There’s a recovery axiom: you can look at the darkness, but don’t stare. Be sure to look up from your phone now and again these days. Play with your cat. Read a disconnected book. Staring at the abyss is what made Musk go crazy. Don’t stare.

Hello, new BlueSky followers. In April, I was proud to be asked to chair the Oracy Education Commission.
You can read our final report ('We Need to Talk') here: tinyurl.com/yr9pp9af
And there are dozens of podcast conversations exploring #oracy in its many forms: open.spotify.com/show/5UwEJKk...

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.

Morning.

In the 'Theory of Change' paper, Prof Coe sets out why we designed the Great Teaching Toolkit as we have, what choices we made and the evidence that underpins them.

Download your copy 👇
https://buff.ly/3C16w5n

Late October when
The veil grows thin, mist roll in,
Ghost worlds wait outside

#haiku #poetry #photography #autumn

Check out our #DiverseEd TED talk playlist - key viewing for sharing with colleagues:

www.diverseeducators.co.uk/the-diversee...

We don’t have to suffer this system. To paraphrase Simon Sinek, we can replace public education’s status quo with a reality that is vastly more conducive to our deep-seated human need to feel safe, to contribute to something bigger than ourselves.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=LO4l...

"Late August, given heavy rain and sun
For a full week, the blackberries would ripen ... ''
The magnificent, poignant 'Blackberry-Picking' by Seamus Heaney, who died on 30 August 2013. (Via @PoetryFound) buff.ly/3yrRWfy