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Brett Handley
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Physics teacher 🦄 and second in science. Staff governor. Former electronic engineer and chef. Graduate of UMIST and NTU.
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On leadership, autonomy, and the disjoint between "what we say we do" and "what we actually do"

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Autonomy, authority and anarchy: creating a better school culture
Most schools live with a quiet tension between what’s written in policy and what actually happens in lessons. Getting to grips with this tension is at the heart of creating an improved school culture.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
a movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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It's classic literature on TGT on Monday as we remember Emily Brontë on the anniversary of the publication of Wuthering Heights, her first and only novel in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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One of these images is a close up of Jupiters moon Io taken from space. The other is an incredibly detailed and enhanced image of a loaf of bread taken in my kitchen just now.
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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My message to Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget: Don’t just blame the Brexit damage, fix it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Morning,

A request for help:

I recently moved up north (near Bolton) and I’ve been on supply ever since.

I need a permanent job. Science teacher. 20yrs exp.

Schools don’t always advertise on the TES so if anyone knows anyone, please pass this on?

I’d really appreciate it!
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Elite ... a long time ago
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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I have made this video about electron diffraction which features what I think is a new demonstration which uses three crossed diffraction gratings, a violet laser and glow in the dark film to demonstrate and explain relatively simply why the electron diffraction produces rings at 3 mins 30.
The £100 gamble to show electron diffraction
YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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The Prime Minister must pick up the phone now to Donald Trump. We have 24 hours to stop Trump’s billion-dollar raid on British licence fee payers.

We’ve written to the PM, calling on him to demand that Trump drop his ludicrous $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Every day is a school day with TutorGroupThink ...
Did you know Angel Falls is a man? What else is a man? I'd always imagined the Angel Falls were named after their heavenly appearance, not after the yank who flew over them in a plane. No wonder Hugo Chavez wanted to change it, but they don't have another name!
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November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.

The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.

The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Published by the "Militant Christian Patriots" in 1938. Sound familiar?

We are in a scary moment, where racism has been normalised and the 'Overton window' has shifted so far to the right it is shocking.

"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it".
Let's not.
Kind of familiar.

Isn't it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄

Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆

1/15
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I really love this: What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before

#WomenInStem

www.science.org/content/arti...
What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before
Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades
www.science.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Every picture tells a story.

Sadly no one is listening to the tale these two tell.

It’s been put in the box “too difficult”.
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fair question ...
My question is whether it was the drug use, Nazi salutes, election interference, racist and antisemitic tweets, creepy pronatalism, chilling sociopathy, puzzling inarticulateness, allegations of IP theft or persistent flouting of US law that pushed Tesla bros over the top on gifting Elon $1 trillion
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Wow, quite the day! Thanks to all of you that have supported, engaged with, and input to, the Curriculum and Assessment Review. Having the different sources of evidence, including the experiences and wisdom 'from the ground' from teachers and school leaders, has been pivotal. Many thanks again!
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I did not know ...
Did you know Sax was a man? What else is a man?
On Thursday's TGT discuss Adolphe Sax and his invention of an instrument to bridge the tonal gap between brass and woodwind.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷‍♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...

The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️

www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
www.tes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I love this. It might be hard, it might be complicated. It might be ridiculously difficult. But it is never pointless .... !!!
Teaching can be incredibly hard work, but one thing I've *never* felt about it, unlike with other work I've done, is that it is pointless.
Spent a large part of today doing marking, ready for going back to school after half-term, and had an unexpected moment of joy when I realised a student with really low self-esteem and confidence in their abilities has just *smashed* an end of topic test. I can't wait to hand it back to them.
November 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Teaching can be incredibly hard work, but one thing I've *never* felt about it, unlike with other work I've done, is that it is pointless.
Spent a large part of today doing marking, ready for going back to school after half-term, and had an unexpected moment of joy when I realised a student with really low self-esteem and confidence in their abilities has just *smashed* an end of topic test. I can't wait to hand it back to them.
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Evolution is astonishing ...
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Wow this is wild 🤯

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Jamming avoidance response - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM