rights protesters in the Bogside, Ireland, killing 14. Protesters had been opposing the policy of internment stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1028...
January 30, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#OtD 30 Jan 1972 the Bloody Sunday massacre took place when British soldiers fired on unarmed civil rights protesters in the Bogside, Ireland, killing 14. Protesters had been opposing the policy of internment stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1028...
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"My wife got hurt after annoying the marsupials on our trip to a Malaysian zoo."
"Kuala Lumpar?"
"No, a kangaroo kicked her up the arse".
"Kuala Lumpar?"
"No, a kangaroo kicked her up the arse".
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"My wife got hurt after annoying the marsupials on our trip to a Malaysian zoo."
"Kuala Lumpar?"
"No, a kangaroo kicked her up the arse".
"Kuala Lumpar?"
"No, a kangaroo kicked her up the arse".
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Music FACT: Placebo were originally a Cure tribute band.
January 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Music FACT: Placebo were originally a Cure tribute band.