Matt Perks
@dodiscimus.bsky.social
11-18 physics teacher, now at University of Southampton in Initial Teacher Education. School governor. Mostly edu-guessing.
By teaching, we learn!
By teaching, we learn!
I'm no way an expert in this area, but my impression is that lots of evidence related to physical activity and/or time outdoors at least correlates with, and often seems causal for, a bunch of positive outcomes for learning, mental health, resilience, wellbeing.
Across a broad range of ages, too.
Across a broad range of ages, too.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm no way an expert in this area, but my impression is that lots of evidence related to physical activity and/or time outdoors at least correlates with, and often seems causal for, a bunch of positive outcomes for learning, mental health, resilience, wellbeing.
Across a broad range of ages, too.
Across a broad range of ages, too.
Churchill's eulogy is well worth reading.
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Churchill's eulogy is well worth reading.
TBF to the council, as your article makes clear, CPOs can involve substantial legal costs and can be turned down.
If you've e.g. £300k of 106 funding, and your cycleway is going to cost £280k, sinking money into legal costs without a certain outcome would be foolish.
If you've e.g. £300k of 106 funding, and your cycleway is going to cost £280k, sinking money into legal costs without a certain outcome would be foolish.
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
TBF to the council, as your article makes clear, CPOs can involve substantial legal costs and can be turned down.
If you've e.g. £300k of 106 funding, and your cycleway is going to cost £280k, sinking money into legal costs without a certain outcome would be foolish.
If you've e.g. £300k of 106 funding, and your cycleway is going to cost £280k, sinking money into legal costs without a certain outcome would be foolish.
Dad jokes!
I found out fairly recently that a Punnett square was named after Reginald Punnett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginal... and not because it looks a bit like a box for strawberries.
I found out fairly recently that a Punnett square was named after Reginald Punnett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginal... and not because it looks a bit like a box for strawberries.
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Dad jokes!
I found out fairly recently that a Punnett square was named after Reginald Punnett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginal... and not because it looks a bit like a box for strawberries.
I found out fairly recently that a Punnett square was named after Reginald Punnett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginal... and not because it looks a bit like a box for strawberries.
Falls is a fairly unusual surname.
What are the chances someone with that name would be the first person to fly over the world's highest waterfall?
What are the chances someone with that name would be the first person to fly over the world's highest waterfall?
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Falls is a fairly unusual surname.
What are the chances someone with that name would be the first person to fly over the world's highest waterfall?
What are the chances someone with that name would be the first person to fly over the world's highest waterfall?
Just no co-operation from landowners.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just no co-operation from landowners.
If it's possible it's surprising it's not more common.
Here in Romsey, they're intending to build a complicated cycle way from next to the R. Test, over a hill and back down to river level, when there's potentially a shorter, pan-flat route next to the main road.
Here in Romsey, they're intending to build a complicated cycle way from next to the R. Test, over a hill and back down to river level, when there's potentially a shorter, pan-flat route next to the main road.
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If it's possible it's surprising it's not more common.
Here in Romsey, they're intending to build a complicated cycle way from next to the R. Test, over a hill and back down to river level, when there's potentially a shorter, pan-flat route next to the main road.
Here in Romsey, they're intending to build a complicated cycle way from next to the R. Test, over a hill and back down to river level, when there's potentially a shorter, pan-flat route next to the main road.
I think the point was that you needed to be able to show there was a substantial / essential infrastruture requirement to make a CPO stick. I'm no expert though and it was a while back.
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I think the point was that you needed to be able to show there was a substantial / essential infrastruture requirement to make a CPO stick. I'm no expert though and it was a while back.
Both my council (Hants) and the relevant government department (under the previous administration), took the view that CPO powers were very difficult to use for this purpose when I asked.
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Both my council (Hants) and the relevant government department (under the previous administration), took the view that CPO powers were very difficult to use for this purpose when I asked.
On further reflection:
And education. But it's a tide that raises all boats.
And education. But it's a tide that raises all boats.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On further reflection:
And education. But it's a tide that raises all boats.
And education. But it's a tide that raises all boats.
Ha, yes, but not if you spell it correctly ;-)
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ha, yes, but not if you spell it correctly ;-)
That graph, for the US though!
Good grief 🤦
Unbelievable!
Seems slack that we only managed to sell them one London bridge, tbh.
Good grief 🤦
Unbelievable!
Seems slack that we only managed to sell them one London bridge, tbh.
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
That graph, for the US though!
Good grief 🤦
Unbelievable!
Seems slack that we only managed to sell them one London bridge, tbh.
Good grief 🤦
Unbelievable!
Seems slack that we only managed to sell them one London bridge, tbh.
Oh, and when you get to the bit about Inuit, consider Vygotsky.
If this wasn't something he would instantly recognise, then I'm even more clueless about social contructivism than I thought.
If this wasn't something he would instantly recognise, then I'm even more clueless about social contructivism than I thought.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Oh, and when you get to the bit about Inuit, consider Vygotsky.
If this wasn't something he would instantly recognise, then I'm even more clueless about social contructivism than I thought.
If this wasn't something he would instantly recognise, then I'm even more clueless about social contructivism than I thought.
It's worth reading the whole first column and then asking yourself when it was (or could have been) written.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It's worth reading the whole first column and then asking yourself when it was (or could have been) written.