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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · 1d

Still waiting for every other sector to be "output led, not input led"

James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · 1d

particularly fond of the platforms/apps that insist on emailing me a notification that I have a message... But... including the content of the message in the email?? Inconceivable!!!

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · 2d

*Sobs in ODA*

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Sep 3

New “until he’s 29 he’s 28” just dropped

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Sep 2

““Is that gonna get weird?
… I don’t know, maybe!”

Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · Sep 2

I've been working for many months on this article on Silicon Valley's under-the-radar role in bringing AI into schools across the US. I really hope you'll read it — here's a gift link — but I'll tell you some of the highlights in this thread. (1/x)

How Chatbots and AI Are Already Transforming Kids' Classrooms

Educators across the country are bringing chatbots into their lesson plans. Will it help kids learn or is it just another doomed ed-tech fad?

www.bloomberg.com

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Aug 27

Great companion to this FT piece by @attractamooney.bsky.social & Aanu Adeoye: on.ft.com/3JyRSWK

Too hot for school: global push to keep classrooms cool as heatwaves force closures

Children are missing out on up to 1.5 years of study because of high temperatures, studies show

on.ft.com

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Aug 22

Thanks for covering this, Rachel!

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Aug 20

!!! Outrageous!!!

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Aug 20

I’m so sorry Sarah, sounds horrific.. have CAB advised at all about making a complaint / compensation claim to the Adjudicators Office?

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Aug 5

Borderline curse word- but wouldn’t be used in small children’s stuff. YA perhaps.

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Aug 2

FWIW both hang for me too!

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Jul 27

100% a premium in education on anything “innovative” that sounds good in a panel discussion. And far less on the training, infrastructure, process that is needed for a policy to be effective, sustainable etc.

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Jul 13

Here you go!
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

‘I’ve £90k in student debt – for what?’ Graduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI fallout

AI isn’t just taking away entry-levels jobs, it’s helping thousands apply for the same job with almost the same CV

www.theguardian.com

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Jun 27

Is the talk online anywhere?

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Reposted by James Cox

Save the Children International @savechildrenintl.bsky.social · Jun 10

Play isn’t a luxury. It’s a right❤️

It heals, teaches & gives hope, especially for kids in crisis.

Yet 1 in 5 have nowhere safe to play.

@ciaojames.bsky.social, Advocacy & Policy Education Lead explains in this blog the importance of play➡️ bit.ly/3TlRbBy

#InternationalDayofPlay🧸

Children playing with toys in a Child Friendly Space in Somalia.

Omar* holding a toy in a Child Friendly Space in Somalia

A group of girls playing football in a refugee camp

A girl playing with a hula hoop in a temporary learning centre in northeast Syria

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Jun 8

We worked on this! obvs not keen on any school closures - but had to recognise scale of crisis.
Mass deaths: also not good for kids, both personally & re services they rely on (incl schools)!
Real debate imho is less thresholds, more what we *prioritise* within whatever is open. Schools or bars?

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Jun 4

omg

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Jun 4

Don’t forget the students using the AI detection software on their own writing pre-emptively to try and make sure it’s not flagged as AI!

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · May 30

the cavalry arrives: www.independent.co.uk/life-style/g...

Yes, Generation X is the coolest generation and (whisper it) the happiest too

As a survey confirms the Eighties and Nineties were rated the highest for quality of life, Bill Borrows looks at the generation that was shaped by those eras and why they are still showing the people ...

www.independent.co.uk

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · May 2

Yeah also - I think we’ll see plenty of blaming out of touch Westminster/whitehall for constraints that mean it’s impossible to be “well run”.
Arguably will resonate even more than “blaming Brussels” given how much central govt funds to councils have been cut.

James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Apr 30

years ago when our service became unusable, I found a bunch of people in the same area on their own forums, and started a thread to start a group complaint to the Ombudsman.

Magically, the next day my internet worked great. Almost as if they're monitoring their forum & have per-account QoS...

James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Feb 25

Anywhere with Montreal bagels??

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James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net · Dec 17

Congratulations Ranil!

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