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
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.
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.
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.
Ignore the pace, but getting out for my first run in exactly 12 weeks felt *so* good.
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ignore the pace, but getting out for my first run in exactly 12 weeks felt *so* good.
So full-time teachers in England, according to the DfE's own figures, are working an average of 50 hours per week.
Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926d0...
Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926d0...
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So full-time teachers in England, according to the DfE's own figures, are working an average of 50 hours per week.
Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926d0...
Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926d0...
A thorough and interesting read, but I've no idea how @samfr.bsky.social resisted using the Sidney Harris cartoon.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A thorough and interesting read, but I've no idea how @samfr.bsky.social resisted using the Sidney Harris cartoon.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
First bake from _Baking With Granny_ smells good! bakingwithgranny.co.uk/scottish-bak...
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
First bake from _Baking With Granny_ smells good! bakingwithgranny.co.uk/scottish-bak...
90% of situations can be summed up by one of a dozen or so cartoons and this is one of those times. xkcd.com/927/
October 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
90% of situations can be summed up by one of a dozen or so cartoons and this is one of those times. xkcd.com/927/
Maybe we should rename them Razorbills because they're the local equivalent?
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Maybe we should rename them Razorbills because they're the local equivalent?
I know it's not a surprise, but that doesn't mean we should ignore it. Now, more than ever, politicians and dictators-in-waiting are controlling the facts we see. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I know it's not a surprise, but that doesn't mean we should ignore it. Now, more than ever, politicians and dictators-in-waiting are controlling the facts we see. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Unimpressed but unsurprised that Streeting (and the Guardian) are misrepresenting Lineham's incitement to violence as 'discussion of trans issues' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
September 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Unimpressed but unsurprised that Streeting (and the Guardian) are misrepresenting Lineham's incitement to violence as 'discussion of trans issues' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Not what she said the first time. I think for an experienced politician she phrased it very clumsily. "They are not all their lives subject to racism."
July 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Not what she said the first time. I think for an experienced politician she phrased it very clumsily. "They are not all their lives subject to racism."
Disappointing but unsurprising that @theguardian.com include two TERF-aligned quotes about changes to RSHE guidance but nothing from the majority.
July 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Disappointing but unsurprising that @theguardian.com include two TERF-aligned quotes about changes to RSHE guidance but nothing from the majority.
It's possible that my physio and I have very different ideas of what 'walk run rehab' involves. But pleased with 1km intervals at race pace.
July 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's possible that my physio and I have very different ideas of what 'walk run rehab' involves. But pleased with 1km intervals at race pace.
Homemade bagels are a success - the plain ones at least. Poppy-seeds provided by the plants we didn't mean to grow on the allotment.
July 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Homemade bagels are a success - the plain ones at least. Poppy-seeds provided by the plants we didn't mean to grow on the allotment.
Not sure about all these competitors, but the correction is wonderfully British.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
May 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not sure about all these competitors, but the correction is wonderfully British.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
More Italian flatbread than focaccia - this was the leftover dough from weekend baking - but still tasty. I think with various stress I'll be doing a lot of baking for a bit! Anyone have favorite recipes to suggest?
April 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More Italian flatbread than focaccia - this was the leftover dough from weekend baking - but still tasty. I think with various stress I'll be doing a lot of baking for a bit! Anyone have favorite recipes to suggest?
I'm telling myself that I agree with the headline, not Badenoch. I think the brave and moral thing for Starmer to do is challenge the TERFs and bring in better legislation.
April 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm telling myself that I agree with the headline, not Badenoch. I think the brave and moral thing for Starmer to do is challenge the TERFs and bring in better legislation.
Better than expected - just under 50 minutes for a 10k, two years since my last proper event.
April 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Better than expected - just under 50 minutes for a 10k, two years since my last proper event.
Ouch. The last few uphill I'm off this was hard work, especially as there was a #parkrun in the middle of it! www.parkrun.org.uk/battlesteadc...
March 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ouch. The last few uphill I'm off this was hard work, especially as there was a #parkrun in the middle of it! www.parkrun.org.uk/battlesteadc...
As predicted, after Streeting gave in to the bigots and said puberty blockers would only be available to trans kids as part of a trial, they want to eliminate the trials.
February 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As predicted, after Streeting gave in to the bigots and said puberty blockers would only be available to trans kids as part of a trial, they want to eliminate the trials.