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Russians are providing military technology to Iranian proxies

Right... And all for a conflict with no defined purpose, and no end goal, waged by leaders who apparently have no domestic guardrails and almost no limits as to what methods they will use.

The war on Iran is already upending the Middle East. Look to the Gulf states to see how | Nesrine Malik Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are finding their carefully projected image of stability has been blown away, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Brilliant from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social: how Trump & Netanyahu have just jeopardised the entire Gulf State apparatus.

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The British Right’s Permanent War Fantasy How the Telegraph, Mail and GB News turned a dangerous global conflict into another excuse to shout “weakness” and a supplicating audition for Trump’s approval.

Trump bombs.
The Telegraph screams humiliation.
The Mail screams betrayal.
GB News screams weakness.

And all of a sudden a complex global crisis becomes yet another loyalty test to American power.

The UK deserves better than this performative war hysteria.

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💜 #InternationalWomensDay #AfghanWomen #EndGenderApartheid #IWD 💜

Thanks for this. Seems to me LI is trying to do 2 things, 1) how to let people know what you do (so that those interested can find out) and 2) find a way of connecting as we did on old style twitter but because of 1) that’s not working so well! Having said that more than happy to connect with anyone

Junko Tabei, a 40 year old Japanese lady climbing in steep snowy mountains, 1985. Photo by Jaan Künnap, CC BY-SA 4.0.

🚨 International Women's Day

Junko Tabei, a Japanese climber, was told to stay home and raise a family.

She ignored that and, in 1975, was the first woman to summit Everest.

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A judge even tried to ban the word ‘rape’ from the courtroom. Throughout it all, her refusal to be cowed - and her insistence that shame must change sides - were, and remain, utterly inspiration.

Thank you, Gisèle Pelicot.

#IWD2026

What a thread.

Men who shout at hotels are not protecting women Far-right groups protest about asylum accommodation in Aberdeen, claiming to be protecting women, but they regularly target women for abuse

This article by @fionaswriting.bsky.social is brilliant and powerful bylines.scot/society/men-...

Adding to this in that I know what I offer is the fact that I think. Largely what I do is to think and create spaces for others in which they think. From those pauses- whether in supervision or in training transformation begins. Very hard to quantify or make it look like ‘work’, even when written.

Enjoyed reading @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social blog about world book day too.

a stack of books with the words " i want to read all the books " on it Alt: a stack of books with the words " i want to read all the books " on it

Happy #WorldBookDay 🎉📚🤩
Books and reading are celebrated across the year in my school but very excited to welcome @ldlapinski.bsky.social to my school for an authors visit today! So grateful to LD for making it possible 👏🏻👏🏻 #ScoEdu
@worldbookdayuk.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚📚

Equitable reading Books, fairness and the stories we help to make accessible

Happy #WorldBookDay 📚

Enjoy the celebration, but also take a moment to be curious.

Who has access?
Who can find belonging in a story?

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/equitable-...

#EquitableReading #FairStory

Thanks Sean. This is such an important message - there are a range of hidden barriers in making books accessible. Enjoying stories and story making is so pivotal to being curious and humane.
@talkingheadsoak.bsky.social @itsmotherswork.bsky.social you will both like this too!

Thanks Simone- what a wonderful post. Having a children’s librarian as my mother gave me ( and children in the family) such privileged access to a variety of experiences. We were guided into reading by interest and age / ability .

I’m going to be at the Festive of Education talking about my EdD research!

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Wonderful Carrie. What a joy filled moment

Sun headline about £500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Did you see this headline?

Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?

Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷‍♀️

Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?

Course you would!😜

Let's take a look

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For all the details and relevant links, please check out my Substack

It's free to read and to subscribe 👍🏻

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Yes we do follow each other!

Oh dear, time to listen to to your body I guess.

Callout reads #FFBWednesday: Connecting UK Educators and Education. A matrix shows excellent people involved in education, including worthy BlueSky contributors: 1. @simonebeach.bsky.social, a primary school headteacher 2. @bennewmark.bsky.social, a secondary school teacher 3. @hoylerosemary.bsky.social, a chair of governors 4. @5naureen.bsky.social, a school governor 5. @primaryteachermary.bsky.social, a primary school teacher 6. @nourishworkplce.bsky.social, a supporter for school wellbeing 7. @simonknight100.bsky.social, a special school headteacher 8. @danlyndon.bsky.social, a secondary history specialist / teacher 9. @schoolsweek.bsky.social, a widely respected education newspaper. Footer reads @9000Lives.org

Bringing #FFBWednesday to BlueSky.

Ready to build genuine education connections?
💫 Like and repost
💫 Comment with your edu bio + #FFBWeds
💫 Follow everyone who participates

Let's create the education community BlueSky deserves.

@talkingheadsoak.bsky.social @moremorrow.bsky.social @julesdaulby.bsky.social

Great idea- hoping to find others working to offer and support the implementation of #Supervision in #Education. Working across the country and across sectors I hear a lot about dilemmas senior leaders are dealing with.

It would be so good to connect

Can’t be done. Sounds like prioritising you is the first step. The self care of your own oxygen mask. 💚

Thanks to Sara @seainclusion.bsky.social for reading and concisely analysing her view on education reform I found it helpful.
@talkingheadsoak.bsky.social #EduSky

Thoughts about the SEND White Paper The SEND Consultation and the related White Paper are currently proposals about proposals: It is far from perfect and the devil will be in the detail. However, I am cautiously optimistic. This is more than a rearrangement of the deck chairs on the Titanic. It is a document with scope and ambition which recognises that reform of education, including SEND, is a long term project. It views SEND as part of a wider approach to education, not something that can be ‘fixed’ with some tinkering at the ed

I am cautiously optimistic about the proposals in the SEND White Paper. Please read why.
www.seainclusion.co.uk/post/thought...

Thanks Sara, for reading and writing your thoughts about the consultation documents (KCSIE and SEND reform). I too feel encouraged by what is written and the ambition.