Thomas Dixon
@profthomasdixon.bsky.social
Primary (KS2) and maths teacher. ECT. Historian of emotions. Honorary Professor at QMUL. Author. Broadcaster.
Good morning all! First dawn visit to nature reserve in a while.
October 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Good morning all! First dawn visit to nature reserve in a while.
Oh wow - this is nice to see on a Saturday morning after my first, exhausting week as a Y4 teacher!
My VSI in Japanese with an awesome cover, featuring my favourite (17th-C) image for teaching the difference between passions and emotions!
www.hakusuisha.co.jp/book/b665575...
My VSI in Japanese with an awesome cover, featuring my favourite (17th-C) image for teaching the difference between passions and emotions!
www.hakusuisha.co.jp/book/b665575...
September 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Oh wow - this is nice to see on a Saturday morning after my first, exhausting week as a Y4 teacher!
My VSI in Japanese with an awesome cover, featuring my favourite (17th-C) image for teaching the difference between passions and emotions!
www.hakusuisha.co.jp/book/b665575...
My VSI in Japanese with an awesome cover, featuring my favourite (17th-C) image for teaching the difference between passions and emotions!
www.hakusuisha.co.jp/book/b665575...
A few more photos of swallows and martins dipping in our pool on Spanish holiday last week.
August 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A few more photos of swallows and martins dipping in our pool on Spanish holiday last week.
A few more terns fishing at Rye Harbour this afternoon. Might go back with snacks and drinks for a few hours tomorrow!
August 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A few more terns fishing at Rye Harbour this afternoon. Might go back with snacks and drinks for a few hours tomorrow!
Tern about to dive for a fish, at Rye Harbour today.
August 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Tern about to dive for a fish, at Rye Harbour today.
The emotional historiography of the French Revolution 🇫🇷 - esp. Carlyle vs Michelet - ⚔️ was one of my favourite topics to teach in my old job…. so it’s nice to find myself staying here. 😎
August 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The emotional historiography of the French Revolution 🇫🇷 - esp. Carlyle vs Michelet - ⚔️ was one of my favourite topics to teach in my old job…. so it’s nice to find myself staying here. 😎
Some bird shots from earlier in the year.
August 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Some bird shots from earlier in the year.
On holiday in Spain. Every evening swallows dip into the pool for a cooling drink. Trying to get photos is hard as they are very fast! Will post better shots if I get some. 😁
August 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
On holiday in Spain. Every evening swallows dip into the pool for a cooling drink. Trying to get photos is hard as they are very fast! Will post better shots if I get some. 😁
I expect you're wondering whether other leading politicians have shed tears in the House of Commons before - and more generally about the history of crying in British culture, and what it means.
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I expect you're wondering whether other leading politicians have shed tears in the House of Commons before - and more generally about the history of crying in British culture, and what it means.
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Very proud of this - created for Year 6 this week - as part of our focus on Magritte in Art this term. It's an automatic Magritte-style painting generator. At the touch of a button it gives you 3 motifs and a suggested title!
June 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Very proud of this - created for Year 6 this week - as part of our focus on Magritte in Art this term. It's an automatic Magritte-style painting generator. At the touch of a button it gives you 3 motifs and a suggested title!
Mind-clearing pre-SATs-week morning walk.
May 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Mind-clearing pre-SATs-week morning walk.
Good morning all!
Things getting intense in Year 6 as SATs hurtle towards us. 4 more teaching days to go. Morning walk in bluebell woods is a great antidote. 😇
Things getting intense in Year 6 as SATs hurtle towards us. 4 more teaching days to go. Morning walk in bluebell woods is a great antidote. 😇
May 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Good morning all!
Things getting intense in Year 6 as SATs hurtle towards us. 4 more teaching days to go. Morning walk in bluebell woods is a great antidote. 😇
Things getting intense in Year 6 as SATs hurtle towards us. 4 more teaching days to go. Morning walk in bluebell woods is a great antidote. 😇
Beautiful walk to Godrevy Lighthouse today.
April 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Beautiful walk to Godrevy Lighthouse today.
Rainy day in Cornwall- perfect time to organise beautiful polychromos pencils !
April 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Rainy day in Cornwall- perfect time to organise beautiful polychromos pencils !
Just arrived in Kent from Shanghai (tariffs all paid) - Chinese translation of “Weeping Britannia”. 🤩
April 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Just arrived in Kent from Shanghai (tariffs all paid) - Chinese translation of “Weeping Britannia”. 🤩
Amazing news just breaking in time for tomorrow. What a relief.
March 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Amazing news just breaking in time for tomorrow. What a relief.
In the run-up to SATs in May, I am trying to keep a balance between revision/ testing and other things in my Y6 class. Tomorrow morning, we're going to be voting on names for our class chickens. (Feel free to express your preference!)
March 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In the run-up to SATs in May, I am trying to keep a balance between revision/ testing and other things in my Y6 class. Tomorrow morning, we're going to be voting on names for our class chickens. (Feel free to express your preference!)
Clearing my head after parent consultations 😇
March 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Clearing my head after parent consultations 😇
Back to 2025, and teaching WW2 to Year 6. The children's reference points tend to be Nazis, bombs, and guns. I try to give them the more human history and emphasise the cost of war. One way I do this is showing letters that my dad wrote to his dad. Like this one.
February 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Back to 2025, and teaching WW2 to Year 6. The children's reference points tend to be Nazis, bombs, and guns. I try to give them the more human history and emphasise the cost of war. One way I do this is showing letters that my dad wrote to his dad. Like this one.
Good morning all!
February 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Good morning all!
Finding this audiobook enlightening and entertaining - a thought-provoking half-term listen - and has made me laugh out loud too.
"Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian's Guide to Autism".
I was drawn in by the title and identify with quite a lot of the content too...
"Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian's Guide to Autism".
I was drawn in by the title and identify with quite a lot of the content too...
February 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Finding this audiobook enlightening and entertaining - a thought-provoking half-term listen - and has made me laugh out loud too.
"Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian's Guide to Autism".
I was drawn in by the title and identify with quite a lot of the content too...
"Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian's Guide to Autism".
I was drawn in by the title and identify with quite a lot of the content too...
And good morning again!
February 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
And good morning again!