Simon Asquith
@simonasquith.bsky.social
University lecturer and researcher in Educational Leadership. Eden Valley, Cumbria and University of Birmingham, UK. Hills, old boats and good dog walks.
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Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
May 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
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"We will encourage school trusts to report on how they have supported stronger outcomes in their community role through annual public benefit reporting." "Encourage"? Why not "require"?
February 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"We will encourage school trusts to report on how they have supported stronger outcomes in their community role through annual public benefit reporting." "Encourage"? Why not "require"?
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But…former Tories should?
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
But…former Tories should?
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
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Escalating violence in Jonglei has forced families to flee their homes.
I’ve allocated $10M from UNCERF to support people displaced by conflict in South Sudan.
This funding will deliver life-saving health, protection, water and food to those most in need. #87MillionLives
I’ve allocated $10M from UNCERF to support people displaced by conflict in South Sudan.
This funding will deliver life-saving health, protection, water and food to those most in need. #87MillionLives
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Escalating violence in Jonglei has forced families to flee their homes.
I’ve allocated $10M from UNCERF to support people displaced by conflict in South Sudan.
This funding will deliver life-saving health, protection, water and food to those most in need. #87MillionLives
I’ve allocated $10M from UNCERF to support people displaced by conflict in South Sudan.
This funding will deliver life-saving health, protection, water and food to those most in need. #87MillionLives
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More than two-thirds of European universities say their PhD students are using artificial intelligence in their research, according to a major survey, which also found that doctoral education leaders see “more opportunity than challenges” in the rise of AI tools
https://ow.ly/opvj50XXcLn
https://ow.ly/opvj50XXcLn
Two-thirds of universities report AI use among doctoral students
Quarter of institutions admit they don’t know if PhD candidates are working with AI, while only a small proportion say they are coming up with guidelines on its use
ow.ly
January 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
More than two-thirds of European universities say their PhD students are using artificial intelligence in their research, according to a major survey, which also found that doctoral education leaders see “more opportunity than challenges” in the rise of AI tools
https://ow.ly/opvj50XXcLn
https://ow.ly/opvj50XXcLn
Circuit from Torver yesterday. brown & Buck Pikes, Dow Crag and the Old Man. Back down Boo Tarn route.
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Circuit from Torver yesterday. brown & Buck Pikes, Dow Crag and the Old Man. Back down Boo Tarn route.
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We're thrilled to announce that nominations for the 2026 Doctoral Thesis Award are now open!
More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/5de6z8de Please read the criteria carefully before submitting your nomination.
More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/5de6z8de Please read the criteria carefully before submitting your nomination.
December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We're thrilled to announce that nominations for the 2026 Doctoral Thesis Award are now open!
More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/5de6z8de Please read the criteria carefully before submitting your nomination.
More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/5de6z8de Please read the criteria carefully before submitting your nomination.
Enjoying the work of the Univ of Manchester team on critical leadership at #belmasoffice.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social annual conference in Brighton, UK.
July 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Enjoying the work of the Univ of Manchester team on critical leadership at #belmasoffice.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social annual conference in Brighton, UK.
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The BELMAS Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 5th July during the 2025 BELMAS Conference in Brighton.
Members will have the chance to submit questions in advance for the Trustee Board to address during the meeting. Find out more and submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/y2eecvew
Members will have the chance to submit questions in advance for the Trustee Board to address during the meeting. Find out more and submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/y2eecvew
June 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The BELMAS Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 5th July during the 2025 BELMAS Conference in Brighton.
Members will have the chance to submit questions in advance for the Trustee Board to address during the meeting. Find out more and submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/y2eecvew
Members will have the chance to submit questions in advance for the Trustee Board to address during the meeting. Find out more and submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/y2eecvew
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If you’re joining us at the BELMAS Conference in Brighton this July, we invite you to come along to our sessions from the BELMAS RIGS. Please note that a handful of the RIG sessions will also be held online for those not attending the conference.
Get all the details: tinyurl.com/yc5y5fkr
Get all the details: tinyurl.com/yc5y5fkr
June 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If you’re joining us at the BELMAS Conference in Brighton this July, we invite you to come along to our sessions from the BELMAS RIGS. Please note that a handful of the RIG sessions will also be held online for those not attending the conference.
Get all the details: tinyurl.com/yc5y5fkr
Get all the details: tinyurl.com/yc5y5fkr
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this would be so sad... please sign the petition!
Crummock Water #LakeDistrict - Day 5 of 7 posts showcasing its beauty which will be lost forever if United Utilities carries out its plan to reduce the water level by 4.6 feet. Find out more here and sign the petition: change.org/p/stop-unite... ...please share to raise awareness
April 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
this would be so sad... please sign the petition!
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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
April 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
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Bluesky – we’re so happy to be here!
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Bluesky – we’re so happy to be here!
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Mark Carney wins Liberal leadership by landslide - 86% of the vote in 4 way contest - so will be Canada's PM and lead the party into a general election which has gone from certain defeat to a competitive election
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Mark Carney to be next Canada PM after winning Liberal leadership race
Former central banker will be only second prime minister in Canadian history without a seat in parliament
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Mark Carney wins Liberal leadership by landslide - 86% of the vote in 4 way contest - so will be Canada's PM and lead the party into a general election which has gone from certain defeat to a competitive election
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Truth Matters on Trump... open.substack.com/pub/politics...
The only person that can stop Trump, is his own incompetence?
As we come to the end of yet another week of chaos, it’s becoming more and more evident that the wheels are coming off the Trump express train.
open.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Truth Matters on Trump... open.substack.com/pub/politics...
My God, @vicderbyshire.bsky.social is amazing at how she poker faces Trump's acolytes. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My God, @vicderbyshire.bsky.social is amazing at how she poker faces Trump's acolytes. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Well done the Marsh Family!
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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March 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Well done the Marsh Family!
Well done the Marsh family!
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"
It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem
"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Well done the Marsh family!
So I and many others now have a long night of listening to podcasts!!
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @newsagents.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @scaramucci.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @newsagents.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @scaramucci.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So I and many others now have a long night of listening to podcasts!!
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @newsagents.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @scaramucci.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @newsagents.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @scaramucci.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social
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The "reporter" asking why Zelensky never wears a suit is a propagandist by the name of Brian Glenn with "Real America's Voice TV", one of the propaganda outlets now front-and-centre in the White House press shop. More on Brian here: inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
Trump’s latest outrage against the media is right out of Putin’s playbook
Trump is punishing media that do not do his bidding - and killing America’s free press
inews.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The "reporter" asking why Zelensky never wears a suit is a propagandist by the name of Brian Glenn with "Real America's Voice TV", one of the propaganda outlets now front-and-centre in the White House press shop. More on Brian here: inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
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EXCL: Keir Starmer’s decision to cut foreign aid budget to pay for increased defence is a “strategic mistake” that will add to burden on Britain’s armed forces, former army chief tells @alethaadu
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer’s cut to aid budget a ‘strategic mistake’, says former army head
Exclusive: Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns ‘shortsighted’ move will ultimately add to burden on Britain’s armed forces
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
EXCL: Keir Starmer’s decision to cut foreign aid budget to pay for increased defence is a “strategic mistake” that will add to burden on Britain’s armed forces, former army chief tells @alethaadu
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...