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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

‘English is not just a subject – it is the foundation on which all other subjects are built’: @sarahmullin.bsky.social warns of the wider impact of withdrawing bursaries for teacher training in English

The end of English ITT bursaries sends a worrying message

The withdrawal of teacher training bursaries for English risks undermining more than just the subject itself – and it comes at a critical time, warns Sarah Mullin

www.tes.com

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 17h

Great piece!

Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 1d

Preface to the golden notebook?

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 2d

A thing that very much annoys all members of my family is that whenever we see dog prints (eg in sand at beach; mud in park) I stop and say, in a tone of awe and surprise, “look, Holmes, the print of an enormous hound”

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Bob Cox @openingdoors.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow! 👇
I’m incredibly proud of our schools! They are about to demonstrate how excellence for all is being delivered by teachers across the UK
Thanks @englishassociation.bsky.social

englishassociation.ac.uk/opening-door...

englishassociation.ac.uk

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Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 9d

Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

University English Funding

universityenglish.ac.uk

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 7d

So in fact, it’s the opposite of dehumanising: it’s recognising the members of the body as the policy making body, and addressing them with the proper term. = democracy (however creaky) in action.

Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 7d

But that form of address is because the ‘conference’ is the final, highest policy making body of the party. It’s not a rally (like the Tory party) or a festival, it’s a huge, democratic committee meeting (with all the complexity+polticing that implies), so it’s like saying ‘members of the committe

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 9d

Old men should be explorers!

Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 9d

@thistimcrouch.bsky.social Poppy and I have tix for tonight - I love love love the 4 quartets - but a whole concatenation of (minor dull domestic) circumstances mean we can’t make it. Both sorry and sad.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 12d

I am genuinely baffled and distressed as to why the UK government is intent on destroying UK's genuinely world-leading universities, who bring £265 billion into the economy and support more than 250,000 jobs.

This tax will kill us.

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Student visas crackdown and new levies to cause ‘£1.8bn loss’ to UK economy

The Government has proposed a 6 per cent tax on international student tuition fees and a reduction in graduate visas

www.standard.co.uk

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 13d

@adamroberts.bsky.social

waxbanks @waxbanks.bsky.social · 14d

The reason Adam Roberts isn’t recognized as a major writer of highbrow literary fiction isn’t that some of his stories have rocket ships in them, it’s that he refuses to write the same story twice, the fucking idiot

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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · 16d

What an amazing thing! I’m so unbelievably proud.

Andrew McCallum @andrewemc.bsky.social · 16d

I've just realised that over half of the schools + colleges teaching A Level in the UK subscribe to emagazine and/ or MediaMagazine. That's a statistic to be proud of @barbarableiman.bsky.social www.englishandmedia.co.uk/emc-magazines/

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 18d

Actually I always really liked this (for the animated film, no?). One reason: Aragorn actually looks like he’s supposed to - a bit foul…

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Holocaust Research Institute @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social · 20d

Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th century European History or Holocaust studies?

On 17 November 2025, the Wiener Holocaust Library are hosting an online digital skills workshop for MA and PhD Students

Find out more here: bit.ly/4naClvi

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for spotting this.

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 20d

Wtf?

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 20d

Late to gym. Packed with year 12/13s. It really was no country for old men.

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 21d

The academic job market is the worst it has been in my working life (ie since the mid-1990s).

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Stef Craps 🕊️ @stefcraps.com · 22d

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 24d

“Do you have a problem with density? Gassy? Stormy insides? Red spots? Then get Adam Roberts PhD THE J PLAN DIET! Also good for alien monoliths on one of your moons”

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 25d

Ignore me, I’m buying new and selected.

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · 25d

Please tell me a couple of books of his to buy, starting with where this great poem is. (There’s about 10 on Amazon…).

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Bob Eaglestone @bobeaglestone.bsky.social · Sep 9

Misprint for biogs (eg the next word is wrong, and the sentence goes on to attack a writer).

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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · Sep 9

I think this will be of interest to you: @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @counsellc.bsky.social @natefeed.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social and hopefully many others too, especially in the light of the Curriculum Reform process that's underway.

Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · Sep 9

So glad to have shared thoughts with @apf102.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social on school English & History. The results are a blog, raising issues of common concern & interest in our disciplines. Do read & respond in comments on the blog, here or elsewhere! englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/seconda...

Secondary History and English – What We Have in Common

Secondary English and History specialists explore shared thinking and concerns about current trends in education as they affect their subjects

englishandmedia.co.uk

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