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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jul 22

#UKTeaching niot.org.uk/careers/prog... We’re looking for a Programme Lead to drive forward a bold, nationally significant initiative designed to support educators in responding to issues that affect how students form beliefs, navigate digital spaces, and make sense of the world.

Recruiting: Programme Lead - The National Institute of Teaching

We’re looking for a Programme Lead to drive forward a bold, nationally significant initiative designed to support educators in responding to one of the most complex and urgent challenges facing young ...

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · Jul 21

In April of this year I gave a speech at a major conference in San Diego wherein I argued that AI would soon be poured like gasoline onto the fire of American fascism.

That speech is pinned to my profile, if you're curious.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 21

President Trump shared a fake video of Barack Obama being detained in the Oval Office that appeared to be made by A.I. It comes as Trump seeks to redirect conversation from the Epstein files.

Trump Posts Fake Video Showing Obama Arrest

President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video of former President Barack Obama being detained in the Oval Office.

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jul 2

@adambecker.bsky.social thank you so much for writing More Everything Forever. It's one of the most important books I've ever read and has been critical in shaping what we want to make sure 1000s of teachers and leaders on our programmes know and understand about AI.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Jun 14

‘Laila had given ten years of her life to fighting for her son, and now, in what she decided would be the final act of the fight, she put her life on the line.’

Ahdaf Soueif on her sister Laila’s struggle for the release of her son, Alaa Abd el-Fattah: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

Ahdaf Soueif | Day 250

Laila Soueif never normalised her son’s incarceration. Through three arrests and three trials she fought for him in...

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · Jun 14

Ok now we rally at the state capitol in Austin. Massive turnout here, at least 10,000 I'd say, possibly quite a bit more. We are sweating our asses off for democracy.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 14

Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the U.S. on Saturday, gathering at demonstrations to call for protecting American democracy from President Trump. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4e3BIzD

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Evidence Based Education @evidencebased.education · Jun 9

Meet the speakers kicking off the Great Teaching Strand at @educationfest.bsky.social

Reuben Moore & @pipsanderson.bsky.social session on their insights to explore how exemplars of "Great Teaching", self-study and deliberate practice can energise and support new teachers,fuelling a lifelong career

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · Jun 7

Let's have some fun. In this NYT story, we see a picture of an OpenAI billboard on a college campus, suggesting the following prompt: "Give me a guide for mastering this Calc 101 syllabus. In two weeks. Small steps please."

What happens when we actually use ChatGPT to do this? THREAD!

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Jun 6

We’re so excited to be co-hosting the upcoming British Science Festival with our friends @ljmuofficial.bsky.social in September! 🙌

Join us 10–14 September for free events, workshops, and performances across the city. Stay tuned for more details soon! 💙

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GEC (Global Equality Collective) @geccollect.bsky.social · Jun 4

Our first report tells us that 33% of our Black students feel their identity isn’t recognised in their curriculum.

Are you ready to see what inclusion REALLY looks👀 like in schools?

Visit: thegec.education/the-research for our FREE headline report today.

#Inclusion #EduSky #UKTeacher #UKEd

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 5

An essential pre-read for any debate about the role of AI lnkd.in/eRZprgj5

Finding out that, "Some studios, such as the animation company Studio Ghibli, have sworn off using AI" brought much comfort. The wonderful 'My Neighbour Totoro' felt like a co-parent during the covid lockdowns.

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 5

Exploration of AI in education from a faith/belief perspective is important.
'A special conference examining the potential threats and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence for education and building on ‘Solarity’ and children’s education in Religion and Worldviews.'

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am sure it is already happening but wouldn't it be brilliant to see each subject association's thoughts on what they want AI to mean for their discipline? I think this helps stop tech leading the agenda. #UKEducation

Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 5

This is a thorough, thoughtful and hugely interesting report and we'll certainly be doing what we can to make sure the next generation of maths teachers and their mentors are aware of it. www.mathshorizons.uk/reports #UKEducation

REPORTS | Maths Horizons

Maths Horizons was launched in September 2024 to develop evidence, analysis and recommendations about the future of maths curriculum and assessment in England. As an independent initiative, our work i...

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am so proud of the incredible hard work and brilliance the team put into making this happen. Being able to wake up everyday and work in organisation truly focused on supporting the best profession in the world is such a joy and privilege.
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National Institute of Teaching gains new degree awarding powers

The powers, granted by the Office for Students, mean the NIoT will award its own PGCE from September.

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 4

Looking for teachers who want to share their approach to using AI or intentionally not using their AI in their classrooms. Creating a short series of 'talking head' films to use in the development of our programmes at the National Institute of Teaching. Please get in touch. Paid work. #UKTeaching

Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 3

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 3

Looking for teachers from around the world who want to share their approach to using AI or intentionally not using their AI in their classrooms. Creating a short series of 'talking heads' to use in the development of our programmes at the National Institute of Teaching (England).

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 3

Looking to create short 'how to' videos starring these individuals, (who will of course be paid for their time) Looking for experts from early years right through to post-16 from all parts of sector.

Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · Jun 3

Do you know a brilliant teacher or leader who deploys digital tools expertly to increase impact when they deliver professional development online? We really want to shine a light on the wonderful practice that is going on but maybe doesn't get the attention it deserves.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Jun 3

‘He uses his talent for seeming inconspicuous and harmless to make people talk. They tell him tragic and lurid anecdotes. But they also speak about poverty and injustice and, above all, about endemic rural violence.’

Neal Ascherson on the travel writer Norman Lewis: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Neal Ascherson · Hotsdoogs: Travels with Norman Lewis

‘Norman Lewis wrote about himself that “travel came before writing. There was a time when I felt that all I...

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · Jun 2

This takes my breath away with its truth.

"There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket—safe, dark, motionless, airless—it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell."

—C. S. Lewis

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · May 31

"Outsourcing learning, commodifying education, and deskilling humanness is not progress. The answer is easy and short: we must say no and truly mean it. These are times of Luddite pedagogy," argue Dagmar Monett and Gilbert Paquet. Read the open access article at:

Against the Commodification of Education — if harms then not AI | Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 31

‘Never think you’re too old’: Meet the world’s fastest 75-year-old woman

Sarah Roberts is a grandmother and global record holder but only took up the sport after a parkrun eight years ago

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Pip Sanderson @pipsanderson.bsky.social · May 30

This. All of this!

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The Humility of the Page: The Lost Ethics of Deep Reading

Why attention to words is attention to others and why it matters

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