5Naureen
@5naureen.bsky.social
School governor, amateur gardener, expert tea drinker, chocoholic.
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From yesterday. Why did edutwitter discourse dissolve?
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1. Reasons for the collapse of the Great Edu Conversation.
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
First important to acknowledge the whole thing was very unlikely. People writing essays about their jobs for free on the internet and engaging in deep conversations about other people's essays. So always fragile.
And then..
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
From yesterday. Why did edutwitter discourse dissolve?
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Sunday reflection:
“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Socrates
“The only real ill-doing is the deprivation of knowledge.” Plato
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Socrates
“The only real ill-doing is the deprivation of knowledge.” Plato
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sunday reflection:
“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Socrates
“The only real ill-doing is the deprivation of knowledge.” Plato
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Socrates
“The only real ill-doing is the deprivation of knowledge.” Plato
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” Margaret Cho. Does your community know who the governors are and what they do?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” Margaret Cho. Does your community know who the governors are and what they do?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social
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... and different viewpoints come from having a wide range of people around the table - diverse boards. However, it is really difficult to achieve this - recruiting governors is pretty difficult at the moment. It's a big voluntary commitment & people have busy, busy lives. #UKEdGovs
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
... and different viewpoints come from having a wide range of people around the table - diverse boards. However, it is really difficult to achieve this - recruiting governors is pretty difficult at the moment. It's a big voluntary commitment & people have busy, busy lives. #UKEdGovs
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I really like this question. A strong board isn’t one that always agrees, but one that welcomes robust discussion. Cohesion comes from valuing different viewpoints and creating space for governors to feel heard and understood.
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I really like this question. A strong board isn’t one that always agrees, but one that welcomes robust discussion. Cohesion comes from valuing different viewpoints and creating space for governors to feel heard and understood.
“It's always best when everyone in the group is on the same page.” Dennis DeYoung
How do you build a cohesive board?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
How do you build a cohesive board?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“It's always best when everyone in the group is on the same page.” Dennis DeYoung
How do you build a cohesive board?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
How do you build a cohesive board?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
“AI is going to reshape every industry and every job.” Reid Hoffman.
Has your board had discussions on the use of AI in board meetings/classrooms?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
Has your board had discussions on the use of AI in board meetings/classrooms?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“AI is going to reshape every industry and every job.” Reid Hoffman.
Has your board had discussions on the use of AI in board meetings/classrooms?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
Has your board had discussions on the use of AI in board meetings/classrooms?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
“All great leaders choose great advisors, people they really trust for their governance.” Tom Payne
How can boards show appreciation for their governance professionals?
#BigQuestions #UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
How can boards show appreciation for their governance professionals?
#BigQuestions #UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“All great leaders choose great advisors, people they really trust for their governance.” Tom Payne
How can boards show appreciation for their governance professionals?
#BigQuestions #UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
How can boards show appreciation for their governance professionals?
#BigQuestions #UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
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Through all the tools at our disposal (leading on vision, values & policy, data, case studies, school visits, pupil, parent, staff voice) & mostly by curiosity - asking Qs & remembering that we set the culture of our organisation. When was this last a discussion topic on a board agenda? #UKEdGovs
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Through all the tools at our disposal (leading on vision, values & policy, data, case studies, school visits, pupil, parent, staff voice) & mostly by curiosity - asking Qs & remembering that we set the culture of our organisation. When was this last a discussion topic on a board agenda? #UKEdGovs
“We want a society in which everyone enjoys equal rights and opportunities; education is the means.” Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
How can boards best monitor inclusion and equity? #BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
How can boards best monitor inclusion and equity? #BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“We want a society in which everyone enjoys equal rights and opportunities; education is the means.” Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
How can boards best monitor inclusion and equity? #BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
How can boards best monitor inclusion and equity? #BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
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By forming a good relationship with school, being seen by staff & available for informal chats. Ensure policies are in place for raising concerns & that these are understood & used appropriately. Survey periodically too - So some structured & some unstructured ways of hearing staff voice #UKEdGovs
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
By forming a good relationship with school, being seen by staff & available for informal chats. Ensure policies are in place for raising concerns & that these are understood & used appropriately. Survey periodically too - So some structured & some unstructured ways of hearing staff voice #UKEdGovs
“I touch the future. I teach.” Christa McAuliffe
Teachers are our greatest asset. How can the board monitor and ensure their wellbeing?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
Teachers are our greatest asset. How can the board monitor and ensure their wellbeing?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
“I touch the future. I teach.” Christa McAuliffe
Teachers are our greatest asset. How can the board monitor and ensure their wellbeing?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
Teachers are our greatest asset. How can the board monitor and ensure their wellbeing?
#BigQuestions
#UKEdGovs
@hoylerosemary.bsky.social @brendanhollyer.bsky.social @sambuller.bsky.social
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Chapter Five: Art Appreciation through the lens of British landscape painters of the early 19th Century (or Turner and Constable: same guy or different guys).
Culminating in this amazing abstraction:
Culminating in this amazing abstraction:
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Chapter Five: Art Appreciation through the lens of British landscape painters of the early 19th Century (or Turner and Constable: same guy or different guys).
Culminating in this amazing abstraction:
Culminating in this amazing abstraction:
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Just over a week until publication of my new book on the joys and power of curiosity - the perfect gift for someone interested in maths or politics or archaeology or physics or art or poetry - also ideal for anyone not yet interested in those things who should be.
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just over a week until publication of my new book on the joys and power of curiosity - the perfect gift for someone interested in maths or politics or archaeology or physics or art or poetry - also ideal for anyone not yet interested in those things who should be.
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A particularly important result: the Dems retained all three seats on the PA supreme court which means the GOP can't get a majority before 2028.
State supreme courts matter a lot in the fair running of Presidential elections and PA is one of the key swing states.
State supreme courts matter a lot in the fair running of Presidential elections and PA is one of the key swing states.
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A particularly important result: the Dems retained all three seats on the PA supreme court which means the GOP can't get a majority before 2028.
State supreme courts matter a lot in the fair running of Presidential elections and PA is one of the key swing states.
State supreme courts matter a lot in the fair running of Presidential elections and PA is one of the key swing states.
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Huge wins for the Democrats in state elections across the US last night.
Chaotic authoritarianism is not popular.
Chaotic authoritarianism is not popular.
A 15-point win for VA gov. A 5-point win for VA AG in a race he was expected to lose. A 13-point win for NJ gov, in a race that was expected to be close. An outright majority in NYC in a three-way race. A 30-point win for Prop 50 in CA. #BlueWave #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Huge wins for the Democrats in state elections across the US last night.
Chaotic authoritarianism is not popular.
Chaotic authoritarianism is not popular.
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I worked as a bartender, lifeguard, and as a waiter in an Indian restaurant before being discovered as a teacher…
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I worked as a bartender, lifeguard, and as a waiter in an Indian restaurant before being discovered as a teacher…
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Grok appears to have started offering this false account about eye-witnesses by generating its view from false rumours on X. It began by saying there wasn't evidence then picked up rumour and misinformation and amplified it
x.com/grok/status/...
x.com/grok/status/...
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Grok appears to have started offering this false account about eye-witnesses by generating its view from false rumours on X. It began by saying there wasn't evidence then picked up rumour and misinformation and amplified it
x.com/grok/status/...
x.com/grok/status/...
If, ever, @tomrosenthal.bsky.social asked me on his podcast what my favourite day of the week is, I’d tell him of a book I read years ago. It was about the car manufacturing industry before advent of robots. According to the book, people in the know would try and buy a car that had been.. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If, ever, @tomrosenthal.bsky.social asked me on his podcast what my favourite day of the week is, I’d tell him of a book I read years ago. It was about the car manufacturing industry before advent of robots. According to the book, people in the know would try and buy a car that had been.. 1/
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We are testing our ability to do long term strategic thinking - governors should have eyes on the horizon, so at our next meeting we will think about 10 years from now. #UKEdGovs
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are testing our ability to do long term strategic thinking - governors should have eyes on the horizon, so at our next meeting we will think about 10 years from now. #UKEdGovs
Today’s #BigQuestion is from Rebecca Blackwood who asks
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein
If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein
If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Today’s #BigQuestion is from Rebecca Blackwood who asks
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein
If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein
If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Today’s #BigQuestion is from Rebecca Blackwood who asks
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein
If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." Albert Einstein
If you treated your governance role like a scientist treats a hypothesis, what would you test next? #UKEdGovs
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Is the Russian economy sufficiently in trouble to lead Putin to reappraise his war strategy? I look at the evidence in my latest post (£/free trial), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/u...?
Ukraine's Theory of Victory
A stalling Russian offensive and a stalling Russian economy
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Is the Russian economy sufficiently in trouble to lead Putin to reappraise his war strategy? I look at the evidence in my latest post (£/free trial), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/u...?
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New post out from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Ukraine's theory of victory"
If Ukraine can't win on the battlefield can they - and their allies - undermine Russia's economy enough to force Putin's hand?
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/ukraines-t...
"Ukraine's theory of victory"
If Ukraine can't win on the battlefield can they - and their allies - undermine Russia's economy enough to force Putin's hand?
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/ukraines-t...
Ukraine's Theory of Victory
A stalling Russian offensive and a stalling Russian economy
samf.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
New post out from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Ukraine's theory of victory"
If Ukraine can't win on the battlefield can they - and their allies - undermine Russia's economy enough to force Putin's hand?
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/ukraines-t...
"Ukraine's theory of victory"
If Ukraine can't win on the battlefield can they - and their allies - undermine Russia's economy enough to force Putin's hand?
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/ukraines-t...