Ian Horsewell
@teachingofsci.bsky.social
Once a teacher, now supporting physics education and those who still do it.
partner/parent, reader/writer/blogger, geeky/ND, runner/climber, humanist/secular/atheist 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ he/him
partner/parent, reader/writer/blogger, geeky/ND, runner/climber, humanist/secular/atheist 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ he/him
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do we get chaos with Ed Miliband now
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
do we get chaos with Ed Miliband now
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⁉️ Why are many of the richest Brits missing from the list of the highest taxpayers? Funny how that works.
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
⁉️ Why are many of the richest Brits missing from the list of the highest taxpayers? Funny how that works.
That was... an experience. I possibly should have gone for the two loop option (10miles) as my first event after this round of rehab.
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
That was... an experience. I possibly should have gone for the two loop option (10miles) as my first event after this round of rehab.
Feels like a way to ensure a perceived rival loses popularity
Keir Starmer tells Wes Streeting to help lead Send reforms as rebellion looms
Health secretary is drafted in to sell special needs overhaul after warnings that eight in ten councils face bankruptcy over projected £14 billion Send deficits
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Health secretary is drafted in to sell special needs overhaul after warnings that eight in ten councils face bankruptcy over projected £14 billion Send deficits
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Keir Starmer tells Wes Streeting to help lead Send reforms as rebellion looms
Health secretary is drafted in to sell special needs overhaul after warnings that eight in ten councils face bankruptcy over projected £14 billion Send deficits
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Feels like a way to ensure a perceived rival loses popularity
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“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
As a lifelong SF&F fan who started with Heinlein juveniles, Asimov, Clarke etc, this is a fascinating thread and has made me think about the recommendations I make.
Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.
When people ask how to get into GA SF I always say that the right way is via some of those fat "Best Of" short fiction collections
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
As a lifelong SF&F fan who started with Heinlein juveniles, Asimov, Clarke etc, this is a fascinating thread and has made me think about the recommendations I make.
Was really good to get away from my desk today, working with student teachers on physics support. I've missed it! Just trying not to think about the state of my inbox tomorrow...
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Was really good to get away from my desk today, working with student teachers on physics support. I've missed it! Just trying not to think about the state of my inbox tomorrow...
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Excellent piece on why you should never negotiate with bigots: "Appeasement does not moderate or halt them; it only shifts the Overton window, until those seeking compromise find they have surrendered nearly everything they once stood for"
This is a must-read: Appeasing Sex Matters was never about “clarity”. It was about power. What followed the Supreme Court ruling wasn’t calm or resolution, but escalating demands, wider exclusions, and institutions choosing fear over inclusion.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/what...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/what...
What would it take to appease campaigners Sex Matters?
In April 2025, Sex Matters – the UK’s most prominent gender-critical campaign group – declared a win, but the fight seems far from over
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Excellent piece on why you should never negotiate with bigots: "Appeasement does not moderate or halt them; it only shifts the Overton window, until those seeking compromise find they have surrendered nearly everything they once stood for"
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Epstein made $10k+ payments to Mandelson's partner around the time of the email leaks.
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Epstein made $10k+ payments to Mandelson's partner around the time of the email leaks.
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
Trying to get figures on secondary school science budgets - if anyone can DM some example numbers (with student pop) that would be incredibly useful.
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Trying to get figures on secondary school science budgets - if anyone can DM some example numbers (with student pop) that would be incredibly useful.
So I can confirm that doing #parkrun as my speedwork in the middle of a Saturday morning 10 mile run is an excellent workout. And exhausting.
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 AM
So I can confirm that doing #parkrun as my speedwork in the middle of a Saturday morning 10 mile run is an excellent workout. And exhausting.
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📢Recruitment alert
Want to support the delivery of a growing physics CPD programme?
We are recruiting for 2 people to join our SKPT team
👉Senior Programme Manager (salary £40,000; deadline 2 Feb)
👉Operations Officer (salary £30,000; deadline 9 Feb)
Find out more 👇
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Want to support the delivery of a growing physics CPD programme?
We are recruiting for 2 people to join our SKPT team
👉Senior Programme Manager (salary £40,000; deadline 2 Feb)
👉Operations Officer (salary £30,000; deadline 9 Feb)
Find out more 👇
https://loom.ly/AWWdNRg
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
📢Recruitment alert
Want to support the delivery of a growing physics CPD programme?
We are recruiting for 2 people to join our SKPT team
👉Senior Programme Manager (salary £40,000; deadline 2 Feb)
👉Operations Officer (salary £30,000; deadline 9 Feb)
Find out more 👇
https://loom.ly/AWWdNRg
Want to support the delivery of a growing physics CPD programme?
We are recruiting for 2 people to join our SKPT team
👉Senior Programme Manager (salary £40,000; deadline 2 Feb)
👉Operations Officer (salary £30,000; deadline 9 Feb)
Find out more 👇
https://loom.ly/AWWdNRg
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What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
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CW grief
a year ago today, my grandfather died. Last week, I taught my mixed media class how to use traditional Chinese ink like how he taught me. Grief is weird, and time continues.
I wrote this game a year ago for the #36wordGameJam as a way to process my grief and I’d love to reshare it now 🫶🏼
a year ago today, my grandfather died. Last week, I taught my mixed media class how to use traditional Chinese ink like how he taught me. Grief is weird, and time continues.
I wrote this game a year ago for the #36wordGameJam as a way to process my grief and I’d love to reshare it now 🫶🏼
i will see you later. by Nala J. Wu
35 words to help you let go, one word at a time
naladraws.itch.io
January 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
CW grief
a year ago today, my grandfather died. Last week, I taught my mixed media class how to use traditional Chinese ink like how he taught me. Grief is weird, and time continues.
I wrote this game a year ago for the #36wordGameJam as a way to process my grief and I’d love to reshare it now 🫶🏼
a year ago today, my grandfather died. Last week, I taught my mixed media class how to use traditional Chinese ink like how he taught me. Grief is weird, and time continues.
I wrote this game a year ago for the #36wordGameJam as a way to process my grief and I’d love to reshare it now 🫶🏼
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
In today's evidence that I may be accidentally becoming a responsible adult, I chose (on the basis of weight) to take running shoes rather than a flask of coffee as part of my London trip luggage.
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
In today's evidence that I may be accidentally becoming a responsible adult, I chose (on the basis of weight) to take running shoes rather than a flask of coffee as part of my London trip luggage.
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To be fair, it is the same skill set
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
To be fair, it is the same skill set
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This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
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📢DEADLINE APPROACHING
Are you a physics or engineering undergraduate thinking about a career in physics teaching?
Apply now for a funded summer #TeachPhysics internship
Application deadline: 25 January
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Are you a physics or engineering undergraduate thinking about a career in physics teaching?
Apply now for a funded summer #TeachPhysics internship
Application deadline: 25 January
https://loom.ly/j1IYuqE
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
📢DEADLINE APPROACHING
Are you a physics or engineering undergraduate thinking about a career in physics teaching?
Apply now for a funded summer #TeachPhysics internship
Application deadline: 25 January
https://loom.ly/j1IYuqE
Are you a physics or engineering undergraduate thinking about a career in physics teaching?
Apply now for a funded summer #TeachPhysics internship
Application deadline: 25 January
https://loom.ly/j1IYuqE
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's true that I run for sanity, and long term health benefits (basically because my dad didn't do exercise and I got to see the results). But it is *also* true that I ran enough to use up 8.5 kitkat chunky bars and I'm seriously considering it.
January 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It's true that I run for sanity, and long term health benefits (basically because my dad didn't do exercise and I got to see the results). But it is *also* true that I ran enough to use up 8.5 kitkat chunky bars and I'm seriously considering it.
Digging through retention and census data; for 23-24 student teachers in secondary, only 75% of those who got QTS were teaching in a state school a year later. (21k got QTS July 24, by July25 16k)
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Digging through retention and census data; for 23-24 student teachers in secondary, only 75% of those who got QTS were teaching in a state school a year later. (21k got QTS July 24, by July25 16k)
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⏰Still time to sign up
Fully funded blended learning with f2f sessions, online content & a school subsidy
📢Subject knowledge CPD on #Electricity #Energy & #MatterAndSpace
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Fully funded blended learning with f2f sessions, online content & a school subsidy
📢Subject knowledge CPD on #Electricity #Energy & #MatterAndSpace
Starting soon at locations across England
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January 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
⏰Still time to sign up
Fully funded blended learning with f2f sessions, online content & a school subsidy
📢Subject knowledge CPD on #Electricity #Energy & #MatterAndSpace
Starting soon at locations across England
Find dates, details and book 👇
https://loom.ly/OlTEmjM
Fully funded blended learning with f2f sessions, online content & a school subsidy
📢Subject knowledge CPD on #Electricity #Energy & #MatterAndSpace
Starting soon at locations across England
Find dates, details and book 👇
https://loom.ly/OlTEmjM