Hayley Simpkin
Enjoying a return to KS3- KS5 science in the East Midlands after more years than I care to admit doing things like working in SEMH, setting up and running school farms, and teaching a myriad of vocational qualifications
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- The mother-in-law brought over the last few bits from her parents' loft. Science teachers of a certain vintage will know exactly what I asked for from this box!
- Ben articulates this far better than I ever could
- Thoughts on this mess. 🧵👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- What work can I do while my child is at an after school activity? I know, I'll update the post-16 microbiology supply stash
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- Told both my yr11 groups today that the practical they were doing might be their last go at using a Bunsen burner and they were genuinely a bit sad/nostalgic
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- Reposted by Hayley Simpkin'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?' 'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?' 'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.' 'Niiice.'
- Reposted by Hayley SimpkinMade a new playlist
- Will never get tired of making resources that other people will use, and leaving the occasional me-ism in anyway. Also thank you @phetsims.bsky.social
- Reposted by Hayley SimpkinPeople need to remember that going to school is a kid's life. There's all this discourse on we're doing what's good for them (many years in the future) and neglect of the fact that kids spend much of lives in school. School is life, not an optimisation centre.
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- Reposted by Hayley SimpkinIt's beginning to look a lot like... Microbial Christmas! 🦠🧫🔬🎄🎅🏻🛷🦌☃️ 👉🏻 www.superbugs.online/superblog/microbial-christmas
- Christmas veg courtesy of the allotment. If I could grow beetroot properly there would be some in a jar too, but alas...
- Reposted by Hayley SimpkinThe Greatest Do Now Ever™️ This is the story of how one teacher set out to create the greatest Do Now Ever, and he changed my teaching for the better. Please share if you can 🙏 carouselteachlearnlead.substack.com/p/the-greate...
- And how many of those are women whose employers don't/won't be creative with flexible working requests? I'd have been one of these statistics if I wasn't lucky enough to work in a forward-thinking school. It can be done!
- As I said to my yr9 today having seen this at lunch, the Venn diagram of people who appreciate the work of David Baltimore AND know the words to Good Morning Baltimore must be fairly small. They had a tiny introduction to virus classification before we embarked on the microscopy RP.
