Natalie Ford

"Moments like this fill me with wonder, and they remind me of how much beauty humans can create"

Carrie Patsalis shares a glimpse of Christianity and Islam in Iran

The Vank Cathedral and the Shah Mosque

Both, beautiful architectural masterpieces

This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something

Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used

www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

This #TimeToTalkDay, let’s make every conversation count.

Try our five active listening tips to help you have open, supportive conversations about mental health at work.

Our 24/7 helpline is always here or you: 08000 562 561 💙

They love it. Lots more play at lunch (secondary) as they’re in activewear. Parents appreciate it - less ironing. Attendance is better. They like having the choice.

We moved to PE kits in September and it makes all the difference. Students can choose to wear PE kit each day or full uniform (on days where they don’t have PE) as some of our students enjoy wearing a blazer and tie.

Looking forward to an inspiring day at Strictly RE today. Haven’t been to many conferences in the last year and have missed them. Very fortunate to have a SACRE who funds tickets for local teachers who want to attend.

If you read my “classroom snapshot” posts & think I want to teach those lessons - now you can!

We’re recruiting a FT RE teacher to join my department at Hethersett Academy just outside Norwich

🗓 Deadline:24 Feb
📅 Start:September

Please share 🙏

www.inspirationtrust.org/1603/vacancy...

Careers appointments
Frequent comms with homes
Continuation of well-being support and regular check ins

Continued quality first teaching
1% club form sessions - based on the best bits from Atomic Habits
Tutoring
Period six revision sessions for all
Breakfast club revision sessions
Study support before and after school and at lunch
SLT/year lead/tutor academic mentoring
Catalyst meetings with core

You’ve taken me back in time with this one! The ‘religion and the media’ units of the GCSEs and entry level quals. Vicar of Dibley, Bruce Almighty, Songs of Praise, reading a Farmington project on how to embed Simpsons episodes into almost every lesson 😬

I love it when I see your threads on lesson topics/questions. It always make me want to come and teach at your Trust. Inspiring!

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Bet this will be a corker!

Kind strangers' gesture after spotting, Gwen, 93, dining alone It was an act of kindness that spurred the 93-year-old to reach out to the ECHO

There’s a lot of anxiety and misery around right now. So I think everyone should read this lovely story about the kindness of strangers. I guarantee it will give you a lift.

So much time for Gwen.

Teacher of Humanities, Havering - Tes Jobs The Coopers' Company and Coborn School, United Kingdom

🚨Job advert🚨

My school is looking to appoint a humanities teacher.

The role would involve teaching both RE and Geography. This is a really exciting opportunity to join a school that highly values the humanities.

ECTs welcome to apply.

www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

#TeamRE

🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡 To enter repost this post! 🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 at 6 pm UK time. Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!

How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).

Season's greetings to you all!

‘We’ve got more in common than what divides us’: a Muslim-Jewish kitchen in Nottingham counters hate and hunger As antisemitism and Islamophobia rise, a community centre brings people together over shared meals, offering an antidote to food poverty, social isolation and division * Donate to the Guardian Charity Appeal 2025 here * Communities are our defence against hatred. Now, more than ever, we must invest in hope It’s 2.30pm on a Wednesday afternoon and the Himmah Hub, a community centre in Nottingham, is abuzz with activity. Crates of leftover supermarket food are being carried inside, trestle tables assembled, and volunteers are arriving to prepare meals that will be served in a few hours’ time to anyone who needs one – a queue has already begun to form outside. This is the Salaam Shalom kitchen, known as SaSh, a joint Muslim-Jewish project set up in 2015, and based on one of the core tenets of both faith groups: bringing people together through food. It also draws on a north Indian tradition of community meals, with food prepared collectively and duties shared across the village, Sajid Mohammed, director of the Muslim-led social justice initiative Himmah, explains. Continue reading...

‘We’ve got more in common than what divides us’: a Muslim-Jewish kitchen in Nottingham counters hate and hunger

My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at... The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasn’t happened sooner

I wrote a short piece for the Observer on the attacks in Manchester.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Flags: When Patriotism Becomes Politics | Belonging Effect We have all seen them. Driving up the motorway, crossing a roundabout in town, suddenly there it is: the Union Jack, or the red-and-white St George’s Cross.

"If we ignore it and do not speak up we feed the problem."
Insightful blog by @hannahwilson.bsky.social about the current situation facing schools and flags. Interesting and powerful lesson follow up ideas included. Diverse Educators always on the ball. www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk/flags-when-p...

Research: Maths is not the place for financial literacy Making maths teachers solely responsible for financial education would be a mistake for the curriculum review

schoolsweek.co.uk/financial-li...

Congratulations Paul 👏🏼

My article on the importance of Religious Education, in the latest edition of Teach Secondary.
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#UKEd #TeachingUK

I do! You inspired me at Edge Hill and I’ve been looking for good ones ever since.

Thanks Nikki. It’s a jumpsuit and the first one I’ve ever owned and worn ❤️ Haven’t felt confident enough to until recently.

It’s a jumpsuit from SHEIN (apologies to anyone offended by fast fashion 🫣). I felt very glam in it.

I bloody love Saturday nights at Farmington. Paying for it this morning though!

Hope you managed to settle into Oxford life for the short time we’re here.

It has been a great weekend. Looking forward to today’s presentations before heading back up north too.

That’s gorgeous. A lovely mourning ring.