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The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has drawn up plans to dismantle much of the V&A Academy, a significant part of its adult-learning programme, by the end of the year, The Art Newspaper has learned. buff.ly/K0gYUnU

Netflix are releasing a Christmas movie about a bodyguard. So may I attempt to be the first to say: 🎶And Iiiiiii will always love Yuuuuule🎵

We Need a Revolution in Professional Learning   In this new paper by Professors Stuart Kime and Rob Coe they make the case for a different approach: one that protects time, builds expertise and looks carefully at whether professional learning is improving practice. Download here 👇 buff.ly/PI6sE1W

We had 10 minutes before the news and settled on watching Peter Simon (off of Double Dare) selling leather jackets on Ideal World. Oof.

I had a very sensible conversation with one of my Yr11s on this topic recently (he's doing 'death'). We discussed how Derby Museum presents an open discussion and cross cultural conversation about the mummified remains they have on display, behind multiple screens. A really good example.

Ooh, @teachertapp.bsky.social asking if a teacher is a union rep at school. There's an NEU rep, but it's a TA (I know) so that's a tricky crack we've fallen through there.

After the Budget, millions will use online tax calculators. But there's a privacy catch: we tested the seven most popular, and every one sends your income to a server. Here's what MoneySavingExpert sends:

People seem to be debating homework. I decided the other day I'm going to set my Yr11s homework to find some more tracks for the #PowerBalladWednesday playlist. A fine use of homework, I'm sure we can all agree.

Nice relaxing holiday vs Beth & Howard 😐

All calendars should phrase it like this 😎

We have jobs. A newly created Pupil Welfare Lead, my replacement as Headteacher and Classroom Support Officers (TAs). If you want to work in a school that thinks hard about complex things and then delivers for the pupils their families and the staff who work with them, then take a look. 👇

Saw more saints today. It's like an I-spy - all the big hitters and some extra sneaky ones in the mix 💪

This might be a reason for our flight delay...

Favourites from our second day of Biennale include these monumental hanging canvases by Kaloki Nayami, Lebanon's starfish and India's everything. There's been a lot of walking today.

Got distracted by a Tintoretto portrait of Leonardo de Caprio today and twisted my foot on a hole in the floor.

Pun Photography I always love creating pun photography of station names, here's a small collection.

I'm suffering the pain of Sky News reporting on preparing for doom being scaremongering, followed by PHP doom (via a ton of misunderstanding), all by someone who seems to have rolled in off the street to talk about it. This is where people get their actual news 🤯

Today was my first taste of Venice Biennale. Loved Spain, loved Sweden, loved Poland, Greece had been to Cyberdog in Camden, and the Central Pavilion was full of treasure. More tomorrow.

I'm just a middle aged man standing in front of you all asking for @beckyfrancis.bsky.social's curriculum review.

If you've got a chance to get over to Derby and see this, do. I genuinely believe it's even better than the National Gallery stint - Orrery more prominent, a broader audience, better flow, families catered for and strong connection to the city's collection 🥰

A giant Anselm Kiefer painting that has spent almost two decades in storage is now finally on view to the public following the opening of a purpose-built gallery in Germany. buff.ly/iLy1LNp

I’ve written a book about building belonging in schools! It’s called Building Belonging in Schools! I argue that 1. kids feeling belonging is important just because But 2. If we want them to really learn lots, for rigour to be high, then they need to feel secure in their class. Preorder now!

@derbyresearchsch.bsky.social kicks off its Inclusive Teaching Webinar Series on the 16th November. Follow link for booking details - buff.ly/97bHgKA

This would be an excellent volunteer role for someone London-based 💙

Today we went along a river, got stuck waiting in traffic, accidentally found ourselves on a gondola and spotted a late night Titian.

I am consiering retraining as a secondary maths teacher. Have any other primary teachers made the same transition? I am aware of the NCETM route but wanted to know how realistic it is. RTs appreciated, especially if have a network involved in teaching.

Missed one of our online events during #ArtHistoryFestival2026? You can now catch up on our YouTube channel, where we’ve brought together a playlist of some of the online events from this year’s festival. Visit @forarthistory on YouTube to watch. 📱

Carotte Baby. High on the list of why I come to Italy.

Loop one complete. Loop two commencing #HoHo

Not every day you wake up next to a basilica.

In this week's climate change watch, the clematis has flowered. A self-seeded offshoot rather than the whole thing, but flowered.

BBC Breakfast item on repairing stuff not chucking it: "There are people who don't know how to sew on a button, which isn't their fault, we just don't teach that in schools anymore". Is that where people traditionally learnt that? Was it not just a home thing?

“Everybody’s dead, Dave.” “Edward the Confessor’s dead?” “Everybody’s dead, Dave.” “What about Harald Hardrada?” “He’s dead, Dave. Everybody’s dead, Dave.” “Not King Harold?” “Yes, Dave. King Harold’s dead, Dave. Everybody is dead, Dave.”

Teacher Tapp did that thing where they ask about a percentage of pupils in my last class and I'm having to think about a class of two.

Autumn 1 done and dusted. I'd say that never has a half term break been more welcome, but 2018 was a proper doozy.

Foppish young man, distracted by old woman reading his palm, has his purse stolen by woman at L (with long-haired woman cupping her hand to receive it) / as the pale woman at rear cuts gold medal from his chain (Georges de La Tour, Fortune-Teller, 1630)

Dear god, it's conscious!

Stunning work.

Also enjoying the local news juxtaposition of today's Harry and Meghan Nottingham-love coverage with yesterday's Visit East Midlands vox pop lady referring to the city as 'scuzzy' when asked about it's tourism potential 🤣

Today had a bit of a post Ofsted vibe (although I'd hoped now they've been, people would stop calling them 'The O-word', but, no). A montage, a fairly giddy Principal and one boy singing 'Ofsted aren't here anymore' outside my window followed by 'bet you're buzzing Miss' we're particular highlights.

What a charming #Egyptian bronze figure of a shrew! Since shrews are animals that find their way in the dark they were connected to the descending phase of the sun’s nocturnal journey. Late Period (746-332 B.C). On display at Museum Hohentübingen. 📷️ me

We did manage to work around me being in with inspectors during some of Yr11 and have #PowerBalladWednesday though. Today was Enrique Iglesias, Hero. Went down well. Also, turns out we're going to have Whitney, I have Nothing every week as a bonus because we make the rules 💪

Well it's been an intense couple of days. I'm in this strange position where I'm not leadership leadership, but in my trust role I work very closely with those who are. I've had a couple of slots with the inspectors, but mostly I've just seen people who are really very tired.