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theokl.bsky.social
I've retired from freelance/consultancy, but lots of pertinent observations here. For those still out there, (especially education), this is a must read.
" #undercharging hurts us all. Every time one of us accepts a rate that's too low, it gets harder for the next person to ask for more" #UKED
dougbelshaw.com Doug Belshaw @dougbelshaw.com · 1d
Freelancers' silence about money keeps rates low, and clients benefit from it.

There was a Freelancers Get Sh*t Done session today based on a survey of day rates. Under-charging hurts us all.

My write-up:
substrate.dougbelshaw.com/freelancers-...
Freelancers should be better at talking about money
Earlier today, members from the Freelancers Get Sh\t Done (FGSD) community met online for an hour to talk about it anyway. I've been part of the community, whic…
substrate.dougbelshaw.com
November 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
theokl.bsky.social
Any Google Certified Educators on here care to comment?
#UKED #Edtech
November 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
scholafly.com
New & live on ScholaFly: 5 new chapters of free GCSE revision videos, no sign-up:
• Computer Science: Networks
• Geography: Command words: short-answer questions
• Physics: Newton's laws and motion
• and 2 more
https://scholafly.com/new/2026-11-06/
#UKEd #GCSE
New & live today (6 November 2026) | Free GCSE revision videos | ScholaFly
Free GCSE revision videos, 5 new chapters live on 6 November: Computer Science, Geography, Physics, Biology and Design and Technology, 36 videos. Networks; Command words: short-answer questions; Newton's laws and motion; Enzymes, digestion and metabolism; Materials and their properties.
scholafly.com
November 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
jonesedu.bsky.social
Teaching in turbulent times: How to discuss protests in class. New article for @seced.bsky.social

#teaching #politics #uked

www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...
Teaching in turbulent times: How to discuss protests in class - SecEd
How can teachers discuss protests while maintaining political impartiality, safeguarding pupils & challenging extremism?
www.sec-ed.co.uk
November 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
chalkmarksapp.bsky.social
Friday prompt: which tiny change to your own explanation would you want to use again? Give it a sentence while it’s fresh. A Chalkmarks prompt for your private collection. #TeachingTips #TeacherReflection #LessonPlanning #UKEd #Pedagogy
A teacher smiles at her phone beside a sunny staffroom window.
November 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
chalkmarksapp.bsky.social
If your timetable changed, which Thursday ritual would you miss? Teachers 18+, try Chalkmarks on iPhone. Install TestFlight if prompted, then reopen the invite: https://testflight.apple.com/join/cubkxZUS #SchoolLife #ClassroomRoutines #TeacherMemories #UKEd #Teaching
Join the Chalkmarks beta
Available on iOS
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November 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
9000lives.org
🚨For school governors and trustees, the ultimate guide to the new inclusion strategy that your school must publish.

Only 6 weeks remain to get it published!

#Schools #UKEd #EduSky #Inclusion
ngauk.bsky.social NGA For Schools & Trusts @ngauk.bsky.social · 2d
What does the new inclusion strategy mean for boards? In this guest blog, Aaron King, @9000lives.org , looks at governors’ and trustees’ roles, funding and Ofsted expectations, with four practical tips.

www.nga.org.uk/news-views/d...
November 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
scholafly.com
New & live on ScholaFly: 5 new chapters of free GCSE revision videos, no sign-up:
• Chemistry: States of matter and separating mixtures
• Chemistry: Bonding: ionic, covalent and metallic
• Biology: Cells and microscopy
• and 2 more
https://scholafly.com/new/2026-11-05/
#UKEd #GCSE
New & live today (5 November 2026) | Free GCSE revision videos | ScholaFly
Free GCSE revision videos, 5 new chapters live on 5 November: Chemistry, Biology and Physics, 33 videos. States of matter and separating mixtures; Bonding: ionic, covalent and metallic; Cells and microscopy; Cell division, specialisation and stem cells; Energy stores, work and power.
scholafly.com
November 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
scholafly.com
New & live on ScholaFly: What business is and the world it works in. 7 free GCSE Business videos, no sign-up.
https://scholafly.com/business/bu01/
#UKEd #GCSE
Business: What business is and the world it works in | ScholaFly
7 free GCSE Business videos, chapter by chapter. Free, no sign-up.
scholafly.com
November 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
scholafly.com
New this week on ScholaFly: 12 new chapters of free GCSE revision videos in Maths, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology and Design and Technology. 94 videos, free, no sign-up.
https://scholafly.com/new/2026-11-01/
#UKEd #GCSE
New this week (to 1 November 2026) | Free GCSE revision videos | ScholaFly
Free GCSE revision videos, new chapters finished in the week to 1 November: Maths, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology and Design and Technology, 94 videos. Rounding, Estimation and Bounds; Perimeter, Area and Circle Mensuration; Pythagoras, Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry; Motion graphs and acceleration; Forces and their effects; Energy stores, work and power; Binary and number bases; Software, systems and languages; The periodic table; States of matter and separating mixtures; Cells and microscopy; Maths skills: angles, area, volume and material costs.
scholafly.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
victoriacrooks.bsky.social
Getting ready to return to the #classroom on Monday? Always worth thinking about how we can manage decisions about #behaviour in our daily practice reality.

#ITT #ECT #Teacher #Edusky #UKTeaching #UKEd

uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/10/19/w...
Walking the Tightrope: Consistency, flexibility and the reality of classroom management
Photo by Sandro Tedeschini on Pexels.com If you looked back over the lesson observations I’ve completed in the past decade, you’d probably find the same comment on almost every single one: “Use the…
uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog
October 31, 2026 at 12:20 PM
chalkmarksapp.bsky.social
A thank-you email worth remembering? Where school policy permits, write what it meant in your own words, without identifying details. Keep school correspondence in approved systems.

https://chalkmarks.app/blog/thank-you-email-school-inbox/

#EduSky #UKEd
What to do with a thank-you email in your school inbox
Practical ways to find and remember thank-you emails at school, with advice on personal reflections, school policies and leaving your email account.
chalkmarks.app
October 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
chalkmarksapp.bsky.social
A teaching keepsake worth keeping? Ask: may I keep it, what does it bring back, and would a permitted photo do? Add a few words about why it mattered.

More from Chalkmarks:
https://chalkmarks.app/blog/teacher-memory-box-keepsakes/

#EduSky #UKEd
A teacher photographs his small wooden boat keepsake with his phone in a sunlit classroom.
October 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
chalkmarksapp.bsky.social
What have you kept from teaching that you’d hate to lose?

A card, an object, a few words in an old notebook?

Tell us what it is and why you’ve kept it. No names or identifying details—a description is enough.

#EduSky #UKEd
A teacher quietly rereading a card from a keepsake box. Question: What have you kept from teaching that you’d hate to lose?
October 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
hoylerosemary.bsky.social
If you are engaged in doctoral research focused on education governance in England we have a small community of practice on FB - do get in touch. It's invaluable for support, advice, and sharing ideas. PhDing can feel lonely at times #UKEdGovs #Governance #UKEd #PhD #EdD
October 28, 2026 at 7:12 AM
teacherwriters.bsky.social
🚨Attention Educators!!🚨

Looking for a new challenge in 2027?

Want to be paid for your expertise?

Sign up for Beyond the Bell!

#EduSky #TeachingUK #sidehustle #writing #UKEd
October 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
nexterrec.bsky.social
A DBS check isn't a catch-all. With delays in local police intelligence updates, holistic safer recruitment matters more than ever.

Here's why relying on one check isn't enough: zurl.co/GZoIX

#Safeguarding #UKEd
October 27, 2026 at 11:19 AM
merylbatchelder.bsky.social
Hi UK teachers and educators 👋🏽
If you find you have a spare 10 mins over half term please can you complete this wellbeing survey. It's anonymous but the initial responses make really interesting reading! forms.gle/jCYAi7s5Wx44...

Thanks to everyone who has already completed it 💚
#Teachers #UKEd
Educator Wellbeing and the Climate and Nature Crisis
A survey for teachers and educators Estimated time: 10–12 minutes About this survey Meryl Batchelder and Kit Marie Rackley work in climate education in England. This survey is being run independently...
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October 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
mranyari.bsky.social
Had some great news - going to be starting a new journey as a Head of Year at a new school in January! Any advice for a new HoY moving to a new school for the first time?🙏🏻 #school #HeadofYear #UKEd
October 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM
dannynic.bsky.social
There's going to be a big push on oracy when the new national curriculum comes out. Get ahead of the game with this CPD session looking at Oracy in Primary Science. www.sciencefix.co.uk/science-cpd/
#edusky #uked #eduskyprimary
There's going to be a big push on oracy when the new national curriculum comes out. Get ahead of the game with this CPD session looking at Oracy in Primary Science. Use talk to develop and test scientific thinking with strategies to build discussion, critical thinking and classroom confidence. Twilights, half days, or full days. In person or via Zoom. Tailored to your school.
October 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ian200.bsky.social
Teachers 🍎 quick favour: I'm researching how education research could better reach people who work in schools.

📱 6 min · anonymous · from your phone
Watch 3 short animations of a website, share your view. I'll share the results.

👉 tally.so/r/KpYMbX

#EduSky #TeacherSky #UKEd
How we perceive research websites
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
tally.so
October 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
chalkmarksapp.bsky.social
What’s a tiny classroom moment you still remember years later?

An unexpected question, a lesson that went off-script, something that made everyone laugh?

A sentence is enough—no pupil names or identifying details.

#EduSky #UKEd
A teacher smiling while writing in a notebook after lessons. Question: What’s a tiny classroom moment you still remember years later?
October 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
dannynic.bsky.social
Teaching Primary Science CPD Course. Online, work at your own pace. www.udemy.com/course/teach...
#uked #ukteaching #eduskyprimary
Teaching Primary School Science
Helping you teach better science
www.udemy.com
October 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
darrellwakelam.bsky.social
I've been back over to Othery Primary today, this time to work with the KS1 kids. We've decorated this huge mask for the Bridgwater Carnival. We were supplied with the pre-formed base, but as the theme is 'energy' we created this 'sun'. It's big, that's two school tables underneath.
#edusky #UKEd
A large sun mask, created by the KS1 kids from Othery Primary School, in Somerset.
October 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
dannynic.bsky.social
The Easiest Way to Open and Edit Your Publisher Files Without Microsoft
youtu.be/9D8wobgS4Fk?...
#edusky #uked #education
The Easiest Way to Open Old Publisher Files Without Microsoft
YouTube video by Tech Fix: Technology and Teaching
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October 21, 2026 at 6:20 AM