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Sue Cowley

@suecowley.bsky.social

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UK based writer / teacher / CPD provider / presenter. I help to run a preschool. I love gardening and my allotment. She/her. Author of 30+ books for teachers. Please contact me via my website for CPD/INSET bookings and writing queries. www.suecowley.co.uk

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1d

I hope people will forgive me for posting a screenshot of this lovely feedback from elsewhere. ☺️ #EduSky

AHoward says 'Fantastic Primary Behaviour coaching session for ITT with @Sue_Cowley this evening! Monday motivation for sure! Confident communication. Flexible responses. Verbal & non verbal. Supporting self regulation & of course, take risks. #ITT #SCITT #EduTwitter @NASBTT'

Geoff Barton replies, 'Yes, Sue is a class act. No silly gimmickry or frothy rhetoric; Sue is about building the skill-set of every teacher.'

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1h

Hah! Great point. I loved teaching that text.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1h

It's still a ridiculous dog whistle. And what if they're working in Wales?

Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1h

Yes this is the approach I'm hearing about more and more.

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Andy Hearn 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈⚽️🎶🌈 @andyhearn24.bsky.social · 16h

Vote Green.

Pass it on.

#VoteGreen

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 2h

Yet again this approach (and it definitely wasn't always like this) arises out of the idea that learning = memory and that there's always a 'correct sequence' to it.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 2h

I think we would benefit from putting ourselves in the children's shoes more often and considering what their overall experience of school is like. A diet of only PPTs and schemes might be consistent but it's not particularly inspiring. #EduSky

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 3h

In that case I have a sensible suggestion for you, Rachel. 😒

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 3h

Seriously, if AI can make mistakes and you have to 'verify its outputs', what time is it actually saving you? 🤷‍♀️

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 3h

Busy week for me! Zoom webinar for 200 new primary teachers on Monday, session on adaptive teaching in Northamptonshire yesterday and I'm giving a talk for education students at the University of Bedfordshire this morning. Always great to work with the next generation of teachers! #EduSky

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6h

The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 13h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 4h

This is how it’s done

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

From war-ravaged Portland

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 13h

It's interesting to see them quoting bluesky posts. They've obviously realised where all the sensible people have gone.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 14h

Honestly I'm just so bloody CROSS with Labour for turning out to be just more mindless bigots!

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 14h

Greens.

Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 14h

As well as it being disgusting to use dead people's images like this, 'copyright growing pains' is a pathetic way of saying 'theft of IP'.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 14h

Every day in every way this government reminds me why I shouldn't vote Labour again. They've lost the plot!

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 19h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't used it at all but I would advise against anthropomorphisising it tbh.

Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1d

Given that AI is actively inventing stuff when you ask it questions, and you therefore have to check for accuracy every time, *it's not saving you work, it's generating extra workload*!

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1d

The way that billionaires are able to 'tweak' AI to make it take a different view should give everyone pause for thought about where this technology is going.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 1d

I keep seeing people refer to people like @aoc.bsky.social and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as radical Democrats, and ... I dunno, I don’t really see it. They just seem like competent young politicians with a fairly mainstream progressive message. Which is why they got elected.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 1d

Me too!

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 1d

The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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RainSurname @rainsurname.bsky.social · 1d

Someone left a rack full of inflatable costumes near the ICE building in Portland.

I love this town.

This is a wonderful thread that explains how & why Portland is Like This.
bsky.app/profile/ceau...

A clothing rack on a sidewalk, full of colorful inflatable costumes, with a sign that says free.

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Jenny TP @jennytpgrows.bsky.social · 1d

#FoodStudies #EconSky #AcademicSky
Can anyone one help me track down a paper that quantifies the benefit of spending £1 in a local business over a big or multinational in the UK?
I read something that showed (ish) local spend =£5 to local economy & supermarket=40p but I can't find the source

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