Victoria Stewart

verbivorial.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:39

Sister of a friend briefly taught in a primary school in Wolverhampton. One of the kids asked how to spell ‘owl’, which she helped him with, and he then read out what he’d written: ‘I fell in an owl’.🦉

Fi Daisy G

fidaisyg.bsky.social

19 October 2026 19:51

Also ignores differences across nations. Northern Ireland model is particularly flexible, and supports PT study more widely www.ucas.com/apprenticesh...

Margot Finn

eicathomefinn.bsky.social

19 October 2026 19:51

Even without attending to the fact that degree apprenticeships are more expensive for universities to deliver than degrees (a key component ignored here), turns out they're more problematic for employers and employees than the hype suggests. Fix the HE system. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Tom Cox

dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

17 October 2026 16:29

I have said it before, and I will say it again: the UK countryside is full of interdimensional portals. All you have to do is keep your eyes open and look carefully for them... tomcox.substack.com/p/20-of-the-...

William Purkis

williampurkis.bsky.social

16 October 2026 16:52

It is with overwhelming sadness that colleagues across @unibirmingham.bsky.social learned of the death last Friday of Prof. Chris Wickham. Chris’s colleagues and friends from around the world are invited to contribute to this online Book of Condolence: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/pr...