This is my last post. X is no longer a level playing field. It’s become a pay-for-play playground for conspiracy theorists, racists, grifters and anyone else willing to buy a blue tick or boosted by Elon Musk’s algorithms because their message aligns with his dystopian worldview.
Scooting into summer like ...
Another fabulous year of work with students & teachers here in Stratford-upon-Avon and in your schools & communities. A big thank you to everyone who has worked with us, have a great summer!
📸A Midsummer Night's Dream (2024) by Pamela Raith (c) RSC
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Last week ministers described “shocking” new data showing that a record 787,000 pupils were suspended in England in 2022-23 as a “wake-up call”.Education minister Stephen Morgan said the government would always support teachers to create calm, safe classes https://t.co/T9XeUD0jVJ
“Inclusive by design: Labour's plans for oracy education must be implemented with widespread communication needs as a starting-point,” say @lreeves_louisa and Caroline Wright https://t.co/oyqGVq755O
Great feedback from students who attended my @UCTribe#TheatreOfPeace workshops last week:
Learning as Alchemy - Study & life skills from Harry Potter
The Archetypes of Peace & Conflict in Romeo and Juliet
Peace Talks - community cafe as part of the @theRSAorg @rsa_events
This is shocking...
This is what's happening in education right now...
We must do better. When did children get taken out of all decision-making?
We must put children back at the heart of education.
My last night in my home town of Wolverhampton, where I’ve been delivering workshops exploring the power of #oracy to support peace education & community engagement, was spent @g8western_pub having a beer with my engineer turned poet Uncle, my cousin & bestie Matthew Gordon.
One of the best examples of the power of embodied storytelling I’ve ever seen is this remarkable choreography by CDK - Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye https://t.co/t6ai49zsOe via @YouTube#PeaceMovement