Micon Metcalfe
@miconm.bsky.social
Education Finance and Business expert. Multi Academy Trust Chair. Cat lover. Rubbish runner
Posted a birthday card Wednesday lunchtime. Birthday was Friday. Card only had to make it about 5 miles across London. It arrived Saturday. #royalmailfail
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Posted a birthday card Wednesday lunchtime. Birthday was Friday. Card only had to make it about 5 miles across London. It arrived Saturday. #royalmailfail
www.itv.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Oh. #granddesigns is a terrible tear jerker 😢
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Oh. #granddesigns is a terrible tear jerker 😢
Think there was a mini tornado in West Norwood. Dust dump on path & also all over my mini!
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Think there was a mini tornado in West Norwood. Dust dump on path & also all over my mini!
There was actually guidance to this effect (knives) pre 2010 under labour as I referenced it in an exclusion appeal. It disappeared under the coalition.
The Conservatives would introduce a legal 'presumption' that pupils who bring knives to school or assault their classmates or staff be permanently excluded, the shadow education secretary has said
schoolsweek.co.uk/conservative...
schoolsweek.co.uk/conservative...
Conservatives want exclusion presumption for violent pupils
Shadow education secretary also sets out plans to make alternative provision 'independent' of councils
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There was actually guidance to this effect (knives) pre 2010 under labour as I referenced it in an exclusion appeal. It disappeared under the coalition.
Vegetarian fry-up after my run today. Not sure what I think of vegan bacon
October 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vegetarian fry-up after my run today. Not sure what I think of vegan bacon
Horrified by the attack on a synagogue in Manchester.
My heart goes out to the families those killed & who’ve been affected.
My heart goes out to the families those killed & who’ve been affected.
October 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Horrified by the attack on a synagogue in Manchester.
My heart goes out to the families those killed & who’ve been affected.
My heart goes out to the families those killed & who’ve been affected.
I know #granddesigns follows a formula but it’s still painful watching novice project managers wondering why no one pointed stuff out to them
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I know #granddesigns follows a formula but it’s still painful watching novice project managers wondering why no one pointed stuff out to them
Amazing meal at Murano for OH birthday
September 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Amazing meal at Murano for OH birthday
Children’s names, photos and addresses stolen in Kido nursery hack | this is low (£)
www.thetimes.com/article/9906...
www.thetimes.com/article/9906...
Children’s names, photos and addresses stolen in Kido nursery hack
The hacking group Radiant insists its ransom demand is not ‘an enormous amount’ as 8,000 youngsters are claimed to have been affected
www.thetimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Children’s names, photos and addresses stolen in Kido nursery hack | this is low (£)
www.thetimes.com/article/9906...
www.thetimes.com/article/9906...
Probably the last of my tomato crop. Didn’t get many & I think the heat made them extra small but they’ve been tasty
September 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Probably the last of my tomato crop. Didn’t get many & I think the heat made them extra small but they’ve been tasty
Two of the three helicopters that flew in line over London today. I imagined it’s prep for POTUS visit?
September 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Two of the three helicopters that flew in line over London today. I imagined it’s prep for POTUS visit?
OH got the test alert but I didn’t 🤷🏻♀️
September 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
OH got the test alert but I didn’t 🤷🏻♀️
This is of concern. Important to check what security measures online providers have when you hand them data to process on your behalf
Exclusive: The names, addresses, phone, national insurance and passport numbers of school staff members may have been 'compromised' in a cyber attack on the IT provider of a firm that maintains background check records for schools
schoolsweek.co.uk/school-staff...
schoolsweek.co.uk/school-staff...
School staff data potentially 'compromised' in cyber attack
Data breach reported by IT firm Intradev may have affected data held by School Central Record
schoolsweek.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is of concern. Important to check what security measures online providers have when you hand them data to process on your behalf
Fake or Fortune revisit was an eye opener. The buyer turned down a £300k offer from a major collector 🙄
August 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fake or Fortune revisit was an eye opener. The buyer turned down a £300k offer from a major collector 🙄
Yes. I did go through a village called Tiddleywink
August 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yes. I did go through a village called Tiddleywink
One of my projects this month was to get our office into a new location.
Double win on the commute.
1. New office is about 8 minutes nearer the station.
2. I qualify for an age related Oyster card which will halve my costs.
Not every week you get a fine & money win! 🤣
Double win on the commute.
1. New office is about 8 minutes nearer the station.
2. I qualify for an age related Oyster card which will halve my costs.
Not every week you get a fine & money win! 🤣
August 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
One of my projects this month was to get our office into a new location.
Double win on the commute.
1. New office is about 8 minutes nearer the station.
2. I qualify for an age related Oyster card which will halve my costs.
Not every week you get a fine & money win! 🤣
Double win on the commute.
1. New office is about 8 minutes nearer the station.
2. I qualify for an age related Oyster card which will halve my costs.
Not every week you get a fine & money win! 🤣
Promming last night. Wonderful @londonsymphony.bsky.social & a performance of Suor Angelica
August 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Promming last night. Wonderful @londonsymphony.bsky.social & a performance of Suor Angelica
Jeez, this is grim (£)
‘Baboon massacre’: German zoo feeds culled primates to the lions
www.thetimes.com/article/93bf...
‘Baboon massacre’: German zoo feeds culled primates to the lions
www.thetimes.com/article/93bf...
‘Baboon massacre’: German zoo feeds culled primates to the lions
While other zoos defended the ‘unavoidable’ killings, protesters have rallied against the move in Nuremberg, which was intended to alleviate enclosure overcrowding
www.thetimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Jeez, this is grim (£)
‘Baboon massacre’: German zoo feeds culled primates to the lions
www.thetimes.com/article/93bf...
‘Baboon massacre’: German zoo feeds culled primates to the lions
www.thetimes.com/article/93bf...
‘The Five Sisters’ shale bings at West Calder are a protected monument now & a reminder of an industrial past.
August 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
‘The Five Sisters’ shale bings at West Calder are a protected monument now & a reminder of an industrial past.
Reposted by Micon Metcalfe
I was singing at it! Glad you enjoyed it.
August 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I was singing at it! Glad you enjoyed it.
Reposted by Micon Metcalfe
New post:
"The Radicalisation Spiral"
Why are so many people becoming radicalised? Is there any way to stop it?
With an antivaxxer running the US health dept + extreme discourse dominating politics it's an increasingly pressing question.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The Radicalisation Spiral"
Why are so many people becoming radicalised? Is there any way to stop it?
With an antivaxxer running the US health dept + extreme discourse dominating politics it's an increasingly pressing question.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The radicalisation spiral
Why does it happen and can it be stopped?
open.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
New post:
"The Radicalisation Spiral"
Why are so many people becoming radicalised? Is there any way to stop it?
With an antivaxxer running the US health dept + extreme discourse dominating politics it's an increasingly pressing question.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The Radicalisation Spiral"
Why are so many people becoming radicalised? Is there any way to stop it?
With an antivaxxer running the US health dept + extreme discourse dominating politics it's an increasingly pressing question.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...