Daniel Bundred 🦡
@danielbundred.bsky.social
Head of English; overuse of nautical metaphors; very sporadic blogger. Views are not necessarily those of my employer, unless focus testing reveals them to be very uncontroversial.
It's a fair point...
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's a fair point...
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Aside from the pointlessness of showing kids a fictional drama rather than actually doing some legislating, I find it fascinating that officials thought that the barrier to showing a 4hr Netflix drama in school was the subscription, and not a spare 4 hours to show it. www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/adol...
Netflix's powerful incel drama Adolescence to be shown in schools
Netflix's hit show Adolescence is to be shown in secondary schools, the government has confirmed.
www.lbc.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Aside from the pointlessness of showing kids a fictional drama rather than actually doing some legislating, I find it fascinating that officials thought that the barrier to showing a 4hr Netflix drama in school was the subscription, and not a spare 4 hours to show it. www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/adol...
The list of people who think that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans should not come to Birmingham now includes West Midlands Police, the majority of UK voters, Tel Aviv police, the Jewish community in Birmingham, and, in a new twist, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Great work!
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
Great work!
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv to decline tickets to Europa League match in UK
Tel Aviv football team says it is working to 'stamp out racism' among its fan base.
www.aljazeera.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The list of people who think that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans should not come to Birmingham now includes West Midlands Police, the majority of UK voters, Tel Aviv police, the Jewish community in Birmingham, and, in a new twist, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Great work!
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
Great work!
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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I still have no idea what Number 10 was thinking intervening over policing. If they ‘win’ the standoff, Keir Starmer personally owns any incident that happens around the match. And he’s broken the precedent of interfering in operational matters, and so will be asked to do so relentlessly.
October 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I still have no idea what Number 10 was thinking intervening over policing. If they ‘win’ the standoff, Keir Starmer personally owns any incident that happens around the match. And he’s broken the precedent of interfering in operational matters, and so will be asked to do so relentlessly.
I'm not alone in having real concerns about the literacy standards of our student population in English schools. However two things worth considering for the secretary of state for education: 1) our literacy standards are amongst the highest in the world 2) that gain is post abolition of KS3 exams.
October 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm not alone in having real concerns about the literacy standards of our student population in English schools. However two things worth considering for the secretary of state for education: 1) our literacy standards are amongst the highest in the world 2) that gain is post abolition of KS3 exams.
By 2028, statistically all holders of A-level English Language will be migrants.
October 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
By 2028, statistically all holders of A-level English Language will be migrants.
In this thread Ben provides a reminder that when we're engaging with a public installation our form of engagement is not the only form of engagement, and the piece is not solely there for us to engage in. While there are obvious exceptions, by and large art for everyone means including everyone.
1. A thread about the very serious young woman who told me off for allowing my learning disabled eight year old daughter to dance in front of the big screens at a modern art installation.
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In this thread Ben provides a reminder that when we're engaging with a public installation our form of engagement is not the only form of engagement, and the piece is not solely there for us to engage in. While there are obvious exceptions, by and large art for everyone means including everyone.
Is ICE working well in the US? Is any single British voter looking at the chaos of the US and thinking that they want it here?
Yet again, a distant but heartfelt cheer can be heard from Lib Dem activists in Blue Wall seats.
October 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Is ICE working well in the US? Is any single British voter looking at the chaos of the US and thinking that they want it here?
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If Farage doesn't hate modern Britain, then perhaps someone could provide one single good thing he's ever said about it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If Farage doesn't hate modern Britain, then perhaps someone could provide one single good thing he's ever said about it.
What improvement in government policy could teachers be seeing?
Education policy changes under Phillipson don't seem to have addressed any of the complaints that teachers had about Tory policy, but have rather tinkered with things that were generally thought to be fine.
Education policy changes under Phillipson don't seem to have addressed any of the complaints that teachers had about Tory policy, but have rather tinkered with things that were generally thought to be fine.
A Bridget boost? New polling shows teachers are now less likely to want to resign - with a drop in those wanting to quit because of government policy
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-staff-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-staff-...
Fewer staff want to resign – but more think pay is unfair
Just 7 per cent of school staff report they were rarely or never overworked
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
What improvement in government policy could teachers be seeing?
Education policy changes under Phillipson don't seem to have addressed any of the complaints that teachers had about Tory policy, but have rather tinkered with things that were generally thought to be fine.
Education policy changes under Phillipson don't seem to have addressed any of the complaints that teachers had about Tory policy, but have rather tinkered with things that were generally thought to be fine.
This is at the heart of the political insanity of this idea. The sole argument made for ID cards isn't of interest to those who don't have a strong principled opposition to them, and ID cards are on principle entirely toxic to those who might otherwise buy the salience of such an argument.
Also, Reform voters are a) the most opposed to ID cards b) the group who benefit the least from having them!
Also, "a fairer Britain, built on change"? Change in what direction? There's nothing positive about change for its own sake.
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is at the heart of the political insanity of this idea. The sole argument made for ID cards isn't of interest to those who don't have a strong principled opposition to them, and ID cards are on principle entirely toxic to those who might otherwise buy the salience of such an argument.
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Also, Reform voters are a) the most opposed to ID cards b) the group who benefit the least from having them!
Also, "a fairer Britain, built on change"? Change in what direction? There's nothing positive about change for its own sake.
I actually don’t give a fuck about the level of “illegal migration”
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Also, Reform voters are a) the most opposed to ID cards b) the group who benefit the least from having them!
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Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
September 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
One of the things that continually irked me about the old Ofsted inspection framework, and is true in the new one too is an implied prioritisation of breadth of curriculum over literacy. In this one breadth of curriculum is the bullet point 1 and children being able to read is partway through 3.
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
One of the things that continually irked me about the old Ofsted inspection framework, and is true in the new one too is an implied prioritisation of breadth of curriculum over literacy. In this one breadth of curriculum is the bullet point 1 and children being able to read is partway through 3.
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Likely to be a very good use of £12 if you are struggling with behaviour.
🚨BEHAVIOUR WEBINAR IS BACK🚨
Over 100 people came last year, and left with a series of concrete + actionable strategies that make a difference in REAL classrooms
This year, it'll be even better as we have lesson footage!
Please share if you can 🙏🙏
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Over 100 people came last year, and left with a series of concrete + actionable strategies that make a difference in REAL classrooms
This year, it'll be even better as we have lesson footage!
Please share if you can 🙏🙏
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/better-beh...
Better Behaviour: Simple Strategies That Actually Work
In this live webinar, Adam Boxer will outline a number of simple and effective strategies for improving behaviour in your classroom.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Likely to be a very good use of £12 if you are struggling with behaviour.
I can only theorise that the new framework has been created for the benefit of companies wishing to sell more colour toner.
it will be a nightmare for people who struggle to distinguish between different shades of green though.
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-teache...
it will be a nightmare for people who struggle to distinguish between different shades of green though.
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-teache...
Ofsted: Fewer teachers now support ditching one-word grades
Poll shows big rise in teachers reporting 'mixed feelings' over inspection change amid report card criticism
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I can only theorise that the new framework has been created for the benefit of companies wishing to sell more colour toner.
it will be a nightmare for people who struggle to distinguish between different shades of green though.
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-teache...
it will be a nightmare for people who struggle to distinguish between different shades of green though.
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-teache...
I know we don't speak of the 'bad place' here, but it is really worth talking about and thinking about what has happened to discourse on X/Twitter since the exodus of UK teachers from it.
August 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I know we don't speak of the 'bad place' here, but it is really worth talking about and thinking about what has happened to discourse on X/Twitter since the exodus of UK teachers from it.
I get that this is happening in the US, and the reasons for this happening are entirely obvious and don't need restating. But why on Earth would schools in Canada want to follow down this entirely repressive and anti-intellectual path?
I knew a looming teacher strike and a looming book ban would make the start of the school year quite the time, but I've never expended so much mental energy before kids have even shown up
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I get that this is happening in the US, and the reasons for this happening are entirely obvious and don't need restating. But why on Earth would schools in Canada want to follow down this entirely repressive and anti-intellectual path?
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Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.
August 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.
I think Trump is probably worse than Thatcher, Blair, Major or Johnson. And Enoch Powell was never PM, or likely to be.
The Brits really have no fucking room at all none. Trump is evil that is without question, but lets be real he is Enoch Powell with malignant narcissism and more power. The Brits have as much or more to be ashamed of as us. Thatcherism, Blair, Major or that gobshite Boris.
August 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I think Trump is probably worse than Thatcher, Blair, Major or Johnson. And Enoch Powell was never PM, or likely to be.
A headteacher whose support base wants nothing more than to deport her pupils confidently faces the leopards.
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A headteacher whose support base wants nothing more than to deport her pupils confidently faces the leopards.
The new approach to School 21 seems to be to run it like a normal school, but to rebrand common approaches used perfectly well in other schools.
And so ends another radical rethinking of how to run a secondary school, not with a bang but with a whimper.
Until the next one comes along...
And so ends another radical rethinking of how to run a secondary school, not with a bang but with a whimper.
Until the next one comes along...
School 21 become a torchbearer for the progressive education movement, but things went awry after a critical Ofsted
This week it's been rated 'good'. Headteacher Moray Dickson tells Schools week what went wrong, and how it's being fixed
schoolsweek.co.uk/i-was-a-real...
This week it's been rated 'good'. Headteacher Moray Dickson tells Schools week what went wrong, and how it's being fixed
schoolsweek.co.uk/i-was-a-real...
Fixing School 21, the progressive education torchbearer
School 21 headteacher Moray Dickson says adding pragmatism to principles helped drive improvement to 'good'
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The new approach to School 21 seems to be to run it like a normal school, but to rebrand common approaches used perfectly well in other schools.
And so ends another radical rethinking of how to run a secondary school, not with a bang but with a whimper.
Until the next one comes along...
And so ends another radical rethinking of how to run a secondary school, not with a bang but with a whimper.
Until the next one comes along...
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1. "Yeah, Ben AI might well be awful but it's coming and we can't stop it so we have to find ways it works for us."
No. Actually we don't.
We could quite easily say AI is an age inappropriate and developmentally dangerous technology and schools should lock it out.
No. Actually we don't.
We could quite easily say AI is an age inappropriate and developmentally dangerous technology and schools should lock it out.
June 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
1. "Yeah, Ben AI might well be awful but it's coming and we can't stop it so we have to find ways it works for us."
No. Actually we don't.
We could quite easily say AI is an age inappropriate and developmentally dangerous technology and schools should lock it out.
No. Actually we don't.
We could quite easily say AI is an age inappropriate and developmentally dangerous technology and schools should lock it out.
Lucy Connolly?
Liz Truss' position is that it is an unreasonable infringement on freedom of speech to arrest someone who used their platform to tell rioters to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers?
Incitement to mass murder should be protected speech?
Liz Truss' position is that it is an unreasonable infringement on freedom of speech to arrest someone who used their platform to tell rioters to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers?
Incitement to mass murder should be protected speech?
Liz Truss is in Hungary.
And she tweeted this without a shred of apparent irony.
It's her friends and family I feel sorry for.
And she tweeted this without a shred of apparent irony.
It's her friends and family I feel sorry for.
June 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Lucy Connolly?
Liz Truss' position is that it is an unreasonable infringement on freedom of speech to arrest someone who used their platform to tell rioters to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers?
Incitement to mass murder should be protected speech?
Liz Truss' position is that it is an unreasonable infringement on freedom of speech to arrest someone who used their platform to tell rioters to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers?
Incitement to mass murder should be protected speech?
Economic headroom to reverse the decision on the Winter Fuel Allowance, but none to take children out of poverty. I get how that works in terms of election prospects, but I do not see how that works on a basic ethical level.
I can't even.
How about removing the cap not because of how it plays politically but because it will bring tens of thousands of children out of poverty?
Fucking hell. Winning power should be about helping people not running scared of losing power.
How about removing the cap not because of how it plays politically but because it will bring tens of thousands of children out of poverty?
Fucking hell. Winning power should be about helping people not running scared of losing power.
May 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Economic headroom to reverse the decision on the Winter Fuel Allowance, but none to take children out of poverty. I get how that works in terms of election prospects, but I do not see how that works on a basic ethical level.