Andrew Jones FCCT
@jonesedu.bsky.social
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Father, husband and teacher. EdD student. AHT responsible for T&L, ITT, ECTs, CPD, EDI, HPAs, PHSE, RSE, STEM & citizenship. Pastoral lead, co-manager of a teacher training partnership and classroom teacher (RE & sociology). www.mrjoneswhiteboard.blog
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My son's been diving for only three days, and he gets to encounter a whale shark!
#diving #scuba #KohTao #Thailand
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The Neverending Book looks somewhat intriguing. However, you might not get round to the others!
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Not sure. Green, pink or both? This question is somewhat vexing me.
#Lego #bonsaitrees
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Teachers today walk a fine line: upholding British values vs staying ‘politically neutral’. My piece explores how populist rhetoric makes that line thinner, and what educators can do to navigate it.

#BritishValues #Teaching #PoliticalImpartiality #Education
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Populist rhetoric and British values: A tightrope walk for teachers
Originally written for SecEd Magazine and published on 21 May 2025. As a teacher and school leader, I have long believed in the importance of promoting values like mutual respect and tolerance – es…
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I agree. However, I wonder whether the algorithms are limiting any positive engagement with it.
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It's now somewhat alive and well on parts of LinkedIn.

I received some impolite comments from a well respected writer of books on education, simply for mentioning teacher agency.
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I should’ve read this ages ago. Perfect travel read and a sharp political satire that still hits hard when home.
#literature #books #reading #classics
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Lots of protests this weekend.

What makes Great Britain great is mutual respect and tolerance. Not division and intolerance.
#Britain #England #diversity #respect
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นิทรรศการจิตรกรรมบัวหลวง ครั้งที่ 46 ณ หอศิลป์สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ กรุงเทพฯ ฉันชอบการพรรณนาเรื่องราวชีวิตของพระพุทธเจ้าและตำนานพุทธศาสนา
#TeamRE #Buddhism #Thailand #Art #Bangkok
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He's been talking about nothing else since he came back - he'd agree!
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My son's been diving for only three days, and he gets to encounter a whale shark!
#diving #scuba #KohTao #Thailand
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เยี่ยมวัดมหาธาตุวรวิหาร ที่เพชรบุรี ประเทศไทย (Wat Wat Mahathat Worawihan in Phetchaburi, Thailand)

Khmer style chedi and Thai style 'ubosot' (ordination hall) and vihara (monks accommodation).

#TeamRE #Buddhism #Thailand
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วัดพระนอน ที่เพชรบุรี ประเทศไทย (Wat Pranon in Phetchaburi, Thailand)

Chance to see a reclining Buddha plus various celestial beings, including some yaks guarding the temple.

#TeamRE #Buddhism #Thailand
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Too many of the loudest edu voices ignore research paradigms beyond cognitive science. Preferring one isn't a problem - pretending it's the only valid approach is.

📚 #education #teaching #pedagogy #educationresearch #uked #edusky

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Learning Landscapes: A Taxonomy of Pedagogical Paradigms
In the course of writing a paper I ultimately chose not to publish, I developed a taxonomy of pedagogical paradigms – an attempt to bring some structure to the often overwhelming landscape of…
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Ancient India: Living Traditions - fantastic exhibition. Worth seeing if you are in London. Explains the development of Buddhism and Jainism and their roots in Hinduism. Not too taxing an exhibition either.
#TeamRE #education #religion #India #Buddhism #Jainism #Hinduism
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/ɑːr/ or /ɔːr/ - phonetics!
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... but don't let them teach our kids!

From Dorset Eye.

#education #uked #edusky
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Loved this book. As mad as a bag of spiders. Just sought out more by #MikhailBulgakov.

#literature #surrealism #Russia #magicalrealism #books
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Hidden away. Not many local residents know it's there!