Kathryn Solly
@roddi33.bsky.social
Retired MNS/CC Headteacher. Author, consultant, trainer and speaker. Proud grandmother and mother. Enjoys friends, nature, travel, pets, gardening, music, art and craft, walking and exploring.
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Check out our Dyslexia Page for free advice on supporting a young person with dyslexia in education. https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions/dyslexia
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October 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Check out our Dyslexia Page for free advice on supporting a young person with dyslexia in education. https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions/dyslexia
#dyslexia #dyslexiasupport #dyslexiaawareness #DyslexiaFriendly #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #dyslexiakids #ukteachers #SENCO #senfamily
#dyslexia #dyslexiasupport #dyslexiaawareness #DyslexiaFriendly #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #dyslexiakids #ukteachers #SENCO #senfamily
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Are you supporting a student with Cerebral Palsy (CP) at school? Our website offers free resources to help you provide optimal support.
https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions/cerebral-palsy
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October 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Are you supporting a student with Cerebral Palsy (CP) at school? Our website offers free resources to help you provide optimal support.
https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions/cerebral-palsy
r #cerebralpalsyawareness #WorldCerebralPalsyDay #ukschools #ukteachers #senfamilies #cerebralpalsyfamily
https://www.wellatschool.org/conditions/cerebral-palsy
r #cerebralpalsyawareness #WorldCerebralPalsyDay #ukschools #ukteachers #senfamilies #cerebralpalsyfamily
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Surely this is, at the very least, criminal damage?
Yesterday Danny Thomas approached an RNLI crew in the Channel and repeatedly stabbed through a dinghy while one search and rescue worker was onboard.
This goes beyond harassment to a dangerous new low. Very frightening moment.
This goes beyond harassment to a dangerous new low. Very frightening moment.
September 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Surely this is, at the very least, criminal damage?
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Latest blog:
"So, taking stock... where do we go from here?
First, Ofsted needs proper reform... Second, we need to dismantle the ruinous MAT system... when a MAT fails, for any reason at all, its schools should revert to LA control."
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/t...
"So, taking stock... where do we go from here?
First, Ofsted needs proper reform... Second, we need to dismantle the ruinous MAT system... when a MAT fails, for any reason at all, its schools should revert to LA control."
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/t...
Time To Take Stock
1 million young people not in Education, employment or training (NEET); unprecedented numbers of pupils excluded from school, educated at home and in alternative provision (AP); a Special Needs sys…
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Latest blog:
"So, taking stock... where do we go from here?
First, Ofsted needs proper reform... Second, we need to dismantle the ruinous MAT system... when a MAT fails, for any reason at all, its schools should revert to LA control."
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/t...
"So, taking stock... where do we go from here?
First, Ofsted needs proper reform... Second, we need to dismantle the ruinous MAT system... when a MAT fails, for any reason at all, its schools should revert to LA control."
johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/t...
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Gold can't replace pollinators.
September 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Gold can't replace pollinators.
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🌱 "Don't think about the entire planet's problems - you'll get depressed. instead, focus on the piece of the Earth you can influence." —Doug Tallamy
September 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
🌱 "Don't think about the entire planet's problems - you'll get depressed. instead, focus on the piece of the Earth you can influence." —Doug Tallamy
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The results are in 🦋📢
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
September 16, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The results are in 🦋📢
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
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If universities start using ai to grade essays then they're hastening their own demise because why would you need to go to university if you're not getting feedback from humans in an interaction with them. Same for all levels of education. Remove the relational aspects and you remove the point.
"Researchers have used top Generative #AI models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essays and found that AI only matched human-awarded degree classification around half the time, with AI often failing to assess the best and worst submissions accurately": www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-u... #ethics #tech
AI not yet good enough to mark university essays, rewarding ‘style over substance’
Top AI systems show bias towards rewarding overly complex prose styles and only match human examiners for grade bands around half the time, research finds.
www.cam.ac.uk
September 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
If universities start using ai to grade essays then they're hastening their own demise because why would you need to go to university if you're not getting feedback from humans in an interaction with them. Same for all levels of education. Remove the relational aspects and you remove the point.
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Teaching EYFS / KS1 I always have a song + actions for most transitions of day, lining up song, stopping play, washing hands, going home song. Signals what’s happening next & accessible to those with verbal processing delays, EAL & supports PDA (particularly when the child leads the song/ actions)
September 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Teaching EYFS / KS1 I always have a song + actions for most transitions of day, lining up song, stopping play, washing hands, going home song. Signals what’s happening next & accessible to those with verbal processing delays, EAL & supports PDA (particularly when the child leads the song/ actions)
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Bluesky teacher hivemind, I'm looking for examples of concepts in any subject that learners find tricky to grasp, and the creative, amusing, concrete or multisensory ways you've come up with to teach them. It's for a book I'm writing atm. Thanks in advance! Please repost. #EduSky
September 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Bluesky teacher hivemind, I'm looking for examples of concepts in any subject that learners find tricky to grasp, and the creative, amusing, concrete or multisensory ways you've come up with to teach them. It's for a book I'm writing atm. Thanks in advance! Please repost. #EduSky
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ResearchEd conference apparently.
September 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
ResearchEd conference apparently.
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Short thread on PISA because I'm seeing people make sweeping claims about entire systems based on a single data point around one aspect of an education. It's not a foregone conclusion that academic outcomes have to matter above everything else btw.
So I've seen quite a bit on the latest PISA results and about how it's a 'natural experiment' on policy due to education being devolved. That got me thinking about the *side effects* of a 'natural experiment' and the impact on inclusion. If you're claiming 'success' you need to look in the round.
September 9, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Short thread on PISA because I'm seeing people make sweeping claims about entire systems based on a single data point around one aspect of an education. It's not a foregone conclusion that academic outcomes have to matter above everything else btw.
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Is this really who they think we are? Is it really what they think schools are for? I particularly like the bit where schools will be required to "recite" hymns daily. Later in the article it says there will be "no exceptions."
(From Schools Week)
(From Schools Week)
September 6, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Is this really who they think we are? Is it really what they think schools are for? I particularly like the bit where schools will be required to "recite" hymns daily. Later in the article it says there will be "no exceptions."
(From Schools Week)
(From Schools Week)
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I'm intrigued by this because someone made it up and then presumably claimed that people think these things in order to make a point about things that no one believes in such an absolutist way. Excuse me but how is that evidence based? 🤷♀️
September 6, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I'm intrigued by this because someone made it up and then presumably claimed that people think these things in order to make a point about things that no one believes in such an absolutist way. Excuse me but how is that evidence based? 🤷♀️
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Why does *anyone * take any notice of anything OFSTED says anymore? It’s a punitive shambles. You want savings @andyburnham.bsky.social? So give the inspections back to the HMIs and cut off several million pounds of ugly fat. #EduSky
Exclusive: Ofsted’s chief inspector has said it is not possible to 'reliably' identify how many schools are being graded down for 'attendance and behaviour' due to concerns about performance in just one of the two areas
schoolsweek.co.uk/we-cant-sepa...
schoolsweek.co.uk/we-cant-sepa...
We can’t separate data on attendance and behaviour, says Ofsted chief
Ofsted’s chief inspector has said it is not possible to 'reliably' carry out analysis of 'attendance and behaviour' grades requested by the education committee
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Why does *anyone * take any notice of anything OFSTED says anymore? It’s a punitive shambles. You want savings @andyburnham.bsky.social? So give the inspections back to the HMIs and cut off several million pounds of ugly fat. #EduSky
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The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely.
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely.
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
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Hard agree 🔼 having worked with schools & EY for years have never known so many teachers ask for a scheme or program for everything - even for children’s wellbeing , simply not understanding the importance of warm interactions & establishing predictable & supported routines in behaviour & welfare
August 26, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Hard agree 🔼 having worked with schools & EY for years have never known so many teachers ask for a scheme or program for everything - even for children’s wellbeing , simply not understanding the importance of warm interactions & establishing predictable & supported routines in behaviour & welfare
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People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
August 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
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☀️ Summer Fun with Pulleys! 🌳
Discover our range of pulleys and outdoor play resources to inspire active, hands-on learning all summer long.
#OutdoorLearning #EarlyYears #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #OutdoorPlay #NaturePlay #MuddyFaces #SummerActivities #LoosePartsPlay #ForestSchool
Discover our range of pulleys and outdoor play resources to inspire active, hands-on learning all summer long.
#OutdoorLearning #EarlyYears #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #OutdoorPlay #NaturePlay #MuddyFaces #SummerActivities #LoosePartsPlay #ForestSchool
August 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
☀️ Summer Fun with Pulleys! 🌳
Discover our range of pulleys and outdoor play resources to inspire active, hands-on learning all summer long.
#OutdoorLearning #EarlyYears #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #OutdoorPlay #NaturePlay #MuddyFaces #SummerActivities #LoosePartsPlay #ForestSchool
Discover our range of pulleys and outdoor play resources to inspire active, hands-on learning all summer long.
#OutdoorLearning #EarlyYears #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #OutdoorPlay #NaturePlay #MuddyFaces #SummerActivities #LoosePartsPlay #ForestSchool
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Karoline Leavitt has been celebrating her imminent departure from the White House Press Secretary role, so we figured we'd do the same - but via a parody of ABBA's "Thank You For The Music": youtu.be/o9l1xArp2RM
"Thank You for the Bullsh!t" - Marsh Family parody of ABBA (on Karoline Leavitt leaving White House)
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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August 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Karoline Leavitt has been celebrating her imminent departure from the White House Press Secretary role, so we figured we'd do the same - but via a parody of ABBA's "Thank You For The Music": youtu.be/o9l1xArp2RM
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On building young children’s brains: ‘Human beings did not evolve to learn like computers, transmitting isolated pieces of information for their brains to store, & their “program” cannot be ‘hacked’ to make this so.’ @andyburnham.bsky.social @lucympowell.bsky.social @edusky.bsky.social #EduSky
Play, learning and the young child’s brain: ‘It doesn’t work like that’
Play is essential to early learning and children's development because our brains evolved to ‘boot up’ through social interaction and exploration
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
On building young children’s brains: ‘Human beings did not evolve to learn like computers, transmitting isolated pieces of information for their brains to store, & their “program” cannot be ‘hacked’ to make this so.’ @andyburnham.bsky.social @lucympowell.bsky.social @edusky.bsky.social #EduSky
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From a father's friend. The hills above Crickhowell are still burning. Smoke in the house again last night. There appears to be five major fires in Wales now. The same as the whole of France.
August 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
From a father's friend. The hills above Crickhowell are still burning. Smoke in the house again last night. There appears to be five major fires in Wales now. The same as the whole of France.