James Handscombe
@jameshandscombe.bsky.social
Executive Principal, Mathematician, Teacher, Wordsmith not necessarily in that order.
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Gentlemen, no fighting in the
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Gentlemen, no fighting in the
This evening I was speaking about my book - I didn’t realize it at the time but it seems that when I talk about poetry my hand gestures mirror the falcon.
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This evening I was speaking about my book - I didn’t realize it at the time but it seems that when I talk about poetry my hand gestures mirror the falcon.
Capitalism, huh!
I wanted to change some £20 notes into a larger number of £5s. There was a Lloyds near by, they have cash, I thought, let’s see if they can help.
“Not a customer? We don’t do that.”
“Why not?”
“We choose not to”
“Choose to be jerks, you mean,” I didn’t mutter.
I wanted to change some £20 notes into a larger number of £5s. There was a Lloyds near by, they have cash, I thought, let’s see if they can help.
“Not a customer? We don’t do that.”
“Why not?”
“We choose not to”
“Choose to be jerks, you mean,” I didn’t mutter.
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Capitalism, huh!
I wanted to change some £20 notes into a larger number of £5s. There was a Lloyds near by, they have cash, I thought, let’s see if they can help.
“Not a customer? We don’t do that.”
“Why not?”
“We choose not to”
“Choose to be jerks, you mean,” I didn’t mutter.
I wanted to change some £20 notes into a larger number of £5s. There was a Lloyds near by, they have cash, I thought, let’s see if they can help.
“Not a customer? We don’t do that.”
“Why not?”
“We choose not to”
“Choose to be jerks, you mean,” I didn’t mutter.
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Welcome to Willerby.
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Welcome to Willerby.
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
A midlands village where the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather.
Fifty free short stories with art, music and other ephemere.
Come find us.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
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There's a real power to leaving a universe's mythology unsaid. Not everything needs to have a canon page on a fanwiki.
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There's a real power to leaving a universe's mythology unsaid. Not everything needs to have a canon page on a fanwiki.
Yesterday I was a net acquirer of pens.
I’m not sure I need them all, but which shall I use to sign payroll?
I’m not sure I need them all, but which shall I use to sign payroll?
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Yesterday I was a net acquirer of pens.
I’m not sure I need them all, but which shall I use to sign payroll?
I’m not sure I need them all, but which shall I use to sign payroll?
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Ordered!
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ordered!
I like the idea of curiosity as self-care: we say that in teaching every day is different and I can see that coming in each day full of curiosity for what might transpire would be healthy.
I also think that curiosity can be developed and, in related news, my book “Cabinet of Curiosity” is out.
I also think that curiosity can be developed and, in related news, my book “Cabinet of Curiosity” is out.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I like the idea of curiosity as self-care: we say that in teaching every day is different and I can see that coming in each day full of curiosity for what might transpire would be healthy.
I also think that curiosity can be developed and, in related news, my book “Cabinet of Curiosity” is out.
I also think that curiosity can be developed and, in related news, my book “Cabinet of Curiosity” is out.
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This looks BRILLIANT 👏
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This looks BRILLIANT 👏
Exciting times - I now have a copy of my book!
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Exciting times - I now have a copy of my book!
What we have on our hands is a species problem - fascinating story from Arundhati Roy
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
What we have on our hands is a species problem - fascinating story from Arundhati Roy
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November 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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If the discussion with @lessoncopy.bsky.social left you wanting more enthusiasm & your copy hasn’t turned up yet: here I am talking to the library at @hachettelearning.bsky.social HQ.
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
James Handscombe: Cabinet of Curiosity
YouTube video by Hachette Learning
m.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If the discussion with @lessoncopy.bsky.social left you wanting more enthusiasm & your copy hasn’t turned up yet: here I am talking to the library at @hachettelearning.bsky.social HQ.
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
“He got off that camel like Marlon Brando getting off a motorbike.”
This can only be one person, one event.
This can only be one person, one event.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“He got off that camel like Marlon Brando getting off a motorbike.”
This can only be one person, one event.
This can only be one person, one event.
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the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!
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somebody at the Clarion wrote an explainer of how to beat the Oxford congestion charge and i'm crying, help
oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...
oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...
Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s congestion charge
Don't want to pay? We got you. Here's the tea on how you can avoid the congestion charge entirely, and still visit all your favourite places in the city centre. Here's the official website, but our ha...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
somebody at the Clarion wrote an explainer of how to beat the Oxford congestion charge and i'm crying, help
oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...
oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...
I have spent my Saturday lunchtime wisely and well and have the definitive ordering on the tracks of Simon and Garfunkel’s third studio album: Pardley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
11. Obviously Silent Night. Sorry, Paul, this one doesn’t quite work
10. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine (meh)
11. Obviously Silent Night. Sorry, Paul, this one doesn’t quite work
10. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine (meh)
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have spent my Saturday lunchtime wisely and well and have the definitive ordering on the tracks of Simon and Garfunkel’s third studio album: Pardley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
11. Obviously Silent Night. Sorry, Paul, this one doesn’t quite work
10. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine (meh)
11. Obviously Silent Night. Sorry, Paul, this one doesn’t quite work
10. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine (meh)
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Tomorrow we lay wreaths for Magdalen members who died in both World Wars.
I am deeply conscious of the terrible effects of war on a college like this. Imagine what it was like for the President to see so many students full of promise graduate, to die only months later.
We will remember them.
I am deeply conscious of the terrible effects of war on a college like this. Imagine what it was like for the President to see so many students full of promise graduate, to die only months later.
We will remember them.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tomorrow we lay wreaths for Magdalen members who died in both World Wars.
I am deeply conscious of the terrible effects of war on a college like this. Imagine what it was like for the President to see so many students full of promise graduate, to die only months later.
We will remember them.
I am deeply conscious of the terrible effects of war on a college like this. Imagine what it was like for the President to see so many students full of promise graduate, to die only months later.
We will remember them.
I had dinner with old friends this week and learned that one of them had taken a sabbatical to learn bee-keeping. I, meanwhile, am reading Daniel Deronda and am here to tell you that Gwendolen’s main problem (apart from her name) is a lack of purpose. Night school - that’s what she needs.
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I had dinner with old friends this week and learned that one of them had taken a sabbatical to learn bee-keeping. I, meanwhile, am reading Daniel Deronda and am here to tell you that Gwendolen’s main problem (apart from her name) is a lack of purpose. Night school - that’s what she needs.
These are the brilliant questions.
Kindness and Scholarship in equilibrium.
Purposeful understanding as well as Mechanical ability.
Leadership is often tightrope walking.
Kindness and Scholarship in equilibrium.
Purposeful understanding as well as Mechanical ability.
Leadership is often tightrope walking.
The bigger questions for leaders:
Can we build a system that keeps rigour and wellbeing?
That judges learning by understanding, not exhaustion?
Can we build a system that keeps rigour and wellbeing?
That judges learning by understanding, not exhaustion?
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
These are the brilliant questions.
Kindness and Scholarship in equilibrium.
Purposeful understanding as well as Mechanical ability.
Leadership is often tightrope walking.
Kindness and Scholarship in equilibrium.
Purposeful understanding as well as Mechanical ability.
Leadership is often tightrope walking.
Underappreciated
He's so deep in denial he can see the Pyramids.
Trump: "I think pretty much every single leader in Europe is a friend of mine. We get along really well. They've done everything I've asked them to do."
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Underappreciated
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New version of Girl Yelling In Guy's Ear at Concert Dropped:
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
New version of Girl Yelling In Guy's Ear at Concert Dropped:
This game is fun!
catfishing.net/game/today
Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories: particularly enjoyed this one
catfishing.net/game/today
Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories: particularly enjoyed this one
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This game is fun!
catfishing.net/game/today
Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories: particularly enjoyed this one
catfishing.net/game/today
Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories: particularly enjoyed this one
If the discussion with @lessoncopy.bsky.social left you wanting more enthusiasm & your copy hasn’t turned up yet: here I am talking to the library at @hachettelearning.bsky.social HQ.
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
James Handscombe: Cabinet of Curiosity
YouTube video by Hachette Learning
m.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If the discussion with @lessoncopy.bsky.social left you wanting more enthusiasm & your copy hasn’t turned up yet: here I am talking to the library at @hachettelearning.bsky.social HQ.
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
It seems I look at the ceiling when thinking (or that’s where the teleprompter is…)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=55tR...
It’s out!
The Cabinet of Curiosity should be in the hands of readers today.
If you know it all already you can correct my mistakes, if not then there may be a new fascination for you lurking in its pages.
#EdSky
#UkEd
#Curiosity
@hachettelearning.bsky.social
The Cabinet of Curiosity should be in the hands of readers today.
If you know it all already you can correct my mistakes, if not then there may be a new fascination for you lurking in its pages.
#EdSky
#UkEd
#Curiosity
@hachettelearning.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
It’s out!
The Cabinet of Curiosity should be in the hands of readers today.
If you know it all already you can correct my mistakes, if not then there may be a new fascination for you lurking in its pages.
#EdSky
#UkEd
#Curiosity
@hachettelearning.bsky.social
The Cabinet of Curiosity should be in the hands of readers today.
If you know it all already you can correct my mistakes, if not then there may be a new fascination for you lurking in its pages.
#EdSky
#UkEd
#Curiosity
@hachettelearning.bsky.social