tomgrafton.bsky.social
@tomgrafton.bsky.social
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If we really want students to develop grit and resilience we should put trying to recruit a Science teacher in the curriculum.
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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In order to successfully introduce an entitlement to Triple Science, more ambitious and targeted teacher training bursaries are needed, alongside a renewed emphasis on teacher retention.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Subjects:
- Threat to MFL from removal of EBacc. This is very precarious and needs strong protection.
- Will offer of Triple Science for all actually lead to greater equity or just mean lower grades for some?
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.

substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Do we do what we say we do?

Some thoughts on balancing imperfect people (which we all are!) with systemic actions.

www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/do-we-d...
Do we do what we say we do?
Last year I downloaded a habit tracker app. With so many spinning plates, I thought this would be a useful way of making sure I kept up the habits that I felt were the most important. My other aim was...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Breaking News: James Lovell Jr., commander of Apollo 13, the spacecraft that survived a near catastrophic explosion as it approached the moon, has died at 97.
James A. Lovell Jr., Commander of Apollo 13, Is Dead at 97
He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.”
nyti.ms
August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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(stoically chopping wood at a remote cabin)
Subway franchise manager: strange place to find the world's best sandwich artist
me: ..that's the past. I left that life behind
April 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM