Tim Appelbee
@timbolatura.bsky.social
‘Education, education, education.’
Drama, Art, Football, Cricket, Wine and Cooking. Not all at the same time…..
Drama, Art, Football, Cricket, Wine and Cooking. Not all at the same time…..
Golly, just think how much money one might make on Share Trading if one had advance warning of USA Tariff announcements…..
April 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Golly, just think how much money one might make on Share Trading if one had advance warning of USA Tariff announcements…..
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Small acts of #resistance matter! I hope undocumented people in the US are reminded that many people do care and will do their best to protect them. And that many others see that small collective acts can make a difference.
January 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Small acts of #resistance matter! I hope undocumented people in the US are reminded that many people do care and will do their best to protect them. And that many others see that small collective acts can make a difference.
The people who produce and edit BBC news these days….what do we know about them?
January 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The people who produce and edit BBC news these days….what do we know about them?
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Tony Benn proposed five questions to individuals and organisations who hold power of any kind:
1. What power have you got?
2. Where did you get it from?
3. In whose interests do you use it?
4. To whom are you accountable?
5. How do we get rid of you?
1. What power have you got?
2. Where did you get it from?
3. In whose interests do you use it?
4. To whom are you accountable?
5. How do we get rid of you?
January 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Tony Benn proposed five questions to individuals and organisations who hold power of any kind:
1. What power have you got?
2. Where did you get it from?
3. In whose interests do you use it?
4. To whom are you accountable?
5. How do we get rid of you?
1. What power have you got?
2. Where did you get it from?
3. In whose interests do you use it?
4. To whom are you accountable?
5. How do we get rid of you?
The passing of a man such as President Carter is a stark reminder of the extent to which the USA has degraded itself by electing Trump.
December 30, 2024 at 8:40 AM
The passing of a man such as President Carter is a stark reminder of the extent to which the USA has degraded itself by electing Trump.
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Rewilding the Curriculum – A Conference with Primary Teachers! 📣
🗓 Friday 7 February
📍 Leeds Beckett University
✨ Practical workshops on culturally relevant drama pedagogies
✨ Strategies to support learner wellbeing & critical thinking
✨ Research-based curriculum models
📌 Book: lnkd.in/eeHpg6ET
🗓 Friday 7 February
📍 Leeds Beckett University
✨ Practical workshops on culturally relevant drama pedagogies
✨ Strategies to support learner wellbeing & critical thinking
✨ Research-based curriculum models
📌 Book: lnkd.in/eeHpg6ET
December 19, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Rewilding the Curriculum – A Conference with Primary Teachers! 📣
🗓 Friday 7 February
📍 Leeds Beckett University
✨ Practical workshops on culturally relevant drama pedagogies
✨ Strategies to support learner wellbeing & critical thinking
✨ Research-based curriculum models
📌 Book: lnkd.in/eeHpg6ET
🗓 Friday 7 February
📍 Leeds Beckett University
✨ Practical workshops on culturally relevant drama pedagogies
✨ Strategies to support learner wellbeing & critical thinking
✨ Research-based curriculum models
📌 Book: lnkd.in/eeHpg6ET
As my WASPI woman says ‘This isn’t about money it’s about trust’….and the point of an ombudsman is…..?
December 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM
As my WASPI woman says ‘This isn’t about money it’s about trust’….and the point of an ombudsman is…..?
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“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Land barons reap the rewards of new agrarian populism
Farmers' protests at the budget's IHT proposals raise many questions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 7:01 PM
“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Not entirely sure that your track record leading both Health and Education inspires confidence that the British State will be ‘completely rewired’, Mr Wormald. #Civilservicecomplacency
December 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Not entirely sure that your track record leading both Health and Education inspires confidence that the British State will be ‘completely rewired’, Mr Wormald. #Civilservicecomplacency
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
Splendid. Do you dare be amused by The Fallen Warrior?
November 21, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Splendid. Do you dare be amused by The Fallen Warrior?
@oracychampions.bsky.social Have just read through for the first time OEC Report. Excellent. Need further time to digest… but a thought strikes already …. How much more complex it is for schools with populations that mainly do not speak ‘standard English’.
November 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM
@oracychampions.bsky.social Have just read through for the first time OEC Report. Excellent. Need further time to digest… but a thought strikes already …. How much more complex it is for schools with populations that mainly do not speak ‘standard English’.
This perfectly proportioned gallery in The Acropolis Museum is known as The Parthenon Gallery, or otherwise as ‘The Give Us Back The Elgin Marbles You Thieving Brits Gallery’. 🧐
November 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
This perfectly proportioned gallery in The Acropolis Museum is known as The Parthenon Gallery, or otherwise as ‘The Give Us Back The Elgin Marbles You Thieving Brits Gallery’. 🧐
Apparently this is the model for Chelsea FC’s proposed new stadium.Note the accommodation for away team supporters at the far end…😁
November 19, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Apparently this is the model for Chelsea FC’s proposed new stadium.Note the accommodation for away team supporters at the far end…😁
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Anyone got any recommendations for ADHD training for classroom teachers? Big request from staff atm, wondering if there’s anything good out there… #SEND
November 15, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Anyone got any recommendations for ADHD training for classroom teachers? Big request from staff atm, wondering if there’s anything good out there… #SEND
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5. The ultimate aim is discernment—a reflective, critical autonomy where pupils evaluate relevance & limitations of knowledge. Maria Montessori stated, “The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” Autonomy signifies mastery.
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
5. The ultimate aim is discernment—a reflective, critical autonomy where pupils evaluate relevance & limitations of knowledge. Maria Montessori stated, “The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” Autonomy signifies mastery.
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4. The schemas pupils develop are enriched by relevance. Purposeful contexts encourage autonomy. Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development illustrates how guided discovery, combined with independent exploration, enables pupils to internalise knowledge and extend their disciplinary skills.
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
4. The schemas pupils develop are enriched by relevance. Purposeful contexts encourage autonomy. Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development illustrates how guided discovery, combined with independent exploration, enables pupils to internalise knowledge and extend their disciplinary skills.
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3. For pupils to connect and navigate knowledge autonomously, educators must provide opportunities that scaffold from components to a composite understanding. John Dewey remarked, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Knowledge must be active, not passive.
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
3. For pupils to connect and navigate knowledge autonomously, educators must provide opportunities that scaffold from components to a composite understanding. John Dewey remarked, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Knowledge must be active, not passive.
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2. Substantive knowledge must intertwine with disciplinary skills to establish a meaningful learning framework. Lee Shulman’s concept of “pedagogical content knowledge” emphasises the need to teach not only what to learn but how to think critically, fostering discernment & contextual understanding.
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
2. Substantive knowledge must intertwine with disciplinary skills to establish a meaningful learning framework. Lee Shulman’s concept of “pedagogical content knowledge” emphasises the need to teach not only what to learn but how to think critically, fostering discernment & contextual understanding.
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1. The challenge in primary education lies not merely in imparting knowledge but in ensuring pupils can apply it meaningfully. As Jerome Bruner observed, “Knowledge is not a set of facts to be amassed but a set of possibilities to be acted upon.” Without application, knowledge risks stagnation.
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
1. The challenge in primary education lies not merely in imparting knowledge but in ensuring pupils can apply it meaningfully. As Jerome Bruner observed, “Knowledge is not a set of facts to be amassed but a set of possibilities to be acted upon.” Without application, knowledge risks stagnation.
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"43% of Britain’s best-selling classical musicians and 35% of Bafta-nominated actors are alumni of private schools."
This will not change until we have proper arts funding in schools and a culture that appreciates the value of the arts
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
This will not change until we have proper arts funding in schools and a culture that appreciates the value of the arts
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds
Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-class
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:38 AM
"43% of Britain’s best-selling classical musicians and 35% of Bafta-nominated actors are alumni of private schools."
This will not change until we have proper arts funding in schools and a culture that appreciates the value of the arts
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
This will not change until we have proper arts funding in schools and a culture that appreciates the value of the arts
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/education/20.... TEN categories? Prefer colours to numbers or letters!
Schools in England could be judged on scale of colours in Ofsted proposals
Inspectorate aims to replace single headline grade such as outstanding with assessment of 10 key areas
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:20 PM
www.theguardian.com/education/20.... TEN categories? Prefer colours to numbers or letters!
Confidently predict Trump and Musk will fall out by end of 2025.
November 14, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Confidently predict Trump and Musk will fall out by end of 2025.