Chair of the Education Data Analytics and Technology Association (EduDATA). Former Deputy Director of Policy at ASCL. Former school leader. School improvement partner for School Improvement Liverpool. Consultant with CST. #UKEdhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3ml4gdicxss2uhttps://www.runningpaper.co.uk/case-studies/rethinking-assessment-workload-to-advantage05 May 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4gdicxss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3m7vbg3pudk2wI can safely say that I neither know, or care, who the “celebrities” are on Strictly Come Dancing. I’ve reached that point. Liberating.13 Dec 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7vbg3pudk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3m6ykvnlacc2vAll set for the last of the ASP/IDSR training days hosted by SIL for schools in Liverpool and the wider city region. Had to put on extra days as it was fully booked. Not had to invoke the tissues yet, but there is always time.02 Dec 2025 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ykvnlacc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3m4nyelhvgc2tAs impressed as I am with myself for having (just) sufficient eyesight and manual dexterity to make it, I’m completely in awe of the folk who design these things. The construction of the rest of the museum was hijacked by my daughter. She graciously left me Dippy.02 Nov 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nyelhvgc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lv4ef2ecpc2oThe best thing of all is that they don’t spit.29 Jul 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4ef2ecpc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lt2bhbb7ws2lBeen a while. I make it space for 5 more…03 Jul 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2bhbb7ws2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lsddvnxmls2s@sineadmc.bsky.social Hi Sinead. We spoke after your amazing talk the ASCL conference this year. Could we have a chat? Duncan24 Jun 2025 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsddvnxmls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lpjgkoijys26Thank goodness politics is now being done by grown ups.19 May 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjgkoijys26https://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3loxf7h5xec2oWarmest thoughts to all those households with both KS2 and GCSE today12 May 2025 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxf7h5xec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3loxdozhpo22vToday’s #wordle word isn’t a word in the singular. Outrageous.12 May 2025 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxdozhpo22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lodjdz6eys2gGreat alert from @chess.com “Use the horse”. Well done.04 May 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lodjdz6eys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3loboxzmwsc25Well done Australia.03 May 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3loboxzmwsc25https://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lnhkc7c23c2nElon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits Profit is a language he understands.23 Apr 2025 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnhkc7c23c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lkdexayhx22sGreat to be back at #ASCL2025. Lovely to reconnect with former @ascl-uk.bsky.social colleagues this morning.14 Mar 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdexayhx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lk6z7phuxc2hIf you know, you know.12 Mar 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6z7phuxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lgnq6s4xzs2oGood to see a top drama on Apple TV centred on mathematics. I like the idea that mathematicians are dangerous. It was pretty good, but there was too much gratuitous acting and plot getting in the way of the algebra for my liking. #primetarget26 Jan 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnq6s4xzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3le5dkrt5kc2jRewatching Breaking Bad, paying attention to details this time 😳25 Dec 2024 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3le5dkrt5kc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lbelpndmrk2lMy new car has a number of gadgets on it that I thought were superfluous and indulgent. Today I used the heated steering wheel for the first time and realise I have never been more wrong about anything, ever.20 Nov 2024 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbelpndmrk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3lb7qubm5p22uGreat presentation by @natalieperera.bsky.social at LPSN conference on education policy challenges and opportunities. Many thanks 🙏18 Nov 2024 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7qubm5p22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3l33lpot3bs2eDelighted to be joining my friend and colleague David Blow once again, taking an in-depth look at the results from 2024. With grateful thanks to @SisraAnalytics and @thesmidreport SMID SISRA Exam Webinar- Free - Buy tickets at buytickets.at/db2/1377999?re… via @tickettailor https://buytickets.at/db2/1377999?re…01 Sep 2024 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3l33lpot3bs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3l33lpot3bs2eDelighted to be joining my friend and colleague David Blow once again, taking an in-depth look at the results from 2024. With grateful thanks to @SisraAnalytics and @thesmidreport SMID SISRA Exam Webinar- Free - Buy tickets at buytickets.at/db2/1377999?re… via @tickettailor https://buytickets.at/db2/1377999?re…01 Sep 2024 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3l33lpot3bs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3l2epyzte3e2pOn the back to school stationery mission and I find this atrocity 😱23 Aug 2024 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2epyzte3e2phttps://bsky.app/profile/duncan-baldwin.bsky.social/post/3kzlnqxhpgk2kI’m at my old stomping ground today. As an undergraduate I was involved in a society called the Pimlico Connection which placed students in local schools to support children in their lessons. Imperial is celebrating 50 years of outreach programmes and they have been kind enough to interview me.13 Aug 2024 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:rj4e4tp4eo3smvs2zqsigm2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzlnqxhpgk2k