Jim Lauder

@mrjlauder.bsky.social

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Work at Dixons Academies. Schools as civic institutions - ensuring our communities have a voice and power. Building place based partnerships. Views my own. https://open.substack.com/pub/jimlauder

Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort pulling off a black shirt (and I just clocked the allusion)
Group of NZ teachers expressing some mild skepticism about the science of learning
Club sandwich, celeriac remoulade and chips
Home made gyros
Times article where Bridget Phillipson tacitly admits her flagship SEND policy lends itself to systematic misuse.
5.30am airport pint
Paragraphs from the Southport Inquiry report saying no one took responsibility
Spicy keema lamb pizza. Gotta have lamb on Easter Sunday.
Post from Matt Yglesias highlighting that, when the US education system was performing best on test scores, parent satisfaction was lowest.
Pork chop (high quality and just a little bit pink inside), chickpea stew and roast garlic mash
Times article about private equity firms making money from ADHD assessments
Tarka daal in progress
Steak cooking in a pan. I overcooked it a touch for my liking (foolishly allowed myself to be swayed by the packet cooking guidance). But very yummy, with pepper sauce, dauphinoise and veg.
Homemade veggie haggis, neeps, tatties and whisky and pepper sauce (without the whisky, it's a school night)
Veggie Sunday roast with cavolo nero and feta pie
Borscht - featuring all the ageing veg that didn't get used over Christmas
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Schools by the dream team of Natasha Raheem and Funmilola Rothery
Govt source quote on SEND in the Times: 'there has been a lot of bed-wetting from No 10 about this. We are very wary of the visuals of hitting disabled children at such a moment of political weakness.'
Turkey jalfrezi and garlic naan
British Indian restaurant style turkey vindaloo
Leftover ham and leek pie. Lots of garlic, wine, parsley and pepper. Could've used a lick of Colman's in the bechemel base.
Parboiled potatoes
Ham and egg. Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the foreseeable.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in schools by Natasha Raheem and Funmilola Rothery
The terrible selection of huge, cheesy bangers the algorithm has granted me for running music this week. But very happy!
Extract from Observer interview where Keir Starmer appears to agree with criticism of his own (very good, as it happens) curriculum and assessment review.
Ham and dauphinoise - this was seconds
Potatoes dauphinoise - used Fallow's recipe from their FB reels. It's good.
Goose chase meme about failed curriculum experiments
Article promoting RE needing to be focused on various trendy issues instead of the religions themselves.
Cosy food
School leader describes resource bases, often correctly, as a garage down the end of the school site.
Clip from Sunday Times article saying students will be required to discuss maths problems in groups.
Greek veg lasagne
Article calling for the return of 'school cruises' where teachers presumably have to entertain a vomiting year group on a boat for several days.
Extract from Times op-ed from Alice Thomson, highlighting the UK's total failure to support children post-pandemic in comparison to other countries
Looking towards Ilkley moor
Bridget Phillipson discusses relationships and meaningful engagement with parents
Creamy smoky aubergine pasta with garlic tahini sauce
Tray full of Glamorgan sausages
Caramelising onions
Tim Curry Space gif
Fried rice with fish fingers and veg. Curry sauce is an oil roux with garlic powder, turmeric, chili, five spice and stock and it's a winner.
DfE worries that Ofsted's plans will put schools off enrolling pupils with SEND
Extract from Guardian article saying the DfE plans to have mainstream schools open more 'units' for SEND.
Snippet of article explaining assessment in NZ - students collect internally assessed credits for units like 'basic life support', completing them with AI, instead of doing exams in academic subjects.
Salt and chili chips, salt and chili tofu, prawn fried rice
Sri Lankan art in Darley Street Market
Imam Biyaldi
History of Imam Bayildi
Imam biyaldi - aubergine, onion, tomatoes, honey and a heart attack-inducing quantity of olive oil
Feta, goats' cheese and herb croquettes
Quote suggesting that asking candidates for ABC if they've mishandled safeguarding issues is equivalent to asking someone if they drank alcohol at university.
Citizens UK youth events today to mark one year since the general election
Students from Dixons Allerton with Baroness Anne Longfield
Felafel wrap
Santana dot gif
Fried courgette and tzatziki
Quote from Guardian article calling for GCSEs to be replaced with teacher assessment