@ant132.bsky.social
Teacher of English and drama. Double bassist. SuASO. Eclectic taste in music and books. Klausketeer. Le Carré. Liverpool FC. Given to quoting ‘Morse’ / ‘Endeavour’.
Day 1 of the holiday sounds like this… ☺️
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Day 1 of the holiday sounds like this… ☺️
I love Lille. Just felt the need to share.
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I love Lille. Just felt the need to share.
Enjoyed some very classy - and appropriately terrifying - Bartok at the Proms last night. Also, great to see the double basses placed where they should be. In fact, I’m going to make it a condition of playing from now on. 🤣
August 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Enjoyed some very classy - and appropriately terrifying - Bartok at the Proms last night. Also, great to see the double basses placed where they should be. In fact, I’m going to make it a condition of playing from now on. 🤣
In just over an hour, I get to hear Mahler 2 live for the first time. 😝 🎶
August 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In just over an hour, I get to hear Mahler 2 live for the first time. 😝 🎶
Final evening of the holiday: a takeaway and ‘The King’s Speech’. 😊
June 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Final evening of the holiday: a takeaway and ‘The King’s Speech’. 😊
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As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi
As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi
I soaked up her sharp insights into class, gender and power. Reading more about her life, the parallels between us became clear, says TV director Ali Naushahi
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi
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Presto Music is proud to present @ed-gardner.bsky.social's stunning Britten collection as a pre-release exclusive from 30th May 2025, ahead of the album's general release on 20th June 2025, working in partnership with @LPOrchestra label.
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/mvvh7c7w
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/mvvh7c7w
May 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Presto Music is proud to present @ed-gardner.bsky.social's stunning Britten collection as a pre-release exclusive from 30th May 2025, ahead of the album's general release on 20th June 2025, working in partnership with @LPOrchestra label.
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/mvvh7c7w
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/mvvh7c7w
Arrived this morning. Thank you, @prestomusic.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Arrived this morning. Thank you, @prestomusic.bsky.social
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Next week the 2025 Proms programme is announced. So it’s time to answer an age old question: where to eat before a show at the Royal Albert Hall? The answer in this week’s review for the FT: Da Mario, a brilliant and brilliantly old school Italian where everything is right.
on.ft.com/4jptX9d
on.ft.com/4jptX9d
‘A reliable, old-school Italian’ — Jay Rayner reviews Da Mario, Kensington
Where on earth can you go to eat before attending a show at the Royal Albert Hall?
on.ft.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Next week the 2025 Proms programme is announced. So it’s time to answer an age old question: where to eat before a show at the Royal Albert Hall? The answer in this week’s review for the FT: Da Mario, a brilliant and brilliantly old school Italian where everything is right.
on.ft.com/4jptX9d
on.ft.com/4jptX9d
Off to London for an AQA event. Excited to meet new people and visit the metropolis.
April 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Off to London for an AQA event. Excited to meet new people and visit the metropolis.
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'Where ‘mastery’ approaches are adopted wholesale in history departments, the focus of curriculum design is narrowed to the learning of core knowledge. Definitions are copied down, facts are memorised, consolidation questions (or exam questions) are answered.'
Super blog mirroring English concerns
Super blog mirroring English concerns
New Blog: Challenging Red Pill Thinking in Adolescents: the role of school history and why mastery learning is taking us in the wrong direction.
Posted with trepidation. #historyteacher
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/challen...
Posted with trepidation. #historyteacher
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/challen...
Challenging Red Pill Thinking in Adolescents: The role of school history and why ‘mastery learning’ is taking us in the wrong direction
The government have just announced that they are to make the Netflix series Adolescence free to show in all secondary schools . The move reflects a wider concern about the waves of disinformation...
www.andallthat.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
'Where ‘mastery’ approaches are adopted wholesale in history departments, the focus of curriculum design is narrowed to the learning of core knowledge. Definitions are copied down, facts are memorised, consolidation questions (or exam questions) are answered.'
Super blog mirroring English concerns
Super blog mirroring English concerns
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Fascinating parallels between English and History in concerns about the normalising of mastery as the only valid approach in education across all subject areas. Well worth a read, whatever your subject
NEW BLOG (don't die of shock): What is said and what is unsaid? The problems at the heart of the DfE's curriculum and assessment review.
Part 1 of my reflection on the DfE's evolution not revolution approach to curriculum #historyteacher #ukedchat #edusky
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/what-is...
Part 1 of my reflection on the DfE's evolution not revolution approach to curriculum #historyteacher #ukedchat #edusky
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/what-is...
What is said and what is unsaid? The problems at the heart of the DfE's curriculum and assessment review
On Tuesday morning I managed to set aside some time to read the DfE’s interim report of their curriculum and assessment review team . It has caused me to think a lot. Hell, it’s even made me find...
www.andallthat.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Fascinating parallels between English and History in concerns about the normalising of mastery as the only valid approach in education across all subject areas. Well worth a read, whatever your subject
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Our Composer of the Week, 4pm each day @BBCRadio3 is #GustavMahler. Kate Molleson explores #Mahler's many struggles and triumphs, and follows him to the rural retreats where he sought to escape the drama of his everyday life. Producer Chris Taylor #classicalmusic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
March 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Our Composer of the Week, 4pm each day @BBCRadio3 is #GustavMahler. Kate Molleson explores #Mahler's many struggles and triumphs, and follows him to the rural retreats where he sought to escape the drama of his everyday life. Producer Chris Taylor #classicalmusic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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This is so much in line with the issues with English. Discursive subjects do not lend themselves to mastery, nor affective, aesthetic, creative ones. How can you ever say you've 'mastered' a novel, or storytelling, or even grammar (when using grammar well is all about complex, contextual choices).
March 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is so much in line with the issues with English. Discursive subjects do not lend themselves to mastery, nor affective, aesthetic, creative ones. How can you ever say you've 'mastered' a novel, or storytelling, or even grammar (when using grammar well is all about complex, contextual choices).
After a tough week, I’m enjoying the restored gardens at Evesham Abbey. Someone has done a marvellous job here.
March 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
After a tough week, I’m enjoying the restored gardens at Evesham Abbey. Someone has done a marvellous job here.
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Everybody's still talking about #oracy: my recent visit to Ely College, exploring how - in an age when everyone is cross about everything - we can help young people to learn how to disagree agreeably ... www.itv.com/watch/news/l...
February 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Everybody's still talking about #oracy: my recent visit to Ely College, exploring how - in an age when everyone is cross about everything - we can help young people to learn how to disagree agreeably ... www.itv.com/watch/news/l...
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As we discussed within @oracycommission.bsky.social, there’s an urgency to increasing #oracy education - helping all young people to listen actively & critically, to disagree agreeably, and to engage in democracy … www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Votes at 16 legislation could be tabled within months, minister suggests
Labour’s manifesto pledged to give 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in all elections.
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
As we discussed within @oracycommission.bsky.social, there’s an urgency to increasing #oracy education - helping all young people to listen actively & critically, to disagree agreeably, and to engage in democracy … www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘It’s the engineer I’m after, not the oily rag.’ (‘Endeavour’) Fred gets all the best lines and Roger Allam sure knows how to land them. 🤣
February 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
‘It’s the engineer I’m after, not the oily rag.’ (‘Endeavour’) Fred gets all the best lines and Roger Allam sure knows how to land them. 🤣
This year, I’m focusing much more on teaching listening skills and it’s yet another example of something I wish I’d thought more carefully about 20 years ago. I’ll get there in the end.
February 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This year, I’m focusing much more on teaching listening skills and it’s yet another example of something I wish I’d thought more carefully about 20 years ago. I’ll get there in the end.
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Today is World Read Aloud Day (www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-r...). Here's my @oracycommission.bsky.social conversation with @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social about why reading to children matters so much: open.spotify.com/episode/7wwF...
World Read Aloud Day
Sharing stories with spoken words, weaving tales that come to life through the voice, and creating a cozy connection between listener and narrative.
www.daysoftheyear.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today is World Read Aloud Day (www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-r...). Here's my @oracycommission.bsky.social conversation with @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social about why reading to children matters so much: open.spotify.com/episode/7wwF...
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Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.
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Great to see momentum continuing to grow for introducing the #NaturalHistory GCSE - it just needs green light from government! A brilliant way to help restore nature, improve young people’s physical & mental health & fill the green skills gap.
Launch natural history GCSE in England now, campaigners urge Labour
Environmentalists say new course could be delayed until 2030 because it is viewed as Conservative party initiative
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Great to see momentum continuing to grow for introducing the #NaturalHistory GCSE - it just needs green light from government! A brilliant way to help restore nature, improve young people’s physical & mental health & fill the green skills gap.
‘Breturn’ gets my vote. ✅
January 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
‘Breturn’ gets my vote. ✅
Plan for the weekend: waffles.
January 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Plan for the weekend: waffles.
Taught one of those lessons today which leave you feeling that you’re doing ok. Nothing wow. Iambic pentameter. Lots of clapping, tapping and choral speech. Lots of talk. Hardly any writing. (Not that there’s anything wrong with a writing lesson, of course.)
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Taught one of those lessons today which leave you feeling that you’re doing ok. Nothing wow. Iambic pentameter. Lots of clapping, tapping and choral speech. Lots of talk. Hardly any writing. (Not that there’s anything wrong with a writing lesson, of course.)