Sam Walker

'By Jove! If ever there is a mutiny in the Army you'll see that these new-fangled Schoolmasters will be at the bottom of it' (Duke of Wellington, 1840s).

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

A remarkable article in Sunday Times on the Scottish curriculum.

When Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence was introduced in 2010, I was told repeatedly that its skills-based focus was superior to knowledge-rich approaches I & others supported.

13 years on & what do we see?

[Blake Harvard @effortfuleduktr]

Do. Not. Teach. To. Preferred. Learning. Styles.

#mcslearn #edchat #education #teachers #teaching #learn #tlap #ditchbook #learningstyles #educators #teach @usedgov @edutopia @ISTEofficial @czi @teacher2teacher

[Daisy Parry @DaisyParry2]

I have sat through a Court Martial for unacceptable sexual conduct. The SP was found “not guilty” - the first response from the 2 Pte’s was that they will never complain about something again. A year on, it’s the most heartbreaking sentence I’ve heard as a young, female Officer.

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@509298 @MugfordSimon @CommonsDefence https://t.co/eDQ0OlVTag

[Defence Committee @CommonsDefence]

Our Sub-Committee Chair @robertcourts has written to the MOD to express our extreme disappointment at serving personnel being refused dispensation to contribute to our inquiry into service accommodation.

Letter: https://t.co/QtuwDK8jIx

Read more: https://t.co/XUPWwAH6pZ

[Melissa Ilic @Mgi1997]

⭐️Request to ACF Volunteers⭐️

My dissertation is on the impact of role models in the ACF. Would appreciate the help of Volunteers/Instructors who can complete the survey and shares to other contacts! (Approved by Cadets Branch & Southampton University) https://t.co/Pr53gN5ahl 🙏🏻

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@509298 @MugfordSimon @CommonsDefence

[Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah]

EXCLUSIVE: White men seeking to join the @RoyalAirForce were described as "useless white male pilots" in leaked emails that expose the pressure placed on recruitment officers to improve diversity.

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https://t.co/2RS3skJqWA

[Defence Committee @CommonsDefence]

We've recently launched an inquiry into the readiness of the UK Armed Forces.

Read our terms of reference and submit your views by Monday 5 June: https://t.co/KPgnyl7kWM

[BFBS Radio @BFBSRadioHQ]

Our Operation Ice Cream keeping morale up 🍦

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@SO3_Clausewitz @DalrympleWill @TheRestHistory @aroberts_andrew Have you listened to @EmpirePodUK? It is utterly fantastic. Put it on the running playlist 😜

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@headed_double @WilBaxte @Cookie2148 Luckily the role of "the LE" is changing as Castle progresses.
Even if your friend never used a full IRTB, I hope they used the analytical, communication, & influence skills demonstrated through it being assessed on their LECAB.

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@Cookie2148 @Mark1_1984 I believe it is deeply important that our top 10% are instructor jobs. 1) it takes that top 10% to recognise, encourage, mentor students of that calibre. 2) it creates a perpetual cycle of high quality trg in the Army. 3) would you rather be instructed by the bottom 10%?

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

Nearly @pinstripedline blog levels of excellence here ->

[The Stoic Sailor @TheStoicSailor]

There are 67 million people in the UK, and there are 200,000 people in the military, 20,000 of whom are women.
Of 67 million people, what are the chances that the best 200,000 candidates for the military would be 90% men? Pretty slim, I reckon.

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[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

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[SIGAR @SIGARHQ]

With personnel taking critical information with them as they rotated out, the reconstruction effort essentially experienced an annual lobotomy as newly arriving staff made the same mistakes as their predecessors
https://t.co/55wRkQDZ5c

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@KatieSpencey

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@anon_opin An Officer friend of mine likes to play a game with soldiers where he compares postcodes on the National Crime database. He always wins 'roughest postcode' but I don't think what you mention registers on that database.

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@Average_S0ldier Fantastic, thanks!

[Sam Walker @SWalker454]

@Average_S0ldier Ah! Richie, you may be able to help me identify this bird I snapped thinking it's a cormorant?