@tessmason.bsky.social
Education adviser, N of England, grandparent, love the company of family and friends.
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💡 Did you catch our new 16-19 effective development guide drop last week?
Based on evidence from hundreds of research studies and a practice review led by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social, it’s built around three recommendations:
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Based on evidence from hundreds of research studies and a practice review led by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social, it’s built around three recommendations:
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September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
💡 Did you catch our new 16-19 effective development guide drop last week?
Based on evidence from hundreds of research studies and a practice review led by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social, it’s built around three recommendations:
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Based on evidence from hundreds of research studies and a practice review led by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social, it’s built around three recommendations:
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Nobel Prize winner for his work on mRNA vaccines says that ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist in the body is absolutely impossible. Dr. Drew Weissman says that the vast literature shows that the Covid vaccines are safe.
www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...
Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible”
In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers.
www.statnews.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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New analysis from @britishelectionstudy.com highlights a critical point I made in my post about the liklihood of a Reform election win this week.
Labour's lost votes from 2024 have nearly all gone to DK/LD/Green. There is a viable anti-Farage coalition there.
samf.substack.com/p/will-refor...
Labour's lost votes from 2024 have nearly all gone to DK/LD/Green. There is a viable anti-Farage coalition there.
samf.substack.com/p/will-refor...
September 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New analysis from @britishelectionstudy.com highlights a critical point I made in my post about the liklihood of a Reform election win this week.
Labour's lost votes from 2024 have nearly all gone to DK/LD/Green. There is a viable anti-Farage coalition there.
samf.substack.com/p/will-refor...
Labour's lost votes from 2024 have nearly all gone to DK/LD/Green. There is a viable anti-Farage coalition there.
samf.substack.com/p/will-refor...
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Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.
September 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.
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Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.
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I am 76 & I have had most of these vaccinations at one time or another. Also vaccinations against Covid, Tetanus, plus Cholera & Yellow Fever when travelling in foreign countries.
These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!
These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!
September 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I am 76 & I have had most of these vaccinations at one time or another. Also vaccinations against Covid, Tetanus, plus Cholera & Yellow Fever when travelling in foreign countries.
These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!
These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.
July 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.
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This morning The Guardian has thrown its weight behind the campaign for oracy education.
This is an important moment for the oracy movement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is an important moment for the oracy movement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on talking in class: the writers speaking up for oracy education are right | Editorial
Editorial: Verbal communication has always been crucial. But today more than ever, young people must be equipped for jobs that can’t be done by machines
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This morning The Guardian has thrown its weight behind the campaign for oracy education.
This is an important moment for the oracy movement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is an important moment for the oracy movement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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New post just out:
"Britain isn't broken"
We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand.
I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...
"Britain isn't broken"
We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand.
I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...
Britain isn't broken
We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand
open.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
New post just out:
"Britain isn't broken"
We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand.
I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...
"Britain isn't broken"
We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand.
I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...
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The most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty is to abolish the two-child limit, which would cost £7,480 per child lifted out of poverty.
If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉 buff.ly/oiV5Re2
If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉 buff.ly/oiV5Re2
July 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty is to abolish the two-child limit, which would cost £7,480 per child lifted out of poverty.
If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉 buff.ly/oiV5Re2
If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉 buff.ly/oiV5Re2
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The first years of a child's life are a critical period, but this is also when gaps in outcomes between poorer children and their wealthier peers begin to take hold.
A well-resourced early years system is key to ensuring that all children have the chance to fulfil their potential in life.
A well-resourced early years system is key to ensuring that all children have the chance to fulfil their potential in life.
July 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The first years of a child's life are a critical period, but this is also when gaps in outcomes between poorer children and their wealthier peers begin to take hold.
A well-resourced early years system is key to ensuring that all children have the chance to fulfil their potential in life.
A well-resourced early years system is key to ensuring that all children have the chance to fulfil their potential in life.
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Can we have weight-based car taxes too please? These are loathsome vehicles and they’re mushrooming all over London
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.
He'll make a great mayor
He'll make a great mayor
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Can we have weight-based car taxes too please? These are loathsome vehicles and they’re mushrooming all over London
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'We need greater standardisation and a re-introduction of the 12-month minimum duration'
Rebecca Montacute, head of research, @suttontrust.bsky.social on learning from our overseas neighbours' apprenticeships systems
feweek.co.uk/what-england...
Rebecca Montacute, head of research, @suttontrust.bsky.social on learning from our overseas neighbours' apprenticeships systems
feweek.co.uk/what-england...
June 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
'We need greater standardisation and a re-introduction of the 12-month minimum duration'
Rebecca Montacute, head of research, @suttontrust.bsky.social on learning from our overseas neighbours' apprenticeships systems
feweek.co.uk/what-england...
Rebecca Montacute, head of research, @suttontrust.bsky.social on learning from our overseas neighbours' apprenticeships systems
feweek.co.uk/what-england...
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Come on folks, the #parkypetition is in danger of falling behind the run rate - we need c650 signatures a day if we’re to hit our 100k target by September 10 and today we’ve only done about 500. Let’s have a big push to get above 46,000 tonight
Come on folks, the #parkypetition is in danger of falling behind the run rate - we need c650 signatures a day if we’re to hit our 100k target by September 10 and today we’ve only done about 500. Let’s have a big push to get above 46,000 tonight
June 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Come on folks, the #parkypetition is in danger of falling behind the run rate - we need c650 signatures a day if we’re to hit our 100k target by September 10 and today we’ve only done about 500. Let’s have a big push to get above 46,000 tonight
Come on folks, the #parkypetition is in danger of falling behind the run rate - we need c650 signatures a day if we’re to hit our 100k target by September 10 and today we’ve only done about 500. Let’s have a big push to get above 46,000 tonight
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It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar
It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar
Every time my mind goes down the ‘optimisation’ route, I’m reminded of my job as a public health scientist, looking into the factors that affect how long we will live, says public health academic Prof Devi Sridhar
www.theguardian.com
June 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar
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Read this. It's asking lots of the big and essential questions.
Free-to-read opinion: Europe's response to US research disruption requires it to confront fundamental questions about institutional purpose, writes @ersatzben.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
The future of research belongs to those with clarity of purpose - Research Professional News
Replacing US leadership means tackling fundamental questions about universities’ role in society, says Ben Johnson
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Read this. It's asking lots of the big and essential questions.
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The National Institute of Teaching has been granted the power to award degrees, in a move it says takes it closer to becoming a 'specialist, school-led university for the teaching profession'
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National Institute of Teaching gains degree-awarding powers
Move means government's flagship teacher training provider will award its own PGCE to trainees
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June 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The National Institute of Teaching has been granted the power to award degrees, in a move it says takes it closer to becoming a 'specialist, school-led university for the teaching profession'
buff.ly/pYzMLQ7
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Would you like to work with me?
If you’re a primary leader and want to develop literacy across the curriculum, I’m working with a small number of schools.
If this is you send me a message
If you’re a primary leader and want to develop literacy across the curriculum, I’m working with a small number of schools.
If this is you send me a message
June 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Would you like to work with me?
If you’re a primary leader and want to develop literacy across the curriculum, I’m working with a small number of schools.
If this is you send me a message
If you’re a primary leader and want to develop literacy across the curriculum, I’m working with a small number of schools.
If this is you send me a message
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Asked this weekend, 66% of Britons said they supported a closer relationship with the EU, and 53% said they supported rejoining the EU
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Asked this weekend, 66% of Britons said they supported a closer relationship with the EU, and 53% said they supported rejoining the EU
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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✍️ Nine months in power: how does Labour’s legislative plan look?
Since the election the government has been busy making new laws, but most people have not noticed. So, here’s a roundup of progress | Stephen McNair
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Since the election the government has been busy making new laws, but most people have not noticed. So, here’s a roundup of progress | Stephen McNair
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Nine months in power: how does Labour’s legislative plan look?
Since the election, the government has been busy making new laws, but most people have not noticed. So, here’s a roundup of progress.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
✍️ Nine months in power: how does Labour’s legislative plan look?
Since the election the government has been busy making new laws, but most people have not noticed. So, here’s a roundup of progress | Stephen McNair
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Since the election the government has been busy making new laws, but most people have not noticed. So, here’s a roundup of progress | Stephen McNair
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social