Niall O'Domhagain
@nialldumigan.bsky.social
L37 human | Twitter refugee | SEN headteacher in London | Politics & education geek | Music | Gaming | Avidly crap footballer
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Almost like allowing private equity to take over the children's home market was a terrible idea.
Someone should have written about that in a book....
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Someone should have written about that in a book....
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September 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Almost like allowing private equity to take over the children's home market was a terrible idea.
Someone should have written about that in a book....
samf.substack.com/p/contract-k...
Someone should have written about that in a book....
samf.substack.com/p/contract-k...
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April 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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October 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Some thoughts about using #bluesky for newbies ...
* fill out your bio
* post (even into the void)
* check out feeds
* block don't feed trolls
* like and repost as you pass through
There isn't the same algorithm here so we make the weather. 😊
* fill out your bio
* post (even into the void)
* check out feeds
* block don't feed trolls
* like and repost as you pass through
There isn't the same algorithm here so we make the weather. 😊
September 13, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Some thoughts about using #bluesky for newbies ...
* fill out your bio
* post (even into the void)
* check out feeds
* block don't feed trolls
* like and repost as you pass through
There isn't the same algorithm here so we make the weather. 😊
* fill out your bio
* post (even into the void)
* check out feeds
* block don't feed trolls
* like and repost as you pass through
There isn't the same algorithm here so we make the weather. 😊
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August 27, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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My thoughts on ‘When the Adults Change Everything Changes.’
Given the popularity of the ideas in this book, I think a healthy debate wouldn’t go amiss.
theunofficialteachersmanual.blog/2019/11/30/w...
#Edusky
Given the popularity of the ideas in this book, I think a healthy debate wouldn’t go amiss.
theunofficialteachersmanual.blog/2019/11/30/w...
#Edusky
When the Adults Change Everything Changes: A Discussion
When the Adults Change Everything Changes: A Discussion Pupil behaviour and how to manage it has been a persistently contentious issue in education for as long as I can remember. From educators who fe...
theunofficialteachersmanual.blog
August 25, 2024 at 10:38 AM
My thoughts on ‘When the Adults Change Everything Changes.’
Given the popularity of the ideas in this book, I think a healthy debate wouldn’t go amiss.
theunofficialteachersmanual.blog/2019/11/30/w...
#Edusky
Given the popularity of the ideas in this book, I think a healthy debate wouldn’t go amiss.
theunofficialteachersmanual.blog/2019/11/30/w...
#Edusky
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My first blog that anyone read.
All about Servant Leadership and how we need to create a climate to help our teachers be great. Feels like a lifetime ago.
Thanks @aidansevers.bsky.social for encouraging me to write 8 years ago. You gave me a voice. smithsmm.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/b...
All about Servant Leadership and how we need to create a climate to help our teachers be great. Feels like a lifetime ago.
Thanks @aidansevers.bsky.social for encouraging me to write 8 years ago. You gave me a voice. smithsmm.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/b...
Be More Alfred! (Let Batman be Batman)
A couple of weeks ago I read a fab blogpost by @thatboycanteach, he was encouraging teachers to be more Batman. Whilst I wholeheartedly agreed with the concept, one flaw struck me: For Batman to be Ba...
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August 24, 2024 at 9:42 AM
My first blog that anyone read.
All about Servant Leadership and how we need to create a climate to help our teachers be great. Feels like a lifetime ago.
Thanks @aidansevers.bsky.social for encouraging me to write 8 years ago. You gave me a voice. smithsmm.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/b...
All about Servant Leadership and how we need to create a climate to help our teachers be great. Feels like a lifetime ago.
Thanks @aidansevers.bsky.social for encouraging me to write 8 years ago. You gave me a voice. smithsmm.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/b...
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Feels like we’ve crossed critical mass for UK Bluesky now
August 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Feels like we’ve crossed critical mass for UK Bluesky now
Another successful day spent avoiding school prep by... *checks notes*
Rearranging my bookshelf by colour 🙃🤦
Rearranging my bookshelf by colour 🙃🤦
August 23, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Another successful day spent avoiding school prep by... *checks notes*
Rearranging my bookshelf by colour 🙃🤦
Rearranging my bookshelf by colour 🙃🤦
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Remember folks, the correct response to "I can't believe all the holidays you teachers get" is "Yes, it's great! And there's a shortage of teachers right now! You should retrain right now!" Sadly, I've never once had someone who was moaning about teachers take me up on this offer... #edusky
August 21, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Remember folks, the correct response to "I can't believe all the holidays you teachers get" is "Yes, it's great! And there's a shortage of teachers right now! You should retrain right now!" Sadly, I've never once had someone who was moaning about teachers take me up on this offer... #edusky
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When politicians and media foghorns demand that we don’t talk about Brexit, I always remember these wise words from Martin Samuel (Times journalist) and pledge to honour them.
August 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
When politicians and media foghorns demand that we don’t talk about Brexit, I always remember these wise words from Martin Samuel (Times journalist) and pledge to honour them.
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Just before tomorrow begins - an important message:
Grades 1-3 are not fails. Us or Xs are. Anyone with a 1-3 HAS GOT A GCSE. And for some of those kiddos, a 1 or a 2 or 3 can be a phenomenal result that they deserve to be proud of. Let’s be a bit more responsible in our language.
Grades 1-3 are not fails. Us or Xs are. Anyone with a 1-3 HAS GOT A GCSE. And for some of those kiddos, a 1 or a 2 or 3 can be a phenomenal result that they deserve to be proud of. Let’s be a bit more responsible in our language.
August 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Just before tomorrow begins - an important message:
Grades 1-3 are not fails. Us or Xs are. Anyone with a 1-3 HAS GOT A GCSE. And for some of those kiddos, a 1 or a 2 or 3 can be a phenomenal result that they deserve to be proud of. Let’s be a bit more responsible in our language.
Grades 1-3 are not fails. Us or Xs are. Anyone with a 1-3 HAS GOT A GCSE. And for some of those kiddos, a 1 or a 2 or 3 can be a phenomenal result that they deserve to be proud of. Let’s be a bit more responsible in our language.
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Hey, new #edusky users, on bluesky, reposting matters more than on Twitter. If something is reposted, it makes it more likely more people will see it. If you like it enough that someone else might like it, repost it!
August 19, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Hey, new #edusky users, on bluesky, reposting matters more than on Twitter. If something is reposted, it makes it more likely more people will see it. If you like it enough that someone else might like it, repost it!
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Following up on a previous about what would be good to have on NPQs, a bit of statistical training would be high up my list. Confidence intervals, error bars, statistical significance, that kind of thing.
Another old blog post of mine. There's been a bit of target grades discussion on here in the last couple of days and this one's about why we ditched them. #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/w...
Why we have stopped using target grades
A couple of years ago I received a letter of complaint from the father of one of the students at my school. His concern was that the target grades we had issued were demotivating his son. The father h...
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August 18, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Following up on a previous about what would be good to have on NPQs, a bit of statistical training would be high up my list. Confidence intervals, error bars, statistical significance, that kind of thing.
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🧵🧵A thread of tips on effective modelling 🧵🧵
1. Chunk the model into parts, performing the I do-We do-You do for one chunk before going back to the I do-We do-You do for chunk 2. This prevents cognitive overload from having to remember a large amount of steps/content in their working memories.
1. Chunk the model into parts, performing the I do-We do-You do for one chunk before going back to the I do-We do-You do for chunk 2. This prevents cognitive overload from having to remember a large amount of steps/content in their working memories.
August 16, 2024 at 8:19 PM
🧵🧵A thread of tips on effective modelling 🧵🧵
1. Chunk the model into parts, performing the I do-We do-You do for one chunk before going back to the I do-We do-You do for chunk 2. This prevents cognitive overload from having to remember a large amount of steps/content in their working memories.
1. Chunk the model into parts, performing the I do-We do-You do for one chunk before going back to the I do-We do-You do for chunk 2. This prevents cognitive overload from having to remember a large amount of steps/content in their working memories.
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Do enjoy people getting to this bit of my book.
(Proof in case anyone doesn't believe it... www.serco.com/uk/media-and...)
(Proof in case anyone doesn't believe it... www.serco.com/uk/media-and...)
SERCO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR NUCLEAR EARLY WARNING SYSTEM?!
August 16, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Do enjoy people getting to this bit of my book.
(Proof in case anyone doesn't believe it... www.serco.com/uk/media-and...)
(Proof in case anyone doesn't believe it... www.serco.com/uk/media-and...)
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Has Jeremy Clarkson tweeted about his A levels yet?
August 15, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Has Jeremy Clarkson tweeted about his A levels yet?
Is there a chance we might recapture the pre 2017 Twitter energy on here? If so I'll go all in
August 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Is there a chance we might recapture the pre 2017 Twitter energy on here? If so I'll go all in