Anyone know whether today is a ‘ceasefire’ day or a ‘destroy your civilisation’ day yet?

I am glad this is being said. Sitting silently in rows being fed ‘knowledge’ to regurgitate is not education. It would be ideal to prepare children for domestic service in Victorian times! Needing permission to take off a jumper, SLANT, silent corridors etc isn’t preparation for the real world.

"He's Very Unwell" - Marsh Family parody of Chuck Berry's "Never Can Tell" from Pulp Fiction YouTube video by Marsh Family

Here's a throwback to an iconic #PulpFiction track by #ChuckBerry with some half-arsed Sunday night twisting, 7 some parody reflections (to the tune of "You Never Can Tell") on the Christian White House stories last week - #Hegseth as #SamuelLJackson and the #TrumpChrist image:
youtu.be/K2WWjjVlr7M

Jack by the Hedge?

European Union and United Kingdom take decisive step towards Erasmus+ association in 2027 Today, the European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK\'s association to Erasmus+ in 2027.

🚨🚨Welcome and very significant news on #EU-UK relationship and #brexit reversal: yesterday, the European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK's association to #Erasmus+ in 2027. 🧵
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UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027 Thousands across the UK set to benefit from re-opening of the historic Erasmus+ programme

UK 🇬🇧 back into the Erasmus+ programme 🇪🇺
A step in the right direction.
#RejoinEFTA/EU

Tomato seedlings 🌱

Any primary school teachers here —

I’ll send you a signed copy of Nature’s Acre if you do one thing for nature with your class.

Doesn’t have to be big.

Just real.

Tell me what you’re going to try + your school address and I’ll send it on.

#EdChatIE
#PrimaryTeaching
#IrishTeachers

Swimming becomes the first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletes The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.

So, Russians are allowed back to swimming, officially, with their flags, anthem and everything. Shameful .
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‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon

A Robin perched on a branch, its beak full of food and other material.

To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds.

See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w

Take down bird feeders this summer to cut spread of avian disease, says RSPB Charity advises replacing seed and nut feeders, where birds gather, with small amounts of mealworms, fat balls or suet Garden birds should not be fed seeds and nuts over the summer months, the RSPB has said, in an attempt to reduce the spread of avian diseases. Bird lovers are being urged to take down their bird feeders between May and October to help birds such as the greenfinch, whose numbers have plummeted after the spread of trichomonosis, a parasitic disease transmitted more easily when birds cluster around feeders in the warmer months. Continue reading...

Take down bird feeders this summer to cut spread of avian disease, says RSPB

Garden birds at risk: RHS aligns retail and advice with new bird health guidelines The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has issued updated recommendations for gardeners on how to support birds through planting, alongside new guidance on supplementary fee...

RSPB guidance is reshaping how we support birds, with the RHS issuing updated advice challenging long-held habits & highlights risks of well-intentioned feeding…full story here on changing guidance, disease concerns, market implications & how to really help birds....

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Wikipedia description - The glazed roof is supported by wrought iron arches in three spans, respectively spanning 68 feet (21 m), 102 feet (31 m) and 70 feet (21 m). The roof is 699 feet (210 m) long, and the original roof spans had two transepts connecting the three spans.

Paddington Station, London

The main station of 1854 was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

But, the architectural detailing was by his associate Matthew Digby Wyatt. He took inspiration from Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace & the München Hauptbahnhof.

#IronworkThursday
#MetalworkThursday

Lebanon must be included in US-Iran ceasefire deal, Yvette Cooper to say Foreign secretary to address City leaders in London as Israel intensifies bombing and Vance says Lebanon is not part of deal * Middle East crisis – live updates Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, the British foreign secretary will say, as a two-week pause in the conflict hangs in the balance. Addressing an event at the Mansion House in London, Yvette Cooper is expected to say there “must be no return to conflict” after the ceasefire announced by the US president, Donald Trump, late on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Lebanon must be included in US-Iran ceasefire deal, Yvette Cooper to say

Two Valais Blacknose sheep walking through long green grass at the base of a mountain. Source: National Geographic Animals

Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges Marine Conservation Society warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline Consumers should “completely avoid” buying UK-caught cod, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has said, as it warned that populations have reached a dangerous point of decline despite zero-catch recommendations. The MCS, an environmental charity, publishes a Good Fish Guide to help consumers and businesses make sustainable seafood choices. Continue reading...

Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges

National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year.
So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝

Morning Mary

My search for the perfect Sachertorte in Vienna The luscious chocolate and apricot torte is the stuff of legend in the grand, old world of Viennese coffeehouses. But which makes the tastiest?

My search for the perfect Sachertorte in Vienna

I don't really understand why Bridget Phillipson repeatedly talks as though school based settings are better than PVI ones, especially when a third of PVI settings are run by volunteers like me. It's not exactly motivating for us.

Have you spoken to those currently working in the early years sector as from what I hear from colleagues in England they are seriously underfunded at present to offer what should be a wonderful preschool experience.

Scrambling, walking and swimming in splendid isolation: 75 years of the UK’s national parks Our writer first hiked in the Lake District, Eryri and Dartmoor in the 1970s. Their beauty remains unrivalled, but they are more popular than ever. So, here’s how to avoid the crowds

Scrambling, walking and swimming in splendid isolation: 75 years of the UK’s national parks

Learning can and should be an adventure, at least sometimes, but hopefully most of the time. It certainly feels like that in early years! ☺️ #EduSky

Completely agree. Just asked husband who was traditionally office based pre pandemic and eldest who currently is. Both professionals. Neither would expect to wear a suit or a jacket or a tie anymore. Schools are out of date. It’s become about control.

5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

I wondered when someone would notice this.
5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Driving on Regardless Where is OFSTED going? What have they learned?

This is a powerful read from Edmund Barnett-Ward #RuthPerry

@edmund-b-w.bsky.social

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And they wonder why we struggle to recruit in the areas where we need school staff the most 🙄

Babies and toddlers can’t read but love books. I have many photos of our grandchildren revelling in books over the years. One had a passion for the RHS vegetable and fruit guide.

Beautiful

"Grief and Destruction" - Marsh Family parody of Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" on war in Iran YouTube video by Marsh Family

Here's our 🎶 parody version of Barry McGuire's 1965 "Eve of Destruction" that we've modernised to turn to current US adventurism. We're calling it: "Grief and Destruction" 🚀

youtu.be/QLBjeM53iBI