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Pam Jarvis

@drpam.bsky.social

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#FBPE, Author, Journalist, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow British Psychological Society, Historian, Educator.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · Aug 31

‘Imaginative storytelling & unexpected plotlines top off a brilliant read. Someone needs to make a movie!

‘If you, like me, are not quite sure where humanity is heading, and how that relates to the past, I guarantee you will love this book.’

5* ‘On Time for Eco’ amzn.eu/d/fNlanMa

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah all the shit in the water, another day in paradise, eh?

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Clive Taylor @saltednuts.bsky.social · 11h

I’m so enjoying the ‘share owning democracy’ that I was promised by Thatcher and all her like-minded decedents. Seems Starmer is a particular fan🤮

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 13h

The lawyers are often the first in line to serve jail time. Note how viciously Trump has turned on the lawyers on his opposing side.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 16h

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t think when using the pic, but is this something people outside the UK have never seen? It’s a comedy classic here!

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1d

Total sellout. I can’t believe anyone who has any respect for the professionalism of teachers and for the future of education for democracy has anything to do with him.

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Jane Harbison @janeharbison.bsky.social · 2d

Academisation was one of the worst things to happen to education in England
How much has it cost? For what benefit?

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d

The thought that occurred to me was to what extent this is aimed at nurturing some understanding of/interest in the subject &how much it is aimed at inputting the answers to the test. As teachers, readers of this publication will be familiar with the complexity that exists between these two factors

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d

Why is anyone even listening to what this deluded man has to say about education anymore?

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d

A draft, a freeze frame
Fledgling texts pile on my shelves
Snapshots of long ago
#DailyHaikuPrompt
#Haiku
#AcademicSky

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 2d

Another lovely review. Many, many thanks to readers for these. It’s so encouraging to know that people enjoy reading ‘Eco’ as much as I enjoyed writing it. amzn.eu/d/bl8yRwZ

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d

Many years ago when I was a teacher we objected to children being required to use a digital fingerprint instead of bringing lunch money, but I think that’s commonplace now.

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d

It does some good summaries on Amazon too, but children’s school records are rather a different prospect.

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 3d

harvest moon
a chill ripples up
the scarecrow’s back
#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d

What after paying the CEO and the business managers? I doubt it.

Education MATters: exploring England’s state school industry

Conservatives claim the academisation of schools as one of their greatest achievements. But do the figures stack up?

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d

Well, as a retired teacher, I thought teens hacking their own school website (sometimes happens apparently) is really only the 2020s equivalent of triggering the school bell to go off at 2pm so you can go home early. There is no unhackable website. We need to remember this in policy making.

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Annie @anniesten.bsky.social · 3d

He obviously hasn’t a clue about what teachers do
Is Bridget Phillpson as clueless? As a SEND teacher I had all kinds of record keeping to do, medical, social as well as educational. It was all highly confidential

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 3d

And Starmer says he wants AI to take over school record keeping so teachers spend longer in the classroom. Laughable, really. It’s becoming obvious that there are some records that shouldn’t be kept on the www and information about children is a no-brainer in this respect.

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows

www.theguardian.com

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 4d

Sobering, must-watch podcast from @newsagents.bsky.social

Trump's War on America

YouTube video by The News Agents

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 4d

The new series of ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ (now airing on Channel 5 in the UK) was the reason for researching & writing this article, but it turned into a fabulous wellbeing detox experience, too. See you on Sutton Bank everyone! (The view in the header picture).

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 4d

A visit to The World of James Herriot in Yorkshire: a unique blend of animal companions, mutually supportive communities, ancient monuments& green rolling countryside. Visitors can take a walk with the gentle spirit of the author& discover the real story behind ‘All Creatures Great and Small.’

All Creatures Great and Small: a Yorkshire phenomenon

The stories of Yorkshire-based vet ‘James Herriot’ are renowned. A Thirsk museum offers a fascinating insight into his life and times

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 4d

All Creatures Great and Small: a Yorkshire phenomenon

The stories of Yorkshire-based vet ‘James Herriot’ are renowned. A Thirsk museum offers a fascinating insight into his life and times

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 4d

✍️ All Creatures Great and Small: a Yorkshire phenomenon

The stories of Yorkshire-based vet ‘James Herriot’ are renowned. A Thirsk museum offers a fascinating insight into his life and times

By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social

All Creatures Great and Small: a Yorkshire phenomenon

The stories of Yorkshire-based vet ‘James Herriot’ are renowned. A Thirsk museum offers a fascinating insight into his life and times

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 5d

WCAT has been history for ages. This is a different one.

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 5d

Which is why this way of administering and funding schooling is a bad idea. Of course not *all* academies and MATs do things like this. But the system is wide open for those CEOs/business managers etc with such ideas.

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 5d

💸 An academy trust broke rules after paying nearly £5,000 in 'consultancy services' to the mother of its CEO, government has found

Trust broke rules over payments to CEO's mum

Government probe finds trust breached rules over consultancy payments and £24k on training courses

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 5d

💸 An academy trust broke rules after paying nearly £5,000 in 'consultancy services' to the mother of its CEO, government has found

Trust broke rules over payments to CEO's mum

Government probe finds trust breached rules over consultancy payments and £24k on training courses

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5d

Is Katharine Birbalsingh the only teacher in the uk available for media comment because...I seem to hear from no one else in the media.

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 6d

#BookSky #FictionWritersAndAuthors
A new reflective blog on sci-fi, psychology and writing fiction. ‘I believe the most important consideration for all aspiring and developing fiction writers is to explore and continually update practices and techniques that work for them.’

Writing fiction: Characters, Storylines and Believability

Someone asked me recently- how do I develop the characters and storylines in my novels? It was something I hadn’t systematically analysed, but on reflection, I realise that my process is highly rhi…

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 6d

About as well as their leader’s memory of the Brexit vote? Thrupenny Trump Tribute. Heir to Disraeli, Churchill and Thatcher. How the mighty have fallen.

As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up?

We fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power

www.theguardian.com

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, also of great concern.

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Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · 6d

Definitely. Meanwhile high quality educational research that has cleared uni & professional ethics regs is sidelined.

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