STEM Leader, 100 Ideas Outstanding Science Lessons BloomsburyBooks-ERA Best Secondary Resource, STEM Learning Senior Professional Development Lead, RSC EiC contributorhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3mfmcpwjnis2bAmazes me how many “experts” have gone mad posting about #send reform and all they have done (or used AI) is summarised yesterday’s news. Then when you dig deeper it all they actually do for most of their posts. Nothing original, none if their own words or ideas.24 Feb 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmcpwjnis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3mfjodzwzvc2nBest quote I’ve seen today about the #sendreforms is “we don’t fix the kid to fit the system, we fix the system to fit the kid”. Not sure that is going to happen. Arbitrary targets such as halving the gap is just nonsense and won’t work.23 Feb 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjodzwzvc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3lkqftbq6u22kMy latest @rsc-eic.bsky.social article is proving very popular! https://edu.rsc.org/feature/the-7-best-practicals-for-teaching-electrochemistry-from-11-18/4020527.article19 Mar 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqftbq6u22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3lgo473ult224It was a privilege to have access to the Sir Humphry Davy diaries to produce these resources with my colleague Sarah Cross for @stemlearning.bsky.social with SharonRuston https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/542317/humphry-davy-crossing-artsscience-divide-schools26 Jan 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgo473ult224https://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l36aeijleh2h‘Experts’ suddenly popping up all over #edusky about the @ofstednews.bsky.social changes to single word judgements. So here’s a no expert summary to save you the pain: 1) no overall judgement but still single word judgement for 4 categories 2) ‘report card’ to be introduced from 2025 - details TBC02 Sep 2024 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l36aeijleh2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l2uwatjb2i2sMore and more new followers today… However no follow back if you have an anonymous account and no bio! #edusky29 Aug 2024 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2uwatjb2i2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l2pdtih5z62wGoing to have to add 7) no virtue signallers [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2pdtih5z62whttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l2mfwjr6wz23Nice to see lots of new followers from #edusky, however I’m sticking to my original criteria for a follow back. No anonymous/faceless accounts.26 Aug 2024 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2mfwjr6wz23https://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l2dhbhaxhw2aI can neither confirm or deny that any of this happened to me or any of my colleagues…. But please remember that there will be people new to your school with varying amounts of experience making a new start in September #edusky “What it’s really like to be a teacher” ianmcdaid.wordpress.com https://ianmcdaid.wordpress.com22 Aug 2024 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2dhbhaxhw2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l2c2ukure223To all those students who received their GCSE results today - Well Done!! Your results do not define you. They will shape your future in conjunction with many other factors. This happens all through life. Enjoy today, celebrate your success and look forward to your next steps.22 Aug 2024 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2c2ukure223https://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l262b25s322tThis matters so much, and when the time comes as many teachers as possible need to respond to any consultation sent out by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social regarding science in her curriculum review https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/20/add-ice-lolly-licking-to-england-primary-school-curriculum-urge-scientists20 Aug 2024 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l262b25s322thttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l23ir6u75h2oOne week in to my new #edusky adventures and mute button taking a hammering today toxic characters begin to migrate from where they were once silenced. I will not let this happen again! It’s enlightening when you check who they have already blocked from seeing what they are stirring up again!19 Aug 2024 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l23ir6u75h2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l22tzmcle72x [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2024 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l22tzmcle72xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3l22tz3cuwc2iJust a quick plug!!! Ideal for any ECTs or trainees starting the secondary science teaching careers in September. #edusky https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/100-ideas-for-secondary-teachers-outstanding-science-lessons-9781472918192/19 Aug 2024 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3l22tz3cuwc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3kzqpcyxuay26My latest contribution to Royal Society of Chemistry - Education in Chemistry is about using a spiral curriculum to effectively teach the thread of electrochemistry from 11-18. Read it here: https://edu.rsc.org/endpoint/spiral-your-curriculum-for-electrochemistry-success/4019272.article #edusky15 Aug 2024 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzqpcyxuay26https://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3kzqp35kp2r2qWhen you check the accounts you instantly muted on signing up, to realise it was the right thing for your wellbeing… https://media.tenor.com/U0qRes9TB3sAAAAC/friends-friends-tv.gif?hh=498&ww=49815 Aug 2024 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzqp35kp2r2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3kzpayzlwc62x6) No evangelical teacher preachers, tsars or gurus [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2024 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzpayzlwc62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3kzodnxhkfu2fDecided to set myself some benchmarks for who I’m going to interact with on @bsky.app 1) no faceless/anonymous accounts 2) #educhat only 3) just fountains, no drains 4) evidence/experience based debate encouraged, opinion based arguments muted 5) The usual attention seekers already blocked 🚫14 Aug 2024 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzodnxhkfu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3kzo5jsupkf2fThoughts on anonymous, faceless accounts on #edusky? One of the reasons I left the other platform.14 Aug 2024 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzo5jsupkf2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmcdaid.bsky.social/post/3kzlqbxb3op2tSeems fitting that my first post is a return to writing for the Royal Society of Chemistry - Education in Chemistry https://edu.rsc.org/endpoint/spiral-your-curriculum-for-electrochemistry-success/4019272.article13 Aug 2024 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:566ihee2spd2aknaxo4erbf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzlqbxb3op2t