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Thursday, 4th December (Cambridge)

Posted on December 4, 2025 by roycross

1. We’re not an especially happy bunch here in the UK at present. Here’s the latest Ipsos survey of UK public opinion, taken following last week’s budget https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/britons-more-pessimistic-about-economy-post-budget-though-some-individual-measures-supported 56% say they are ‘more concerned’ about the economy post budget and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 2nd December (Richmond)

Posted on December 2, 2025 by roycross

1. Two pieces from BOLD to start with today: There’s no single right way to parent by a team from the School of Psychology at Sheffield University https://boldscience.org/theres-no-single-right-way-to-parent/ The pressure on parents to get parenting ‘right’ is immense. Many people … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 27th November (Cambridge)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by roycross

1. First of three pieces on potential future uses of AI, Job for 2027: Senior Director of Million-Dollar Regexes from Tim O’Brien https://www.oreilly.com/radar/job-for-2027-senior-director-of-million-dollar-regexes/ I don’t understand all of it, not even the title, but I get the gist! 2. Secondly, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 25th November (Richmond)

Posted on November 25, 2025 by roycross

1. This Demos report, Inside the mind of a 16-year-old: From Andrew Tate to Bonnie Blue to Nigel Farage – what do first time voters think about social media, politics, the state of Britain and their futures?, is encouraging overall … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 20th November (Cambridge)

Posted on November 20, 2025 by roycross

1. The first of two events next Thursday, 27th November, with an early 08:00 UK time start for this one from LanguageCert, Creating Spaces for Conversation with Anna Hasper & Kieran Donaghy who “will share practical frameworks and strategies for … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 18th November (Richmond)

Posted on November 18, 2025 by roycross

1. The Cambridge Dictionary ‘word of the year’ is one I’ve never heard or read or used https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-dictionary-reveals-word-of-the-year-2025 Should I be worried, I wonder? 2. The Flipping Book Club “is free and is intended for those who wish to practice … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 13th November (Cambridge)

Posted on November 13, 2025 by roycross

Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. Here’s the second pair of Cambridge Elements that I promised on Tuesday:  Harriet Jacobs by Alan M. S. J. Coffee https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/harriet-jacobs/36A28B248321946C492A2BBF3EC86268 (PDF below.) Long celebrated for her heroic feat of endurance in escaping slavery and subsequent … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 11th November (Richmond)

Posted on November 11, 2025 by roycross

1. The Cambridge Elements series is a treasure trove. Here’s two (very different) Elements that are currently available to download free (and I’ll post two more on Thursday): Language, Gender and Pregnancy Loss by Beth Malory (PDF below.) https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/language-gender-and-pregnancy-loss/255AC3C75D78AD4783578BAED4CF1537 ‘Miscarriage … Continue reading →

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To NILE with Love: Stepping Stones in Trainer Development

Posted on November 7, 2025 by roycross

Margit Szesztay and Uwe Pohl are organising an event from Budapest at 16:00 UK time tomorrow, Saturday 8th November, in celebration of NILE’s 30th anniversary, To NILE with Love: Stepping Stones in Trainer Development. Home made PDF attached and registration … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 6th November (Cambridge)

Posted on November 6, 2025 by roycross

1. On Thursday next week, 13th November, at 15:00 UK time there’s an ECML webinar for teachers and teacher trainers at primary and secondary level on “Mediation in teaching, learning and assessment” which will present the achievements of the ECML … Continue reading →

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