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I don't usually have too many positive things to say about Bill Gates – he did after all give us the Microsoft operating system – but in an interview with Our World in Data he makes an important point about...

The Guardian, has reported that officials at the DfE have been conducting social media surveillance on a number of UK education specialists who've had the temerity to criticise government policy.  The paper reported: "Officials at the DfE also tried to...

I note much recent discussion about the lack of a regulatory structure for psychotherapists and counsellors (and nutritionists).  This got me wondering about naturalists * – this is a reference the press often gives to folk who opine about environmental...

When writing about youngsters in schools, there are two lines (schools?) of thought about the term to be used.  Is it pupils or students?  Students, of course, is le mot juste for FE and HE, and a generation ago it...

The government has clearly gone mad.  That's to say it's given in to activist civil servants and let them have their way over recycling (and probably much else besides).  Back in 2021, Defra ran a consultation about recycling consistency.  It...

Thanks to the NAEE weekly news round-up for an alert to the forthcoming EAUC (Scotland) ESD webinar which will explore integrating environmental sustainability into HE/FE learning and teaching.  EAUC says: “While sustainability is all about the interconnections between the social,...

Knowing what words really mean is an essential reading aid, especially when it comes to reviews or blurbs.  So here's a guide (source unknown but I got it c/o a response to the Bluestocking article on book blurbs.  Of course,...

The University has a new promotional video showcasing its work is helping to build support and momentum for ambitious climate action.  In it, you can find out how Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh is helping to shift behaviour and build support and...

I’m somewhat of a radical on dogs and cats in that my genuinely progressive policy would reduce their numbers by 20% year on year until only essential working animals remained – a policy that would mean net zero cats of...

I listened to all of Starmer's speech today at the party conference, in part because of my interest in what he'd say about the school curriculum – and in part out of sheer interest.  In the end he said nothing...