Richard Dare FCCT MA CTeach
@richarddare.bsky.social
Lead Practitioner & 2ic Maths. FCCT, Chartered Teacher. LSE+ Work Group Lead, NCETM Mastery Specialist and PD Lead. MA in Expert Teaching. ECT mentor. CCT Research Champion. Steplab Accredited Coaching Lead UK🎓 #MathsEd #UKMathsChat
Well, we were Ofstedized.
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Well, we were Ofstedized.
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A book is not a luxury item.
(It can be, but so can food.)
Books are both amazing and cheap.
After all my years, I'm still thrilled by a new book.
Even a bad book is full of potential before you read it.
Read* more books. You'll see what the fuss is all about.
[*read paper or screen or listen]
(It can be, but so can food.)
Books are both amazing and cheap.
After all my years, I'm still thrilled by a new book.
Even a bad book is full of potential before you read it.
Read* more books. You'll see what the fuss is all about.
[*read paper or screen or listen]
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A book is not a luxury item.
(It can be, but so can food.)
Books are both amazing and cheap.
After all my years, I'm still thrilled by a new book.
Even a bad book is full of potential before you read it.
Read* more books. You'll see what the fuss is all about.
[*read paper or screen or listen]
(It can be, but so can food.)
Books are both amazing and cheap.
After all my years, I'm still thrilled by a new book.
Even a bad book is full of potential before you read it.
Read* more books. You'll see what the fuss is all about.
[*read paper or screen or listen]
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A day off without the kids! I took a walk.
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A day off without the kids! I took a walk.
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A bit less corrupt and a bit less inept than the last gvt is not really the outcome most of us were hoping for after the election
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A bit less corrupt and a bit less inept than the last gvt is not really the outcome most of us were hoping for after the election
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I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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Taking a moment to realise that in the movie 2010 its revealed that HAL in 2001 goes nuts because he is asked to lie.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Taking a moment to realise that in the movie 2010 its revealed that HAL in 2001 goes nuts because he is asked to lie.
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Lovers of books as objects, have you seen this?
THE BOOK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REBUILDING CIVILISATION
I'm gonna buy it just for the art, but it's a lovingly crafted object. Part encyclopaedia, part Armageddon journal.
I suspect I'll kick myself later if I don't get it now.
THE BOOK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REBUILDING CIVILISATION
I'm gonna buy it just for the art, but it's a lovingly crafted object. Part encyclopaedia, part Armageddon journal.
I suspect I'll kick myself later if I don't get it now.
Hungry Minds publishing
Hungry Minds is not a regular publishing house. It is a collective intellect hailing from the planet Earth, comprised of individuals from different countries around the world who are united by curiosi...
global.hungryminds.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lovers of books as objects, have you seen this?
THE BOOK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REBUILDING CIVILISATION
I'm gonna buy it just for the art, but it's a lovingly crafted object. Part encyclopaedia, part Armageddon journal.
I suspect I'll kick myself later if I don't get it now.
THE BOOK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REBUILDING CIVILISATION
I'm gonna buy it just for the art, but it's a lovingly crafted object. Part encyclopaedia, part Armageddon journal.
I suspect I'll kick myself later if I don't get it now.
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Sarah is watching the BBC series "King And Conqueror" about Harold Godwinson and the Battle of Hastings. I love the way that every episode, James Norton has a comic plotline where he is in danger of hurting his eye in some way, as a foreshadowing of his final ocular assault. It's like Chekhov's Eye.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sarah is watching the BBC series "King And Conqueror" about Harold Godwinson and the Battle of Hastings. I love the way that every episode, James Norton has a comic plotline where he is in danger of hurting his eye in some way, as a foreshadowing of his final ocular assault. It's like Chekhov's Eye.
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Who will enforce the judges decision?👇
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Who will enforce the judges decision?👇
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looking for a cheap and rewarding read? The latest issue of Tesco’s free food magazine has a £2 off voucher for new scientist valid until 3rd December.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
looking for a cheap and rewarding read? The latest issue of Tesco’s free food magazine has a £2 off voucher for new scientist valid until 3rd December.
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When ICE is raiding daycare centers and dragging out teachers in front of of crying, terrified children, it’s not to keep America safe, but an attempt to turn Americans to violence.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
When ICE is raiding daycare centers and dragging out teachers in front of of crying, terrified children, it’s not to keep America safe, but an attempt to turn Americans to violence.
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Peter Sellers performance in Being There is an all timer.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Peter Sellers performance in Being There is an all timer.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
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Happy birthday to the only two women with elements named after them on the periodic table: #MarieCurie & #LiseMeitner.
As I do every year, I will once again repeat my proposal that November 7 should be International #WomenInSTEM Day!
#histSTM #chemistry #physics
#OnThisDay #OTD #PeriodicTable👩🔬🗃️📜
As I do every year, I will once again repeat my proposal that November 7 should be International #WomenInSTEM Day!
#histSTM #chemistry #physics
#OnThisDay #OTD #PeriodicTable👩🔬🗃️📜
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy birthday to the only two women with elements named after them on the periodic table: #MarieCurie & #LiseMeitner.
As I do every year, I will once again repeat my proposal that November 7 should be International #WomenInSTEM Day!
#histSTM #chemistry #physics
#OnThisDay #OTD #PeriodicTable👩🔬🗃️📜
As I do every year, I will once again repeat my proposal that November 7 should be International #WomenInSTEM Day!
#histSTM #chemistry #physics
#OnThisDay #OTD #PeriodicTable👩🔬🗃️📜
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Apparently the BBC hasn’t heard of social democracy…,
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Apparently the BBC hasn’t heard of social democracy…,
Worth reading
My C&A review: there’s a really big one in Berlin at Alexanderplatz, while it’s a shame they disappeared from the British High Street, I don’t rate the quality of their trousers
The long awaited C & A review is here!
For maths, there seems to be a focus on securing fundamentals, with a new diagnostic assessment in Y8 and a new post-16 qualification for those who struggled with GCSE being the highlights.
My blog detailing the impact on secondary maths will be out soon.
For maths, there seems to be a focus on securing fundamentals, with a new diagnostic assessment in Y8 and a new post-16 qualification for those who struggled with GCSE being the highlights.
My blog detailing the impact on secondary maths will be out soon.
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Worth reading
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
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Not even bothering to hide it any more
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Not even bothering to hide it any more
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No.
No.
Next question.
No.
Next question.
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Some might argue that streaming movies at home has given us all etiquette amnesia. But when it comes to disrupting a screening, I think the rules have some nuance, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
No.
No.
Next question.
No.
Next question.
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Who’d have thought the Lab gvt might come unstuck over obscure house ownership related technical details as against the out and out corruption and regulation breaking of Johnson’s tories!!!
October 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Who’d have thought the Lab gvt might come unstuck over obscure house ownership related technical details as against the out and out corruption and regulation breaking of Johnson’s tories!!!
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Here is the long and short of it.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here is the long and short of it.