Mark Bick
@markbick.bsky.social
Community Musician, teacher and trainer. Gardener. Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire UK
The Conservative opposition are claiming that changing the National Curriculum would reduce the quality of education and that taking away the freedom of academies to not follow the National Curriculum would also reduce the quality of education! Nonsense! theconversation.com/academies-ha...?
Academies haven’t raised pupil achievement – there’s no need for them to have privileges that other schools do not
Academy schools are no better at raising attainment than the schools they replaced.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The Conservative opposition are claiming that changing the National Curriculum would reduce the quality of education and that taking away the freedom of academies to not follow the National Curriculum would also reduce the quality of education! Nonsense! theconversation.com/academies-ha...?
New report from Christian Aid underlines the deep dishonesty of those in leadership who claim that cutting back measures to tackle climate change will save money. www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/ou...
Counting the Cost 2024: A year of climate breakdown - Christian Aid
The shocking cost of the world's worst claimed disasters in 2024 revealed.
www.christianaid.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New report from Christian Aid underlines the deep dishonesty of those in leadership who claim that cutting back measures to tackle climate change will save money. www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/ou...
Water and private profit. www.thecatholicnetwork.co.uk/12490?utm_so...
As LA fires continue to burn, we should all be concerned about monetisation of water - The Catholic Network
At Mass yesterday, Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles gave a moving homily in which he tried to offer reassurance
www.thecatholicnetwork.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Water and private profit. www.thecatholicnetwork.co.uk/12490?utm_so...
I have been shocked at how misinformed debate instigated by someone in America, can take over the headlines in the UK. It also seems that some politicians are using this to try to score points, which I find despicable. theconversation.com/i-worked-on-...
I worked on the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse – here’s what Elon Musk is missing
An expert lays out the facts about child sexual abuse in the UK and online.
theconversation.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I have been shocked at how misinformed debate instigated by someone in America, can take over the headlines in the UK. It also seems that some politicians are using this to try to score points, which I find despicable. theconversation.com/i-worked-on-...