Graham Kitching
@grahamkitching.bsky.social
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If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.
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Latest from me: on why learning disability is the frontier of human liberation, & how so much of its history is still ignored and overlooked. This is all about @stephenunwin.bsky.social's landmark new book Beautiful Lives
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Again and again, we are shocked by the treatment of learning-disabled people. Yet we never learn from the past | John Harris
A landmark book exposes the history of loathing that underpins scandals like Winterbourne View. It has received next to no attention, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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July 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Latest from me: on why learning disability is the frontier of human liberation, & how so much of its history is still ignored and overlooked. This is all about @stephenunwin.bsky.social's landmark new book Beautiful Lives
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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BBC muzzling one of its best presenters from making an excellent, wholly factual programme because heat pumps are “controversial”. An organisation badly in need of new leadership.
April 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
BBC muzzling one of its best presenters from making an excellent, wholly factual programme because heat pumps are “controversial”. An organisation badly in need of new leadership.
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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
@beckyfrancis.bsky.social @susanaclandhood.bsky.social @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
Work needs completing on this imp qual ASAP to allow teaching 2025. Wide non-partisan support & student demand.
Work needs completing on this imp qual ASAP to allow teaching 2025. Wide non-partisan support & student demand.
I’ve worked alongside the amazing Mary Colwell for years on the Natural History GCSE & it was *not* a Tory initiative. It was agreed due to huge pressure campaigners brought to it. It’s a pity we’ve got to do it all over again with Labour - but we will!
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Natural history GCSE on hold as qualification seen as ‘Tory initiative’, claims campaigner
New GCSE was announced under previous government in 2022 but now ‘sitting in limbo’, says Mary Colwell, one of its architects
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December 4, 2024 at 12:15 AM
@beckyfrancis.bsky.social @susanaclandhood.bsky.social @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
Work needs completing on this imp qual ASAP to allow teaching 2025. Wide non-partisan support & student demand.
Work needs completing on this imp qual ASAP to allow teaching 2025. Wide non-partisan support & student demand.
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November 17, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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Imagine sitting down for a drink or a meal with people whose company you enjoyed & being told by management that half of the table would be now occupied by people who just wanted to shout ‘C**t’ at you. The exodus has absolutely nothing to do with ‘opinions’. Media reports must reflect this more.
November 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Imagine sitting down for a drink or a meal with people whose company you enjoyed & being told by management that half of the table would be now occupied by people who just wanted to shout ‘C**t’ at you. The exodus has absolutely nothing to do with ‘opinions’. Media reports must reflect this more.
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My exclusive for Observer today: for 1st time FOI data from Oxford colleges shows majority of tutorials taught by early career staff struggling on short term “deliveroo style contracts” or no contracts at all. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Oxford relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff
Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms
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November 16, 2024 at 10:52 AM
My exclusive for Observer today: for 1st time FOI data from Oxford colleges shows majority of tutorials taught by early career staff struggling on short term “deliveroo style contracts” or no contracts at all. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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There is something truly excellent about a government efficiency body having two heads rather than one.
November 13, 2024 at 9:42 AM
There is something truly excellent about a government efficiency body having two heads rather than one.
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Can organisations with websites please give the option to share via Bluesky?
November 11, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Can organisations with websites please give the option to share via Bluesky?
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Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
August 13, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Welcome to all of our new users, and a special welcome to the UK, which had the most Bluesky signups of any country for 5 out of the last 7 days!
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵
What makes Bluesky different? Some key features: 🧵