PhD student, EYFS/primary school teacher, and new to being a governor at a special school. Also avid book reader, wrestling nerd, Man Utd fan, vegan, epileptic, prole & dad!https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3m6yqhjowuc2gNever felt so seen.02 Dec 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yqhjowuc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lzitskbj5c2aThere is no longer a minister responsible for the “use of research, science and evidence within the Department for Education” for early years. Which begs the question: were they using evidence before now?23 Sep 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzitskbj5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lzhe6lxqu222White House calling for calm shortly before calling autism a "plague" is ridiculous. Like chucking a grenade into a bunker then telling everyone to be chill.22 Sep 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhe6lxqu222https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lxsktua5c22kAmazing book, great news for a deserving author and publisher [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsktua5c22khttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lww232zeqk2hGCSE maths pass rate fell to 58.2 per cent from 59.6 per cent last year https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/gcse-results-2025 - These are the first children to have gone Y1-Y11 with the mastery maths approach as their entire education, are they not?21 Aug 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lww232zeqk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lwr32yikt22tQuestion for the teacher types here, why is there such a gulf between academies and LEA schools in number of parents taking children out to home educate?19 Aug 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr32yikt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lwewtosfr22nFascinating insight from BBC sport pundits predicting the top 4 here. Wonder how they came up with these?14 Aug 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwewtosfr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lvr4pidujk23How does one reach a place in life where Nigel Farage can be someone too "woke" for you?06 Aug 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvr4pidujk23https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lvpsruyapc2cThis seems like a really bad idea to me https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5pr3q6lrpo06 Aug 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvpsruyapc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lvh7fk5noc2dExposition like this is what takes a narrative from good to great. So much backstory and detail in a short interaction. #BookSky02 Aug 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvh7fk5noc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lvgelpfamk2kJust in case anyone was thinking things are going way too smoothly... radioactive wasps. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/02/radioactive-wasps-south-carolina-nuclear-site/02 Aug 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgelpfamk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lurybl2nms2k0.33% of the UK budget goes on refugees. If we managed to stop tax avoidance, we use that money to pay this, and still have about £8bn left in change. But of course, Reform will tell you that refugees are the real scourge of this country.25 Jul 2025 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurybl2nms2khttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3ltyzbnjy3c2jBumped into Nigel Farage in parliament today. So...that was weird.15 Jul 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltyzbnjy3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lrd43xwy422sAt age 5, children show significant preference for 'in-groups', and begin showing prejudice towards 'out-groups'. Just in case anyone was wondering why schools might have Pride events emphasising the normality of, and acceptance for, different kinds of families. #Pride #EduSky (Aboud, 2003)11 Jun 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrd43xwy422shttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lqvbinj2xk2aIt's much nicer on here still, but twitter is giving me some real highlights this evening. Seems Elon is busy burning bridges on the right, whilst also...saying he helped a paedophile get into office. Masterful gambit.05 Jun 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvbinj2xk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3llovgnhvp22lThis is the last time I'll hassle anyone for this, but if any teachers (past or present) could please please please spare 5mins to complete my uni of york survey on children's mental health interventions it'd mean the world to me. Closes this week. http://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H5qYRyyjQNh0ai?fbclid=IwY2xjawJXr7pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWFJb-qU_984pe1YrY9VozhETPXfHLRezSf05n3NCSimZdAUBO8J6qJ14w_aem_8bOl2UK3VFIxdUTHsBXoHw #EduSky31 Mar 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3llovgnhvp22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3llbv65fc5s2vOne final push as I have to close this next week to start analysis. Can any teachers here please spare 5mins for a survey on mental health and wellbeing interventions for children for my PhD study? Shares also a big help. Thank you! https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H5qYRyyjQNh0ai #EduSky26 Mar 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbv65fc5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lkuzzkgrec22Sharing a rather poignant poem on Palestine, longing, identity and belonging by Mahmoud Darwish for #WorldPoetryDay #Palestine21 Mar 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuzzkgrec22https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lktj4wvbfc25Despite what Alick on Facebook may say, I really can get a meeting with the DfE to discuss mental health and wellbeing training for school staff if enough people contribute to my research (via policy engine and UoY). My 5 minute survey for teachers is here: tinyurl.com/York-Survey20 Mar 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktj4wvbfc25https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lksr3ztbfs24Sometimes see things about how expensive vegan food is. We spend ~£120-130 a month on food as a family of 3. This is a week's worth of food (plus dates, soy milk, nooch, spices, and kids cereal bought monthly). Anyways, it's pretty doable on a low budget. #vegan20 Mar 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksr3ztbfs24https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3ljzxkeephk22Dear teachers, I come to you to ask again that you please, please, please take the (roughly) 5 minutes it takes to complete my survey on what it says here, but more broadly aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing for children in schools. #EduSky https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H5qYRyyjQNh0ai10 Mar 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzxkeephk22https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3ljxvgx7phs2p2 years ago today since the greatest class I ever taught. 9am, day after the biggest student night out of the year.09 Mar 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxvgx7phs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3ljrqub3zb22xOn teaching toothbrushing, anyone remember chewing a blue "plaque tablets" in school? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8r4vx4j38o07 Mar 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrqub3zb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3ljpo4a5fjk22What is it about gentle parenting that costs precisely? Guess it's not for us poors who have to be strict with our kids, lest they run amok and upset the angels being raised by the wealthy. Utter classist drivel from "Britain's strictest headteacher".06 Mar 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpo4a5fjk22https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lj3yamecp22r15 years ago I wrote my dissertation on Post-Diaspora Palestinian Literature. It meant I got to spend months reading haunting, fabulous works on longing, loss, grief and optimism for a dreamed of future. I cannot fathom that 15 years later, we have "Trump Gaza".26 Feb 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3yamecp22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3liwcu2fsas26Happy "I hate coriander day" to those who celebrate. I'm a big fan myself. Of this day, not of coriander. Stuff tastes like soap. https://nationaltoday.com/i-hate-coriander-day/24 Feb 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwcu2fsas26https://bsky.app/profile/leepeckover.bsky.social/post/3lif4zdc7u22jDear teachers, if you could spare 10 mins this half term I would massively appreciate it if you could complete my survey I'm conducting as part of my PhD. No pressure, though I would be eternally grateful to anyone who does fill this out for me. #EduSky https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H5qYRyyjQNh0ai17 Feb 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:acibqjeqar75wkoywga5o7xi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lif4zdc7u22j