Ben Cooper

#independentcompany #IC member @wehavewayspod fan. WW2 interest. #Educationalgovernance consultant. #englandrugby supporter

[Ben Cooper @RAFSelsey]

@SimonOakley13 Kaputt - Curzio Malaparte. Maddest book I’ve ever read. The postscript makes it all clear.

[Ben Cooper @RAFSelsey]

@RAF_Luton #DYK Concordes name comes from its designer who’s nose was identical to that of the shape of the nose cone he designed for the plane. His name was Bob Orde but his nickname was The Conk - hence Conk Orde.

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Shout out to @KnightonCM the contractors on this. Really professional job. Never seen a public sector response as good as this. Thank you!

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Huge credit to @DorsetCouncilUK. Tree fell down outside our house at 2pm. Chopped and cleared by 10pm and street light replaced by 9am the following day and the foreman left his card in case we needed anything else! #CustomerService #kudos

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@VisitMalta Republic Street, #Valletta this weekend. #Malta

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@VisitMalta Just got back from a lovely weekend in #Valletta

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We have a residents association and a street Christmas Tree! #LoveDorset

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Mrs C said she wanted a strapping 8 footer for #Christmas this year. #NailedIt

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#FFS had to rescue the dog from the family. Only left them for a few hours. #NotImpressed those socks 🤣

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@DorsetIc @TheKeepMuseum @WeHaveWaysPod 😱 my first @DorsetIc meet and I look like a right grumpy so and so - but it was excellent to be part of the gang and meet so many lovely fellow afflicted and brilliant talk on #Kohima at @TheKeepMuseum

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This doesn’t do the view justice this morning. About 2 miles outside of #Dorchester above the clouds and frozen mist. #LoveDorset

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@bushontheradio Toms Berkeley slippers @bushontheradio

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This entire thread makes very interesting reading. As various comments suggest, it says as much about @Ofstednews inspection regime as it does about #MichaelaSchool. I have no axe to grind but like everyone connected to #education you’d just hope it’s an even playing field 🧐

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: Michaela head told inspectors the school did not teach music in year nine mainly because pupils “are not really interested in the subject”.
https://t.co/pECQEien1L
Long read piece on the inspection notes on Michaela Community School,which I FOI’d following its recent report.

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@SimonLeney @WeHaveWaysPod @almurray @James1940 @DorsetIc I’m absolutely sure of it @SimonLeney

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I’m in. Tickets booked and I’m heading to @WeHaveWaysPod #WHWF24 - my first time so hope @almurray and @James1940 will be gentle with me 🤣. Hesitated in going to 22 & 23 and regretted both so jumped in with early bird booking today. And looking forward to joining @DorsetIc too!

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More pics from #Paris lunch in November 23.

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Took mum to #Paris for surprise 80th birthday lunch at #JulesVerne restaurant up #EiffelTower last week. Long day but worth every moment. #makingmemories

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Absolutely loving this picture and this story. Driven this road for 25 years, seen the trees but never clocked the scale and meaning. https://t.co/owCEXeIZJN bravo #MarkChambers

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@Carter6D Fair shout @Carter6D. But maybe #education should not be regulated in the same way as energy or water and we should focus on collectively delivering continuous improvement and a world leading education system.

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@harding_iain @archi_tradition Oh amen 🙏🏻 @harding_iain