Jack Deasley

Jack Deasley

@jldeasley.bsky.social

23. He/him. Doing a PhD in notions of success in ‘left behind’ areas at UCL. Wycombe Wanderers enthusiast. Governor at Banovallum School, Horncastle.

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Jim Dickinson
@jimdickinson.bsky.social

Back in March, Mack Marshall and I argued that students using AI aren't confused – they're responding rationally to a system that has removed the incentives to learn, and that what changes behaviour is a moment where they have to show they understood the work wonkhe.com/blogs/an-acc...

wonkhe.comAn accountability moment is what makes AI work for learningStudents aren’t confused about AI – they’re making rational choices in a system that has removed the incentives to learn. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall preview findings from new research on learning…
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

V little evidence to suggest that the fall in private school pupils is due to VAT & that pupils are moving to state schls. It could equally be the falling number of school-age children, as in the state sector. The piece is vague on how old the children leaving priv schls are, which would be helpful!

Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social

📉 Exclusive: The private school VAT slump in pupil numbers has 'somewhat offset' the impact of falling rolls in state classrooms, researchers have said schoolsweek.co.uk/private-scho...

schoolsweek.co.ukPrivate school slump 'offsetting' state sector falling rollsResearchers also warn schools will have to 'shed more staff' amid national pupil dip
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

I've been reading lots of the local press from the opening of UoL recently and it's remarkably optimistic (only the odd comment about neglecting the rest of the county). Pleasantly surprised to see a positive story about it now, it really has brought a lot of opportunity, jobs, and life to Lincs.

Jonathan Calder@lordbonkers.bsky.social

One for every Labour MP to read. #ldconf

lincolnshirelive.co.uk30 years ago, Lincoln was 'on its knees' - then the university arrivedThe construction of the University of Lincoln marked a turning point in the city's fortunes
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Definitely a rising sentiment of neglect of places like Boston and big swathes of the coast, as you can see in some of the comments on the article. And they're not completely wrong. Want to see the case made for HEIs providing growth while also building relationships with their wider communities...

Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

And a lot of those relationships have already begun anyway, eg UoL and the Institute for Rural and Coastal Health giving research attention and infrastructural investment to Mablethorpe, where there is no longer a secondary school. But a lot of the positive work done isn't as visible as it should be

Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Started today commentating on Danny Ings’ last-minute equaliser in his debut for Wycombe, ended it at Wembley watching England and the World Champions. Some day of football.

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Michael Woods
@woodszzp.bsky.social

Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? My new long-read on our @ruralspatialj.bsky.social Substack discusses political history, the role of rural consciousness & the 'politics of resentment', and the issues that might make a difference. ruralspatialjustice.substack.com/p/winning-in...

ruralspatialjustice.substack.comWinning in Wisconsin: Rural Consciousness, Radical Republicans and Progressive Democrats in America’s DairylandCould rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? Some thoughts on political history and current issues

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Warwick Mansell
@warwickmansell.bsky.social

Interesting public letter from three Oxbridge-bound former students at 2ndary run by soon-to-dissolve Athena trust, in which they highlight staff departures, curriculum choices and call for end to "zero tolerance" behaviour policies. Trust response also interesting.. cornishstuff.com/latest-news/...

cornishstuff.comOxbridge-bound Launceston College leavers write to the Trust - CornishStuffThree Launceston College leavers with Oxbridge places wrote to the college and Athena Learning Trust on results day, setting out six changes they want. The trust's interim leader replied next morning,...

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Natalie Sedacca
@nataliesedacca.bsky.social

Lincolnshire as a microcosm of the clash between anti migrant politics and socio economic realities: clamping down on visa routes & international students with no alternative plans for care or HE is ‘Britain’s real migration crisis, and the full impact has yet to be seen’ inews.co.uk/news/reform-...

inews.co.ukThe Reform-led county that exposes Britain's hidden migration crisisLincolnshire is dominated by Reform’s anti-migrant politics – but the county's care system runs on the foreign labour the majority of its voters want to reduce

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Lynton Lees
@lyntonlees.bsky.social

As the govt pushes forward with plans for technical education routes for even younger pupils, the 'record high' numbers of students taking T levels at post-16 is still just... 1.4% of overall entries? Not exactly conclusive proof of massive employer and learner demand, is it

FE News@fenews.bsky.social

dlvr.itStudents receiving T Levels reaches record high with maths A Levels on the riseStudents across England are receiving their A Level, T Level and vocational results today (Thursday 13 August 2026). This is a time to celebrate the… Students receiving T Levels reaches record high with maths A Levels on the rise was published on FE News by Department for Education (DfE)

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hannah
@hannahkateboast.bsky.social

'Following the closure of Modern Languages programmes at Leicester from September 2026, if Modern Languages were to disappear from Nottingham, the greater East Midlands would become one of the largest language cold spots in the country.'

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social

Britain has skills shortages across the board. Yet the decision about what to preserve as part of post-18 tuition is being left to isolated groups of university managers whose legal duty is to preserve solvency. That's completely mad. www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/12/w...

hepi.ac.ukWhat the situation at Nottingham tells us about the national picture for Modern Languages and why the sector should pay attention - HEPIThis blog was kindly written by Professor Pierre-Alexis Mével, Professor of Media Accessibility and Audiovisual Translation at the University of Nottingham. At the time of writing, the University of N...
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Good to be back at AP. We win that on another day: second-half too flat but some really good passages of play in the first. Love the way Ewan Henderson is starting the season.

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Will Davies
@will-davies.bsky.social

I've written about Neets for the LRB. It is odd listening to recent debates about this completely ignore the overwhelming fact of this current crisis, that it is one of inactivity, disability, mental ill-health and neurodevelopmental disorders (as I discuss) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

lrb.co.ukWilliam Davies · Young People Are Different: What do Neets need?The majority of Neets are not looking for work, but living outside of the labour market and the education system,...
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Obviously a tough watch but that won’t define our tournament. We had plenty of chances to win it, especially in that last 15: Kane puts that away 9 times out of 10, O’Reilly unlucky, Guehi too. Biggest worry was how much we got away with that Konsa challenge.

Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Don’t think we’ve demonstrated an ability to effectively break down a low block under Tuchel (nor in years), and that has to be addressed at some point, but got to give credit to Ghana for how difficult it is to sustain that relative solidity for 90+ minutes.

Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

I'll be chairing a panel at this, which will include discussions of the 'new' 1960s institutions; the purpose of learning in universities; examples of further and technical education in the mid-twentieth century; and more. It's at 2pm on Thursday 18th - come along if you're around!

History of Education Society UK@histedsocuk.bsky.social

The last tickets available for the Anniversary Cultures conference at the Senate House in London next Thursday! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anniversar...

eventbrite.co.ukAnniversary Cultures: New Histories of Students and Higher EducationOrganised by UCL's International Centre for Historical Research in Education (ICHRE) and the Institute for Historical Research (IHR)
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

My interview with Peter Mandler as a podcast - listen on the bus, tube, etc.!

Comprehensive Future@compfuture.bsky.social

Our interview with @petermandler.bsky.social is now available as a podcast. He discusses the history of selection, meritocracy and the 11-plus, and what this can tell us about current debates on selective education. open.spotify.com/episode/4ITJ...

open.spotify.comCF Conversations #1: Selection, Meritocracy and the 11-Plus – Professor Peter MandlerCF Conversations · Episode
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Enjoyed doing this. This history equips us with the tools to talk about our current education system, even in non-selective areas, about the relationship between schools and social mobility, exam stress, etc.

Comprehensive Future@compfuture.bsky.social

. Historian @petermandler.bsky.social talks about the history of academic selection and what we can learn from the post-war education system. He busts popular myths about grammar schools and social mobility. youtu.be/kfXmDse3yO8?...

youtu.beSelection, Meritocracy and the 11-plus: A HistoryYouTube video by Comprehensive Future

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Sarah Crook
@sarahcrook.bsky.social

My article on 1970s feminists, spycops, and if feminist historians can use materials extracted by undercover police officers is out in History Workshop Journal doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

doi.orgThe Women’s Liberation Movement and the Gendering of Undercover Police Surveillance in 1970s Britain: the Public Inquiry as (Un)Ethical archiveAbstract. In the 1970s a female police officer went undercover in the feminist movement in Britain. Across two years, she shared plans, conversations, and

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Peter Walker
@peterwalker99.bsky.social

Important and alarming reporting from top colleague @lexytopping.bsky.social about the increasing numbers of children in England temporarily placed in unregulated social care settings including caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

theguardian.comNearly fivefold increase in children in unregulated social care settings in EnglandExclusive: Vulnerable children being placed in caravans and Airbnbs when Ofsted-inspected homes cannot be found
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Surely Reform's 'net stupid zero' line won't be effective for very long when, in what is meant to be its heartlands, the tangible and obvious impacts of climate change are increasingly becoming part of their constituents' lives.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate

theguardian.com‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climateConstituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance
Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

It feels a very big oversight for them to apply their climate change denialism to a place with the highest levels of flood risk in the country, and a long history of residents having to deal with it as a very real issue, not an abstract concept.

Jack Deasley
@jldeasley.bsky.social

Also not a fan of a lot of the comments and quotes. Vilifying Reform voters isn't helpful, point instead to the failures of mainstream politics, the media, etc. in why residents in eg Boston and Skeg felt that the Reform path was the best suited one