Simon Horbury
@simonhorbury.bsky.social
CSciTeach. Cricket umpiring. Britpop. Dystopian literature and films. “His approach to learning for A Level is so laid back as to be horizontal.” PhD Molecular biology and MSc Psychology with distinction…! #edusky #UKTeaching #cricket
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Not sure who created this but 😂
September 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Not sure who created this but 😂
You’d think they’d more worried about their first ever fixture in the Europa League tonight. #cpfc
Palace in war of words with Earl Spencer over book's claim on Charles and Diana
Palace in war of words with Earl Spencer over book's claim on Charles and Diana
The row threatens to overshadow a very crowded day for the royals - with the King and Princes William and Harry all attending events.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
You’d think they’d more worried about their first ever fixture in the Europa League tonight. #cpfc
Struan Loy. Poor bastard. #SlowHorses
September 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Struan Loy. Poor bastard. #SlowHorses
JD Vance not knowing that it was Frankenstein who built the Monster, surprises me not one bit.
September 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
JD Vance not knowing that it was Frankenstein who built the Monster, surprises me not one bit.
#r4today Remind me, what education sector did Anthony Seldon work in? Wellington College receives vastly more income than any state school.
September 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
#r4today Remind me, what education sector did Anthony Seldon work in? Wellington College receives vastly more income than any state school.
September 12, 2026 at 10:05 AM
When did someone decide that plasters shouldn’t actually stick to your skin?
September 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM
When did someone decide that plasters shouldn’t actually stick to your skin?
Well Starmer, that’s you diminished even further. Another u-turn after saying he’d see out his term as a backbencher.
September 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Well Starmer, that’s you diminished even further. Another u-turn after saying he’d see out his term as a backbencher.
First of two INSET days tomorrow. Ho hum.
August 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
First of two INSET days tomorrow. Ho hum.
Just about recovered from Saturday’s umpiring. Play delayed until 1415. Off and on several times. Match abandoned at 1800. One team happy: one team not. Half then players happy to get some cricket in: The other half unhappy saying they could have gone home at 1200. Umpires’ lot is not a happy one!
August 31, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Just about recovered from Saturday’s umpiring. Play delayed until 1415. Off and on several times. Match abandoned at 1800. One team happy: one team not. Half then players happy to get some cricket in: The other half unhappy saying they could have gone home at 1200. Umpires’ lot is not a happy one!
Finally saw The Odyssey. Uneven, lurching from Monty Pythonesque running away to Shakespearean intrigue. Some stunning set pieces - the Sack of Troy was at once awesome and deeply upsetting.
August 29, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Finally saw The Odyssey. Uneven, lurching from Monty Pythonesque running away to Shakespearean intrigue. Some stunning set pieces - the Sack of Troy was at once awesome and deeply upsetting.
#FallFriday Brighton 2017 11 seconds of Mr Pharmacist.
August 28, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#FallFriday Brighton 2017 11 seconds of Mr Pharmacist.
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Renamed to Reflect Modern Day Reality
I thank you for your attention to this matter
Yours,
Lake Ontario
I thank you for your attention to this matter
Yours,
Lake Ontario
August 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Renamed to Reflect Modern Day Reality
I thank you for your attention to this matter
Yours,
Lake Ontario
I thank you for your attention to this matter
Yours,
Lake Ontario
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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
August 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
No cheating, share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
August 25, 2026 at 7:52 AM
No cheating, share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
Just want to say that EE are beyond hopeless.
August 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Just want to say that EE are beyond hopeless.
Oh god. The new term starts next week! Where did the holiday go? #ukschools
August 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Oh god. The new term starts next week! Where did the holiday go? #ukschools
Thanks to @norcrosscricket.bsky.social for showing my son the importance of electronics to preserving cricket!
August 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Thanks to @norcrosscricket.bsky.social for showing my son the importance of electronics to preserving cricket!
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We need more talented cricketers in Iceland. If you can play a bit and have an Icelandic grandparent or fifth cousin, get in touch. If you have even watched some films by Baltasar Kormákur, we will think about it.
August 21, 2026 at 7:35 AM
We need more talented cricketers in Iceland. If you can play a bit and have an Icelandic grandparent or fifth cousin, get in touch. If you have even watched some films by Baltasar Kormákur, we will think about it.
Anything Channel 4 can do, the BBC can do better. After ADHD it’s autism’s turn… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A split in the spectrum? The ongoing battle to define autism
There is a continuing row over whether it matters if such a broad spectrum of people are defined as having autism
www.bbc.co.uk
August 21, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Anything Channel 4 can do, the BBC can do better. After ADHD it’s autism’s turn… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...