Chris Read
@chrisjread.bsky.social
Schools, teacher education, and governance.
MAT trustee. Manager in a SCITT. Governor of a primary. Dad.
Was MAT Head of CPD, Manager at Ambition Institute. Secondary English teacher.
MAT trustee. Manager in a SCITT. Governor of a primary. Dad.
Was MAT Head of CPD, Manager at Ambition Institute. Secondary English teacher.
Such a fun game
TimeGuessr #1210 — 37,730/50,000
1️⃣ 🏆9,540 · 📅 3y · 🌍 2.5km
2️⃣ 🏆9,520 · 📅 3y · 🌍 3.8km
3️⃣ 🏆9,162 · 📅 4y · 🌍 9.4km
4️⃣ 🏆6,796 · 📅 13y · 🌍 26.1km
5️⃣ 🏆2,712 · 📅 13y · 🌍 3942.3km
timeguessr.com
TimeGuessr #1210 — 37,730/50,000
1️⃣ 🏆9,540 · 📅 3y · 🌍 2.5km
2️⃣ 🏆9,520 · 📅 3y · 🌍 3.8km
3️⃣ 🏆9,162 · 📅 4y · 🌍 9.4km
4️⃣ 🏆6,796 · 📅 13y · 🌍 26.1km
5️⃣ 🏆2,712 · 📅 13y · 🌍 3942.3km
timeguessr.com
TimeGuessr
TimeGuessr - the game that tests both your geography and history knowledge. Guess where and when historic photos were taken.
timeguessr.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Such a fun game
TimeGuessr #1210 — 37,730/50,000
1️⃣ 🏆9,540 · 📅 3y · 🌍 2.5km
2️⃣ 🏆9,520 · 📅 3y · 🌍 3.8km
3️⃣ 🏆9,162 · 📅 4y · 🌍 9.4km
4️⃣ 🏆6,796 · 📅 13y · 🌍 26.1km
5️⃣ 🏆2,712 · 📅 13y · 🌍 3942.3km
timeguessr.com
TimeGuessr #1210 — 37,730/50,000
1️⃣ 🏆9,540 · 📅 3y · 🌍 2.5km
2️⃣ 🏆9,520 · 📅 3y · 🌍 3.8km
3️⃣ 🏆9,162 · 📅 4y · 🌍 9.4km
4️⃣ 🏆6,796 · 📅 13y · 🌍 26.1km
5️⃣ 🏆2,712 · 📅 13y · 🌍 3942.3km
timeguessr.com
1. Let's Stay Together. Al Green
2. Both Sides Now. Joni Mitchell
3. Fast Car. Tracy Chapman
4. New Rose. The Damned
5. From the Morning. Nick Drake
#FridayFive
2. Both Sides Now. Joni Mitchell
3. Fast Car. Tracy Chapman
4. New Rose. The Damned
5. From the Morning. Nick Drake
#FridayFive
#FridayFive new starts.
1. Start Me Up. The Rollings Stones.
2. Don't Stop Me Now. Queen
3. Something Changed. Pulp.
4. Yes. McCalmont and Butler.
5. Back to Livin' Again. Curtis Mayfield.
1. Start Me Up. The Rollings Stones.
2. Don't Stop Me Now. Queen
3. Something Changed. Pulp.
4. Yes. McCalmont and Butler.
5. Back to Livin' Again. Curtis Mayfield.
Wondering if @bennewmark.bsky.social’s new job means he’s too important to play #fridayfive with us mere teachers anymore?
September 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
1. Let's Stay Together. Al Green
2. Both Sides Now. Joni Mitchell
3. Fast Car. Tracy Chapman
4. New Rose. The Damned
5. From the Morning. Nick Drake
#FridayFive
2. Both Sides Now. Joni Mitchell
3. Fast Car. Tracy Chapman
4. New Rose. The Damned
5. From the Morning. Nick Drake
#FridayFive
I formally invite Jim Henson studios to accompany me in a joint venture. The premise: Charles Dance plays the doctor, absolutely everyone else (sidekick, villains, extras) are muppets
September 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I formally invite Jim Henson studios to accompany me in a joint venture. The premise: Charles Dance plays the doctor, absolutely everyone else (sidekick, villains, extras) are muppets
Current favourite genre of people to encounter in the world: grumpy misanthropes cursed with a very friendly, sociable and cute dog. They just want to keep themselves to themselves, but their dog has jumped up on you adorably and is demanding a fuss.
September 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Current favourite genre of people to encounter in the world: grumpy misanthropes cursed with a very friendly, sociable and cute dog. They just want to keep themselves to themselves, but their dog has jumped up on you adorably and is demanding a fuss.
Is there a name for being slightly too hip and contrarian to watch the series everyone says is great and that you should watch when it actually airs, then you eventually fold and watch it two or three years later, by which time you already know all the spoilers?
September 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Is there a name for being slightly too hip and contrarian to watch the series everyone says is great and that you should watch when it actually airs, then you eventually fold and watch it two or three years later, by which time you already know all the spoilers?
Make a band edible
...And you will know us by the trail of the bread
...And you will know us by the trail of the bread
Make a band edible:
Durian Durian
Durian Durian
Make a band edible:
Food Fighters
Food Fighters
September 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Make a band edible
...And you will know us by the trail of the bread
...And you will know us by the trail of the bread
Reposted by Chris Read
Becoming a Razaullah mega-fan.
September 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Becoming a Razaullah mega-fan.
10.05pm "I'll head up to bed soon, I'll just watch 5 minutes of TV first"
Turns on TV. The Godfather started 5 minutes ago.
I've made this mistake before.....
Turns on TV. The Godfather started 5 minutes ago.
I've made this mistake before.....
August 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
10.05pm "I'll head up to bed soon, I'll just watch 5 minutes of TV first"
Turns on TV. The Godfather started 5 minutes ago.
I've made this mistake before.....
Turns on TV. The Godfather started 5 minutes ago.
I've made this mistake before.....
1. The City Arms
2. The Arden Arms
3. The Marble Arch
4. The Blossoms
5. (and of course) Peveril of the Peak
2. The Arden Arms
3. The Marble Arch
4. The Blossoms
5. (and of course) Peveril of the Peak
Top five Greater Manchester pubs? Let's have yours....
(we're thinking the Crown Inn pictured below might be on a few lists)
(we're thinking the Crown Inn pictured below might be on a few lists)
🚨 Business rates for pubs, social clubs, and live music venues are being cut by 20%.
🍺 Our food and drinks correspondent Matthew Curtis explores what Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ means for the PM’s beloved boozers.
manchestermill.co.uk/what-does-an...
🍺 Our food and drinks correspondent Matthew Curtis explores what Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ means for the PM’s beloved boozers.
manchestermill.co.uk/what-does-an...
August 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
1. The City Arms
2. The Arden Arms
3. The Marble Arch
4. The Blossoms
5. (and of course) Peveril of the Peak
2. The Arden Arms
3. The Marble Arch
4. The Blossoms
5. (and of course) Peveril of the Peak
August 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Chris Read
'Knightsbridge Nocturne' by Rob Pointon
robpointon.co.uk
robpointon.co.uk
August 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
'Knightsbridge Nocturne' by Rob Pointon
robpointon.co.uk
robpointon.co.uk
August 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
If I was in charge of the emergency alert system I'd send another one out now saying that actually yes it *was* a good use of an alert to remind people not to do things that might cause a massive wildfire. A noisy alert is annoying. Your house burning down is also annoying, arguably even more so.
August 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
If I was in charge of the emergency alert system I'd send another one out now saying that actually yes it *was* a good use of an alert to remind people not to do things that might cause a massive wildfire. A noisy alert is annoying. Your house burning down is also annoying, arguably even more so.
Putting a beer in the freezer to chill, then forgetting and its totally frozen. Curses!
August 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Putting a beer in the freezer to chill, then forgetting and its totally frozen. Curses!
July 26, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Reposted by Chris Read
I feel like the way of dealing with such behaviour is to look these people right in the eye and say, very gently, "You think your right to park matters more than homes these children?" Then when they reply just repeat it with slightly different emphasis.
Hundreds slam proposals to turn car park into children's home in Bromley
Plans to build a children’s home on a car park in Bromley have been slammed by nearby residents who call the current parking situation “a…
www.newsshopper.co.uk
July 26, 2026 at 8:27 AM
I feel like the way of dealing with such behaviour is to look these people right in the eye and say, very gently, "You think your right to park matters more than homes these children?" Then when they reply just repeat it with slightly different emphasis.
Reposted by Chris Read
Characters who let the baby escape, only to face him years later as a fully grown threat
July 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Characters who let the baby escape, only to face him years later as a fully grown threat
Reposted by Chris Read
Can't share this often enough!
Drowning doesn't look violent and loud, it's quiet.
Please look at what drowning really looks like! It may save a life!
Drowning doesn't look violent and loud, it's quiet.
Please look at what drowning really looks like! It may save a life!
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
July 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Can't share this often enough!
Drowning doesn't look violent and loud, it's quiet.
Please look at what drowning really looks like! It may save a life!
Drowning doesn't look violent and loud, it's quiet.
Please look at what drowning really looks like! It may save a life!
La Marseillaise is such a good national anthem
July 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
La Marseillaise is such a good national anthem
July 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
www.maptap.gg July 7
97🔥 100🎯 93🏆 75🌞 87🎉
Final score: 869
Small towns in large US states and island chains team up at the end yet again..
97🔥 100🎯 93🏆 75🌞 87🎉
Final score: 869
Small towns in large US states and island chains team up at the end yet again..
🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
www.maptap.gg
July 7, 2026 at 6:41 AM
www.maptap.gg July 7
97🔥 100🎯 93🏆 75🌞 87🎉
Final score: 869
Small towns in large US states and island chains team up at the end yet again..
97🔥 100🎯 93🏆 75🌞 87🎉
Final score: 869
Small towns in large US states and island chains team up at the end yet again..
July 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM